Statement of Work
We are urgently recruiting a Health Technical Consultant to support our team in Sudan.
This is a remote postion, open to candidates globally.
Reporting to the Program Technical Coordinator, the consultant will support the team full-time (up to 22 days per month) on an interim basis starting November, until 31 December 2025.
Depending on the nature of services of this contract, if traveling to RI field operations advanced pre-contracting checks will be required.
About Relief International
Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. We work in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.
Scope and Nature of Services:
Relief International Sudanโs health portfolio with support of BHA, ECHO, UN, SHF funding has expanded significantly across eight states (North Darfur, Blue Nile, Gedaref, Al Jazirah, Sennar, Red Sea, Khartoum, and Northern State). RI requires short-term health technical coordinator consultancy who will provide technical leadership to sustain quality, coordination, and program development during the transition to a two months period.
The Health Technical Consultant will ensure quality oversight, support programmatic and proposal development strengthen field technical capacity, maintain donor compliance, and during the transition phase preceding the recruitment of a permanent Health Coordinator. He/She will work closely with senior management, program teams, and partners to sustain continuity of essential technical functions, ensure integration across sectors, and represent RI in key health coordination forums.
The Consultant will provide interim technical leadership to ensure:
- Timely technical inputs to donor proposals, reports, and concept notes.
- Implementation of a structured capacityโbuilding plan for national health staff.
- Effective coordination and remote supervision across supported health response
Information, services or resources to be provided by the consultant:
- Lead in drafting technical input for 2 donor proposals (AICS and ECHO HIP 2026), AICS concept note and any other ongoing grants ensuring technical rigor, alignment with project indicators, and timely submission
- Take lead in providing technical inputs for donor reports including 1 ECHO IR, 3 SHF reports and any other ongoing grants
- Provide technical support during program quality meetings including Data review meetings,
- Develop a structured capacity-building frame work and ensure that it is reviewed, discussed and adopted for implementation for RI and partner health staff
- Review monthly HIS reports shared by the field level team and provide technical feedback and inputs
- Work closely health sector leads at field level and MEAL team to review monthly Donor Data, IPTT replicas) and provide technical feedback/response for the field team.
- Strengthened Health Information and Supervision System by attending monthly Country level data review meetings (based on schedule) and provide technical inputs on areas that needs improvement
- At the end of the 2 months mission document best practices, lessons learned, and produce a technical handover brief for the incoming Health Coordinator.
What we're looking for
- Qualified Medical Doctor with a Masterโs Degree in Public Health or relevant health qualifications
- Significant professional working experience within the humanitarian sector
- Experience in a similar context in Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Chad or a similar complex humanitarian setting
- Excellent proposal and report writing skills. Knowledge and practical experience of the principles and the design, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation of humanitarian public health projects
- Experience with project planning and grant management oversight (multiple donors including BHA, UN, ECHO) in a humanitarian emergency context
- Excellent negotiation/advocacy skills within varying cultural and professional contexts, in particular regarding donors and government officials.
- High level of skill in developing, implementing, and training others in the tools needed for program cycle management monitoring and review
- Fluent and articulate in spoken and written English
RI Values.
Guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, as well as โDo No Harm,โ Relief International Values:
We value:
- Integrity
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Inclusivity
- Sustainability
How To Apply
To apply for this post, click on the โApplyโ button in the job advert page.
- You will be asked to upload your CV.
- Your CV should be no more than 2 pages.
- Please provide your daily rate in USD in the \"Desired Salary\" section.
- We are looking for someone that can start as soon as possible. Please confirm your earliest availability when completing your application.
Closing date: Monday November 3, 2025
As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviors outlined in the Code of Conduct.
Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.
- We are looking for someone that can start as soon as possible. Please confirm your earliest availability when completing your application.