CGPP MCH Technical Advisor – Asia Region

Country: Thailand Organization: CORE Group Closing date: 27 Aug 2026 Position Title: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Technical Advisor – Asia Region Hiring Organization: Consultant contracted and paid by CORE, Inc., United States. Type of Employment: Fulltime consulting contractor Duration of Contract: August 24, 2026 – September 30, 2026 (with the possibility of extension) Location: Bangkok, Thailand Reports to: CGPP Deputy Global Director and Technical Lead Supervises: None Background The CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) is a multi-country, multi-partner U.S Government-funded initiative that supports maternal child health (MCH), nutrition, malaria, immunization system strengthening, polio eradication, and surveillance for vaccine-preventable and priority zoonotic diseases. CGPP operates through country secretariats that coordinate with relevant ministries, including Ministries of Health, Ministries of Agriculture and Livestock, Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners, and civil society organizations to design and implement high-quality programs in priority countries. The MCH Technical Advisor serves as a technical resource person for CGPP in the Asia region (including Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, and Thailand). The preferred duty station for this position is Bangkok, Thailand, with other Asia-based locations considered for an exceptional candidate, subject to legal work authorization, operational feasibility, and travel access to CGPP countries. Position Summary The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Technical Advisor (TA) is a technical member of the CGPP Global Secretariat, providing multi-country technical assistance and strategic oversight to CGPP programs in the Asia region (including Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, and Thailand). The role focuses on strengthening integrated MCH and nutrition programming while ensuring deliberate linkages with polio eradication, routine immunization, community-based surveillance, and broader health security priorities. The TA will ensure MCH and nutrition platforms intentionally contribute to polio eradication through identification of zero-dose and under-immunized children, acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)/community alert reporting, referral for missed children, and support to routine immunization strengthening. The position requires full professional fluency in English (written and spoken) to effectively engage with global partners. Purpose of the Position The purpose of this position is to ensure high-quality, technically robust, and context-appropriate implementation of CGPP strategies in the Asia region by: • Providing technical assistance and strategic guidance on MCH and nutrition approaches. • Supporting the integration of polio eradication, routine immunization, and community-based surveillance. • Strengthening program quality, data use, learning, and documentation across Asia regional CGPP countries. Positioning and Reporting • The TA is a member of the CGPP Global Secretariat technical team. • The position reports to the Deputy Global Director and Technical Lead. • The TA works in close collaboration with secretariat directors, technical advisors, partners and stakeholders in project countries, and with Global Secretariat MEAL, finance, and operations colleagues. • This is an advisory role and does not carry line-management authority over any country staff, partners, consultants, or volunteers. Authority and Decision-Making Boundaries The TA: • Provides technical oversight, recommendations, and coaching on program quality, implementation, and alignment with CGPP, USG/DOS, GPEI, and national policies. • May recommend, but does not: Approve or sign contracts, purchase orders, or payments. Make hiring, firing, or other HR decisions. Directly supervise staff or conduct formal performance evaluations. Make procurement or vendor-selection decisions. Final decisions (programmatic, financial, and HR) remain with secretariat directors and host agencies, with escalation to the Global Director/Deputy Global Director and Technical Lead as needed. Key Responsibilities The TA will be responsible for the following: Leadership and Technical Oversight (approx. 30%) • Support Asia region country teams to develop technically sound annual workplans and budgets that meet CGPP, USG/DOS, GPEI, and national standards. • Review workplans, budgets, and periodic reports, and provide clear, written, time-bound technical feedback and recommendations. • Conduct gap analyses, including through field visits and consultations, and contribute to country annual improvement and action plans. • Monitor program progress and risks and support timely course correction in collaboration with secretariat directors and global leadership. Technical Support – MCH (approx. 30%) • Provide technical assistance on maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition interventions, including antenatal/postnatal care, birth preparedness, danger-sign recognition, referral linkages, growth monitoring, infant and young child feeding, maternal nutrition, community case management, and integration with immunization and surveillance platforms. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and Data Use (approx. 15%) • Work closely with country MEAL teams and global MEAL staff to strengthen data quality, completeness, and timeliness. • Support data quality assessments (DQAs) and promote the use of dashboards, scorecards, and other tools for decision-making. • Promote regular use of data at community, facility, district, and national levels for targeting, equity analysis, and performance improvement. • Lead or support documentation of promising practices, success stories, learning briefs, and after-action reviews. Capacity Strengthening and Mentorship (approx. 10%) • Identify key technical capacity gaps among secretariat staff and partners in Asia regional countries. • Design and co-facilitate targeted training, mentorship, and peer learning activities (virtual and in-person). • Provide ongoing coaching to secretariat technical leads on integration with MCH. Stakeholder Engagement and Representation (approx. 10%) • Support secretariat directors to prepare high-quality technical briefs, presentations, and reports for Ministries of Health, GPEI partners, donors, and technical working groups. • Support countries to articulate MCH, nutrition, immunization, and community-based surveillance results in donor reports, ensuring that achievements, challenges, integration approaches, and learning are clearly documented and evidence based. • Represent CGPP (when delegated) in national and regional technical forums and coordination platforms. • Ensure that key stakeholder engagements and follow-up actions are documented and shared with the Global Secretariat. Cross-Border and Regional Coordination (approx. 5%) • Support planning and implementation of cross-border coordination activities related to vaccine-preventable and other outbreak-prone diseases. • Contribute to the design, facilitation, and documentation of cross-border meetings and follow-up actions. Start-Up, Scoping and New Program Areas (approx. 5%) • Support country start-up processes, including technical orientation of secretariats and implementing partners, review of MCH/nutrition integration plans, refinement of indicators, and alignment with CGPP and donor expectations. • Contribute to scoping missions, co-creation workshops, and partner mapping when CGPP expands or initiates new funding streams in Asia regional countries. • Provide technical input for concept notes and proposals for Asia regional countries, in coordination with the Global Secretariat. Risk Management, Safeguarding, and Duty of Care (cross-cutting) • Promote adherence to CGPP and host-agency policies on safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), data protection, and ethical conduct. • Coordinate travel and field visits in line with country security protocols and Duty of Care standards and promptly flag any security or safeguarding concerns through appropriate channels. Expected Outputs / Key Deliverables During the initial contract period, the TA will prioritize rapid onboarding, review of country workplans and MCH/nutrition integration approaches, development of country technical profiles, and targeted support to priority countries. Annual deliverables will apply if the contract is extended. • CGPP Asia region MCH/nutrition integration framework developed or updated within the first 60 days. • Country-specific MCH/nutrition technical support plans for Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, and Thailand. • Polio-MCH integration matrix showing how MCH/nutrition platforms contribute to zero-dose identification, routine strengthening, AFP/community alert reporting, and referral. • Monthly technical assistance tracker documenting country requests, support provided, action points, and follow-up status. • Donor-ready learning brief on early lessons from integrated MCH, nutrition, polio, and community-based surveillance programming in Asia. Qualifications and Experience Essential • Advanced degree in public health, maternal and child health, epidemiology, health systems, nutrition, or a closely related field required. • Minimum of 8–10 years of progressively responsible experience in public health programming in Asia, with substantial technical work in maternal and child health. • Additional experience in the following is an asset: Nutrition; and/or Routine immunization; and/or Community-based surveillance. • Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance across multiple countries or large, complex subnational programs, preferably in Asia region. • Proven experience working with Ministries of Health, UN agencies (e.g. GPEI, UNICEF), and USG-funded projects (e.g., Department of State or similar). • Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. Working knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia, Khmer, Nepali, Burmese, or Thai is an advantage but not required. Desirable • Experience working in fragile, conflict-affected, or humanitarian settings. • Experience of working with US Government-funded health and nutrition projects in a technical capacity in Asia regional countries. Skills and Competencies • Strong technical expertise in integrated approaches linking MCH, routine immunization, community-based surveillance, and (where applicable) nutrition. • Excellent advisory, mentoring, and facilitation skills, including comfort working in both virtual and in-person modalities. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to translate data and evidence into practical field guidance. • Excellent writing skills for technical reports, guidance documents, training materials, and learning products. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to work effectively across cultures, institutions, and time zones. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines. • Commitment to CGPP’s mission, partnership model, and core values, including accountability, equity, and safeguarding. Working Conditions • Preferred location: Bangkok, Thailand. • Frequent travel (as security permits) to project sites within Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, and Thailand, including to remote and hard-to-reach areas. • May require work outside standard office hours to accommodate meetings across time zones or urgent program needs. Disclaimer • This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position. How to apply • Interested candidates can apply by August 24, 2026, by sending an expression of interest letter and an updated CV to info@thecgpp.org • Please title your email “CGPP MCH Technical Advisor – Asia Region”