CGPP MCH Technical Advisor – Asia Region

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)

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 technic