Field Officer - Benue at New Incentives

Context:
Over the past years, Nigeria has considerably expanded the availability of vaccination services for infants. Despite this progress on the supply-side, demand for vaccinations remains low. New Incentives encourages mothers to fully vaccinate their infants with cash transfers and thereby ensures their babies are protected against deadly diseases.

Key Duties:

• Manage the cash transfer program at select public clinics in Benue State
• Register new beneficiaries on vaccination days and manage cash disbursements
• Collect program data on mobile devices
• Assisting the management with other duties related to the program

Required Qualifications:

• Fluency in local languages/dialects spoken in Benue State, especially Idoma, Igede and Tiv. Please state the names of the languages/dialects you can speak and your fluency level for each language in your cover letter.
• Nigerian national already based in Benue State. Needs to be based in either Makurdi, Katsina-Ala, Oturkpo or Okpokwu/Gboko.
• Minimum of Higher National Diploma or Bachelor degree, preferably in the field of health or other natural sciences
• Willingness to work at remote public clinics every day and take public transport to reach them
• Experience with the Nigerian health system and clinic documentation, particularly related to infant health and vaccinations
• Experience in collecting, synthesizing and drawing conclusions from (health) data desirable
• Careful attention to financial matters and management of funds
• Detail-oriented, diligent professional
• Passion to help others and reduce infant mortality
• Very good communications and writing skills, English and dialects (verbal and written)
• Excellent responsiveness to email and phone requests
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel, internet browsers, smartphones and new communications technology in general
• Hard-working, result-oriented and loyal
• Motivation to work in a young organization that is constantly changing based on stakeholder feedback and operates with a lean structure