Program Officer(Kebbi) at Lafiya Telehealth

Responsibilities

Reporting to the core team of Lafiya Nigeria, the Program Officer will have the following responsibilities:

• Working closely with the core team, build and maintain partnerships and relationships with program partners, such as non-profits, federal agencies and community organizations, in order to expand resources, raise funding and educate the public about the work of the project.
• Contribute to developing project Implementation Plans, training manuals/curricula and research projects.
• Assist in developing and monitoring annual work plans, program initiatives and budget development.
• Support effective project management, and coordination and provide support to partners on the project implementation procedure, data management and effective financial management.
• Provide support as needed, the preparation and timely submission of detailed reports by the partners on project activities on a quarterly and annual basis in compliance with project requirements.
• Support the development of annual, quarterly donor and government report writing, including management and updates.
• Participate in project monitoring and supportive supervision of partners, project sites and communities.
• Manage staff and volunteers as the team grows.
• Provide support to all programme activities for the state
• Assist in the collection of data to inform and support Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research related activities.
• Represent Lafiya Nigeria at various meetings, technical working groups and relevant forums.
• Submit a monthly report to the co-founders.

Key Qualifications

As a prerequisite, the successful candidate must believe in the core values of Lafiya Nigeria and be driven by the mission. The candidate should demonstrate a passion for family planning interventions and global health. Beyond that, we are seeking a candidate with a demonstrated ability to perform consistently at a high level.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of professional work experience on a global health project will be preferred and an added advantage, ideally if based in Nigeria.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including budget development, event planning, and coordinating multiple partners and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strength and experience in writing technical reports.
• Strong commitment to Lafiya Nigeria’s mission, purpose and values.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills; fluency in the English language is essential.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Strong critical thinking skills, ability to solve problems and resourcefulness.
• Based in Nigeria with the ability to travel periodically to Jigawa and Kebbi state. Ideally, based in Jigawa.
• Fluency in Hausa will be an added advantage.
• Understand the cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability of northern Nigeria.

Compensation

This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated professional to assume a pivotal role in the evolution of a fast-growing and high-impact organisation. We are seeking an individual of outstanding quality with a track record of people and project management experience.

Lafiya Nigeria can offer a competitive non-profit salary. We would look to offer between 1,500,000 - 3,000,000 NGN as annual compensation. The exact job title and compensation will depend on the experience and career stage of the successful applicant.