Life Spring Development Foundation (LSDF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women and transforming communities through healthcare, education, and advocacy. Established in Abuja, Nigeria, LSDF aims to bridge gaps in sexual and reproductive health, maternal care, and women’s socio-economic empowerment. Through strong partnerships and innova...
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Role Summary
The Front Desk Assistant will be responsible for managing all reception and administrative front office duties at the LSDF Abuja office. The position plays a key role in maintaining a professional office environment, supporting administrative logistics, and ensuring effective communication flow within the organization. The role requires excellent interpersonal skills, discretion, and attention to detail to support LSDF’s operations and visitors efficiently. This position will report to the HR and Admin Officer.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Secretariat Studies, Sociology or related discipline.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar administrative or front desk role, preferably within an NGO or corporate environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
- Strong organizational abilities and attention to detail.
- Ability to take initiative and performance assigned task with limited supervision is necessary.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and office management software.
- Professional appearance, confidentiality, and reliability.
- Candidate’s IT proficiency is a must and will be confirmed.
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Role Summary
The Procurement and Administration Officer is responsible for supporting the management of LSDF’s procurement and administrative functions in close collaboration with the broad organizational support team. This position plays a critical role in supporting the development and application of relevant tools and compliance systems that ensure effective oversight of both current and future programme investments. The role requires exceptional interpersonal skills, discretion, and a high level of attention to detail to facilitate efficient programme operations at national and state levels.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in administration, finance, accounting, or a related field. Appropriate professional certification is required.
- A minimum of at least 5-6 years experience in a similar role is required.
- Previous experience with local/international development organization is required.
- Proven experience in procurement, program administration is necessary for this role.
- Strong understanding of procurement and administration regulation/compliance best practices in in programme management is required.
- Proficient in financial software, databases, and MS Excel; experience with cloud-based financial systems is a plus.
- Knowledge of donor compliance regulations, audit process and response to audit management letter.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to generate financial reports and meet set deadlines, and with good integrity.
- Team player with good interpersonal/communication, documentation, and facilitation skills and the ability to work under minimal supervision.
- Candidate’s IT proficiency is a must and will be confirmed.
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Role Summary
The State Program Officer will support state intervention design, implementation, and monitoring of systems that ensure high-quality, stigma-free, and client-centered SRH and PAC services across the project states. This position will provide technical leadership to strengthen quality improvement (QI) mechanisms within health facilities, build provider capacity, and promote adherence to national and international standards. The role will work closely with LSDF’s national QA specialist, program, MEL, and operations teams, as well as with state and federal government agencies, to institutionalize quality assurance processes within the broader health system.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Sociology or related discipline. An additional master’s degree in public health or health systems management will be an advantage.
- Minimum of 5-6 years’ experience in quality assurance, clinical supervision, or health systems strengthening, preferably in SRH or PAC programming.
- Previous experience working in clinical institutions, NGO/INGO or within the development sector will be an advantage.
- Proven experience implementing QA/QI systems within donor-funded or government health projects.
- Strong knowledge of Nigerian SRH and PAC policies, standards, and quality frameworks.
- Experience designing and facilitating clinical training and mentorship programs.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and government agencies.
- Willingness to travel frequently to project PHCs/communities.
- Candidate’s IT proficiency is a must and will be confirmed
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Role Summary
The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of systems that ensure high-quality, stigma-free, and client-centered SRH and PAC services across the ACCESS project states. This position will provide technical leadership to strengthen quality improvement (QI) mechanisms within health facilities, build provider capacity, and promote adherence to national and international standards. The role will work closely with LSDF’s program, MEL, and operations teams, as well as with state and federal government agencies, to institutionalize quality assurance processes within the broader health system. This position will report to the Head of Programmes.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in medicine, nursing or related clinical science. An additional master’s degree in public health or health systems management will be an advantage.
- Minimum of 7–10 years’ experience in quality assurance, clinical supervision, or health systems strengthening, preferably in SRH or PAC programming.
- Previous experience working with NGO/INGO or within the development sector will be an advantage.
- Proven experience implementing QA/QI systems within donor-funded or government health projects.
- Strong knowledge of Nigerian SRH and PAC policies, standards, and quality frameworks.
- Experience designing and facilitating clinical training and mentorship programs.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and government agencies.
- Willingness to travel frequently to project implementation states.
- Candidate’s IT proficiency is a must and will be confirmed.
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Role Summary
The Program Manager will provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership to ensure the effective implementation of the ACCESS/SRH Project in designated States. This role is responsible for overseeing the design, coordination, and execution of the project’s two core intervention pathways. These are (1) Community Engagement and Referrals for Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Services, focusing on demand generation and awareness creation; and (2) Domestication and Capacity Building for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) that involves strengthening the supply side of the intervention. The overarching goal of these interventions is to enhance access to comprehensive family planning and post-abortion care (PAC) services by addressing stigma, fostering community participation, and reinforcing health system capacities. The Program Manager will work collaboratively with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), State Primary Health Care Boards, and other implementing partners across the four project states (Taraba, Ondo, Ekiti, and Enugu) to ensure alignment with national and state health priorities. Additionally, the Program Manager will coordinate closely with Ipas Nigeria and other partners implementing the ACCESS Project in the remaining four priority states (Benue, Kebbi, Zamfara, and Akwa Ibom) to promote synergy, knowledge sharing, and consistent delivery of project objectives across the 8 intervention geographies. This position will report to the Head of Programmes.
Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s degree in public health, development studies, health systems management, demography, Sociology, Health Management, Nursing or related field.
- Minimum of 7–10 years of progressively experience in program management within Adolescent Reproductive Health and Sexual Right, MCH, health systems strengthening, or community development.
- Previous experience working with national and international development organization is required.
- Demonstrated experience in managing multi-state or multi-sectoral donor-funded projects.
- Strong understanding of SRH and PAC programme interventions and service delivery in the Nigerian context, including familiarity with government structures.
- Proven leadership, team management, and coordination skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office and project management software.
- Willingness to travel frequently to project states.
Method of Application
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a CV and cover letter as a single Microsoft document to recruitment@lifespringdf.org before 13th May 2026. The subject matter of the email should be the position of interest. For, “Quality Assurance Specialist or Program Manager State”. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
LSDF is an equal-opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an inclusive organization.
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