Jobs at Arewa Health Trust Initiative (AHTI)

Project Overview

• Starting in July 2026, AHTI will implement an 18-month GAVI-supported initiative across 9 priority Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Jigawa State.
• The project focuses on reducing the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children, integrating routine immunization into primary healthcare services, and strengthening community-level accountability.
• This project features an innovative Performance-Based Financing (PBF) model implemented in close collaboration with localized Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

The Role

• We are seeking a visionary and results-driven public health leader to serve as the State Program / Technical Manager.
• You will be the primary technical architect and operational driver of the project. Because AHTI utilizes a distinct dual-reporting matrix with a dedicated finance compliance team, you will be liberated from routine administrative micromanagement.
• Your focus will be entirely on technical excellence, strategic stakeholder engagement, data-driven course corrections, and field implementation quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic & Technical Leadership: Provide overarching technical direction for the zero-dose reduction and routine immunization integration strategies across all 9 target LGAs.
• Field Supervision: Supervise and mentor the 9 embedded LGA TA Coordinators, ensuring that partner CBOs maintain high operational standards and hit their mobilization targets.
• The Verification Loop: Partner closely with the M&E Lead to execute the monthly data- verification cycle, cross-checking CBO field reports against health facility registers to validate performance-based payments.
• Stakeholder Diplomacy: Serve as AHTI’s primary technical liaison with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA), the Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, UNICEF, and other key development partners.
• Vaccine Logistics Oversight: Monitor cold chain integrity and vaccine availability trends across the target LGAs, working with state actors to resolve supply bottlenecks.
• Reporting & Learning: Lead the development of high-quality donor progress reports, policy briefs, and presentations, transforming field data into actionable programmatic insights.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Education: MBBS, MPH, MSc in Public Health, Epidemiology, or a related global health management discipline.
• Experience: 8 - 10 years of progressive experience in public health programming, with at least 4 years in a senior managerial capacity leading donor-funded health initiatives.
• Sector Expertise: Deep operational understanding of Nigeria’s immunization landscape, primary healthcare systems, and National/State health sector coordination mechanisms.
• Donor Familiarity: Proven track record working on GAVI, Global Fund, USAID, or UN-agency projects.
• Contextual Knowledge: Direct experience navigating the socio-cultural and public health landscape of Jigawa State or Northern Nigeria is highly desirable.

Skills:

• Exceptional report writing, verbal communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in health data analytics platforms (such as DHIS2) is a strong advantage.

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Project Overview

• Starting in July 2026, AHTI will implement an 18-month GAVI-supported initiative across 9 priority Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Jigawa State.
• The project focuses on reducing the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children through an innovative Performance-Based Financing (PBF) model executed alongside localized Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

The Role

• We are recruiting for nine dedicated LGA Technical Assistance (TA) Coordinators, with one coordinator permanently embedded in each of our target LGAs.
• In this role, you will be the primary field-level guardian of quality assurance and data integrity.
• You will live and work within your assigned LGA, providing direct technical assistance to our partner CBO, supervising community health volunteers, and executing the critical data verification loops that trigger performance payments.

Key Responsibilities

• CBO Support & Mentorship: Provide daily technical assistance and operational oversight to the designated partner CBO in your LGA to ensure community mobilization meets project standards.
• The Verification Loop: Lead the monthly physical verification cycle. You will physically visit primary health care facilities to cross-check CBO outreach registers against official facility immunization logs before any payments are processed.
• Volunteer Supervision: Monitor and support the Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) managed by the CBO, ensuring they focus on mapping zero-dose children and reducing vaccine dropout rates.
• Local Liaison: Serve as the primary, on-ground link between AHTI's state office, the local CBO, health facility staff, and the LGA Primary Health Care Department.
• Logistics & Inventory Tracking: Monitor local vaccine availability and cold chain functionality at the ward level, reporting bottlenecks immediately to the state team to prevent stockouts.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Education: Degree or Diploma in Public Health, Nursing, Community Health (CHEW), Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of hands-on field experience in public health implementation, with a strong focus on routine immunization, maternal and child health, or community-based campaigns.
• Local Residency: Crucial Requirement: Candidates must reside within or belong to the specific LGA they are applying for. Deep familiarity with the local geography, wards, and communities is required.
• Language Skills: Absolute fluency in spoken and written Hausa is mandatory.
• Skills: Strong communication skills, basic proficiency in smartphone-based data collection apps (KoboToolbox, ODK, or similar platforms), and a high level of personal integrity.

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Project Overview

• Starting in July 2026, AHTI will implement an 18-month GAVI-supported initiative across 9 priority Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Jigawa State.
• The project focuses on reducing the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children through an innovative Performance-Based Financing (PBF) model executed alongside localized Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

The Role

• We are seeking a meticulous finance professional to serve as the Finance and Administration Lead. Based at the state level, you will manage the daily financial, accounting, and logistical operations of the grant.
• This position features a dual-reporting relationship: you will report operationally to the State Program Manager to support daily field execution, and technically to our HQ-based Director of Admin/Finance to maintain absolute fiduciary compliance. A primary focus of this role is managing the rolling advance float and processing monthly performance-based payments for our 9 partner CBOs.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Management: Manage the project budget, track expenditures against quarterly lines, and ensure all transactions align with GAVI guidelines and AHTI policies.
• Sub-Grant Accounting: Oversee the financial management of the 9 partner CBOs, including the
• disbursement of setup fees, management of the 10% operational advance float, and the audit of financial retirements.
• Payment Voucher Processing: Receive technically verified data from the M&E and Program teams, generate the monthly performance-based payment vouchers for CBOs, and prepare documentation for the Director of Admin/Finance's final sign-off.
• Compliance and Reporting: Prepare high-quality, monthly and quarterly financial reports, budget variance analyses, and cash flow projections. Ensure strict adherence to our organizational Delegation of Authority matrix.
• Office Administration: Oversee state-level office logistics, procurement processes, vehicle fleet management, and asset tracking for the project.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related financial discipline. Progress toward or completion of a professional accounting certification (ICAN or ANAN) is highly desirable.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in project finance and administration within the NGO sector, with a proven track record managing donor-funded sub-grants (GAVI, Global Fund, or USAID preferred).
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and hands-on experience using professional accounting software (such as QuickBooks, Sage, or equivalent ERPs).
• Fiduciary Knowledge: Strong understanding of Nigerian tax regulations (PAYE, WHT compliance), pension laws, and international internal control frameworks.
• Skills: High level of professional integrity, strong analytical skills, and the capacity to manage strict monthly processing timelines.

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Project Overview

• Starting in July 2026, AHTI will implement an 18-month GAVI-supported initiative across 9 priority Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Jigawa State.
• The project focuses on reducing the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children through an innovative Performance-Based Financing (PBF) model executed alongside localized Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

The Role

• We are seeking a community mobilization expert to serve as the Community Engagement Officer.
• You will be the primary link between AHTI’s state office, the 9 partner CBOs, and community leadership structures.
• Your focus will be on driving demand for routine immunization, managing the operational performance of the CBOs, and ensuring that Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) effectively reduce immunization dropout rates.

Key Responsibilities

• CBO Operational Management: Provide daily guidance and performance tracking for the 9 partner CBOs across the target LGAs to ensure mobilization targets are met.
• Demand Generation: Design and deploy localized, socio-culturally respectful behavioral change communication (BCC) strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy.
• Retention and Follow-up: Monitor immunization dropout rates across communities and work with CBOs to deploy targeted tracking strategies for children who miss their follow-up vaccine doses.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong working relationships with Ward Development Committees (WDCs), traditional rulers, religious leaders, and women's groups to secure continuous project buy-in.
• Capacity Building: Organize and facilitate orientation and training sessions for CBO leadership and community volunteers on effective zero-dose mapping and engagement techniques.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Communications, Community Development, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in community mobilization, demand generation, or social behavior change communication, preferably for immunization or maternal and child health projects.
• Language Skills: Fluency in spoken and written Hausa is mandatory.
• Cultural Competence: Deep understanding of the socio-cultural, traditional, and religious dynamics of Jigawa State and Northern Nigeria.
• Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, excellent mediation and advocacy capabilities, and the ability to inspire local volunteer networks.

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Project Overview

• Starting in July 2026, AHTI will implement an 18-month GAVI-supported initiative across 9 priority Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Jigawa State. The project focuses on reducing the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children through an innovative Performance-Based Financing (PBF) model executed alongside localized Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

The Role

• We are seeking a data-driven public health professional to serve as the MEL Lead. In this role, you will be the guardian of project data integrity. Because our funding structure rewards actual health outputs (verified immunization shots), you will lead the monthly verification loop.
• This involves checking CBO field reports against physical health facility registers to prevent data errors and validate performance payments.

Key Responsibilities

• Data System Architecture: Design and manage the project's monitoring framework, data collection tools, and data quality assurance protocols.
• The Verification Loop: Coordinate with the 9 embedded LGA TA Coordinators to execute the monthly data-verification cycle, cross-checking CBO tallies against SPHCDA facility registers.
• Independent Auditing: Conduct regular, random physical and telephonic spot-checks on a sample of reported cases to verify immunization authenticity before payments are approved.
• DHIS2 Integration: Ensure all verified project data is cleanly integrated into national health management information systems (DHIS2) and donor reporting platforms.
• Learning & Adaptation: Lead quarterly data review meetings to identify operational bottlenecks and guide the State Program Manager on programmatic course corrections.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Economics, or a related field. A Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience managing M&E systems for donor-funded public health projects (GAVI, Global Fund, USAID, or UN agencies preferred).
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel, DHIS2, and mobile data collection tools (ODK, KoboToolbox, or CommCare). Strong statistical analysis skills are required.
• Contextual Knowledge: Proven experience working within the primary healthcare system of Northern Nigeria, preferably Jigawa State.
• Skills: Strong analytical thinking, exceptional data presentation skills, and a rigorous attention to detail.