Jobs at Jhpiego Nigeria

Overview

• The MCGL / RISE-IHP project is a comprehensive initiative aimed at strengthening the Primary Healthcare (PHC) system in Nigeria, with a focus on improving Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, Nutrition (MNCH+N), Reproductive Health, routine immunization, malaria, and HIV services.
• The project seeks to enhance community engagement, accountability,and referral pathways to improve healthcare outcomes, particularly for Women ofReproductive Age, caregivers, and their partners.
• As part of this effort, communityengagement and  materials, including job aids, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) messages, posters, flipcharts, leaflets, and advocacy materials,need to be adapted  from existing materials for Community-Based Health Volunteers (CBHVs) and Ward Development Committees (WDCs) to mobilize and engage communities, promote health services, and support referral pathways.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a desk review: Review existing community engagement and accountability materials, including job aids, IVR messages, posters, flipcharts, leaflets, and advocacy materials, to identify relevant content for adaptation.
• Conduct stakeholder consultations: Consult with key stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, and community representatives, to inform the adaptation process.
• Facilitate an adaptation workshop: Facilitate a workshop with stakeholders to:
  • Define target audience and key messages
  • Review and adapt existing materials for CBHVs and WDCs
  • Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Develop draft adapted materials: Develop draft adapted materials, including job aids, IVR messages, posters, flipcharts, leaflets, and advocacy materials, incorporating workshop feedback.
• Review and finalize materials: Review draft adapted materials with stakeholders and finalize materials for pretesting and rollout.
• Develop a pretesting plan: Develop a plan for pretesting adapted materials with target audiences.
• Provide guidance on rollout: Provide guidance on rollout of adapted materials, including training and distribution plans.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in health communication and community engagement
• Knowledge of MNCH+N, routine immunization, malaria, and HIV programs
• Strong facilitation and training skills
• Familiarity with Nigerian context and PHC system

Remuneration
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package

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Overview

• The MCGL / RISE-IHP project is a comprehensive initiative aimed at strengthening the Primary Healthcare (PHC) system in Nigeria, with a focus on improving Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, Nutrition (MNCH+N), Reproductive Health, routine immunization, malaria, and HIV services.
• The project is being implemented in select states in Nigeria, with the goal of enhancing community engagement, accountability, and resource mobilization to improve healthcare outcomes.
• As part of this effort, subrecipient Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) play a critical role in mobilizing communities, promoting health services, and supporting referral pathways.
• To build the capacity of these CSOs, a 4-day training is required on community-led approaches to resource mobilization, community engagement techniques, and social accountability.

Responsibilities

• Develop a training plan and agenda: Develop a detailed training plan and agenda, including learning objectives, content, and methodology.
• Prepare training materials: Prepare training materials, including presentations, handouts, and exercises, on the following topics:
  • Community-led approaches to resource mobilization
  • Community engagement techniques
  • Social accountability for MNCH+N, routine immunization, malaria, and HIV services
  • Use of multimedia tools for documentation and referral tracking
• Conduct the training: Conduct a 4-day training for selected sub-recipient CSOs, using interactive and participatory approaches.
• Facilitate group work and discussions: Facilitate group work and discussions to ensure participants apply learning to their contexts.
• Provide technical support: Provide technical support and guidance to participants during the training.
• Evaluate the training: Evaluate the training using pre- and post-tests, participant feedback, and other relevant methods.
• Develop a training report.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in community engagement, social accountability, and resource mobilization
• Knowledge of MNCH+N, routine immunization, malaria, and HIV programs
• Strong facilitation and training skills
• Familiarity with Nigerian context and PHC system
• Experience with multimedia tools for documentation and referral tracking.

Remuneration
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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Job ID: 2026-7768

Overview

• The MCGL Integrated Health Project, implemented by Jhpiego, aims to establish a comprehensive framework for embedding community participation, accountability, and ownership within Nigeria’s Primary Health Care (PHC) system.
• This approach recognizes that sustainable improvements in health outcomes, particularly in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), nutrition, malaria, immunization, and other priority health areas, require active community engagement beyond traditional top-down service delivery models.
• The project prioritizes strengthening the role of existing community structures such as Ward Development Committees (WDCs), Village Development Committees (VDCs), Community-Based Health Volunteers (CBHVs), and trusted community leaders including traditional and religious leaders. These structures serve as credible voices for health advocacy, community mobilization, service monitoring, and demand generation for essential health services.By institutionalizing these mechanisms, the project seeks to transform communities from passive recipients of health services into active partners in health system governance and accountability.
• Strengthening the capacity of community actors is therefore critical to ensuring effective community engagement, improved health-seeking behavior, and timely identification and referral of health risks at the household and community levels.
• To support these efforts, Jhpiego seeks to engage a qualified consultant to conduct a five-day capacitybuilding training for Community-Based Health Volunteers (CBHVs), MAMII Vanguard members, and CHIPS agents.
• The training will focus on strengthening community engagement and mobilization skills while improving community-level surveillance, referral systems, and risk communication related to maternal, newborn, and child health.

Responsibilities
Training Design and Preparation

• Review relevant project materials, national guidelines, and training resources.
• Develop or adapt training modules and facilitation materials aligned with program objectives.
• Prepare training presentations, practical exercises, and job aids.

Training Facilitation:

• Facilitate a five-day interactive training for selected CBHVs, MAMII Vanguard members, and CHIPS agents.
• Apply participatory training methods including group work, simulations, case studies, and demonstrations.
• Ensure participants gain practical skills in MUAC screening, community mobilization, referral documentation, and use of digital tools.

Digital Tools Orientation:

• Train participants on the use of digital applications such as the MAMII App for reporting, referral tracking, and surveillance activities.

Monitoring and Documentation:

• Administer pre- and post-training assessments.
• Document training proceedings.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Community Health, Nutrition, Nursing, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in community health programming.
• Demonstrated experience in training and capacity building for community health workers or volunteers.
• Strong knowledge of maternal, newborn, and child health, nutrition screening (MUAC), immunization, and community surveillance systems.
• Experience with community engagement and mobilization approaches.
• Familiarity with digital health tools and data reporting platforms is an added advantage.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and report-writing skills.

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Job ID: 2026-7769
Locations:  Abuja, Birnin Kebbi - Kebbi, and Abakaliki - Ebonyi

Overview

• The MCGL Integrated Health Project implemented by Jhpiego seeks to strengthen communitysystems that promote improved maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes.
• Nutrition remains a critical component of these efforts, particularly in addressing malnutrition among infants and young children and promoting optimal maternal nutrition practices.
• Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) and Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) are key strategies for managing and preventing malnutrition at the community and facility levels.
• Effective implementation of these strategies requires continuous capacity strengthening of community actors and frontline health workers who are responsible for generating demand for nutrition services, promoting appropriate feeding practices, and facilitating early identification and referral of malnourished children to Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) and Stabilization Centre for treatment.
• In addition, demand generation for nutrition services plays a crucial role in improving uptake of the IMAM & MIYCN services as well as the micronutrient supplementation.
• Community-level actors must therefore be equipped with updated knowledge and practical skills to effectively engage mothers/caregivers, promote optimal nutrition behaviors, and support early care-seeking for nutrition services.
• To strengthen these capacities, Jhpiego seeks to engage qualified IMAM and MIYCN master trainers to conduct a two-day refresher training aimed at reinforcing key concepts and approaches for promoting IMAM and MIYCN demand generation activities at the community level.

Responsibilities

• Training Workplan and Detailed Agenda prior to the training.
• Adapted Training Materials and Facilitation Guides aligned with IMAM and MIYCN guidelines.
• Pre- and Post-Training Assessment Tools and Results demonstrating participant learning outcomes.
• Comprehensive Training Report within one week after the training, including:
  • Summary of training sessions
  • Participant attendance
  • Key outcomes and lessons learned
  • Challenges encountered
  • Recommendations for strengthening nutrition demand generation activities

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Community Health, or related field.
• Certification or recognized experience as an IMAM and/or MIYCN master trainer.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in nutrition programming, particularly in IMAM and MIYCN implementation.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating training and capacity-building for community health workers or frontline health staff.
• Strong knowledge of community engagement and demand generation strategies for nutrition services.
  Excellent facilitation, communication, and report-writing skills.

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Job ID: 2026-7765

Overview

• Maternal and Perinatal Mortality are Obstetric and Neonatal tragedies worldwide. Of the global Maternal Mortality occurrences, the vast majority occur in low-resource settings and Nigeria accounts for nearly 20% of the global death.
• The lifetime risk of dying in Nigeria is 1 in 22 during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum period compared to 1 in 4,900 in most developed countries.
• The causes of maternal mortality include pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (PEE), obstructed labor, postpartum hemorrhage, puerperal sepsis and abortion complications.
• These causes are preventable when labour is supervised by Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs).
• Perinatal morbidity and mortality are closely related to events during pregnancy and labor.
• The high rate in Nigeria is a result of poor maternal health, sub-optimal care during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postnatal period.
• The major causes of newborn deaths are birth asphyxia, neonatal sepsis and prematurity.
• Universal access to Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) services is one of the strategies that can reduce these deaths and sufferings.
• Improving access to quality basic emergency obstetrics and newborn care is critical to reducing these preventable maternal and newborn deaths and is a top priority of the Government of Nigeria (GoN).
• Aligning with the commitment of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW) to ensure that “no woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth and in postpartum”, Jhpiego, with funding from United States Government through the Department of States in Nigeria is providing technical assistance to GoN to bridge lingering gaps in the capacities of doctors, nurses, midwives, and Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) working in MCGL supported Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities with Kebbi State to provide life saving BEmONC signal functions.

Purpose of the BEmONC Capacity Building intervention

• This intervention aims to bridge existing gaps in the competencies of PHC facilities healthcare workers to provide BEmONC services and ultimately improve the quality of services for women and newborns during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and postnatal period.

Responsibilities
In collaboration with Jhpiego staff:

• Each ad-hoc staff will participate in a 5-day skills standardization and pre-training planning workshop to be organized by Jhpiego.
• Conduct an advocacy visit to the SPHCDA prior to the commencement of the training and participate in a post-training debrief of stakeholders.
• Conduct a 7-day on-site capacity building of an average of 6 healthcare care workers at the PHC, which would include community health extension workers, community midwives, nurses and midwives.
• Conduct a 4-day follow-up mentoring of the trained healthcare workers to strengthen their confidence and competence in using the newly acquired knowledge and skills.
• Conduct pre- and post-test assessments for each of the modules of the training package.
• Submit a comprehensive report at the end of the training and at the end of the mentoring within 5 working days after completion of each task.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a practicing Medical Doctor, or registered nurse and/or registered midwife in one of the General Hospitals where Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (CEmONC) training was recently conducted in Kebbi State.
• Evidence of up-to-date annual practicing license issued by either the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (for doctors) or the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (for Nurses and/or Midwives).
• Acquired at least 5 years post-MBBS, or post-nursing and/or midwifery bedside clinical practicing experience in a secondary health facility in Kebbi State.
• Evidence of successful completion of an onsite hands-on competency-based comprehensive emergency obstetrics and newborn care training (or refresher training) within the last 12 months.
• Evidence of strong clinical facilitation, mentoring or coaching skills.
• Evidence of strong analytical and communication skills.

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Overview

• Introduction: The Terms of Reference (ToR) outlines the requirement for a qualified Leadership Training Consultant to design and deliver a comprehensive leadership development program, aimed at enhancing senior/mid-level management skills, fostering a coaching culture, and improving performance management.
• The consultant will conduct needs assessments, develop training materials, and submit final evaluation reports.

Responsibilities

• Needs Assessment: Conduct a training needs assessment to customize content.
• Work closely with the State Ministry of Health Team
• Ensure alignment of approach with the organization’s objectives and participants’ requirements
• Provide pre and post training evaluation and support
• Evaluate workshop effectiveness
• Curriculum Development: Develop, design, and produce high-quality training materials (manuals, presentations, tools, and exercises).
• Delivery/Facilitation: Deliver interactive training sessions (in-person or online), utilizing participatory training methods.
• Follow-up/Evaluation: Administer pre-and post-training.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced University Degree in Management, HR, Psychology, or related Social Sciences.
• 5 - 7 years of experience in leadership training, organizational development, or consultancy.
• Proven expertise in designing and facilitating interactive workshops for diverse teams.
• Strong understanding of emotional intelligence, mentoring, and coaching techniques.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and writing skills in English.
• Submission of Samples: Examples of previous leadership training materials (if available).

Remuneration
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.