Maternal And Child Peer Navigator

Details

• We invite applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates for the position under the BRIDGE-N Project in Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States. Successful candidates will support health facilities and community teams in the integrated delivery of HIV, Tuberculosis (TB), Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), and malaria interventions to strengthen service quality, continuity of care, and overall health outcomes.
• BRIDGE-N stands for Building Resilient Integrated Delivery of HIV, TB, Malaria and MNCH Services for Government-led Effective Health System in Nigeria. The project works with government and facility structures to support continuity and quality of services across HIV, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH).

Role Purpose

• Adapt the Mentor Mother role to support pregnant and postpartum women, mother - infant pairs and caregivers through integrated maternal, newborn and child health service pathways while retaining the value of peer support.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide peer navigation and support to pregnant and postpartum women, mother - infant pairs and caregivers.
• Provide health education and adherence counseling on ANC, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), maternal nutrition, exclusive breastfeeding, malaria prevention (IPTp, LLIN use), and TB prevention.
• Support linkage, appointment follow-up and referrals across antenatal care (ANC), PMTCT, early infant diagnosis (EID), postnatal care (PNC), TB screening and referral, malaria testing and prevention, immunization and nutrition services.
• Support the screening of clients for TB using the WHO 4-symptom Screen (W4SS) and for malaria symptoms/fever per approved SOPs, and facilitate timely referral.
• Encourage continuity of care and follow-up for mothers and infants in line with approved facility procedures, including tracking of EID milestones and immunization schedules.
• Conduct appointment reminders and defaulter tracing through phone calls and home visits in collaboration with facility and community teams.
• Help clients and caregivers understand available services and navigate referral pathways, including community structures.
• Document support, referral, screening and tracing activities appropriately in approved tools (ANC/PMTCT registers, referral registers) while maintaining confidentiality and respectful, non-discriminatory engagement.
• Work with facility and community teams (including WDCs, TBAs, community volunteers) to identify service-navigation barriers and support timely referrals.
• Adhere to safeguarding, confidentiality, infection prevention and data protection procedures; follow approved project, government and facility procedures; and remain within the role's defined scope (non-clinical).

Requirements

• Nursing, Social Work, or Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW) qualification; and at least one year of relevant experience, or 3 - 5 years of work experience in a hospital setting.

General Requirements:

• Ability to work collaboratively with facility and community teams in the assigned location.
• Commitment to continuity and quality of integrated health services.
• Willingness to comply with approved project, government and facility procedures, including confidentiality and relevant safety requirements.
• Ability to communicate fluently in Hausa and English; residents of the state of application are encouraged to apply.