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Centre for Newborn Health Research and Innovation (CeNHRI)·Ekiti, nigeria·Full Time·Contract
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  • The Programme Manager will provide day-to-day leadership for the planning, coordination and delivery of CeNHRI's programmes, ensuring that activities across the Centre's Core Mandates are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard. The role translates the Institutional Strategic Plan and approved annual operational plan into coordinated workplans, clear accountabilities and measurable results.
  • As a centre focused on newborn health research and innovation, CeNHRI works across research, programme delivery and partnerships. The Programme Manager will work closely with the Executive Director, the Programme Management Office (PMO), technical teams, external partners, Finance and Grant Manager to ensure that programme delivery, budgets and grant requirements remain aligned, and with the Centre's technical, operations, research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, communications and knowledge management, Simulation Hub teams to ensure that implementation is coordinated, well documented and responsive to learning and knowledge products.

The role requires strong programme management, leadership, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and donor-funded programmes within a growing institution.

Scope of the Role

The role covers the coordination of CeNHRI's projects from initiation to close-out. This includes project planning, overseeing projects, team and partners coordination, resource and budget alignment, tracking timelines and deliverables, performance monitoring, reporting and learning, risk and compliance management, assuring quality.

The Programme Manager may manage several project workstreams at different stages. The postholder will draw on appropriate workplan and subject matter specialists rather than being expected to personally lead each aspect of the workstream

Authority

The Programme Manager is authorised to:

  • Develop detailed workplans, schedules, responsibilities and hold teams accountable for agreed deliverable trackers.
  • Lead and coordinate the delivery of approved programme workplan with staff, consultants and partners
  • Convene programme planning and review meetings, and document agreed actions, timelines and responsibilities
  • Provide day-to-day guidance and performance feedback to assigned programme staff.
  • Monitor progress, identify risks and recommend corrective actions.
  • Represent CeNHRI at assigned programme engagements, partner meetings and technical forums, as delegated by the Executive Director.
  • Recommend adjustments to activities or timelines for management consideration.
  • Escalate decisions concerning strategy, budgets, contractual commitments, or major changes in project scope to the Executive Director through the appropriate processes.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Project Planning and Delivery

  • Translate the Institutional Strategic Plan and annual operational plan into programme workplans, milestones and timelines.
  • Develop and maintain project workplans that set out activities, milestones, timelines, responsibilities, budgets, dependencies and outcomes.
  • Lead and coordinate day-to-day delivery of assigned projects workstreams across CeNHRI teams, sites and partners.
  • Work closely with the PMO to align project deliverables with wider project plans, reporting cycles and coordination processes.
  • Track progress against agreed plans, maintain action and risk logs, and follow up to keep work moving.
  • Identify delays and operational challenges early, coordinate practical solutions and escalate issues that require management decisions.
  • Oversee project documentation, reporting and close-out, ensuring that output is delivered and records are complete.

Deliverables:

  • Approved project workplans and timelines.
  • Updated project trackers.
  • Progress activities reports
  • Risk logs.
  • Documented follow-up actions.

Team Leadership and Technical Coordination

  • Provide day-to-day guidance, supervision and performance feedback to assigned programme staff
  • Coordinate the work of research teams including MEL, communications, knowledge management, and operations team to ensure integrated delivery of projects.
  • Clarify roles, priorities and deadlines, and resolve coordination challenges across teams
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee the work of Centre's staff, consultants and data collection teams, including adherence to agreed procedures and timelines.
  • Put appropriate quality assurance measures in place and address issues affecting data quality or work outputs.

Expected outputs

  • Clear team workplans and role expectations.
  • Staff performance inputs and feedback.
  • Team coordination meeting records.

Budget, Resource and Grant Alignment

  • Work with the Finance and Grant Manager to ensure programme workplans are costed and aligned with approved budgets and grant requirements.
  • Support the preparation of programme operational budgets, budget revisions and reallocations.
  • Ensure programme activities comply with donor requirements, reporting timelines and financial procedures.
  • Provide programme inputs required for grant financial reports and donor submissions.

Deliverables

  • Programme inputs to budget revisions and grant amendments.
  • Grant-aligned programme workplans.

Stakeholder and Partnerships Coordination

  • Maintain productive working relationships with government institutions, research counterparts, institutional partners, healthcare facilities and donors.
  • Clarify partner roles, inputs and timelines, and follow up on shared commitments.
  • Coordinate technical and equipment partners supporting programme delivery.
  • Support the Executive Director in preparing programme updates and technical inputs for donors, the Board and other stakeholders.
  • Mentor staff in project delivery, implementation practice and documentation
  • Contribute to the development of new project concepts and proposals within CeNHRI's newborn health mandate.

Deliverables:

  • Partner coordination records
  • Collaborative outputs
  • Partnership implementation trackers
  • Staff development activities report

Performance Monitoring, Reporting and Learning

  • Work with the MEL team to track programme indicators, milestones and results against agreed targets
  • Prepare timely programme progress reports, donor reports and management updates.
  • Review programme performance regularly and recommend corrective actions where delivery is off track.
  • Ensure lessons, good practices and implementation experience are documented and shared.
  • Support the generation of evidence, publications and knowledge products from programme implementation.

Deliverables

  • Programme progress and donor reports.
  • Performance review summaries.
  • Lessons learned and documentation of good practice.

Reporting Lines

The Programme Manager will report to the Executive Director and work closely with the PMO on project planning, coordination, progress tracking and reporting. The role will also work with CeNHRI's technical, programme, monitoring and data teams, state teams; partner institutions; healthcare facilities; government counterparts; and other project partners

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

  • A clinical qualification in medicine
  • A master's degree in public health, epidemiology, health services, maternal and newborn health or a related field.
  • Additional training in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) or health systems strengthening will be an added advantage.
  • A PhD or additional advanced training in research methods or project management is an advantage.

Experience

  • At least 7 years of relevant experience, including substantial responsibility for managing health projects or implementation research components of health programmes, including at least 3 years in management or supervisory role
  • Demonstrated experience managing donor-funded or multi-partner programmes
  • Experience working with healthcare facilities, government institutions, academic partners or development organisations.
  • Experience in programme monitoring, performance tracking, reporting and documentation.
  • Experience working in an NGO, development organisation, research institution or other mission-driven organisation will be an advantage.
  • Experience in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) or health systems strengthening programmes

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong project management, planning, organisation and follow-through
  • Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify delivery gaps and propose practical solutions.
  • Excellent report writing, documentation and communication skills.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and facilitation skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to balance research quality with practical delivery requirements.

Key skills

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Centre for Newborn Health Research and Innovation (CeNHRI)

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November 11, 2026

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Reporting to: Programme Manager Proposed start date: December 2026 Slot: 4 Openings - Maiduguri (3), Mobbar (1) Job Summary Action Against Hunger Nigeria (ACF Nigeria) Ltd/Gte is currently recruiting a Community Mobilization Officer based in Maiduguri and Mobbar. The officer will support the implementation of community mobilization activities for the Nutrition and Health Project, including the Tom Brown Initiative. The role involves working closely with local communities to encourage participation in project activities, build trust, and strengthen community engagement. The officer will also support the Nutrition and Health Team in establishing strong relationships with community members and leaders, while ensuring the inclusion of people with different ethnicities, religions, genders, and age groups. Key Responsibilities Mission 1: Provide support to Nutrition and Health team to implement mobilization activities throughout the project implementation stages: The Community Mobilization officer is responsible for: Mapping of Nutrition and health activities. Technical support for community level activities. LGA Monitoring and evaluation of nutrition and health interventions. Responsibilities: Develop a community mobilization and sensitization plan for effective program delivery. Implement the mobilization activities at LGA level in line with the work plans while adhering to deadlines. Provide training, orientation to the target communities regarding the nutrition project and other mobilization activities part of the project. Provide guideline and training to assistants for effective community mobilization at the LGA level. Contribute to detailed planning and implementation of mobilization on Nutrition and health in collaboration and assistance of the Programme Manager. Identify methods of community mobilization that enhance partnership & coordination with government official and local communities, internal integration within sectors and programs (Health, Nutrition, WASH, etc.) Identify areas of cross-program linkages within ACF Nigeria programs in assigned LGA to ensure program quality and adherence to program objectives, including respect of ACF Nigeria technical guidelines, systems, and established deadlines. Develop strong relationships with community members and also maintain contacts with the relevant gate keepers and humanitarian actors at site level, in order to support the participation and inclusion of the local communities. Support the reinforcement and coordination of regular project monitoring activities, i.e. baseline, PDM, end line, etc. Provide support to line manager in budget forecasting, detailed work planning, monthly and quarterly reporting. Assist the PM in preparing internal and external reports for ACF Nigeria and the community, including case studies and success stories. With technical support from PM, mobilize CM team and conduct focus group discussions on identifying community perceptions about malnutrition, diseases, care seeking behavior across different age and gender groups. Liaise with nutrition and health assistants for accessing community support group database; health facility database on a regular basis and updating overall health facility based activities. Mission 2: Recruitment of CHIPS agents, care group promoters and volunteers including establishment of care groups in targeted areas: The Community Mobilization Officer is responsible for: Identification and selection of Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Services (CHIPS) agents in collaboration with the LGA authorities and ward development. Facilitate linkage between health facilities, CHIPS agents and care group volunteers. Support CHIPS agents on establishment of care group promoters, and mother group PLWs in the community. Responsibilities: Support the health authorities at LGA and ward development committees on identification and selection process of CHIPS agents. With support from Health and Nutrition PM and assistant Community Mobilization Officers and in consultation with Ward Development Committees (WDCs), religious and community leaders, respective health workers, recruit community promoters, select care group volunteers. Participate with line/technical managers in developing Job Description of care group promoters and volunteers. Participate with line manager/technical managers in developing criteria for selection of care group promoters, care group volunteers from the community level. Support Assistant Community Mobilization Officers, promoters and volunteers in conducting community census (House to house visit) to identify beneficiary households. Support and guide assistant community mobilization officers and community promoters in establishing care groups; neighbour groups. Mission 3: Capacity building of community mobilization teams (Health Educators, CHIPS agents, Promoters) and care group volunteers: The Community Mobilization Officer is responsible for: The twice-yearly assessment of the skills and performance of the Nutrition and Health Assistants. The management of his/her teams (leadership, monitoring, motivation....) Develop capacity-building plan for CHIPS agents in collaboration with SPHCDA and LGA CHIPS focal person. Responsibilities: Develop training plan for CHIPS agents, Community engagement focal persons and CHIPS supervisors at ward level in collaboration with the LGA CHIPS focal person; Organize and facilitate trainings for community promoters and health workers on care group modules & lesson plans; Prepare budget plan for trainings, logistic requirement, financial requirement according to existing procedures and share with Health and Nutrition PM for necessary support; Provide regular technical supervision visit and on job coaching support to assistant community mobilization officers and community promoters in conducting community demand creation activities and care group sessions; reporting of care group activities etc; Draft training reports for all sort of training conducted for community mobilization teams with support from line manager/assistant CM; Upon monitoring and supervision visit, draft summary report inclusive of good lessons, challenges and proposed solutions to line managers; Share day-to-day challenges with community mobilization and suggest mitigation measures to program team; Facilitate strong linkage between the facilities and community level activities through liaison with health and nutrition educations/CHEWS based at the health facility. Mission 4: Management and implementation of care group component: The Community Mobilization Officer is responsible for: Support CHIP agents Creation of care groups/support groups at the community. Follow-up and supervise group activities implementation. Responsibilities: Develop care group implementation work plan with support from line manager and assistant community mobilization teams for the LGA and share with line manager; Develop and share LGA budget planning in line with the project internal budget and reviewed work plan on a monthly and quarterly basis; share with line manager; Support community mobilization teams (Assistant CMO, Promoters) in preparing monthly action plans for each team member in line with care group implementation work plan; With support from CM teams, prepare weekly movement plan and share with line manager/Logistics; Identify needs of materials well in advance and share with H&N PM for preparing PR; Support PM in recruitment processes of Assistant community mobilization officer; Support CM team (Assistant CM Officers, promoters) for community mobilization sessions with community leaders, religious leaders and WDCs; Engage health workers in selection process of care group volunteers, supervision of care group activities, training of care group promoters etc; Ensure necessary support (transportation, logistic materials and/or technical guidance) to Assistant CM Officers/Community Promoters in conducting community mobilization sessions, care group meetings and regular meetings. Mission 5: Information management, reporting and coordination: The Community Mobilization Officer is responsible for: Reporting-ensure regular reports are produced by CHIPS agents on community activities. Support the LGA to consolidate quality facility data in timely manner. Review and analyse data and provide feedback to LGA and health facilities provided. Facilitate and jointly plan for LGA level coordination meetings. Responsibilities: Maintain database of health facility, catchment population, # of community promoters by health facility, # of care groups by health facility and # of community volunteers by health facility at the LGA level Maintain database of community promoters and care group volunteers with their contact information and/or alternative contact information at LGA level Archive all finalized LGA work plan, monthly action plans, updated data bases related to care group activities at LGA level. Prepare bi-weekly reporting template and share PM. Check and finalize care group reports submitted by Assistant CM Officers and consolidate overall LGA level care group activities. Cross check and support team in reporting individual women/beneficiary counting and reporting on a regular basis. Provide feedback to Assistant CM Officers and promoters on appropriate reporting. Share quantitative report and summary narrative report with Deputy Nutrition PM. Coordinate with Action Against Hunger support departments for appropriate guidance on procedures such as recruitment, procurement, transport, cash withdrawal for program activities at base level. Ensure regular coordination and collaboration with health and nutrition officers and health facilities on referrals. Coordinate with ACF support departments and ACF sector departments with the help of PM to ensure a common approach and sharing of information. Represent Action Against Hunger with local authorities, partners and other program stakeholders at LGA level with support from Nutrition and Health PM. Additional Responsibilities: This Job Description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task. Maintenance of high technical standards. Conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations, ACF mandate and charter including promotion of gender equality. Position Requirements Bachelor's Degree or diploma in Health Education, Community Development, Sociology, Psychology, Communications, or a related social science field. At least 2 years of experience in community mobilization, preferably in a humanitarian setting. Experience in Nutrition, Health, and/or WASH programmes, with strong community engagement skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse groups and as part of a team. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with community members, local leaders, government stakeholders, and partner organizations. Good organizational skills, proficiency in MS Office, and fluency in English; knowledge of Hausa and/or Kanuri is an added advantage. Employee Benefits Include (but are not limited to) 100% health care coverage. Free and direct access to Talent Soft e-learning platform. Maternity or Paternity leave. Compassionate leave for a hospitalized child. Creche facilities for babies.

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Nutrition And Health Officer

Action Against Hunger (4 Openings)

Borno, Nigeria

Full-time

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Nutrition and Health Officer Location: Maiduguri, Mobbar - Borno Reporting to: Programme Manager – Health and Nutrition Proposed start date: December 2026 Slot: 4 Openings - Maiduguri (3), Mobbar (1) Job Summary Action Against Hunger Nigeria (ACF Nigeria) Ltd/Gte is currently seeking to fill the position of Nutrition and Health Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation, coordination, and successful delivery of nutrition and health project activities throughout the project lifecycle. The role involves providing oversight and supervision of health facilities managed by State and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) and supported by ACF, strengthening the capacity of Ministry of Health (MoH) healthcare workers through training and mentorship, and ensuring timely monitoring, reporting, and continuous updates on project progress and outcomes. Key Responsibilities Mission 1: Nutrition and Health situation monitoring: The Nutrition and Health officer is responsible for: Mapping of Nutrition and health activities; Technical support for community level activities; LGA Monitoring and evaluation of nutrition and health interventions. Responsibilities: Update and maintain the 5W/4W mapping (Health and Nutrition sector) tool monthly for the operational LGA, and share with the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager; Update tracking tool to monitor programme screening-based data on acute malnutrition; collect health facility-based disease surveillance reports and update morbidity reporting tool for assigned health facilities/LGAs; Participate with the M&E team in the supervision of data collection for nutrition and health assessments; Liaise with nutrition and health assistants for accessing the community support group and health facility database regularly and updating the overall health facility-based activities; Conduct ongoing capacity assessment of health workers on CMAM service delivery, IMCI service delivery, reproductive health service delivery, vaccination, etc., and review the training needs and/or coaching needs; Conduct training and establish tom brown centers in the health facility catchment areas for the management of moderate acute malnutrition Support the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager in facilitating and organizing technical trainings for health workers (including on LMIS, HMIS); Ensure use of predefined quality assessment checklist, on-the-job coaching guidance, as well as support for Nutrition and Health assistants in using these tools; Review financial, logistical, and HR needs on a monthly & quarterly basis and share with the N&H PM; Ensure that all health facilities/sites have adequate supplies to deliver uninterrupted health care services through identifying needs, informing the line manager regularly; Support the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager in organizing the LGA-based coordination meeting; Prepare an individual monthly action plan in reference to the work plan and share with the Nutrition and Health Programme manager in the regular monthly planning meeting with nutrition and health teams led by the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager. Mission 2: Supervise LGA and facility level activities in the framework of health and nutritional services: The Nutrition and Health officer is responsible for: Supporting the programme manager in management of the project cycle in nutrition and health. Ensuring projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with Action against Hunger, Country and international standards. Ensure that all children and patients visiting ACF-supported health facilities are properly examined and treated according to national health and nutritional protocols and standards; Identify gaps for WASH in health facilities and inform the Nutrition and Health Programme manager regularly; Ensure availability of essential nutrition & health supplies in assigned health facilities, including data tools; Monitor for appropriate documentation–IMCI and CMAM treatment registers/tools, individual child growth monitoring cards, ANC/PNC cards and delivery registers; Identify financial requirements, logistic needs, and HR support in reference to the work plan and inform the NHSM to prepare a budget forecast; Draft supply request and share with Deputy Nutrition & Health Manager monthly; Facilitate quarterly review meetings/workshops with respective government health managers at the State/LGA level; Develop a monthly monitoring and supervision plan for the LGA and share it with the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager; Ensure that specific monitoring findings are reported to the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager with potential solutions; During the supervision visit, identify gaps in the supply side and report to the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager for remedial action; Ensure that referrals are made to the nearest higher-level centre and tracked for high-risk pregnancies, SAM with medical complications, and other conditions requiring higher-level care. Mission 3: Training and managing the programme teams (nutrition and health assistants): The Nutrition and Health officer is responsible for: The twice yearly assessment of the skills and performance of the Nutrition and Health Assistants. The management of his/her teams (leadership, monitoring, motivation. Maintain an individual monitoring & supervision plan for the supervisee; Regularly follow up with the teams on the progress of the activity, challenges, and guide necessary actions; Share training plans with identified needs with the PM well in advance to facilitate support from HR/Admin/Logistics; Track Supervisee’s daily attendance, validate monthly attendance for supervisee, and submit it on a timely basis to HR; Communicate with HR for the necessary staff meeting, performance review, appraisals, and leaves of the supervisee; Liaise with HR to provide orientation on ACF charter/core values/child safeguarding policy/staff code of conduct, etc; Ensure rational use of all medical equipment and stationery in health facilities; Ensure that Nutrition and Health Assistants are using the standard monitoring checklist during visits to health facilities. Mission 4: Information management, reporting and coordination: The nutrition and health officer is responsible for: Ensuring that regular reports are provided by health workers in supported health facilities. Support ing the LGA in consolidating quality and time facility data. Reviewing and analysing facility service delivery data and providing feedback to LGA and health facilities. Facilitating and jointly planning LGA level coordination meetings. Maintain and update the database for health workers, community health workers/volunteers, trainings, and share with the line manager; Prepare a consolidated tracking tool for supportive supervision visits/on-job coaching sessions and share with the line manager; Update LGA work plans, individual work plans, and share with the line manager; Use the appropriate attendance sheet for on-the-job coaching sessions, workshops/meetings, and training, and share a copy with the line manager; Use a specific supervision checklist during supervision visits and archive filled supervision checklists with a summary report – every month; Fill the health evolution reports every month for the LGA and share them with the line manager for consolidation; Support government health workers in preparing the integrated diseases surveillance report, monthly facility-based DHIS2 report; Provide a summary analysis from the LGA report, including: Significant contextual changes that have an impact on nutrition & Health operations. Bullet points on progress of training, on-the-job coaching, and supportive supervision; Feedback on quality of service provision through monitoring visits (checklist to be used); Key challenges and proposed solutions Significant contextual changes that have an impact on nutrition & Health operations. Bullet points on progress of training, on-the-job coaching, and supportive supervision; Feedback on quality of service provision through monitoring visits (checklist to be used); Key challenges and proposed solutions Collect consumption reports from health facilities, compile for LGA, and share with the line manager with needs for the upcoming month; Regularly report and coordinate with line management Additional Responsibilities: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task. Maintenance of high technical standards. Conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations, ACF Nigeria mandate and charter including promotion of gender equality. Position Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health or other relevant qualifications with experience in Public Health and CMAM programming; Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in primary health care program; An excellent report-writing skill is required, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa; Good communication and Interpersonal skills; Team management experience with similar programs; Ability to observe and to provide feedback on the activities; Ability to manage staff according to local culture and organization policies. Employee Benefits Include (but are not limited to) 100% health care coverage. Free and direct access to Talent Soft e-learning platform. Maternity or Paternity leave. Compassionate leave for a hospitalized child. Creche facilities for babies.

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