Field Enumerator Program Officer at Taimaka

Our goal is to create as much good as we can for every dollar we spend. We do that by tackling acute childhood malnutrition – through treatment programs in northeastern Nigeria, and through innovation designed to make treatment available to every child who needs it

We are recruiting:

Job title: Field Enumerator Program Officer

Location: Government

About the role

  • Taimaka is seeking a dedicated Field Monitoring Program Officer to support our measurement and evaluation work in Gombe State.
  • The Field Monitoring Program Officer will help study programmatic successes in order to replicate them, and investigate weak areas where we can improve performance.
  • This role demands excellent CMAM knowledge, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
  • The Program Officer will report to the Program Optimization and Data Lead; and will supervise several Field Enumerators conducting household visits checking on program performance.

Key Responsibilities 
Data Collection & Supervision:

  • Supervise and support a team of field survey enumerators to verify the accuracy of height, weight, and MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) measurements taken in OTPs (outpatient treatment programs)
  • Develop and communicate survey schedules, transportation plans, equipment distribution, and data collection protocols
  • Ensure enumeration equipment is functional, well-maintained, and available
  • Request and report payments needed for field activities
  • Conduct audits of field activities and digital data to ensure accuracy and reliability
  • Train and assess enumerators on survey protocols, household data collection, and use of Open Data Kit (ODK)
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with communities.

Data Management & Reporting:

  • Track our program dashboard’s key indicators (nonresponders, defaulters, absentees, community deaths, and transitions between OTP and ITP)
  • Conduct audits of digital data, including plausibility checks, to ensure accuracy and reliability
  • Provide input and ideas to improve OTP activities based on our key indicators
  • Identify OTP strengths; develop and implement activities to investigate and replicate their successes
  • Identify OTP sites where improvements can be made; develop and implement activities to investigate and recommend improvements alongside the program staff responsible for these sites
  • Review collected data, assist with data cleaning, and provide input on the final analysis

Qualifications and Experience
Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Fluency in English and Hausa (spoken and written)
  • Previous experience in tracking and improving performance based on key indicators
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
  • Ability to give feedback in a way that is motivating and that improves performance.

Prefered:

  • Master’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or Statistics preferred
  • Previous experience with CMAM
  • Experience managing household surveys or research in community health
  • Proven experience supervising anthropometric data collection (MUAC, height, weight) and qualitative data collection
  • Strong skills in community mapping, household numbering, and random sampling
  • Demonstrated skills in data cleaning and digital monitoring
  • Experience with ENA, R, and/or ODK/KoboNot

Application closing date December 7, 2025

Method of Application

Important Note

  • For safety and logistical reasons, infants and young children cannot accompany staff during fieldwork.
  •  Applications shared with us through other channels are not reviewed and we only contact shortlisted candidates.

Interested and qualified candidates should: