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:

Sama’ila Muhuddin is a dedicated Registered Nurse and humanitarian professional with over seven years of frontline experience. Since May 2018, he has served with prominent international non-governmental organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Holland, Spain, France projects and ALIMA, responding to emergencies and providing critical care in some of the most challenging humanitarian settings.
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