Organisation: New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal (NI-ABAE)
Location: Bauchi State, Nigeria
Position: Field Officer
Employment Type: Full-time
LGA: • Alkaleri• Bauchi• Bogoro• Dambam (Damban)• Darazo• Dass• Gamawa• Ganjuwa• Giade• Itas/Gadau• Jama’are• Katagum• Kirfi• Misau• Ningi• Shira• Tafawa Balewa• Toro• Warji• Zaki
About New Incentives
New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal (NI-ABAE) is seeking qualified Field Officers to support its programme aimed at preventing child mortality in northern Nigeria.
The programme uses cash transfers to encourage mothers to complete their infants’ immunisation schedules and operates in cooperation with the State Primary Healthcare Development Board.
Field Officers will primarily enrol eligible beneficiaries at public health clinics. Applicants must already reside in the operational LGA and ward where they intend to work.
Key Responsibilities
1. CCT Disbursements (60%)
- Enrol eligible beneficiaries using strict programme criteria.
- Submit detailed enrolment records and manage cash responsibly.
- Explain vaccination schedules and encourage caregivers to return to clinics.
- Verify vaccinations, check health cards and report vaccine supply shortages.
- Educate caregivers on the benefits and possible side effects of immunisation.
- Prevent fraud and ensure only eligible infants living within designated areas are enrolled.
- Support community immunisation campaigns and local attendance.
2. Clinic, Settlement Activities and Surveys (20%)
- Identify clinic challenges, suggest solutions and report them to the Field Manager.
- Engage clinic staff and community leaders to address barriers to enrolment and vaccination.
- Track children who miss appointments while maintaining confidentiality.
- Conduct community awareness activities.
- Prepare detailed reports after assigned tasks.
- Distribute clinic appreciation gifts and update programme progress posters.
- Conduct field surveys across assigned settlements.
3. Supply-side and Stakeholder Relationships (10%)
- Maintain good relationships with clinic staff, Imams, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and community leaders.
- Investigate reasons for low enrolment and missed appointments.
- Monitor vaccine supplies and report shortages.
- Respond to and report fraud, supply and security concerns.
4. Security Awareness (5%)
- Follow organisational security policies and standard operating procedures.
- Contact village and clinic leaders daily for security updates.
- Immediately report security incidents.
- Take responsibility for personal and team safety.
5. Other Duties and Special Projects (5%)
- Attend mandatory training and performance appraisals.
- Support special assignments requested by management.
- Adapt to other duties when covering as a Reserve, Supervising or Logistics Officer.
Qualifications and Requirements
- SSCE, Diploma, CHEW (Community Health Extension Worker) or a related qualification.
- Minimum of 1–2 years of relevant work experience.
- Previous NGO experience is preferred but not mandatory.
- Fluency in Hausa and other local dialects, both written and verbal.
- Must be an indigene of the operational LGA and currently reside in the designated ward.
- Willingness to travel by public transport to remote public health clinics.
- Familiarity with Nigerian clinic documentation, infant health and routine immunisation.
- Experience in collecting, analysing and reporting health data.
- Good financial management and cash-handling skills.
- Proficiency in smartphones, internet browsers, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
- Strong communication, organisation and reporting skills.
- Detail-oriented, hardworking and able to work in a changing environment.
- Passion for community service and reducing infant mortality.
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will undergo online tests and interviews. Successful candidates will be invited for in-person training, after which the best-performing candidates will be offered positions.
Important Salary Information
New Incentives aims to direct as much funding as possible towards its beneficiaries and therefore maintains modest administrative costs. Applicants should expect modest but adequate salaries rather than compensation levels offered by larger international organisations or corporations.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply below USING APPLY ONLINE NOW BUTTON
Important: Applicants must currently live in the operational ward and meet the location requirements for the position. Applications are assessed competitively.
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