Job Title: Senior CBO Coordinator
Location: Javi, Kaduna
Description
- The Senior CBO Coordinator is responsible for leading and coordinating all community-based organization (CBO) activities to strengthen community systems and enhance participation in immunization services.
- This includes developing and implementing strategies for social mobilization and demand generation, promoting vaccine acceptance, and addressing hesitancy through culturally appropriate communication and outreach initiatives.
- The role involves managing and building the capacity of CBO partners, ensuring effective planning, performance monitoring, and alignment with project goals, donor requirements, and national priorities.
- Additionally, the coordinator oversees monitoring and evaluation of community interventions, supports data collection and reporting, and documents key outcomes and lessons learned.
- The position also requires active stakeholder engagement and advocacy with community leaders, government agencies, and partners, as well as providing supportive supervision to ensure quality implementation of field activities.
- Finally, the coordinator ensures compliance with safeguarding standards, organizational policies, and donor regulations while promoting accountability, ethical conduct, and community trust.
Minimum Recruitment Standard
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Community Development, Sociology, Health Education, Development Studies, or related discipline.
- Master’s degree in public health, Social Work, Development Studies, Community Health, or related field is an added advantage.
- 5–7 years relevant experience in community systems strengthening, social mobilization, community health programming, or donor-funded public health projects.
- Demonstrated experience working with CBOs, CSOs, faith-based organizations, and grassroots community structures.
- Experience working on GAVI, DoS, Global Fund, UNICEF, WHO, or related donor-funded programs is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of immunization systems, PHC programming, and community engagement strategies in Nigeria.
- Proven experience in stakeholder management, partner coordination, and capacity strengthening.
- Strong facilitation, communication, advocacy, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in multicultural and field-based environments.
- Knowledge of Kaduna State operational context and local languages is an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified Candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-ProgMgtJobs@ahnigeria.org.ng using the job title as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling basis
- Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.