Posted on Thu 30th May, 2024 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)
Clear Solutions, a non-profit working in Nigeria, focuses on reducing the tragically-high number of children dying from diarrhoea (>400,000 under-5-year-olds globally per year), working with the primary healthcare system to improve access to, and awareness of, highly cost-effective treatments. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) and Zinc could prevent >90% of deaths if all diarrhoea cases were treated. Our collaboration with Community Health Workers provides parents of young children with free ORS & Zinc at their home, ready to use whenever a child suffers diarrhoea.
Clear Solutions is a small organisation with a BIG mission. We provide the trust, opportunity and support for you to have a huge social impact, and grow professionally as a key contributor to the organisation’s culture and future.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Program Officer
Location: Kano
Job type: Full time
Job Description
How this role has a social impact:
As the scale and complexity of our programs grows rapidly, from 4 local government areas served today, to state-wide and beyond, the positive impact upon the lives of 100s-of-thousands of children will simply not be possible without a strong Program Officer.
Trusted NGO and Healthcare System partners are fundamental in this program. The Program Officer provides the insights and structure to ensure that high-level program design can be implemented successfully with these partners.
Role Responsibilities
As a small and agile organisation, the role will vary over time, but typical responsibilities will include:
Building and applying detailed program plans, including program preparation, implementation and M&E. Tracking progress against these plans and communicating status and risks.
Collaborating with partners to shape implementation plans, provide structure and clarity, and problem-solve with local context.
Performing M&E activities during key operational phases, observing and problem-solving during implementation, always with a view to serving communities more effectively.
Representing Clear Solutions in local stakeholder discussions.
Inputting to organisational decision-making with local and program insights.
Required Capabilities, Experience or Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent practical experience.
Strong English communication skills, with working proficiency in Hausa (verbal required; written preferred)
Experience in bringing structure and clarity to situations with many considerations.
Experience in written and verbal communications with colleagues and external partners at various levels of seniority.
Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and thrive in a small and dynamic team.
Computer skills sufficient to create and work with shared spreadsheets (including formulae and advanced formatting) and quickly create documents and presentations for internal and external communication.
Based in Kano state.
Preferred experience or qualifications:
Experience in working with primary healthcare provision in Nigeria.
Experience as a program officer or manager, or similar role, in complex programs with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience in working at an NGO, or volunteering in community and non-profit projects.
Compensation
N270,000 - N350,000 NGN per month, according to capability and experience level.
This role has a 6-month test period for you to get to know us and for us to get to know you better.
We respect your time and have designed our application process to reflect this. The first step of the application process takes 15-20 minutes, and we only ask for more time from applicants we think would be an excellent fit.
Clear Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply without discrimination on grounds of ethnicity, race, marital status, gender, age, religion, disability status or political persuasion.
We will appoint any outstanding candidate immediately, so early applications are encouraged.