Job
Program Officer (Jigawa)
Jigawa State, Nigeria 24 Oct 2026
- Work mode
- On-site
- Salary
- Not stated
Pathfinder International seeks a State Program Officer to provide operational and technical leadership for routine immunization and HPV vaccination work in Jigawa, coordinating with state government structures, managing the state CSO partner, supporting domestic financing and accountability, and overseeing demand generation, monitoring, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Lead project implementation in Jigawa and coordinate with the State Ministry of Health, SPHCDA, SERRIC, Ministry of Finance, and other state MDAs.
- Support immunization and HPV performance reviews, decision-focused action matrices, LGA accountability forums, and implementation tracking.
- Track routine-immunization and HPV budgets, releases, expenditures, and treasury pathways, and support health-education alignment for school-based HPV delivery.
- Manage and verify the CSO partner, oversee demand-generation and defaulter-tracking activities, and support monitoring, data-quality assessments, learning, and progress reporting.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in public health, health policy, social sciences, development studies, or a related field; a master's degree is an advantage.
- At least 5 years of progressive public-health program-management experience in Nigeria, including immunization, primary health care, or health-systems strengthening.
- Experience working with state government institutions and managing, mentoring, or monitoring local partners or subgrantees.
- Strong ability to analyze routine data, budget documents, and performance information; excellent English and fluency in Hausa required.