Based in the respective location (MMC, Jere, Gubio, Ngala, and Monguno), the respective Health Officer will provide support in program development and quality through evidence-based strengthening of quality Health Services in Borno State. The health officer reports to the Health Manager and is responsible for capacity building, continuing medical supervision, and on-the-job coaching to frontline health service providers.
Specific Responsibilities
Program implementation and service delivery:
- Ensure provision of essential lifesaving health and SRH services across implementation sites.
- Provide service once in a week, rotating within supported facilities as part of health system and capacity strengthening of PHC staff and incentive workers.
- Work with supply chain to ensure timely submission of item forecast, delivery of procured items, store release and distribution of project items to the targeted beneficiaries.
- Ensure all project documents are well archived on Box folder and hardcopy of waybills, distribution plan, distribution list, delivery notes are stored securely for audit, verification and reporting purpose.
- Ensure Infection prevention and control (IPC) and waste management are adhered too across NHF implementation sites
- Facilitate drug distribution from the pharmacy to service delivery site, ensure the site has the necessary stock of commodities at all times of service provision.
Staff supervision, learning and development:
- Supervise incentive staff working at the IRC outreach facilities and government supported PHC
- Supervise incentive community mobilizers, referral agents, CHVs, TBA’s, Henna and Kayan Mata women to ensure demand generation and community participation in health programming.
- Ensure training and capacity building on emergency preparedness and response, MISP for SRH and IMCI
- Hold high-quality meetings with implementation team on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly
- Provide on the job coaching and supportive supervision including Monthly Virtual Continuous medical education (CME) is done for incentive staff.
- Administrative supervision of incentive workers on NHF in NHF supported locations, ensuring timely submission of Timesheet for payment
Reporting:
- Ensure timely submission of weekly statistical report and monthly data summary for tracking and reporting.
- Reporting community engagement activities and reach per month across all intervention locations
- Ensure timely submission of service delivery data to M&E team for documentation and reporting.
- Support the health Manager in developing monthly summary report of activities across implementation sites
- Participate in continuous improvement through regular program reviews, learning, and adaptation.
Health Promotion and Community Engagement Activities:
- lead the implementation of health community engagement strategies across project implementation site
- Lead capacity development of local community structures on demand creation for health and SRH services, RCCE and SBCC across implementation
- Actively participate in community-based surveillance and early warning for disease outbreaks across intervention locations.
- Support the implementation of SBCC and RCCE in affected communities.
- Lead capacity development of local community structures on demand creation for health and SRH services, RCCE and SBCC across implementation sites
- Actively participate in community-based surveillance and early warning for disease outbreaks across intervention locations.
Key Working Relationships:
- Position Reports to: Health Manager
- Position directly Supervises: As assigned
- Other Internal and/or external contacts: Health program staff and managers, and ALL other IRC sectors
- External: Other partner, LGA PHC department and community structures
Qualifications
Education:
- Degree in Nursing science from a recognized institution, with strong public Health background.
- Must possess valid practicing license by Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria
Work Experience:
- Experience in supervising health staff at the primary health care level.
- Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Able to work in a location with basic living conditions and with limited communication options.
- Experienced in report and proposal writing a (highly recommended)
- Experience in training, capacity development, and on the job coaching on relevant SRHR topics; FP, PAC, CCSAS, BEmONC, ANC/PNC and safe delivery.
- Full professional competence in Microsoft Office Suite, (especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
- Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of community structures including grassroots organization, community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels.
Application Closing Date
7th May, 2026.
