LGA Coordinator at Evidence Action – Lafia, Nasarawa

Evidence Action is recruiting a full-time LGA Coordinator in Lafia, Nasarawa State to coordinate and monitor its IDG intervention. Reporting to the State Coordinator, the role connects health facilities, local immunisation teams, community ambassadors and caregivers to help improve implementation and data quality.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate activities across assigned wards, health facilities and LGA authorities while monitoring implementation milestones.
• Collect and verify caregiver records, resolve data-quality problems and follow up reported issues with digital reminders.
• Support selection, onboarding and supervision of community vaccination ambassadors, tracking engagement and community feedback.
• Coordinate approved outreach, caregiver incentives, transport assistance and SQ-LNS integration where the programme requires them.
• Maintain relationships with government healthcare structures and community stakeholders; share approved immunisation messages.
• Visit participating facilities, protect confidential caregiver information and submit monitoring updates and reports to the State Coordinator.

Qualifications and requirements

• ND, HND or bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Community Health, Health Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related field.
• At least one year of experience in community programme implementation, public health, immunisation, primary healthcare or development programming.
• Community engagement, coordination, communication, programme-data management and basic smartphone, email and Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience with health authorities, routine immunisation, local-language engagement, digital reporting or familiarity with Lafia communities is an advantage.