Community / Facility Assistant at Jhpiego Nigeria

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community / Facility Assistant

Job ID: 2026-7632
Location: Abakiliki, Ebonyi

Job Summary

• We are seeking to hire a Community/Facility Assistant to support the implementation of the Holistic Approach to Reaching Mothers with Obstetric, Neonatal, and Youth (HARMONY) Care Project, funded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDSC) in Ebonyi State.
• The Community/Facility Assistants will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with community members, community health workers (CHWs), and health facilities to improve access to group-based quality MNCH services.
• S/he will also focus on enhancing demand creation activities, promoting healthy behaviours, and supporting the identification and referral of vulnerable populations thereby strengthening community-facility linkages for a seamless access to life-saving quality health services.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive community engagement strategies that support attendance of group ante-natal care and post-natal care services at designated health facilities
• Lead demand generation campaigns using interpersonal communication, community dialogues, to address the integration of MNCH interventions
• Mobilize community influencers, youth groups, women’s associations, and traditional leaders to support health initiatives
• Support training and capacity building of community-based and civil society organizations.
• Promote community ownership of health programs through participatory planning and implementation
• Encourage community feedback mechanisms and accountability systems for health service quality.
• Support the collection of community-level data on MNCH health service access, quality, and community perceptions
• Work closely with the MNCH Technical Advisor/Quality Improvement Specialist/SI Advisor and other Team members to ensure community-level data informs program improvement.
• Contribute to the development of success stories, case studies, and learning briefs.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social work, Community Development, Public Health, Human Rights, Sociology, or related field
• Additional certificates in community
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in implementing community-based MNCH programs in Nigeria.
• Strong understanding of MNCH challenges and opportunities in Nigeria
• Experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) – essential
• Working Knowledge of the language of any of the locations is an asset.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily facility-based position with minimal office time (85% field work)
• Extensive travel within assigned communities.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.