Programme Assistant (GHS & Surveillance) at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Assistant (GHS & Surveillance)

Job Identification: 16481
Location: Katsina
Team / Programme: Development Programme
Job Type: Contract (12 Months)
Reports to: Project Manager, CGPP 

Job Summary

• The Program Assistant is to support CGPP Project Coordinator in the coordination, implementation, and monitoring of CGPP Project award for PEI, GHSA, Border work and surveillance interventions of the Project in the State.

Other Primary functions include:

• Support in Project management
• Support in CGPP monitoring and community base surveillance
• Support in CGPP Capacity building plans
• Support in Partnership and networking 

Responsibilities
Project management:

• Work under supervision of the Program Coordinator and in close coordination with other departmental heads to implement the surveillance project activities.
• Conduct CGPP surveillance activities in a timely manner to meet the project’s objective
• Ensure the surveillance activities are inclusive and gender integrated
• Carefully document surveillance activities and submit timely reports to supervisor
• Ensure the Volunteers (VCMs and Male Peer Educators) conduct referrals and follow up (tracking) for completion.
• Review the CBO and LGAC workplans and ensure key surveillance activities are well captured.

Surveillance, monitoring and supervision:

• Supervise surveillance activities at the community of intervention
• Monitor Awareness creation activities for detecting and reporting AFP and PZDs cases.
• Supervise the referral process and ensure the volunteers refers and does follow-up.
• Work with the MEAL Officer to review documentation of surveillance activities in the surveillance data tools.
• Work with the MEAL Officer to track surveillance indicators (process, output, and outcomes)

 Capacity building: 

• Support in training of CBO LGAC team and volunteers on surveillance activities and reporting tools
• Mentor the LGACs, VWS, and VCMs on surveillance activity implementation, documentation, and reporting.

Partnership and networking:

• Under the leadership of the State Team Lead work closely with Government and Partners on implementation of the SCALES 3.0 strategy.
• Participate in surveillance coordination meeting at the State level.
• Attend monthly surveillance IP meetings with Donor Agency.

Safeguarding:

• Support the inclusion of safeguarding activities in DIP based on the identified risks, community requirements, internal requirements and donor requirements. 
• Facilitate the completion of project safeguarding risks assessment and mitigation plan. 
• Support quarterly reassessment of project safeguarding risks.

Behaviors (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
• Equal Opportunities :
  • The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
• Child Safeguarding:
  • We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
• Safeguarding our Staff:
  • The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
• Health and Safety:
  • The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Requirements
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent in Health, Social Sciences or any related field with experience in the Public Health Field work 
• Two years of working experience in Immunization, Surveillance, GHSA or Child Health related Project with local NGOs.
• Very Familiar with disease surveillance & surveillance Indicators
• Experience in referral systems and work plan development is an advantage. 
• Fluency in English and Hausa (Spoken and Written) – This is a community-based position
• Computer literacy (MS Office applications, Excel and Power Points, etc.)
• Ability to work in communities.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team setting.
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in a relatively insecure field-based environment

Experience & Skills:

• Working experience in Immunization, Community Surveillance and Other Priority Zoonotic Diseases (PZDs)
• Experience in working with VCMs, VWS in high-risk communities to maintain High Community Surveillance for Polio, surveillance and PZDs
• Training in Immunization, Surveillance and GHSA activities
• Training on Surveillance & Data Quality of Priority Zoonotic Diseases (PZDs)
• Good understanding of surveillance Indicators
• Computer literate
• Strong surveillance skills (both written and verbal). 
• Commitment to teamwork and understanding of how to contribute.
• Project Monitoring Management (PMM) is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
26th May, 2026; 12:59 AM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online