Field Manager

Required Qualifications:

• Fluency in local languages/dialects spoken, especially Hausa and locally residing or willingness to relocate to any of the states for this advertisement.
  
• Minimum of Bachelor degree, preferably in the field of health or other natural sciences
  
• A minimum of 2–4 years relevant experience working in the field. It is desirable that at least 2 of these years be spent working at a managerial level with a locally based or international organization.
  
• Willingness to work at remote public clinics and field locations a few days per week.
  
• Experience with the Nigerian health system and clinic documentation, particularly related to infant health and vaccinations
  
• Experience in collecting, synthesizing and drawing conclusions from (health) data desirable
  
• Careful attention to financial matters and management of funds
  
• Detail-oriented, diligent professional
  
• Passion to help others and reduce infant mortality
  

• Ensuring that FO is meeting their responsibilities
  
• Reviewing Clinic Daily submissions for accuracy, completeness, issues, and recommendations and provide feedback to team members
  
• Checking in with FO on active immunization days, in the morning and evening, and fill out one FM Daily Check-in per immunization day
  
• Assessing clinic and taking necessary action to resolve issue, escalate as needed, and making requests for high-value solutions
  
• Evaluating the FO performance against their responsibilities and coaching them on key areas based on priority and impact of weakness
  

2. Clinic and Settlement Activities (30%)

• Reviewing tracking progress across settlements and clinics, and guiding tracking priorities
  

• Planning out and delegating activities to FV/FA; assessing the quality of completed activity and budget expenditure
  

• Focusing on high default settlements and clinics to reduce default rate
  

• Taking decisions on whether to continue or stop tracking identified defaulters
  

3. Supply-side and Stakeholder Relationships (25%)

• Independently checking on FO relationships and guidance on improvement
  

• Giving Clinic Staff the ability to directly connect and communicate issues, so they have recourse for complaints
  

• Maintaining cordial relationships with LGA (including health workers), LCCO, LIO, Apex clinic and other stakeholders
  

• Fill ODK when convenient but target at least on LGA per Month
  

• Add all stakeholder contacts by switching to the stakeholder email address
  

4. Security awareness (15%)

• Report all security incidents in areas of operations, including incidents that do not directly affect staff and/or operations.
  

• Liaise with the Security Unit in the event of critical incidents and potential deterioration of the security situation, and disseminate relevant information.
  

• Take responsibility for security management and personal safety of team members as applicable in the field.