State Coordinator, IDG (Consultant) - Oyo

Purpose of the Role

• The State Coordinator will lead day-to-day implementation of the IDG pilot within their assigned state (Oyo), serving as Evidence Action's primary field-level presence with State, LGA, and health facility stakeholders.
• The role is responsible for translating programme guidance into consistent, high-quality implementation on the ground, and for surfacing field-level learning, risks, and needs back to the Program Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Management and Technical Support
• Coordinate day-to-day implementation of the IDG pilot within the assigned state, in collaboration with State and LGA structures, under the guidance of the Program Manager
• Apply technical guidance, standard operating procedures, tools, and materials provided by the
• Program Manager to support consistent implementation
• Support the State Government and relevant stakeholders to finalize local implementation arrangements, including selection of participating LGAs, wards, and health facilities
• Liaise with relevant external technical partners active in the state on implementation, monitoring, learning, and evaluation activities
• Provide the Program Manager with regular updates on progress, risks, and implementation challenges within the state
• Digital Reminders
• Support implementation of the digital reminder component within the state, including coordinating the collection and processing of caregiver information from participating facilities
• Relay field-level feedback on reminder content, timing, language, and delivery modalities to inform ongoing adaptation
• Support participating health facilities and LGA structures to establish processes for identifying eligible children and transmitting the information required for the reminder system
• Community Ambassadors
• Support implementation of the community ambassador component within the state, including nomination, selection, recruitment, and engagement of ambassadors
• Engage State, LGA, and facility structures to identify community members who can serve as vaccination information ambassadors
• Disseminate vaccine-related information and messaging through approved ambassador channels within the state
• Targeted Incentives
• Support implementation of the targeted incentive component in eligible areas within the state, based on the final pilot design
• Coordinate the agreed mechanism for providing transport-related support to eligible caregivers at the facility level, where transport support is selected
• Coordinate with facility and LGA structures to support appropriate integration of SQ-LNS distribution with immunisation services, where SQ-LNS is included in the state
• Capacity Building
• Support orientation and training of State, LGA, and health facility personnel involved in implementation of the pilot within the state
• Support the use of existing government immunization training materials and standards at the facility level, supplementing with additional guidance provided by the Program Manager
• Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation
• Support monitoring, learning, and evaluation activities within the state, including baseline, routine monitoring, and other agreed evaluation activities
• Share relevant field-level findings and implementation learning with the Program Manager and, as appropriate, the State Government
• Support the collection and review of implementation data to identify challenges and inform corrective actions at the state level
• Government and Stakeholder Engagement
• Participate in relevant State- and LGA-level coordination and review meetings on behalf of the programme
• Maintain regular communication with designated State Government focal persons regarding programme progress, implementation issues, risks, and required actions
• Build and maintain working relationships with LGA and health facility staff to support smooth day-to-day implementation

Requirements
Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in public health, social sciences, community development, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience implementing public health or social/behavior change programmes at the state or LGA level in Nigeria, ideally including immunisation, maternal and child health, or nutrition programming
• Familiarity with the health system and government structures in the assigned state (Oyo) is an advantage
• Experience working directly with communities, health facility staff, and/or community health workers
• Experience with routine data collection and reporting

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong field coordination and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities across several LGAs
• Strong interpersonal and community engagement skills
• Good working relationships with, or ability to quickly build relationships with, State and LGA health
• stakeholders
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including for routine reporting to the Program Manager
• Problem-solving orientation, with the ability to identify and flag implementation issues promptly
• Willingness to travel frequently within the assigned state, including to rural LGAs and health facilities.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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