Project Officer
On-siteIkeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Job Summary
Direct a team of Field Officers within an assigned state by overseeing visit targets, validating daily logs, and conducting joint field visits to coach engagement techniques and data quality. Manage complex relationships with PPMV leadership associations, state Ministry of Health officials, and Local Government Health Authorities while representing Sproxil at stakeholder meetings and handling escalations beyond Field Officer authority. Personally lead high-value PPMV relationships, monitor state-level data submission rates and mystery shopping compliance, and coordinate training rollouts, materials distribution, and incentive campaigns. Prepare weekly performance reports and participate in national coordination calls to drive programme delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum 3 years' experience in field programme delivery, health systems, pharmaceutical territory management, or community health
- At least 1 year in a supervisory or team lead capacity
- Demonstrated experience managing field teams
- Comfortable setting performance targets
- Providing coaching
- Addressing non-performance
- Prior experience working with PPMVs, community pharmacies, or the informal pharmaceutical retail sector in Nigeria
- Experience engaging government officials or institutional stakeholders at state/LGA level
- Proficiency with mobile data tools
- Proficiency with WhatsApp Business
- Proficiency with smartphones
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office / Google Workspace
- Strong English communication
- Proficiency in relevant local language(s)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience on BMGF, USAID, Global Fund, or similar donor-funded health programmes
- Familiarity with malaria diagnostics
- Familiarity with mRDTs
- Familiarity with surveillance data systems
- Familiarity with DHIS2
- Knowledge of NAPPMED structures
- Knowledge of state SMEP operations
- Knowledge of PCN regulatory processes
- Experience with data quality assurance
- Experience with mystery shopping programme management
- Experience with field audit activities
- Prior experience coordinating multi-LGA field operations across a Nigerian state
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