{"id":4189434,"url":"https://alion.io/job/care-project-coordinator","title":"PROJECT COORDINATOR","company":{"id":4452948,"name":"CARE","domain":"care.ng","url":"https://alion.io/company/care-13","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SeamlessHiring","truth_index":null},"role":"Administrative","role_family":"Administrative","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Katsina, Nigeria"],"countries":["NG"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"DLP","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-12T19:05:05Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-12","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T02:01:13Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"CARE Nigeria is seeking a Project Coordinator / Medical Officer to provide overall day-to-day leadership, coordination and clinical/technical oversight of SAREN. The SAREN Project in Katsina State is aimed to reduce anaemia and improve nutrition outcomes among approximately 50,000 people from 10,000 households, with priority given to pregnant and breastfeeding women, adolescent girls and children under five. The project combines early identification, confirmatory testing, treatment, prevention, referral and follow-up with household and community nutrition interventions and health-system strengthening.\nSAREN will be implemented over 18 months and will work through 30 participating primary health-care facilities and surrounding communities. It will also localise Monere-enabled non-invasive anaemia screening functionality to the Katsina context and, where technically feasible, integrate the agreed functionality with CARE’s existing Digital Learning Platform in collaboration with the State Government and a local technology partner.\nThe incumbent will ensure that project activities are delivered safely, on time and to the required quality; lead government and partner coordination; supervise the project team; oversee clinical governance, screening and referral pathways; coordinate digital localisation/integration work; and ensure that evidence, risks, budgets and donor commitments are actively managed throughout the project cycle.\nResponsibilities\nSCOPE:\nEmployment Type: Contract - Full-Time\nJob Status: Nationals only.\nSlots: 1\nLocation: Katsina, Katsina State.\nRESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:\nJob Responsibility #1: Project Implementation, Coordination & Clinical Oversight\nLead detailed planning, start-up, coordination and implementation of SAREN across the three LGAs, ensuring alignment with the approved proposal, work plan, budget, donor requirements and CARE policies.\nProvide medical and clinical oversight for anaemia screening, confirmatory testing, treatment initiation, referral, follow-up and danger-sign management, ensuring that non-invasive screening is not used as a substitute for approved clinical diagnosis.\nCoordinate implementation across participating PHCs, community screening locations, referral facilities and community structures, resolving operational bottlenecks and ensuring continuity of the participant care pathway.\nOversee commodities, equipment, devices and service-readiness requirements in collaboration with Nutrition, Operations, Procurement and government counterparts, escalating supply or quality risks promptly.\nCoordinate the 18-month project cycle, including inception/readiness, 12-month service delivery, transition, handover and close-out, with clear accountabilities and timely completion of milestones.\nJob Responsibility #2: Health Systems Strengthening, Digital Integration & Quality Assurance\nLead joint definition and validation of clinical thresholds, referral pathways, confirmatory-testing arrangements, informed-consent processes and participant follow-up protocols with Katsina State health authorities.\nCoordinate CARE, Monere, the local application developer and State Government during localisation, workflow design, user-acceptance testing and any feasible DLP integration, ensuring clinical safety, appropriate data flows and clear system-administration arrangements.\nLead supportive supervision and quality-assurance reviews with state/LGA teams, using service, referral, commodity and digital-performance data to identify gaps and agree corrective actions.\nSupport transition and institutionalisation planning, including government ownership of devices/equipment, system administration, data access, recurrent costs, technical support and continuation/scale options.\nJob Responsibility #3: Stakeholder Engagement, Government Coordination & Partnerships\nServe as the primary project focal point for Katsina State Ministry of Health, State Primary Health Care Development Agency, LGA health authorities, participating facilities and other government stakeholders.\nConvene and support inception, quarterly performance-review, technical and transition meetings, ensuring decisions, actions, owners and deadlines are documented and followed through.\nMaintain effective relationships with CARE USA technical teams, technology partners, local partners, community leaders and other relevant actors, ensuring roles and expectations remain clear.\nRepresent SAREN in relevant state and national coordination forums and support dissemination of learning, results and evidence in line with CARE and donor requirements.\nJob Responsibility #4: Team Leadership, Capacity Building & Operational Management\nProvide direct supervision, performance management and coaching to the Nutrition Officer, MEL Officer and other project personnel assigned to the SAREN team.\nCoordinate competency-based training and refresher support for health workers, supervisors and community personnel on anaemia case management, screening, referral, nutrition, safeguarding and related project procedures.\nWork closely with Finance, Grants, Procurement, Administration, HR, Security and other programme-support functions to ensure timely staffing, procurement, travel, payments, logistics and field operations.\nPromote a collaborative, accountable and respectful team culture and ensure adherence to CARE safeguarding, gender, inclusion, safety and security standards.\nJob Responsibility #5: Monitoring, Reporting, Risk Management & Learning\nWork with the MEL Officer to review progress against indicators, participant pathways, referral completion, treatment outcomes, stock status, data quality, system performance and budget utilisation, and use findings for adaptive management.\nLead preparation of timely, accurate project narrative reports, management updates and technical inputs for donor reporting, ensuring that reported results are validated and supported by project evidence.\nMaintain the project risk register and lead timely mitigation of clinical, operational, safeguarding, data-protection, technology, access and sustainability risks, escalating material issues to the Health Sector Lead.\nOther Responsibilities:\nContribute to CARE’s resource mobilization efforts by documenting SAREN results and learning, supporting donor engagement and developing technically sound inputs for continuation or scale-up opportunities.\nPerform any other related duties as assigned by the supervisor\nRequirements\nQUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL SKILLS:\nRequired\nMedical degree (MBBS/MBChB or equivalent) from a recognised institution, with current registration/license to practice in Nigeria; a postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Community Medicine, Nutrition, Health Systems or a related field is an advantage.\nAt least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in public health, primary health care, maternal/child health, nutrition or community health programming, including project coordination or team leadership responsibilities.\nDemonstrated experience providing clinical or technical oversight for screening, referral, treatment/follow-up pathways and quality improvement within facility- and community-based health programmes.\nStrong knowledge of anaemia prevention and management, maternal and child health, nutrition, referral systems, infection prevention and primary health-care service delivery in Nigeria.\nExperience working with government health institutions, PHCs, community health workers and multidisciplinary partners; experience in northern Nigeria and Katsina State is highly desirable.\nExperience with digital health tools, participant-tracking systems or technology-enabled service delivery, including the ability to work effectively with technical developers without compromising clinical governance.\nStrong leadership, planning, facilitation, communication, report-writing, problem-solving and budget-management skills; proficiency in English required and Hausa strongly preferred.\nCompetencies:\nBuilding Effective Teams\nIntegrity and Trust\nDrive for Results\nOrganizational Agility\nDecision Quality\nNegotiating\nNOTE:\n Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged.\nOnly shortlisted applicants will be contacted.\nCARE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CARE considers all applicants on the basis of merit without prejudice to race, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, colour, national origin, marital status, or veteran status.\nCARE Nigeria is committed to preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH), child abuse, and human trafficking. We hold zero tolerance for abuse, exploitation, or discrimination. The selected candidate will be required to adhere to CARE’s Safeguarding Policies, Code of Conduct, and undergo strict background checks, including reference and screening checks.\nThere are individuals who may use CARE’s name and trademark in emails and on websites in an attempt to solicit fees from interested job seekers. 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