• Application Deadline: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: State Coordinator



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 5 years



• Location Kaduna , Kano




• Job Field Project and Program Management 
  
  

Purpose of the Position

• The State Coordinator will provide overall coordination, supervision, and strategic oversight for project implementation within the assigned state.


• The officer will ensure effective planning, stakeholder engagement, quality implementation, team coordination, reporting, and achievement of project objectives across all targeted LGAs within the state.


• The State Coordinator will serve as the primary liaison between the project, government stakeholders, implementing partners, and community structures at state level.

Key Responsibilities

The State Coordinator shall:

• Provide overall leadership and coordination of project implementation activities within the assigned state.


• Supervise and support LGA Coordinators, field staff, volunteers, and community mobilizers.


• Ensure timely and quality implementation of project activities across all targeted LGAs.


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• Coordinate stakeholder engagement with:
  
  
  
  • State government ministries and agencies
  
  
  • Primary healthcare authorities
  
  
  • Religious and traditional institutions
  
  
  • Civil society organizations
  
  
  • Community leaders and media stakeholders
  
  
  
  


• Support implementation of community dialogues, advocacy meetings, radio listening activities, and social mobilization campaigns.


• Ensure project activities align with approved work plans, donor requirements, and organizational standards.


• Monitor field implementation and provide supportive supervision to project teams.


• Review and consolidate LGA reports, activity data, and implementation updates.


• Support monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities across the state.


• Ensure safeguarding, gender sensitivity, inclusion, and ethical standards are integrated into all project activities.


• Identify implementation challenges and recommend corrective actions and operational improvements.


• Coordinate state-level representation of the project in meetings, technical working groups, and stakeholder forums.


• Support documentation of lessons learned, best practices, case studies, and success stories.


• Ensure proper coordination between project teams, partners, and stakeholders for effective service delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Community Development, Mass Communication, or related field.


• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project coordination, public health programming, or development/humanitarian projects.


• Experience working with NGOs, donor-funded projects, or social and behavior change communication programs.


• Strong understanding of reproductive health, maternal health, and child spacing programming.


• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement and field team supervision.


• Excellent leadership, coordination, and organizational skills.


• Strong communication, facilitation, and report-writing skills.


• Ability to manage multiple activities and teams effectively.


• Fluency in English; knowledge of Hausa language is highly desirable.


• Strong computer proficiency including Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable

• Experience working in Northern Nigeria communities.


• Familiarity with media-based social and behavior change communication approaches.


• Experience collaborating with government institutions and development partners.


• Knowledge of safeguarding and accountability frameworks.


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Core Competencies

• Leadership and strategic coordination skills.


• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.


• Team management and supervision.


• Problem-solving and decision-making ability.


• Planning and organizational skills.


• Communication and reporting skills.


• Integrity and accountability.


• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Deliverables

The State Coordinator will be responsible for delivering:

• State-level implementation and coordination reports.


• Consolidated LGA activity reports and implementation updates.


• Stakeholder engagement and advocacy reports.


• Field monitoring and supervision reports.


• Project work plan implementation tracking reports.


• Documentation of lessons learned, success stories, and case studies.


• Timely submission of programmatic and operational reports.


• Coordination support for project monitoring and evaluation activities.