National Partnership Officer at New Incentives


New Incentives is a US-based nonprofit committed to implementing health-related cash transfer programs to save lives in developing countries. Operating in Nigeria, New Incentives gives pregnant women with at-risk pregnancies conditional cash transfers, which encourage them to follow medical advice and treatment so that their children are born healthy.
Locations: Abuja, North East, North West, NG
Job Responsibilities and Tasks
Stakeholder Relations (30%)
- Periodic meetings and check-in with national level governmental Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) and non-governmental partner organizations
- Organizational representation at events and partner coordination meetings of national-level MDAs and partner organizations
- Identification and management of collaborations with and support to national-level MDAs and partner organizations
- NI-ABAE is collaborating as one of the Social Protection implementing organizations
- Identification and cultivation of national level champions and supports
- Stakeholder knowledge management
- Implementation of the stakeholder relations goals and strategy at the national level
- Organizational awareness of stakeholder relations landscape changes at the national level
- Alignment of organizational goals with government priorities and identification of common points of collaborations
Content Development and Documentation (20%)
- Timely and consistent reporting to national level governmental and non-governmental partners
- Timely responses to requests for information (ROI) from national level governmental and non-governmental partners.
- Update and maintenance of proper documentation of stakeholder engagement across the organization
- Update and maintenance of a stakeholder map.
- Development and maintenance of a set of presentation slides, fact sheets and talking points on organization, its program, plans and key questions for various audiences.
- Ability to represent the organization to local media; at conferences and workshops; and to other interest groups as needed.
- Management of engagement with media personnel and organizations.
- Media tracking and development of of articles, ops-ed and write-ups that reflects organizational good image
Technical Assistance to Government MDAs (20%)
- Technical support to government MDAs in line with NI-ABAE promised support or agreement
- Technical support to government MDAs as part of representation of NI-ABAE at immunization, social protection and health committees and technical working groups
- Technical support to government MDAs as might be periodically requested in line with ongoing collaboration
- Technical support to government MDAs with representatives of other partner organizations as joint partner support to government
Support to Stakeholder Relations Units (20%)
- Support to the Stakeholder Relations Units on national level responsibilities
- Support to supply-side unit to follow up vaccine supply issues at the national level
National Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (10%)
- Maintenance of organization schedule of MOUs and approvals by government MDAs and proactive reminder with follow up for renewal at least 6 months before expiry.
- Maintenance of organizational legal and compliance checklists and proactive reminder with follow up for renewal at least 6 months before expiry.
- Organizational full knowledge and situational awareness of current and emerging national cash transfer and routine immunization laws, policies, guidelines and requirements.
Education and Work Experience Requirement
- MSc, BSc or BA in health, public health or social sciences disciplines..
- 3 – 6 years prior experience working on immunization support to governmental MDAs.
- 2 – 4 years prior experience working for a non-profit, charitable organization or (I)NGO at the national level
- Currently based in Abuja
Skills and Competencies Requirement
- Good writing and oral communication skills
- Good organizational skills, effective time management, and ability to meet deadlines, multi-task and prioritize tasks
- Sound cultural awareness and ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment
- Ability to deliver high quality work in short periods of time and to work under pressure
- Ability to collaborate and work with stakeholders from various backgrounds and culture
- Critical thinker and possess problem solving attitude
- Ability to get work done effectively with minimal supervision
- Detail-oriented and diligent professional
- Excellent responsiveness to email and phone requests
- Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, internet browsers, smartphones and ICT in general. Ability to use Google Doc, Google Sheet and AppSheet would be an advantage
- Motivation to work in a young organization that is constantly changing based on stakeholder feedback and operates with a lean structure
- Profound knowledge of stakeholder management and relationship building
Language Requirement
- Proficiency in English Language (conversation, reading and writing) is required
- Knowledge of Hausa Language (conversation and reading) is an advantage.
Basic Requirment
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- MSc, BSc, or BA in health, public health or social sciences disciplines.
- A good command of the English Language is required, while the ability to speak Hausa is an advantage.
- Key responsibilities include stakeholder relations, content development and documentation, provision of technical assistance to government stakeholders, and national-level support to the organization
Application Dealine 30 May 2025 11.59 pm
Method of Application
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