Project Officer At Hope, Compassion and Mercy Foundation

Hope, Compassion and Mercy Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening health systems through innovative, data-driven, and people-centered approaches.

Locations: Kano
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: Competitive

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day field operations for Integrated Facility & Workforce Systems (Workstream 2) and Biometric Attendance (Workstream 3) in Kano.
  • Coordinate logistics, deployment schedules, supplies, and communications for registry and biometric implementation.
  • Support operational readiness assessments, stakeholder engagement, and pilot preparations, ensuring alignment with registry workflows and documentation.
  • Maintain and update activity trackers, workplans, issue logs, risk registers, and calendars for real-time visibility of progress and emerging bottlenecks.
  • Conduct field diagnostics on device readiness, power supply, connectivity, workforce documentation, and payroll linkages.
  • Facilitate task force and technical working group activities, including preparation of materials, documentation of decisions, and follow-up on action points.
  • Support system-design workshops to ensure biometric workflows and data flows are interoperable with registry master lists.
  • Coordinate pilot activities, including training, pre-launch testing, SOP dissemination, baseline validation, and facility orientation.
  • Provide on-the-ground troubleshooting during pilot launches to support smooth system adoption.
  • Collect, validate, and report field data on attendance, registry updates, and operational issues.
  • Synthesize field insights into weekly updates highlighting progress, risks, interoperability issues, and lessons learned.
  • Support preparation of donor reports, internal briefs, and cross-state learning exchanges.
  • Promote local ownership by coaching facility and LGA teams on registry updates, attendance verification, data-review routines, and governance processes.
  • Carry out other tasks as assigned by your supervisor.

Education and Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Informatics, Digital Health, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in health systems implementation, digital health, or public-sector program management.
  • Proven experience supporting field operations for biometric or registry systems in government settings.

Core Competencies & Values

  • Strong organizational, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills
  • Ability to translate complex workflows into actionable guidance for field teams
  • Proven stakeholder coordination and facilitation experience
  • Good communication skills
  • Knowledge of workforce registries, biometric attendance systems, and facility-level operational processes
  • High professionalism, adaptability, and commitment to sustainable, state-owned systems
  • Alignment with HCMF values

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line: Project Officer – Kano.

Application Deadline: 9th January, 2026.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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