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Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW) / Field Implementation Officer
MyItura Health Limited
Lagos, Nigeria
Fixed-term
Published 2 months ago · Expires 4 weeks from now
Job description
A dynamic team is expanding and looking for the right talent.
Background & Purpose of Role
- MyItura is implementing a Pathways Impact Fund–supported project to integrate vulnerable families into RMNCH service delivery and embedded health financing (Mediloan). The CHEWs/Field Workers will serve as frontline implementers, supporting:
- Community-level outreach,
- Segmentation-informed enrollment,
- RMNCH pathway testing,
- Data capture and learning during pilots.
- Their role is operational and directly supports field testing and learning.
- The Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs)/Field Agents will serve as frontline field implementers for MyItura’s Pathways Impact Fund–supported RMNCH intervention.
- Under the supervision of MyItura’s Field Operations team, they will be responsible for executing segmentation-informed outreach, enrollment, data collection, and learning activities across targeted communities.
- Identify, profile, and tag vulnerable households within assigned communities using the Pathways vulnerability segmentation framework.
- Apply MyItura’s segmentation tools and workflows to ensure accurate classification and documentation.
- Conduct household and community visits to deliver outreach using segment-specific engagement channels, including:in-person visits,agent-assisted onboarding,and approved scripts and messaging tailored to household decision-makers.
- Engage caregivers, women of reproductive age, and key household influencers using culturally appropriate communication.
- Support MyItura’s approach to community entry by:engaging community leaders and gatekeepers,and obtaining permission and buy-in before commencing household-level activities.
- Assess the health, access, and affordability needs of households within each Pathways segment.
- Identify relevant RMNCH needs (e.g., ANC, PNC, under-five fever care).
- Recommend appropriate MyItura service offerings based on identified needs, including:RMNCH service bundles,diagnostics, consultations, and referrals,embedded health financing options (Mediloan) where affordability is a key barrier.
- Ensure recommendations are aligned with approved workflows and available MyItura solutions.
- Track and document key indicators across Pathways segments, including:
- service uptake and conversion,adherence to recommended care pathways,repayment (where financing is used),observed health outcomes,cost per engaged beneficiary.