Senior Programme Associate (Data)

Location: Onsite in Abuja, Nigeria. The appointment is a temporary assignment for 364 days. Candidates for national officer and general service positions must meet visa and residence requirements; hirify.global will not facilitate working authorization for these categories.

Company

hirify.global is a United Nations organization supporting children’s rights, survival, development, and protection in more than 190 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Manage beneficiary and recipient data in the HOPE humanitarian cash transfer MIS.
• Consolidate and integrate data from multiple sources across health and finance programmes.
• Prepare HOPE payment plans and reconcile failed payment lists.
• Coordinate with data officers to collect payment verification information.
• Work with data officers and HOPE headquarters teams to produce regular reports.
• Provide data insights, recommendations, and accountability support to improve programme delivery.

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education.
• At least 7 years of administrative or clerical experience in data management, programme management, or cash transfer programmes.
• Experience with beneficiary data systems for humanitarian cash transfers and management information systems, including tools such as KoBo Collect.
• Experience using Excel or database management systems and handling complex, large-scale datasets, including integration and visualization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to work independently in multicultural environments.
• Fluent English is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with UN agencies or NGOs, preferably hirify.global, at interagency level.
• Knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, or a local language.
• Professional or university-level coursework in computer science, information technology, business administration, social sciences, or a related field.
• Experience in development, fragile settings, or humanitarian contexts.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a diverse, inclusive, and multicultural environment focused on children’s rights and humanitarian impact.
• Benefits include paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
• Appointments are subject to medical clearance and applicable vaccination requirements.
• Staff may be called upon to support humanitarian deployments and emergency response operations.
• Rigorous reference, academic credential, employment history, and background checks apply to selected candidates.

Hiring process

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advanced to the next stage.
• Selected candidates must complete medical clearance and reference and background checks.