Job Opportunities at Lafiya Nigeria
Job Vacancy: Remote Opportunities at Lafiya Nigeria
Organization: Lafiya
Location: Remote (Nigeria preferred for Data & Research Analyst)
Employment Type: Full-time, 12-month renewable contract
Compensation: US-based: $3,000–$4,000/month (Adjusted for cost of living for other regions)
Benefits: 40 days paid leave/holidays, fully paid maternity leave, flexible working arrangements, health insurance & co-working space allowance (location-dependent), and an annual fully funded team retreat.
About Lafiya
Lafiya is a fast-growing non-profit organization dedicated to making contraception accessible to communities in need through a community-based network of female health professionals known as Lafiya Sisters. Operating across six states in Nigeria, Lafiya has supported over 800,000 women through its last-mile approach.
1. Data & Research Analyst
Reports To: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Manager
Application Deadline: Sunday, 11th October 2026, at 23:30 West Africa Time (WAT)
Role Summary
Lead the quantitative analysis function within Lafiya’s MEL department. Transform routine programme and research data into credible evidence supporting internal decision-making, donor reporting, academic partnerships, national policy discussions, and potential government adoption.
Key Responsibilities
Lead quantitative analysis of routine counselling data from SurveyCTO, DHIS2, and NHLMIS.
Build and maintain indicator calculations for dashboards and reporting while reconciling data gaps and discrepancies.
Conduct regular trend, cohort, and continuation-rate analyses.
Design sampling and analysis strategies for evaluations, utilizing methods like Difference-in-Differences (DiD) and longitudinal analysis.
Write R scripts to clean, merge, analyze, and track historical datasets.
Produce publication-ready evidence for academic partners, funders, and Federal-level technical discussions.
Support evaluation field implementation, including enumerator training and data quality oversight.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Econometrics, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health, Economics, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
Required Experience:
Writing code for data cleaning and analysis using R, Python, or Stata.
Designing sampling strategies and performing advanced statistical modeling.
Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data cleaning).
Professional fluency in English.
Preferred Assets: Experience with DHIS2/LMIS/SurveyCTO/ODK, SQL, BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker), RStudio, managing field teams, and Hausa language skills.
2. Strategy & Impact Analyst
Reports To: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Manager
Application Deadline: Sunday, 20th September 2026, at 23:30 West Africa Time (WAT)
Role Summary
Drive evidence-based strategic decision-making through decision-support analysis, cost-effectiveness modeling, unit-cost analysis, and research synthesis. Note: Onboarding includes an initial ~4-week immersive field period in Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare evidence and models to inform programme adjustments, resource allocation, and expansion.
Maintain and update Lafiya’s core cost-effectiveness model and track unit costs over time.
Build predictive impact models for proposed programme improvements.
Monitor external research and cost-effectiveness literature in SRHR and global health.
Translate complex quantitative models into clear, decision-ready recommendations for leadership and external funders.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Public Health, or a related field.
Required Experience:
Track record of building cost-effectiveness or decision-analysis models (e.g., in consulting, EA-aligned research, or quantitative roles).
Strong proficiency in building and auditing complex financial/analytical models in Excel or Google Sheets.
Ability to synthesize academic literature and communicate technical findings clearly.
Professional fluency in English.
Preferred Assets: Experience or interest in global health/international development, R or Python familiarity, and GiveWell-style cost-effectiveness modeling.
Recruitment Process
Stage 1 – Application & Assessment: CV submission + 20-minute multiple-choice assessment.
Stage 2 – Test Task: 1–3 hour practical exercise reflecting core role responsibilities (Feedback provided from this stage onwards).
Stage 3 – Interview: 1-hour interview prior to final offers.
How to Apply
Submit your application directly through the respective application portals prior to the stated deadlines:
Data & Research Analyst: Apply Here for Data & Research Analyst (Deadline: Oct 11, 2026)
Strategy & Impact Analyst: Apply Here for Strategy & Impact Analyst (Deadline: Sep 20, 2026)
