Lafiya Hiring IT Systems & Security Manager
At Lafiya, we’re on a mission to make contraception accessible to anyone who needs it and wants it, no matter where they live.
- Through our network of dedicated female health professionals, our Lafiya Sisters, we provide information and deliver contraception directly to communities that need it most.
- Our approach is cost-effective, community-based, and deeply rooted in respect and agency.
- We operate in hard-to-reach communities that otherwise do not have access to contraceptive products and information. We currently run our core programme across six states in Nigeria, managing 600+ Lafiya Sisters.
- In addition to our direct community work, we are building our own supply chain to address widespread supply challenges in Nigeria and are partnering with government stakeholders to realise sustainable financing models for the procurement of contraception.
To date, we have supported more than 800,000 women through our innovative last-mile approach.
Position Overview
As Lafiya grows from roughly 25 staff today to a projected 45 by December, we’re building our IT function
We’re looking for a hands-on IT Generalist to build this out and then run it day to day:
- specifying and procuring devices, standing up basic cybersecurity controls, and being the person staff go to when something breaks.
Your first major deliverable is to equip and secure the organisation ahead of our all-staff retreat in December:
- defining device specifications for different roles, building and securing sign-off on a procurement budget, and getting hardware into people’s hands in time.
- From there, you’ll own IT support day to day, managing user accounts and provisioning as staff join and leave, administering our subscriptions and platforms (Slack, SurveyCTO, Personio, Airtable, Capsule, Squarespace, Xero, Claude, Microsoft Excel, and others), teaching staff to use new platforms during onboarding, and troubleshooting issues as they come up.
- You’ll also lead a cybersecurity assessment of where we stand today and put the right controls in place.
This is a generalist role for someone who does the work themselves rather than managing a team:
- you’ll be equally comfortable scoping a device procurement budget, configuring MFA, and walking a non-technical colleague through a password reset.
What You’ll Do
Device & Infrastructure:
Build and maintain device specifications for different types of staff roles
- Build and get sign-off on device procurement budgets, in coordination with the COO and Finance
- Source, procure, and configure staff and Lafiya Sister devices
- Establish a device inventory and replacement/refresh cycle
Who You Are
You’re someone who:
Is a true IT generalist. Comfortable moving between hardware procurement, user support, systems administration, and security without needing to hand off to a specialist.
- Communicates clearly with non-technical staff. You can walk a colleague through an MFA setup or a password reset without jargon or frustration on either side.
- Thinks in risk, acts practically.
- You understand cybersecurity principles like least privilege and defense in depth, but you know how to phase implementation to fit a small nonprofit’s budget and capacity, not gold-plate it.
- Builds systems from scratch.
- You’re comfortable creating structure where none exists yet: device specs, onboarding/offboarding checklists, security policies.
- Is responsive and reliable.
- Staff need timely support when something breaks; you treat that as core to the job, not an interruption to it.
- Works autonomously.
- You report to a non-technical supervisor and won’t have an IT team around you; you’re comfortable making technical judgment calls and flagging the ones that need sign-off.
- Delivers on deadlines.
- The device rollout has a hard date tied to a company-wide retreat; you can manage a time-bound project without dropping day-to-day support in the meantime.
- Is flexible.
- You are comfortable working across multiple countries and time zones.
Education, Experience & Skills
Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience and relevant certifications.
- 3–5 years of experience in IT support or systems administration, ideally as a generalist in a small organisation or NGO context
- Experience managing a device fleet of 20+ devices (Windows and/or Mac) for a small-to-midsize organisation is mandatory
- Experience administering Google Workspace user accounts and permissions is mandatory
- Experience administering Slack or similar collaboration platforms, including license/subscription management
- A recognized cybersecurity certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity, or equivalent) plus demonstrated experience implementing baseline security controls (MFA, endpoint protection, access management, patch management) is mandatory.
- This function will only grow in importance as Lafiya scales, so we’re prioritizing candidates who can show real security credentials, not just familiarity.
- Experience conducting or supporting a cybersecurity risk assessment is a plus
- Experience with mobile device management (MDM) or endpoint management tools (e.g., Google Endpoint Management, Jamf, Intune) is a plus
- Vendor management experience (device suppliers, ISPs, SaaS vendors) is a plus
- Professional fluency in English is mandatory
- You don’t need to check every box here. If this role excites you and you meet the mandatory qualifications, we’d love to hear from you.
Why should you apply:
You will be joining an ambitious and supportive organisation that is growing quickly.
- We are serious about impact and serious about investing in our people.
- There will be room to take initiative, make decisions, and leave your mark on a critical stage of Lafiya’s growth.
- We don’t have layers of approval or slow processes, so if something makes sense, we’ll try it.
Benefits
Benefits include:
Salary: ₦550,000 - ₦750,000 monthly.
- 40 days of combined holiday and paid annual leave.
- Paid parental leave.
- Flexibility in where, when and how you work.
- Working closely with a team of senior leaders who are collaborative, ambitious and serious about impact.
- HMO insurance cover via AXA, travel reimbursements.
- Annual team retreat with all expenses paid.
Location: Nigeria
Deadline:
- 27th September, 2026; 23:30 West Africa Time
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
