Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria Senior Program Officer II - RCCE Program Manager Jobs

Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria Senior Program Officer II - RCCE Program Manager Jobs


Project Description

  • Breakthrough ACTION is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead their social behavior change (SBC) programming around the world.

  • Breakthrough ACTION is a partnership led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) in collaboration with Save the Children, ThinkPlace, ideas42, Camber Collective, International Center for Research on Women, and Viamo.

  • In Nigeria, Breakthrough ACTION (Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria) focuses its efforts on SBC for malaria; maternal, newborn, and child health, including nutrition (MNCHN); family planning/reproductive health; TB; priority zoonotic diseases; and the COVID-19 response.

  • In addition, Breakthrough ACTION supports the capacity strengthening of key stakeholders to design, implement, and evaluate SBC activities.

  • With recently awarded funding from USAID, BA-Nigeria is recruiting positions to lead and implement Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), and COVID-19 activities.

    Summary

  • This position will be responsible for the overall coordination of the COVID and GHSA work plans at the Country and State levels.

  • S/he will work closely with the Deputy Project Directors and State Coordinators to ensure an integrated approach to program implementation.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist the Deputy Project Director with the development and implementation of COVID and GHSA risk communication activities at the national level;

  • Support the State coordinators and State consultants with the development, implementation, and documentation of COVID and GHSA risk communication activities at the State level;

  • Provide technical support to Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) stakeholders, coordination structures, and activities at national and sub-national levels including development and dissemination of strategies, guidelines, toolkits, communication materials, scripts and job aids, content management, and program data findings;


  • Collaborate with RCCE RMEL Technical Advisor and other program units, provide support to programmatic research processes such as desk reviews, gaps assessment, mapping, situation analysis and behavioral insights;

  • Coordinate with RCCE RMEL Technical Advisor and Partner Liaison Officer in design, synthesis, and use of COVID-19 polling results;

  • Lead capacity building on Social Behaviour Change and Risk Communication for diverse stakeholders;

  • Coordinates and prepares quarterly and annual reporting for Breakthrough ACTION COVID and GHSA activities;

  • Prepare, submit and disseminate quality activity reports, including field notes and success stories, to effectively capture lessons learned on the ground from the projects;

  • Represent Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria at Breakthrough ACTION Coordination meetings and similar partner forums as required;

  • Travel to project focal states is expected to be approximately 40% or more;

  • Perform
    job duties/responsibilities in support of JHU-CCP’s Mission and Values, as appropriate;

  • Other duties as identified and assigned by the supervisor.

    Supervisory Responsibilities

  • This position manages the BA-Nigeria states officers (RCCE) to support them with their work plan implementation and provides them with technical support.

    Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum of an advanced degree in Arts, Social Sciences, or Health Sciences.

  • Minimum of ten (10) years previous experience carrying out related tasks with donor-funded health projects is strongly preferred. Experience of working on a USAID or US-CDC-funded project is an advantage.

  • Previous experience of working for SBC/SBCC or health communication programs is an added advantage.

  • Programme management experience is required, with a demonstrated track record in planning and coordinating programs in consultation with government and other partners.

  • Experience with program monitoring and evaluation, including applying data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation is required.

  • Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation, and training applying adult learning principles and practices.

  • Experience in providing administrative leadership and support to work teams.
    Well-organized, with the ability to track multiple activities and deadlines.

  • Strong communication skills (written & spoken) in the English language and one or more Nigerian language(s) is required.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, or similar software.

  • Ability to travel within Nigeria and work successfully within a cross-cultural, multi-sectoral, multi-project team-based environment.


    How to Apply

  • Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs in PDF format to:

  • hiring@ba-nigeria.org using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the e-mail. e.g. " Program Officer II - Strategic Communication - Abuja". The deadline for submission is 28th September 2021.





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