Advocacy and Marketing Manager at AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a legally registered NGO operating in Nigeria. AHF Nigeria collaborates with Federal Government of Nigeria and other partner institutions, to provide technical assistance to these key stakeholders to deliver quality and comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment, Care and Support, HIV counseling, and testing, Prevention, Nutrition and Psychosocial services to people living with HIV/AIDS.

To meet the above needs, the Program wishes to recruit dynamic, skilled, committed, self-driven and results oriented individuals to fill in the vacant position below:

Job Title: Advocacy and Marketing Manager

Location: Abuja
Reports To: Country Program Manager Based

Job Summary

• Work closely with AHF’s advocacy and marketing departments at global and bureau level to influence policy and implement advocacy initiatives with key focus on increasing access to treatment and testing, upholding the rights and dignity of people living with HIV, and strengthening stakeholder, partner and CSO relations.
• Coordinate and manage the implementation of overall communication, PR/media relations and marketing strategies.
• Adapt and activate new marketing campaigns and strategies to improve access to HIV prevention, treatment and care and promote AHF’s brand in Nigeria.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Advocacy:

• Support the Country Program Manager to develop, implement and evaluate advocacy and policy change agenda and to promote the work of AHF at national level.
• Plan, develop and monitor implementation of advocacy plans according to AHF mission and core values;
• Identify and lead research into relevant development and HIV policy, write policy reports and briefings as strategic direction.
• Advocate, integrate, improve communication experience exchange and partnership with NGO’s, CBOs, CSOs, AIDS control program at national and state level, PLHIV Groups, key stakeholders and other relevant institutions.
• Coordinate and communicate AHF advocacy and policy change programs with national development networks, key decision and policy makers, and media;
• Strengthen AHFs parliamentary engagements and participation in relevant Technical working groups at national and state level.
• Provide information on funding opportunities to support advocacy and partnership work in the country;
• Coordinate and assume responsibility for the timely compilation and submission of all project budgets and reports.
• Represent AHF at meetings and conferences
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Marketing and PR/Media communications:

• Assist in the development and Roll Out of country Marketing Strategies and Monitor its implementation in line with the organization’s strategy priorities.
• Assist In the development, roll out and monitoring of all Marketing Strategy to promote public awareness/engagement, brand visibility, service referral and behavioral change.
• Assist In the development and monitoring of marketing plans in line with country needs and specific campaigns.
• Publicize organizational events and publications
• Write and/or edit press releases, media advisories, Foundation news stories, op-ed pieces and other writing projects as needed
• Pitch Foundation-specific and general HIV/AIDS and related news stories, articles and opinion pieces to print, online and electronic news outlets
• Oversee AHF press conferences and media events and strengthen media relations through strategic media activations.
• Manage AHF’s media monitoring agencies (print press clips, web, video and radio)
• Work with the prevention manager to develop effective prevention messaging for dissemination.

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in Public Health, Law, Human Rights, Mass Communication, Community Development or any other relevant degree.
• At least five years of experience in the successful management and implementation of civil society programs In Nigeria, and an understanding of the linkages between health and human rights in Nigeria.
• Experience in advocacy program development and implementation.
• Appropriate experience may be considered in place of a postgraduate degree.
• Excellent understanding of HIV prevention messaging as well as use of media in HIY prevention.

Application Closing Date
22nd June, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV's and cover letters to: globalhr.Africa@aidshealth.org

Note

• Candidate should kindly indicate the position applying for and their preferred location as the subject of their e-mail.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.