Community Mobilization & Marketing Officer at Marie Stopes Nigeria - 6 Positions

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is a results-orientated non-profit Social Enterprise, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to meet the needs of the underserved and dramatically improve access to high quality family planning and other reproductive health services in Nigeria. MSN is a member of Marie Stapes International's Global Partnership, which operates in over 42 countries worldwide. MSN is funded by a mix of donors which includes Department for International Development (DFID). UNEPA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Marie Stopes International (MSI), Association of Spouses of Heads of Mission (ASOHOM) amongst other donors.

MSN is currently engaged in creating and expanding access to reproductive health services to low income women and couples in Nigeria. Outlets for MSN services include an MSN owned static clinic, Social Franchised facilities and Outreach programs including training, coaching and mentoring of public sector providers in 8 States. With new funding, MSN is expanding it's programme and now establishing integrated regional hubs to support and serve field operations, coordination and management of teams to achieve improved efficiency and effectiveness.

The core responsibility of these positions is to use your: Initiative; energy persistence results orientation; drives integrity; enthusiasm; commitment to personal development. To further MSI's partnership mission of: empowering individuals to have children by choice not chance.

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is seeking to recruit:

Job Tittle: Community Mobilization & Marketing Officer

Reporting to: Regional Manager
Location: Edo, Nasarrawa, Ogun, Kano & Lagos
Length of contract: Two (2) years
Slot: 6

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with clinical training and quality advisor in planning and implementing training activities in assigned states.
• Develop and implement a mix of strategies that would ensure the promotion/marketing activities of MSN's Blue Star Social Franchisee are effective in creating a positive image of MSN and in increasing client number to franchisees
• Track and report impact of marketing initiatives based on client feed back on service uptake
• Document best practices of the community mobilization activities and organize shared learning's within MSN for better performance and achievements
• Distribute supply, collect cash for selling the supply items, deposit collected cash, and send monthly reports regarding supply and cash collection in line with the medical supply distribution guideline.
• Establish a referral linkage and tracking system between communities and Blue Star Franchisees.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree in Development Studies, Public Health Nurse, Communication related field, Marketing or relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years demonstrated Technical expertise in the area of social marketing, reproductive health, maternal, HIV and/or child health preferred.
• Experience of DfiD, USAID, Gates funded projects, including working in a diverse team environment preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of audiences and organizations especially CBOs.
• Practical experience and willingness to travel to low-income and/or rural community mobilization.
• Experience in managing volunteers, including recruitment, training and support.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate should submit a suitability statement and an updated CV as a single document to: [email protected] quoting the position and location applied for as the subject of the email.

Note: Application that do not follow this format will not be considered.