Strategic Behaviour Communication Advisor at Marie Stopes International Nigeria (MSION)

Marie Stopes International ia a Social Business, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide reproductive health care and allied services. MSION's goal is to meet the needs of underserved Nigerians and dramatically improve access and use of a range of reproductive health services. MSION is part of Marie Stopes International’s Global Partnership which is in over 40 countries worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Strategic Behaviour Communication Advisor

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Reporting to: Assistant Director, Operations
Duration of contract: 2 years
Probationary period: 6 months

Responsibilities
The core responsibility of this post is to use your:

• Initiative, energy, persistence, results orientation, drive, integrity, enthusiasm, commitment to personal development, to further MSI's partnership mission: enabling individuals to have children by choice not chance.

Key duties in relation to the responsibilities:

• Leading the development of Demand Creation Strategies
• Designing and delivering effective training to staff and partners.
• Development of effective marketing materials that provide excellent information in an appropriate format, promoting the brand and boosting client numbers
• Clear communication to the whole team on progress against strategy and lessons learne.
• Designing and delivering effective youth intervention strategy for all MSION's Service delivery Channel.

Knowledge Qualifications & Capabilities

• B.Sc/BA Degree in communication, Arts, marketing and related field; MA/MSc in these areas would be an added advantage
• Technical expertise in the area of demand creation/marketing
• Excellent knowledge of a range of media (web, social, print) for information and demand creation
• Knowledge of social marketing, reproductive health, maternal, HIV and/or child health preferred

Skills/Experience

• 6 years' post NYSC with track record of SBCC experience
• Strategic analysis and planning skills
• Research and review
• Excellent communication skills for developing a network of staff and partners involved in Demand Creation
• Demonstrated technical expertise developing designing and running training
• Experience of DfiD, USAID, Gates funded projects, including working in a diverse team environment preferred
• Familiarity with the different cultural, social and religious identities in Nigeria, international health, development issues and the international donor community
• Experience logical frameworks, behaviour change models, marketing planning and program management tools preferred
• Ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of audiences and organizations especially CBOs
• Fluency in spoken and written English, and pidgin
• Practical experience and willingness to travel to low-income and/or rural community mobilization.
• Experience in managing volunteers and team members, including recruitment, training and support.
• Sensitive to issues of participation and preferably with knowledge of participatory approaches.
• Excellent writing, organizational, teamwork and multitasking capabilities, presentation and interpersonal communication skills preferred
• Good people and communication abilities including training and facilitation skills.

Application Closing Date
10th March, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and suitability statement as a single attachment to: [email protected]

Note

• Shortlisting will start as soon as we start receiving applications and deadline might be changed without prior notice.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• The subject of the email should be the POSITION TITLE/LOCATION and the CV/Suitability statement should be saved in the applicant's full name.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.