Population Council Recruits Deputy Director (Knowledge Management & Advocacy)

The Population Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental institution that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Councils major program areas are HIV&AIDS, Reproductive Health and Poverty, Gender, and Youth. The Council conducts biomedical, social science and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. The Population Council works in collaboration with a broad range of Nigerian institutions. Due to its imminent roll-out of an ambitious 5-year community-based adolescent girls empowerment program in Northern Nigeria, the Council is seeking qualified individuals to fill the vacant position:

Job Title: Deputy Director ( Knowledge Management & Advocacy)

Job Description

• The successful candidate will coordinate the generation, collection, analysis, synthesis, and dissemination of information and data pertaining to a project to promote asset building and safe spaces for adolescent girls in northern Nigeria.
• The knowledge management and advocacy specialist will work closely with the team leader, deputy team leader, and other team members to coordinate work on an appropriate monitoring, evaluation, and reporting system, ensure quality and timely reporting on project progress and learning, and identify and disseminate key research results, best practices, and lessons learned from the project.
• S/he will also be responsible for the management and sharing of’ data and information within the project team and for overseeing the presentation of data to the donor and Population Council.
• S/he is expected to bring time latest innovations and approaches to knowledge sharing using appropriate ICT, mobile platforms, social networking. data presentation, and other recent advances to enhance project performance at all levels.

Qualifications;
The ideal candidates must have:

• Master's degree in communications, media, a social science, public health, education or related field with significant field experience in project monitoring and evaluation, applied research, and communications.
• At least five years experience in at least one (preferably more than one) of the following areas: project monitoring and evaluation, project evaluation, applied research design, field research with a strong focus on communications and information dissemination.
• Proven fluency in the English language with strong English report writing and presentation skills.
• Proven training/capacity building skills in knowledge management, M&E, advocacy, arid/or communications.
• Experience with developing electronic and written publications, preferably within an international development context
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge on new and innovative social media and technologies and their applications to knowledge management and international development project.
• Experience working with women arid girls programming in Africa, preferably in Nigeria or West Africa.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks; proven self-initiative and problem solving abilities.
• Team player, with good personal and management skills.
• Proven track record of quality performance in highly pressured environments.
• Computer skills, including Word. Excel. Power-Point, and Access.
• Willingness to travel within Nigeria and surrounding region as necessary.

Application Closing Date
25th June, 2013

Method of Application:
Qualified candidates should follow the instructions below:

• Send an application letter (stating you current salary and salary expectations) and resume to [email protected]
• Clearly state the position title for which you are applying and your full names -starting with the surname first, then other names (e.g. Deputy Director (Research) - BEN, Shehu Ekoag) - in the subject area of the email.
• All attachments must be in PDF format.

Note

• Candidates who do not follow the above instructions will be automatically disqualified.
• Population Council reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process at any time. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
• The Population Council is an equal opportunity employer.