Program Officer I - RMNCH at Breakthrough Action-Nigeria

Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is a new five-year, USAID-funded project. The goal of Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is to increase the practice of 17 priority individual and household level behaviors and five provider targeted behaviors in the areas of malaria; maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition; family planning and reproductive health (RH); and tuberculosis, while increasing the capacity of national and sub-national entities to coordinate and oversee quality SBC programming. Implementation will vary by health area across eleven states.

The project is conducting the feasibility stage of the TB Human Centred Design (HCD) methodology and requires an experienced Consultant to carry out the scope of work outlined below:

Job Title: Program Officer I - RMNCH

Location: Abuja

Summary

• The Program Officer I - RMNCH will work with the Deputy Project Director-Integrated SBC & FP providing technical and programmatic support for the integrated RMNCH+N and Malaria program area
• S/He will have primary responsibility for day-to-day coordination with national and state-level RMNCH+N and Malaria implementing partners, governments and state project teams
• The PO will provide technical assistance to the project in the areas of integrated RMNCH+N and Malaria social and behavior change (SBC) capacity strengthening, community mobilization, social and mass media strategies and advocacy
• The PO will also assist in developing integrated RMNCH+N and Malaria SBC workplans and reports, and support implementation at national and state level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Program Officer’s specific duties will include:

• Work with Deputy Director-Integrated SBC & FP to implement the integrated RMNCH+N and Malaria components of BA-Nigeria project, as assigned.
• Support national and state level coordination with governments, policy makers, RMNCH+N implementing partners and other stakeholders
• Assist with the establishment and maintenance of effective relationships with RMNCH+N project partners, implementing partners, Federal and State MOHs and other key stakeholders
• Assist with establishing relationships and coordinating with USAID RMNCH+N service delivery and commodity logistics partners in project states and at national level
• Provide support for training and capacity building activities targeted at BA-Nigeria project partners, heath service providers, community-based organization, community volunteers etc.
• Provide support to the BA-Nigeria State Coordinators and state teams as required
• Assist with the development and writing of timely program reports on a quarterly and annual basis and disseminate program success stories, and other reporting duties as assigned
• The position will be based at the BA-Nigeria Office in Abuja but will involve approximately 30% travel to project states
• Perform job duties/responsibilities in support of CCP’s Mission and Values, as appropriate.
• Other duties as necessary and assigned by supervisor and BA-Nigeria Project Director.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Social Sciences, Health Education, or another related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience on Family Planning, Maternal or related Reproductive Health programs, and at least 3 years working experience with SBC or demand creation.
• Experience working in northern Nigeria

Skills:

• Proven teamwork and facilitation skills
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to initiate and implement activities with minimal oversight and supervision.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to speak Hausa highly desired.

Application Closing Date
11th February, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letters and CV only as one PDF document to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org The subject line of your e-mail should be the job title along with your location. E.g. “Program Officer I - RMNCH - Abuja".

Note
To apply for this position, please follow the instructions exactly as described below. Any submissions that do not follow the instructions exactly will be discarded without review.

Your Cover Letter should include the following:

• Address the education/experience requirement specified for the position with specific examples where necessary.
• Language skills.(Please note that language skills will be tested during interviews for shortlisted candidates.)
• Include the specific date when you would be able to begin work.
• CV and Cover Letter PDF file name must be your first and last name in CAPS (e.g.: USMAN SEGUN).
• Do not include any additional certificates or documentation. Any applications that include certificates or other documents will be deleted immediately.