Research Application and Knowledge Management Specialist at Breakthrough RESEARCH

Breakthrough RESEARCH/Nigeria (B-R/N) project is under the global Breakthrough RESEARCH (B-R) project which is a USAID-funded initiative to generate research and evaluation evidence to inform USAID/Nigeria’s investments in social behavior change (SBC) programming.

We are seeking professionals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research Application and Knowledge Management Specialist

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Contract, Full-Time
Reporting To: Deputy Chief of Party and Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Breakthrough Research
Jobs Supervised: Research Coordinator(s)
Assignment Length: 4 years, dependent on funding Position

Responsibilities

• Directly focus on increasing use of proven SBC interventions.
• Develop systems to aggregate, synthesize and share SBC evidence from a broad range of implementers.
• Monitor and evaluate dissemination efforts.
• Solicit and use feedback from end users including, but not limited to, Breakthrough-ACTION/Nigeria.
• Work closely with the Social Behavior Change and Innovations Advisor on the Breakthrough-ACTION/Nigeria in-country activities.
• Facilitate the co-design and applicability of complementary SBC research conducted by the activity.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in public health, communication, or a related social or behavioral science field
• At least three (3) years' experience in a knowledge management role related to development programming, preferably in a research to practice context.
• At least ten (5) years' experience interpreting research for programmatic audiences and sharing this information via a range of media, including social media.
• Experience developing communication plans and strategies and managing/supporting communities of practice.

Application Closing Date
Monday, 6th May, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter, including current and expected salary to: hr@br-nigeria.org using "Research Application and Knowledge Management Specialist" as the subject of your mail.

Note: Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.