Creative Writing Consultant 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Creative Writing Consultant

Location: Abuja

Scope of Work

• The Consultant(s) will work closely with the Documentation and Knowledge Management Officer to follow-up and develop stories of change and case studies within project states and thematic areas to highlight the impact of project activities in Nigeria.

Deliverables:

• Quarterly harvest and review of project stories across states.
• Follow-up documentation of prioritized stories.
• Collate supporting evidences (pictures, videos, quotes, data) to highlight significance of stories.
• Development of final stories and case studies branded for different media and audiences across different platforms.
• Present findings/stories in final forms to senior management and thematic leads

Engagement Period:

• The engagement duration will be on draw-down basis of up to a maximum of 30 days within 1 year (renewable based on performance).
• Supervision and Technical Oversight
• The consultant will report directly to Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria’s Documentation and Knowledge Management Officer.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism or related field.
• At least 5 years professional experience in development communication.
• Evidence of excellent communication products produced in the past.
• Willingness to travel to remote areas for success story development.
• Knowledge of graphic design and multimedia communication tools.

Payment Terms

• Please state your payment terms while applying but note that payment will be done upon completion of individual assignments, when all invoices have been received and deliverables have been certified as satisfactory. Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria is VAT exempt, so please do not include VAT fees when quoting.
• Also note that Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria will deduct withholding tax at 5% from the total value, to be remitted to FIRS. Payment will be made after submission of vendor invoice and acceptance/certification of items by Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
19th November, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV only as one PDF document to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org

Application Instruction/Notice
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).
• The subject line of your email should be the job title along with the job location. E.g. “Creative Writing Consultant, Abuja”
• Do not include any additional certificates or documentation. Any applications that include certificates or other documents will be deleted immediately.