Senior Program Officer I - Integrated SBC State Coordinator 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: Senior Program Officer I - Integrated SBC State Coordinator

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is a 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.

Summary

• The Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria State Coordinator for an integrated SBC intervention state will provide technical and programmatic leadership for all integrated MNCH, Family Planning, Nutrition, Malaria SBC activities - including community mobilization, advocacy, mass media, provider behaviour, M&E and other interventions - in the assigned state.
• S/he will report directly to the BA-Nigeria Deputy Director and works in close consultation with other BA-Nigeria technical leads at Abuja country office and the BA-Nigeria Project Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
In addition to the overall technical inputs to the project as described above, specific duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Assist Deputy Project Director with the development and implementation of the integrated MNCH Family Planning, Nutrition, Malaria including Advocacy, Demand Generation and Service Provider IPC/C components of the project in the State, as assigned.
• Lead the BA-Nigeria state team to implement integrated SBC program approaches at state level
• Establish and maintain effective relationships at the state level with USAID and other implementing partners, State SPHCDA/SMOHs and other key stakeholders, with guidance from and in collaboration with the Deputy Project Director and Project Director.
• Coordinate closely with the BA-Nigeria Abuja country office team
• Compilation and submission of timely activity and program reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, disseminate program success stories, and other reporting duties as assigned.
• Assist with design and oversee implementation of the all project activities at the state level, including monitoring and evaluation system.
• The position will be based in one of the listed BA-Nigeria Integrated SBC states
• Travel to project focal areas within the state is expected to be approximately 40% or more.
• Perform job duties/responsibilities in support of JHU-CCP’s Mission and Values, as appropriate.
• Other duties as may be assigned by Supervisor or Project Director.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position will supervise approximately 4-8 state level staff.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (Public Health, Social Science, Humanities, other) required. Master’s Degree in Public Health or related field will give significant advantage.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience managing a Family Planning, Malaria or related Reproductive Health programs in Nigeria. Advocacy, SBCC and/or Community Mobilization expertise highly valued.
• Excellent communication, and organizational skills; and ability to influence and facilitate advocacy agendas at LGA and State level
• Understanding of local communities and cultures in the state of assignment, and ability to communicate fluently in the commonly spoken local language.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to travel and work in difficult settings, including remote rural areas of Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
6th Janaury, 2020.