Demand Creation Consultant at Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria

Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behavior - from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV and preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases - by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Demand Creation Consultant

Location: Benue

Company Overview
Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria (BA-N) is a five-year cooperative agreement funded through field support (October 2017-September 2022). The goal of BA-N is to increase the practice of 17 priority individual and household level behaviors and five service provider targeted behaviors in the areas of malaria; maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCH+N); family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH); and tuberculosis (TB), 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 with the full complement of interventions in the three states of Kebbi, Bauchi and Sokoto.

The Consultancy:

• BA-N is the lead implementing partner for demand creation activities in the Benue State (Nigeria) ITN mass distribution campaign. To achieve this BA-N is looking for a qualified consultant to provide SBC technical consultancy and lead the demand creation work stream in the campaign.
• The consultancy period will be 50 billable days within 27th September to 20th November 2020 (Please note that the dates are tentative). Travels within the state is also included base on need.

Location of Support:

• Benue State (1 consultant)

Timeframe:

• An estimated Fifty (50) days between 27th September to 11th November 2020

Scope of Work
The consultant will specifically undertake the following tasks:

• Take the lead in the coordination of the Demand Creation workstream in the designated state, and monitor ITN campaign demand creation activities in the State and LGAs.
• Represent BA-N in all NCIT meetings as well as other meetings during the campaign
• Work with the State Health Educator and SMEP ACSM focal person to develop and implement ITN campaign advocacy plan, also support health educators to develop LGA specific advocacy plans and monitor implementation
• Facilitate State level training including production of training materials and documentation of DC workstream personnel trained. Also coordinate LGA and ward level training and proper documentation of personnel trained.
• Work with BA-N media technical lead to coordinate media-related activities including media parley, live phone-in radio and TV discussions and other media activities. Monitor airing of pre, during and post-campaign radio jingles.
• Support the State health educator and LGA health educators to distribute messages in all religious places of worship.
• Support identification of influencers and stakeholders for involvement in demand creation activities (e.g. State net ambassador, net advocates and champions).
• Provide weekly updates to BA-N on all demand creation activities during the replacement campaign.
• Support the end process survey training, end of cycle review, and make technical input in the demand creation section as appropriate
• Support State and LGA flag off/ Launch ceremonies from planning to implementation.
• Support BA-N finance and admin unit to ensure proper documentation and payment of demand creation personnel before the campaign is concluded.
• Support the design of post-implementation demand creation strategies to improve net use in LGAs with low utilization.
• Document success stories, best practices, lessons learned and submit same to BA-N
• Document the campaign final reports and submit same to BA-N.
• Travel to LGAs when required to monitor activities and proffer recommendations.

Supervision:

• BA-N Deputy Director Malaria/TB, Malaria SPOs and ITN campaign media lead will provide technical guidance and support during the consultancy.

Deliverables:

• Capacity-building for ACSM core group members
• Complete information on trained personnel i.e. signed training attendance registers and payment schedules with correct bank details.
• Weekly updates
• Photos (JPEG formats) and success stories
• Final ITN campaign narrative and technical reports.
• All reports and updates shall be in the English language and shall be submitted to the Deputy Director Malaria/TB, in MS Word and other MS Office-compatible formats.

Deliverable Schedule:

• The consultant shall submit the deliverables described above as detailed in the attached activity schedule.

Qualifications

• A degree in Social Sciences, Communication or related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in health programs, preferably in Advocacy Communication & Social Mobilization.
• Proven experience in implementing public health programs or projects in Nigeria.
• Good knowledge of the Nigerian public health sector.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills highly desired.
• A proven ability to work as part of a team and to be self-managing.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with demand creation activities in previous SMC and LLIN campaigns.
• Fluency in the local language is an added advantage.
• Ability and willingness to travel to different LGAs of designated State.

Application Closing Date
14th September, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a PDF copy of their CV to: [email protected] using “Demand Creation Consultant - Benue” as the subject of the email.

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:
• 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.
• CVs must be your first and last name in CAPS (e.g.: UGO NGOZI).
• The subject line of your email should be the consultancy title and location. E.g. “Demand Creation Consultant Benue”
• Do not include any additional certificates or documentation. Any applications that include certificates or other documents will be deleted immediately