Communications Expert at Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited

Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Limited (SCANL) is a leading management consulting firm focused on the agricultural and nutrition sectors in Africa. We partner with government agencies, private sector companies and leading international development organizations to conduct research, analyze policies, develop strategies and implement programs that promote sustainable food security and improved nutrition. We have worked on a variety of projects across West Africa, including in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Communications Expert

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties and Responsibilities
General:

• Support the formulation and implementation of project communications and advocacy strategies on Sahel-led projects
• Drive the visibility of Sahel Consulting through collaboration with the Branding & Communication Committee.
• Prepare official briefing materials, talking points, speeches, statements, articles, op-eds, and presentations on any development-related topic as necessary.
• Develop and maintain external and internal communications platforms such as the Sahel Consulting website, official social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), Intranet and online collaboration platforms, etc.
• Drive the achievement of Sahel Consulting project targets through effective internal and external communication.
• Assist in coordination and communication of project implementation strategies among relevant stakeholders.
• Support the increased awareness of various projects’ mandates and goals through the dissemination of information, press release, and organization of public events.
• Identify and assess potential issues, concerns, and risks related to communication and advocacy, and implement corrective actions
• Undertake regular liaison with other partners for content development, information exchange, collaborative communication efforts, and innovative communication and advocacy tools.
• Provide substantive support to ensure that communication performance indicators are identified, incorporated, monitored, and reported on throughout the program cycles.

Social Behavioural Change:

• Apply appropriate and structured change management methods and lead change management activities for various interventions.
• Identify and implement innovative ways to deliver nutrition messages on Sahel Consulting programs e.g. ALDDN.
• Develop the capacity of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) to effectively deliver nutrition messages and conduct a situation analysis.
• Support the development of nutrition education and behaviour change communication messages.
• Identify and support the implementation of low-cost supply-side solutions to promote social and behaviour change.
• Provide input, document requirements, and support for the design and delivery of the stipulated training programs.
• Identify and engage with relevant public and private organizations to partner with to achieve the behaviour change objectives of ALDDN's nutrition intervention.
• Work with the nutrition team in ensuring the project (behaviour change initiatives) meets objectives on time and within budget.
• Facilitate the preparation of project activity and output reports using innovative approaches that engagingly demonstrate project impacts in beneficiary households and communities.

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• Minimum of 5 years experience.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2022.