NEI Recruits Program Assistant

Background
The Nigeria Northern Education Initiative is a USAID-funded project that works Nigeria’s two northern states of Bauchi and Sokoto. NEI project is aimed at strengthening state and local government capacity to deliver basic education services by addressing key issues in the management, sustainability, and oversight of basic education. The project is also increasing access of orphans and vulnerable children to basic education and services such as health information ad counseling.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following position:

OVC Program Assistant — Bauchi
Reports to: Senior OVC Advisor, Bauchi. This position has no assigned supervisory duties

Roles and Responsibilities:

•  Assist NFL state team in planning. designing. implementing, and monitoring OVC activities as well as communication, advocacy and community mobilization interventions to achieve project goals;
•  Support the design and implementation of training activities related to OVC as well as to communication, advocacy and community mobilization approaches (including Community Action Cycle and community coalition strategy) to achieve project goals;
•  Assist in all phases of project implementation, from research and conceptualization of campaigns and media materials (including radio program and other audio-visual communication materials) to assisting with project evaluation plans;
•  Assist in the development of project reports and materials, including drafting. editing and formatting curricula, reports, manuals, documents and other special materials as requested;
•  Provide programmatic and administrative support for state offices and backstopping for staff members, including contract management, preparation of project summaries, scope of work for consultants, budget calculation, tracking and review of progress, monitoring of work plans;
•  Assisting in monitoring and supervising project grants and awards;
•  Interface with other NEl personnel, other USAID Implementing Partners’ personnel, Government counteparts, NGO partners. subcontractors, consultants and visitors regarding project activities.
•  Provide technical and administrative support to incountIy workshops and/or meetings;
•  Set up and maintain project filing system fOr programmatic documents;
•  Coordinate staff meetings, visitors, and special events;
•  Take and share minutes of meetings as required;
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification and experience:

•  Minimum of first Degree in Health, Education, Communication, Community Development, Social Sciences or related field;
•  At least 3 years experience in the field of E--health, Education or Community Development;
•  Previous experience with OVC issues and/o:r with community mobilization approaches to achieve social development goals is required;
•  Fluency in oral and written English and Hausa is required
•  Knowledge of cultural context of Bauchi is required
•  Good computer skills are required
•  Previous working experience in Bauchi/Sokoto is an asset
•  Previous experience in designing and implementing communication strategies, including advocacy in the social sector is an asset
•  Previous experience working with a similar project or NGOs is an asset
•  Previous management experience is an asset,

Other requirements:

•  Fluency in English (oral and written)
•  A great command of Hausa language (is a key requirement)
•  Experience of working in Northern Nigeria is also required (previous experience in Bauchi is an asset).

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) with an application letter as a single Word or PDF file address to “The Senior Advisor - OVC, Nigeria Northern Education Initiative NEI)” by email to ovcwapabauchi@yahoo.corn, within 10 days of this publication.

ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
FEMALES AS WELL AS INDIGENES OF BAUCHI STATE WHO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY