Center For The Right To Health (CRH) Vacancies for Program Officers, Program Manager,

Sequel to increased activities, Center For The Right To Health (CRH), a non-profit organization, dedicated to research, raining, service delivery and advocacy for the full realization of the right to health in Nigeria, especially for vulnerable groups seek qualified and committed persons to fill up the underlisted positions in her new USAID supported project “strengthening HIV Prevention for Most At Risk Persons in Nigeria”.

1.) Programmes Manager    

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Job Profile:
This is a Senior Officer position. Reporting to the project team leader in the region, the successful candidate will support the coordination and management of the regional level activities of the project for most at risk populations (MARPS). S/He will also coordinate the implementation of Peer Education interventions among key target populations in the field locations. S/He will manage funds and related workshops, meetings and other events and act as a supervisor, coach, mentor and provide technical support to the key target populations (KTP) and community facilitators. S/He will facilitate community mobilization, training of facilitators and supervision of community facilitators and will provide support for the coordination and preparation of annual, quarterly and monthly work-plans and budgets for programme implementation. Will also provide support for the monitoring and evaluation of programme implementation at the community revel and coordinate the implementation of capacity building activities for CROs to provide MARPs friendly services in the States.

Qualifications/Experience:

2.) Program Officers

Locations: Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt and Benin City

Job Description:
These are project officer positions. Selected candidates will report to the organization’s Program Manager at the Zone and the MARPs Project regional team leader. He/She will lead the implementation of field activities and support the coordination and management of activities of the MARPS project in the State. S/He will liaise with organizations Finance Staff and Zonal Manager to manage funds and related workshops, meeting, peer education, outreaches and other events. The successful candidates will act as mentor, supervisor and provide technical support to KTP community facilitators and local project formed Community Based Organizations. S/He must have good working knowledge of the Communities and experience working with members of the communities. S/He will facilitate community mobilisation, training of facilitators and supervision of community facilitators and will provide support for the coordination and preparation of annual, quarterly and monthly work-plans and budgets for programme implementation. Will also provide support for the monitoring and evaluation of programme implementation at the community level and coordinate the implementation of capacity building activities for CBOs to provide MARPs friendly services in the States.

Ability to speak the language and relate with the Community is art advantage. Past experience as trained Peer educator and work experience with the target population is required of successful candidates as they would be required to support outreaches for target populations to inform on behaviour change and behaviour maintenance.

Qualifications

Application Closing Date
7th September, 2012

Method of Application
Interested persons must send comprehensive resume with a brief suitability letter as ONE (1) MS Word Document. This document must not exceed 4 pages please. All applications must be sent by email to vacancy_crh@yahoo.co.uk,  Please specify the position in the subject line on the top right corner of the first page of document.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and shortlisted persons will receive notice to attend interview. Therefore shortlisted persona must be ready to attend interviews at very short notice.