Program Officer at Pride of Womanhood Empowerment Initiative (POWEI)

Pride of Womanhood Empowerment Initiative (POWEI) is a female-led non - profit organization with the goal of ensuring self-reliance, empowerment, and healthy living for vulnerable women and their children. POWEI is currently providing remote qualitative and comprehensive services for Female Sex Workers (FSWs) and children of positive FSWs in more than 8 LGAs within Akwa Ibom state.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Officer

Location: Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities 

• The Program Officer shall be in charge of program activities associated with Integrated CLM implementation at the CBO level. 
• Support daily administrative and technical CLM implementation activities 
• Liaise with the CBO project implementation team, to collect, collate, and analyze field data and reports. 
• Coordinates programs activities at the project site and in the office 
• Nurture relationships with primary care providers, CBO project management team and other stakeholders to advance advocacy goals of the project at CBO level. 
• Work with the CBO project management team to distribute advocacy materials, including briefs, fact sheets, and press releases. 
• Organize CBO-level advocacy events to garner support for the priorities of the project. 
• Facilitate meetings to foster collaboration and alignment with key stakeholders, ensuring buy-in and support for the project at CBO level. 
• Give reports on activities being carried out by the CBO as it relates to Integrated CLM implementation 
• Carry out health talks/Health education, nutritional counseling, career counseling, and HIV counseling and Testing at the project site 
• prepare CBO monthly work plan that will breakdown program activities into detailed projects, with tasks, activities, timelines and scope 
• Conduct periodic supportive supervision visit to the service delivery points. 
• Carry out any other assignment as may be directed by your line Manager 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Social Sciences or other related disciplines. 
• 2 years of Previous work experience in Global Fund HIV/TB/Malaria or PEPFAR grant 
• 3 years of work experience in a NGO/CBO implementing HIV/TB/Malaria Interventions. 
• 2 years of Working knowledge of Care & Support in HIV interventions in Nigeria working with PLHIV, PPW, AGYW/AYP & KP 
• proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills, including understanding the local language of the people. Attentive to details, highly organized, and self-motivated.

Application Closing Date
24th April, 2025.