The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) supports the US President's Malaria Initiative's (PMI) goal of significantly reducing deaths from malaria in high burden African countries. Social and behavior change communication (SBCC) activities ensure Nigerians are aware of understand, and play their part in the national goal of malaria elimination.
HC3 Nigeria is working with the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) and partnering organizations to ensure SBCC activities achieve scale and intensity throughout the country. With over 177 million people to reach, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Interventions introduced have to achieve impact with a combination of wide reach and intense interpersonal communication activity.
HC3 is recruiting to fill the position below
Job Title: Senior Technical Advisor - Media
Ref.:JHU CCP-HC3 Nigeria Malaria Project
Location: Abuja
Supervisor: Chief of Party
Responsibilities
- The Senior Technical Advisor Media will work closely with program staff in Nigeria and staff at CCP headquarters to lead media and materials development and Implementation activities for the USAID HC3 Nigeria Malaria Project funded by PMI
Duties
Specifically, the Admin/Finance Assistant will:
- Coordinate and oversee the production of mass media, print and other project communication materials in tandem with staff and partners.
- Coordinate and oversee media planning, broadcasting and materials distribution in tandem with staff and partners.
- Develop with the Senior Technical Advisor M&E a tracking system for media products and activities.
- Develop micro work plans for state level adaptation of key media materials.
- Present media and materials development and process during meetings, conferences and workshops, as appropriate.
- Build medias and materials capacity of staff and partners
- Collaboratively document media development, distribution and success stories.
- Other duties as identified by supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Communication/Public Health or any related field preferred. Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Communication.
- A Minimum eight (8) years experience in Media and Communications
- Experience with media distribution agencies
- Experience with local adaptation of Social and Behavior Change Communication materials
- Ability to work well with a team
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- A Fluent in English, written and spoken.
Application Closing Date
5pm, 13th February, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and cover letter only to:
[email protected] The subject line for your submission
MUST read:
"Application for HC3 NSTA-Media" any emails without this exact subject line will be immediately discarded.
Note:
- Candidates should not send any other documents or attachments.
- Any applications submitted with certificates, transcripts etc. will be immediately discarded.
- Candidates should not send links to online resumes or CV's.
- Any applications submitted with a link to an online resume or CV will be immediately discarded.
- Only final candidates will be contacted for further engagement.