Project Officer at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Contract Type: 4 Month Fixed Terms

Project Summary
The UNFPA Integrated Reproductive Health & Mentoring activity is a 6-month intervention implemented by FHI 360 and Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) in Borno and Benue states. The overall goal of the activity is to meet the most urgent reproductive health (RH) and mentoring needs of 285,000 conflict affected underserved adolescents, youth and women through gender sensitive, rights-based approaches within host and reclaimed communities and IDP camps in north-east (Borno) and north central Nigeria (Benue).

Responsibilities

• Project Officer will be responsible for providing programmatic and technical assistance in the areas of RMNCH and AGYW programming including monitoring and evaluation.
• The Project Officer (Technical) will track implementation of all program activities; ensure adherence to timelines and submission of deliverables. The incumbent will support project related activities including documentation, travels and timely reporting.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• BA/BSc/MBBS, or BSc. Nursing, Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Public health or similar degree
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in programs with a sound knowledge/understanding of GBV, mentoring, RH, adolescents young girls and women programming.
• Experience with delivering reproductive and maternal health services, in community and facility settings.
• Familiarity with Humanitarian interventions, NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Fluency in English, strong writing and presentation skills. Local language skills are required;
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with state governments, local and international NGOs and community leaders and similar stakeholders.
• Strong reporting, monitoring, evaluation,
• Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.
• Sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding Humanitarian interventions.