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  • Posted: Aug 8, 2019
    Deadline: Aug 14, 2019
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    Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
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    Advocacy and Communications Assistant

    Location: Dutse, Jigawa State   Application Link

    Location: Kano State   Application Link
    Start date: As soon as possible
    Job Type: Full Time
    Direct Line Manager: Advocacy and Communications Manager, Dutse

    Objective 1

    • To Support the Advocacy Manager to Implement CDGP's Advocacy and Communications interventions for CDGP Phase II at Jigawa State

    Tasks and Responsibilities:

    • Assist in organizing sensitization meetings, field visits with the state stakeholders to communicate the details of overall CDGP II programme objectives and activities with a specific focus on nutrition specific social protection.
    • Support in the engagement of all relevant MDAs to actively participate in CDGP activities
    • Ensure that all programme activities (including meetings, field visits and trainings) at State level are well supported and coordinated
    • Work closely with the Advocacy and Communications Manager and Project Manager to undertake/support a range of lobbying, communication and other activities.

    Objective 2

    • Support the documentation and reporting of the Advocacy and Communications Interventions in Jigawa State

    Tasks and Responsibilities:

    • Support in the collection of data and information to be used for case studies.
    • Capture, document and share good human interest case studies, programme lessons for wider dissemination to the advocacy and communications manager.
    • Support for weekly progress reports on advocacy activities, outcomes, lessons learned, best practices and challenges as related to the project at the state levels
    • Undertake additional task as requested by the Line Manager and Technical Supervisor

    Internal & External Relationship
    Internal:

    • Advocacy and Communications Manager Dutse: Direct report
    • Advocacy Manager, Abuja: Technical support
    • Project Manager: Collaboration and Coordination

    External:

    • All relevant MDAs in Jigawa state
    • Other partners: CSOs, Media, Local and INGOs

    Qualifications

    • Diploma/NCE in Mass Communication or any social sciences related discipline with a major in Community Mobilization preferred
    • Any training on advocacy and Communications, social protection and Gender and Social Inclusion will be an added advantage

    Skills & Experience
    Essential:

    • At least 1 year experience in stakeholders engagement in the area of Advocacy and Communications
    • Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
    • Experience in Nutrition and community-based programmes,
    • Experience in social protection and engaging Government
    • Should have strong collaboration and networking skills.
    • Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
    • Fluency in English and Hausa, spoken and written
    • Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO's staff
    • Good interpersonal skills
    • Ability to work within a team setting
    • Independence, adaptability and flexibility
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Experience in photography

    Preferred:

    • Experience in the International Non- Governmental Organization (INGO) and Humanitarian context
    • Previous experience with behaviour change communication programming or mobilization
    • Previous experience with Action Against Hunger programmes

    Method of Application

    Note: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

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