Stakeholders Engagement (Mobilization) Consultant at PACT

Duration:     20 working days

Job Summary: The consultant will be engaged to mobilize the stakeholders to meetings and workshop for their buy in and making policy decisions on institutionalizing the innovations by Gates grantees in Gombe state.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Pact is engaging a consultant to support the engagement of stakeholders. The stakeholders include the top government officials, members of state assembly, personal aids of the Governor, wives of influencers, traditional rulers and high-level women. The stakeholders are expected to develop MNC strategy document, dictate certain policy decisions that will result in government commitment to funding some of the innovations implemented by Gate’s grantees in Gombe. To achieve this there is the need to get certain individuals with direct access and influence on the stakeholders, hence the need to engage the consultants.

The consultant will be engaged to mobilize the stakeholders to meetings and workshop for their buy in and making policy decisions on institutionalizing the innovations by Gates grantees in Gombe state.

Deliverables

• Draw up workplan based on outlined deliverables.
• Mapping of stakeholders
• Support mobilization of stakeholders to meetings and discussions
• Meeting with top government officials
• Meeting with Gombe State Assembly.
• Meeting with wives of top stakeholders
• Meeting with Gombe Emirate Council.
• Work with state Assembly to appropriate the cost of implementing the Gombe state MNCH roadmap
• Submit summary reports of key activities accomplished

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of a master’s degree in business management or related field.
• Evidence of excellent Facilitation skills
• Excellent report writing
• Good understanding of Maternal and Newborn Health in North East Nigeria
• Must be fluent in English and Hausa
• Most be familiar with Gombe State (Show evidence) Most show evidence of working with a Development Partner in Nigeria