Capacity Advisor at Heartland Alliance

Job Description

• The Capacity Advisor serves as the focal point for the capacity building of local partners and organizational development.
• Providing support to the HAl and local partners program staff through trainings, program coordination and management and effective communication in a right based environment.
• Nascent (greenhouse) organizations may be co-located with HAl programming.
• He/She is responsible for the full implementation of HAl programming at the field level.
• Capacity Building Support: Implement the capacity development plan of local partner’s program staff through conducting on-site, formal and informal trainings, including training-of-trainers sessions and advising step-down trainings to meet program objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• First Degree in Medical Science, Management; Social Science or related field; Advanced Degree in Public Health or Social Science preferred.
• At least four years’ experience working with a NGO, must include Project Implementation; Supervisory and Capacity building experience in public health or social science program management.
• Previous experience working in Lagos and knowledge of local language is essential
• Experience working with in collaboration with local partners, NGOs and CBOs
• Experience in capacity building, HIV/AIDS Advocacy, prevention, treatment and care, STI management and or care.