Advisor, Community Access Unit at IPAS

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the assessment and selection of communities and community-based groups to become partners in the program efforts.
• Coordinating support to community-based partners in preparing sub-grant proposals, and reporting on implemented activities in line with Ipasprocedures.
• Contributing to the implementation of the Reproductive Health Hotline by providing back-up support to the IT Hotline staff.
• Assisting with documentation of findings and lessons learned in the implementation of the community access activities.
• Providing administrative support to the Unit: Document, report and track activity entries, track planning and reporting timelines for grant agreements and contracts, follow-up on transfer/payment requests to women's grops, community-based organizations and community partners.
• Coordinating and overseeing courier packages and mail; coordinate dissemination of publications; assist in scheduling meetings and taking meeting notes; maintaining a contact database for the unit.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of experience in community-based health and/or development programs.
• Experience providing administrative support to programmatic units.
• Good communication and writing skills in English and local Nigerian languages.
• Proficiency in MS Office required.
• Knowledge and experience in women's rights. reproductive health issues. and human rights-based approaches.
• Relevant knowledge and technical experience in rights-based, participatory community engagement; direct work with community groups and local leaders; knowledge of social and behavior change communication (SBCC) a plus.
• Working with youth and young people a plus.