National Partnership Officer at New Incentives

Description

• The National Partnership Officer (NPO) will be responsible for stakeholder relations and technical support to government stakeholders on behalf of New Incentives - All Babies Are Equal Initiative (NI-ABAE). In addition, the NPO will support the security unit and matters around internal and external communication and representation.
• The NPO will ensure timely submission of reports to stakeholders at all levels, represent NI-ABAE at national events and meetings, engage with government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to ensure compliance and timely renewal of approvals, MoUs and other requirements, and develop articles, ops-ed and write-ups that reflect organizational good image. An ideal candidate should be courteous, have good writing skills and be knowledgeable of stakeholder management.

Organizational Summary

• All Babies Are Equal Initiative (the Nigerian entity of US organization, New Incentives) was incorporated by the Corporate Affairs Commission as a Non-governmental organization (NGO) and its work is focused on demand creation for routine immunization in Nigeria through conditional cash transfers and awareness creation. The organizational goal is to save lives cost effectively by increasing immunization coverage in the North West Nigerian States of Katsina, Zamfara and Jigawa.
• The conditional cash transfers for routine immunization intervention includes supply side review, sensitization, verification for vaccination received, awareness creation, and a cash transfer of N500 for the first four mandatory immunization visits and N2,000 for the 5th immunization visit to caregivers of infants. Additionally, the organization engages in support for routine immunization systems in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Job Responsibilities and Tasks

Stakeholder Relations (30%)

• Periodic meetings and check-in with national level governmental Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) and non-governmental partner organizations
• Organizational representation at events and partner coordination meetings of national-level MDAs and partner organizations
• Identification and management of collaborations with and support to national-level MDAs and partner organizations
• NI-ABAE is collaborating as one of the Social Protection implementing organizations
• Identification and cultivation of national level champions and supports
• Stakeholder knowledge management
• Implementation of the stakeholder relations goals and strategy at the national level
• Organizational awareness of stakeholder relations landscape changes at the national level
• Alignment of organizational goals with government priorities and identification of common points of collaborations

Content Development and Documentation (20%)

• Timely and consistent reporting to national level governmental and non-governmental partners
• Timely responses to requests for information (ROI) from national level governmental and non-governmental partners.
• Update and maintenance of proper documentation of stakeholder engagement across the organization
• Update and maintenance of a stakeholder map.
• Development and maintenance of a set of presentation slides, fact sheets and talking points on organization, its program, plans and key questions for various audiences.
• Ability to represent the organization to local media; at conferences and workshops; and to other interest groups as needed.
• Management of engagement with media personnel and organizations.
• Media tracking and development of of articles, ops-ed and write-ups that reflects organizational good image

Technical Assistance to Government MDAs (20%)

• Technical support to government MDAs in line with NI-ABAE promised support or agreement
• Technical support to government MDAs as part of representation of NI-ABAE at immunization, social protection and health committees and technical working groups
• Technical support to government MDAs as might be periodically requested in line with ongoing collaboration
• Technical support to government MDAs with representatives of other partner organizations as joint partner support to government

Support to Stakeholder Relations Units (20%)

• Support to the Stakeholder Relations Units on national level responsibilities
• Support to supply-side unit to follow up vaccine supply issues at the national level

National Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (10%)

• Maintenance of organization schedule of MOUs and approvals by government MDAs and proactive reminder with follow up for renewal at least 6 months before expiry.
• Maintenance of organizational legal and compliance checklists and proactive reminder with follow up for renewal at least 6 months before expiry.
• Organizational full knowledge and situational awareness of current and emerging national cash transfer and routine immunization laws, policies, guidelines and requirements

Education and Work Experience Requirement

• MSc, BSc or BA in health, public health or social sciences disciplines..
• 3 - 6 years prior experience working on immunization support to governmental MDAs.
• 2 - 4 years prior experience working for a non-profit, charitable organization or (I)NGO at the national level
• Currently based in Abuja
• Skills and Competencies Requirement
• Good writing and oral communication skills
• Good organizational skills, effective time management, and ability to meet deadlines, multi-task and prioritize tasks
• Sound cultural awareness and ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment
• Ability to deliver high quality work in short periods of time and to work under pressure
• Ability to collaborate and work with stakeholders from various backgrounds and culture
• Critical thinker and possess problem solving attitude
• Ability to get work done effectively with minimal supervision
• Detail-oriented and diligent professional
• Excellent responsiveness to email and phone requests
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, internet browsers, smartphones and ICT in general. Ability to use Google Doc, Google Sheet and AppSheet would be an advantage
• Motivation to work in a young organization that is constantly changing based on stakeholder feedback and operates with a lean structure
• Profound knowledge of stakeholder management and relationship building
• Language Requirement
• Proficiency in English Language (conversation, reading and writing) is required
• Knowledge of Hausa Language (conversation and reading) is an advantage

Basic Requirment

• MSc, BSc or BA in health, public health or social sciences disciplines.
• Good command of English Language is required while the ability to speak Hausa is an advantage.
• Key responsibilities include stakeholder relations, content development and documentation, provision of technical assistance to government stakeholders and national-level support to organization