Policy, Advocacy and Campaign (PAC) Officer at Save The Children

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Under the guidance of the Advocacy, Campaign and Policy Manager, the PAC Officer will contribute to the development of Advocacy and Campaign strategy for the NGA Immunization Coverage Project and be responsible for field implementation of advocacy activities as captured in strategy and workplan.  This will focus on approaches to increase confidence in and drive uptake of childhood immunizations and the HPV vaccine using a digital-first solution (ask Nivi), engage askNivi users in the target audiences and present policy recommendations and a business case for local, state, and national authorities to enable scaling of the solution across Nigeria in partnership with the national, state level, and local health authorities.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Quality and Advocacy

• Contribute to the planning, costing and implementation of the project and contribute to the overall key programme planning, coordination and reporting activities.
• Support in documenting success stories and contribute to the writing of reports, case studies, briefing papers, and presentations for internal and external audiences as relevant.
• Collaborate with consultants to create scripts for Community Participatory Theatre and mobilize communities to engage with these productions.
• Distribute reminder bracelets to improve immunization coverage and engage community gatekeepers for program acceptance.
• Execute immunization awareness campaigns in Junior Secondary Schools and with youth groups like NYSC, selecting ambassadors and influencers.
• Organize webinars featuring child advocates to promote immunization.
• Collaborate with the SPHCDA to identify and geolocate centres providing immunization services.
• Facilitate meetings for health workers to report and discuss side effects from immunizations.
• Recruit and manage volunteers to help patients use the askNivi chatbot to provide feedback on immunization services.
• Organize community practice meetings with stakeholders for immunization uptake initiatives.
• Engage in advocacy efforts with government officials, professional groups, and other relevant entities.
• Plan and execute events for global health awareness days, and coordinate media engagements such as press releases, conferences, and roundtables.
• Conduct quarterly strategy review meetings with stakeholders to modify interventions as needed
• In collaboration with the MEAL coordinator collect data and analyse the progress of project’s activities.
• Use and adhere to available implementation technical documents (ToRs, tools, SoPs, training manuals, guidelines, and protocols) assiduously to ensure programs are of high quality and comply with the country, SCI standards and best practices.
• Actively contribute to the process of learning, evaluation, capturing and disseminating lessons from the programme for continuous improvement of programme performance and overall outcome

Safeguarding

• Support safeguarding team in carrying out safeguarding risk assessment and develop a mitigation plan when needed.
• Flag safeguarding concerns noticed during programme implementation as well as share good practices identified in the field.
• Ensure that all children and programme beneficiaries are provided with ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in the social or behavioural sciences, public health, health education, health promotion, development studies, development economics, rural development/sociology, or other related fields.
• Any training on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 year-experience in health financing, health governance, enhanced voice and accountability or similar roles,
• Fluency in English language. Knowledge of local languages (Yoruba) will be an added advantage.
• Ability to be proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments.
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to state, LGA and community authorities.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.