JOB DESCRIPTION
Reports to: State Coordinator
Summmary
The Program Assistant - Social Mobilization will provide technical and programmatic support for BA-Nigeria’s community SBC interventions. S/he will also support activities in other program areas as directed by State Coordinator or technical area leads at BA national office in Abuja. S/he will work closely with the Program Officer – Social Mobilization, other technical program officers in the state, the State Coordinator and Abuja HQ technical leads to ensure integrated and comprehensive implementation BA-Nigeria’s program activities at state level.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
In addition to the general duties described above, specific duties and responsibilities include the following:
- Support implementation of community mobilization activities in collaboration with the Program Officer - Social Mobilization, LGA Supervisor, Community Volunteers, State and LGA Health Educators, Ward Development Committees and other stakeholders
- Support advocacy with religious and community leaders to create an enabling environment for practice of MNCH+N, FP and Malaria behaviors, as applicable
- Support training and supervision of LGA Supervisors, Community Volunteers and other social/community mobilization agents working supporting the BA-Nigeria project
- Assist to develop MNCH+N, FP and Malaria SBC materials (as applicable) for use by community volunteers
- Participate in the development of project strategies, workplans etc.
- Support the BA-Nigeria M&E team and State Coordinator to effectively collect, collate and report social/community mobilization data as required
- Assist with preparation/writing, submission and editing of timely and quality activity reports including success stories; and collaborate with relevant teams to ensure documentation of all community mobilization activities;
- Assist in promoting community participation and inclusion so as to encourage community ownership over activities implemented;
- Assist with the establishment and maintenance of effective relationships at the State level with health partners, implementing partners, State MOHs and other key stakeholders, with guidance from and in collaboration with the Deputy Project Director and Project Director;
- Other duties as identified and assigned by supervisor and/or HQ program leads
Minimum Qualifications
- HND or bachelor’s degree with at least 3-5 year’s work experience in advocacy, social and/or community mobilization in family planning or any reproductive health programs
- Excellent communication, and organizational skills; and ability to influence and facilitate advocacy agendas at LGA and State level
- Understanding of local communities and cultures in the relevant Sokoto state and ability to communicate fluently in Hausa.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to travel and work in difficult settings, including remote rural areas of Nigeria.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, or similar software
- Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines
- Experience in providing administrative support to work teams
- Ability to work successfully ins cross-cultural, team-based environment
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV only as one PDF document to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org using the “Job Title and Location” as the subject of the email by Tuesday 23rd June 2020.
Application Instruction / Notice
To apply for this position, please follow the instructions exactly as described below. Any submissions that do not follow the instructions exactly will be discarded without review:
Address the education/experience requirement specified for the position with specific examples where necessary.
Language skills. (Please note that language skills will be tested during interviews for shortlisted candidates.)
Include the specific date when you would be able to begin work.
CV and cover letter PDF file name must be your first and last name in CAPS (e.g.: CHINEDU OGUAGHAMBA).
The subject line of your email should be the job title along with the job location. E.g. “Program Officer I – Social Mobilization - Bauchi” OR Program Assistant I - Social Mobilization Sokoto
Do not include any additional certificates or documentation. Any applications that include certificates or other documents will be deleted immediately.
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