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Location: Abuja (FCT) with occasional travels across Nigeria

Duties and Responsibilities
General:

• Support the formulation and implementation of project communications and advocacy strategies on Sahel-led projects
• Work with the Branding & Communication Committee to increase the visibility of Sahel Consulting within the relevant networks.
• Compile and analyze communication experiences and shares findings with other Sahel Program Management Team so that best practices benefit the Sahel Consulting's communication work.
• Prepare official briefing materials, talking points, speeches, statements, op-eds, and presentations on any development-related topic as necessary.
• Develop and maintain external and internal communications platforms such as the Sahel Consulting website, official social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), Intranet and on-line collaboration platforms, etc.

ALDDN:
Branding & Communications:

• Supports the ALDDN program development, focusing on achievement of the set targets:
• Assist in coordination and communication of implementation strategies among stakeholders, particularly the processor, State government officials, and the Program Lead.
• Support to increased awareness of ALDDN's mandate and goals through the dissemination of information, press release, organization of public events.
• Extract lessons learned to support program improvement, advocate for durable solutions and policies, and facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing; Monitor and analyze the media in the areas related to the mandates of ALDDN as well as other issues relevant to the Dairy Development brand and positioning in Nigeria.
• Identify and assess potential issues, concerns, and risks related to communications and advocacy, and suggests corrective actions to the ALDDN Program Management Team and Field or Program officers.
• Undertake regular liaison with other partners for content development, information exchange, collaborative communication efforts, and innovative communication and advocacy tools, as assigned.
• Provide substantive support to the ALDDN program team on joint publications ensuring high-quality standards and the correct application of the ALDDN branding guidelines and publishing standards.
• Provides substantive support to ensure that communication performance indicators are identified, incorporated, monitored, and reported on throughout the program cycles.
• Provides substantive support in significantly expanding public outreach on the Dairy Development Agenda and the Sahel Consulting's role and impact in Nigeria.

Minimum Required Skills & Experience
Professional Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mass Communications, ICT, Public Relations or related field of study
• Minimum of two years of work experience in such position with demonstrated results focus, skills and a track record of delivering beyond expectations.
• Strong communication abilities including planning and organizing events, project visibility and capturing of impacts.
• A familiarity with and commitment to advocating gender equality and inclusiveness is also required.
• Ability to shape a vision and strategy.
• Able to create positive narration of program achievements.
• Superior interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills
• Strong negotiation and diplomatic skills to support effective work through implementing partners.
• Fluency in the English language, and excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to inspire confidence and create trust.
• Excellent judgement.
• Ability to understand new issues quickly and make wise decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Preference is for candidates who have worked as a Communications Officer in a top consulting firm.

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Job Summary

• In summary, the SBCC Coordinator will design and support the implementation of interventions to change social norms that limit the practice of optimal nutrition-related behaviours.
• The SBCC Coordinator will focus on advising and supporting the nutrition intervention with defining their change standards that will maximize the adoption of nutrition practices and minimize resistance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply appropriate and structured change management methods and lead change management activities for the nutrition intervention.
• Identify and implement innovative ways to deliver nutrition messages.
• Develop the capacity of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) to effectively deliver nutrition messages and conduct situation analysis.
• Support the development of nutrition education and behaviour change communication messages.
• Identify and support implementation of low-cost supply-side solutions to promote social and behaviour change.
• Provide input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of the stipulated training programs.
• Identify and engage with relevant public and private organizations to partner with to achieve the behaviour change objectives of ALDDN's nutrition intervention.
• Work with the nutrition team in ensuring the project (behaviour change initiatives) meets objectives on time and on budget.
• Facilitate the preparation of project activity and output reports using innovative approaches that engagingly demonstrate project impacts in beneficiary households and communities.
• Provide periodic report on the activities of the team to the National Team Leader.

Educational Qualification and Experience Required

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree preferably in Nutrition or any relevant discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in nutrition, advocacy, behavioral change, and development
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Superior organizational skills with a natural inclination for planning, strategy, and tactics
• Problem solving and root cause identification skills
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle

Additional Skills Required:

• Excellent active listening skills
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere.