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Purpose

• The Senior Liaison Officer serves as the definitive bridge between the AFCC Group, the internal project team, and external partners. This role is essential for project alignment, facilitating transparent high-stakes communication and driving cross-functional collaboration. Success in this position requires substantial experience in stakeholder management, strategic advocacy, and project management.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Coordination & Planning

• Lead the review and finalization of AFCC’s annual work plan, ensuring strict alignment with project objectives and organizational compliance standards.
• Collaborate with the Senior Programme Officer (SPO) and Senior RMEL Officer to help AFCC leadership develop weekly and monthly activity action plans.
• Maintain and regularly update the AFCC information registry and database.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Coordinate, refine, and track official correspondence between AFCCs and external entities to ensure alignment with project objectives and communication frameworks.
• Act as a bridge between the AFCC and the FCC team, providing timely feedback and recommendations for prompt action.
• Under the guidance of the Technical Advisor (SBC) and Project Director, coordinate AFCC-related meetings and key engagements with IFCCs and external stakeholders.
• Support the AFCC and FCC project teams in identifying and nurturing strategic partnership opportunities within the ecosystem.

Operations & Reporting

• Provide day-to-day technical and administrative coordination for the AFCC secretariat at the state office.
• Liaise with FCC finance and logistics officers to ensure seamless activity execution for AFCC members.
• Organize meetings, events, and joint activities, including managing documentation, record-keeping, and follow-up.
• Collate and review field monitoring reports, ensuring high-quality, timely submission to the Senior Programme Officer.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Technical Advisor (SBC) and Project Director.

Strategic Oversight & Documentation

• Record and disseminate detailed minutes and summary reports for all AFCC monthly meetings and activities, ensuring key decisions and action items are tracked to completion.
• High-Level Engagement Documentation: Maintain formal, comprehensive documentation of all internal and external engagements involving high-level stakeholders and influencers.
• Manage and regularly update a centralized database/registry of AFCC membership and contact information to ensure data integrity.

Impact Tracking & Advocacy

• Identify and draft compelling impact narratives that document the influence and achievements of the AFCCs for donor reports and advocacy materials.
• Maintain a systematic log to track policy changes, community shifts, and high-level commitments generated through AFCC influence.
• Document and report all overtures from external partners and entities to the Project Director and Technical Advisor (SBC)
• Document and report the outcome of advocacy visits to SPO

 Education

• Master’s degree in journalism, Communications, Social Sciences, Community Development, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or,
• University degree in one of the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience

 Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in stakeholder management, SMART advocacy, and community engagement
• Experience in managing programs or leading initiatives with a focus on faith and/or cultural leaders
• Event planning and execution skills for high-level in-person forums
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, and presentation skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with influential and diverse stakeholders, including government representatives, traditional leaders, religious leaders, and implementing partners.
• In-depth understanding of the local social, cultural, and security context (e.g., in Kaduna and/or Kano State).
• Fluency and literacy in Hausa and English languages

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• The Program Officer provides programmatic support to the Faith and Community Champions (FCC) project as well as the Family Planning investment. He/She is responsible for supporting the project team in programme design and implementation.
• The Programme Officer also supports the SPO in coordinating the activities of the IFCCs, ensuring that project strategies are successfully adapted and executed to meet project objectives.
• The role centers on operationalizing the FCC/FP programme strategies by building and managing partnerships with critical stakeholders, including Implementing Faith and Community Champions (IFCCs), community consultants, advisory groups (AFCCs), and media partners.
• This requires a deep, nuanced understanding of the state’s health landscape and the sociocultural and religious norms shaping behaviors in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) and Childbirth Spacing. Success in this position depends on exceptional programme management, strategic communication, and emotional intelligence to navigate diverse community structures.
• The Program Officer will uphold organizational values while fostering a collaborative, adaptive, and results-oriented culture dedicated to sustainable impact. The position is based in the FCC project-supported states (Kano and Kaduna)

Responsibilities

Program Implementation & Coordination

• Support the implementation of FCC/FP activities at the state and LGA levels in line with approved work plans and budgets.
• Coordinate FCC/FP activities with AFCCs, IFCCs, community structures, and partners.
• Ensure timely execution of community dialogues, sermons, media engagements, referrals, and other FCC interventions.
• Support integration of messages into religious, cultural, and community platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management

• Maintain strong working relationships with AFCCs, IFCCs, religious leaders, and traditional leaders.
• Support onboarding, mentoring, and continuous engagement of IFCCs at the state level.
• Represent the FCC& FP project at relevant state and LGA meetings when required.

Monitoring, Documentation & Reporting

• Support routine monitoring of FCC/FP activities to ensure quality, compliance, and learning.
• Collect, verify, and submit activity reports, attendance registers, referral data, and success stories.
• Document best practices, lessons learned, challenges, and community feedback for continuous improvement.
• Support data entry and timely submission of reports in line with project M&E requirements.

Capacity Building & Technical Support

• Support trainings, workshops, refresher sessions, and coaching of AFCCs, IFCCs, and community actors.
• Provide technical support to IFCCs to ensure accurate and culturally appropriate messaging.
• Support adaptation of SBC materials to local contexts while maintaining approved messaging.

Community Engagement & Social and Behavior Change (SBC)

• Support implementation of strategies targeting key audiences, including married adolescents, young couples, and families.
• Facilitate community conversations that promote positive norms around childbirth spacing, maternal and child wellbeing, and family health.
• Ensure community feedback is captured and used to refine project approaches.

Administration & Compliance

• Support logistical planning for meetings, trainings, and community activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, safeguarding standards, and donor requirements.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the State Program Manager to support project success.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Development Studies, Education, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience supporting community-based development, health, or SBC programs.
• Experience working with faith leaders, traditional institutions, or community structures is a strong advantage.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong community mobilization and interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of social and behavior change communication approaches.
• Ability to work respectfully with religious and cultural leaders.
• Strong documentation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple activities across LGAs.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and basic data tools.
• Fluency in English; ability to communicate in local languages (e.g., Hausa) is a strong advantage.

Personal Attributes

• Strong commitment to community development and social impact.
• Culturally sensitive, respectful, and collaborative.
• Organized, proactive, and solution-oriented.
• Willingness to travel frequently to project communities

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• The driver is responsible for overseeing the activities of the motor pool as well conveying authorized staff, consultants and visitors safely to and from various destinations as assigned for program activities. 
• This includes proper maintenance of assigned vehicles, adhering to CCSI policies and procedures as well as the local traffic/road laws.  The driver’s role involves working closely with all teams within the organization. The driver will be expected to uphold the organization’s values and work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.

Key Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure to perform excellently at all times following CCSI’s policies and guidelines.
• Facilitate the transportation and movement of all CCSI’s staff, consultants and visitors as assigned
• Maintain the vehicle log and vehicle inventory.
• Ensure daily, weekly and monthly checks ensuring proper  and complete documentation.
• Prepare on vehicle maintenance, servicing or spare parts.
• Report and notify the head driver of cars requiring servicing and maintenance.
• Monitor the fuel consumption using a fuel log.
• Always check that CCSI’S vehicles are equipped with First Aid Kit at all times.
• Perform regular driver’s assessment for drivers.
• Report any problem/issues noticed on any of CCSI’s vehicle to line manager.

Qualification
 Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Primary School Completion.  Secondary School preferred.
• Auto Mechanic skills
• 3-5 years of Driving Experience within the NGO sector.
• Valid drivers license
• Ability to communicate in English.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Good human relations skills.
• Must be available to travel when needed.