Program Officer – Social Mobilization at Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria

Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behavior – from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV and preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases – by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Officer – Social Mobilization

Location: Cross River

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Summary

• The Program Officer – Social Mobilization Officer will provide technical support to the state project team in the process of planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social and community mobilization activities.
• S / he is expected to work in close collaboration with the Community Mobilizers, LGA Supervisors, State and LGA Health Educators, Ward Development Committees, and the State BA-N Team to plan, organize, conduct, report and follow-up social and community mobilization activities related to Malaria.
• The incumbent will maintain regular communication with State Coordinator, BA-Nigeria Technical Leads and BA-Nigeria Deputy Project Director – Malaria.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
In addition to the overall technical inputs to the project as described above, specific duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Support implementation of social and community mobilization activities in collaboration with the Community Mobilizers, LGA Supervisors, State and LGA Health Educators, Ward Development Committees
• Support advocacy with religious and community leaders to create an enabling environment to improve awareness on the benefits of prompt care-seeking for fever, testing before treatment and adherence to treatment guidelines.
• Organize meetings with religious, traditional and community leaders, village heads, community groups, women’s groups, trade associations and other relevant community segments to improve awareness on prompt care-seeking for fever.
• Support training and supervision of Community Mobilizers and other social/community mobilization agents working under the BA-N malaria project or implementing government-led initiatives.
• Support the BA-N M&E Officer and State Coordinator to effectively collect, collate and report social/community mobilization data as required
• Collaborate with State Coordinator and State M&E Officers to ensure documentation of all community mobilization activities
• Prepare and submit timely and quality activity reports, including field notes and success stories, to effectively capture lessons learnt on the ground from the projects.
• Provide administrative support as needed.
• Carry out other tasks to support BA-N Malaria project efforts as assigned

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Education and Experience Requirements

• An HND or Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years’ work experience in advocacy, social and/or community mobilization in malaria or any other public health disease area.
• Excellent communication, and organizational skills; and ability to influence and facilitate advocacy agendas at State and LGA levels
• Understanding of local communities and cultures in the State of assignment, and ability to communicate fluently in the commonly spoken local language.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and strong communication in the local dialect.
• 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 leadership and support to work teams
• Ability to work successfully in cross-cultural, team-based environment

Application Closing Date
16th March, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV in PDF format to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email e.g., “Program Officer – Social Mobilization, Cross River”.