USAID - Malaria Action Plan for States (MAPS) Current Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Technical Assistant, BCC Officer

JOB VACANCIES:

The USAID-funded Nigeria Malaria Action Plan for States (MAPS) Project is seeking qualified and candidates to fill the position of Technical Assistant & BCC Officer within its Abuja office. MAPS supports the Nigeria National Malaria Strategic Plan and National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and works to increase the quality, access and uptake of specific malaria control interventions, including ITNs, ACTs, RDTs, and IPTp to pregnant women.

The position descriptions are as follows:

JOB TITLE:   Technical Assistant (TA) to the Chief of Party

JOB LOCATION: Abuja

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/ FUNCTIONS:

• Assist the Chief of Party to ensure and facilitate the smooth planning, management, and implementation of all MAPS activities,
• Assist the Chief of Party in providing expert support on crosscutting issues, and supervising the State MAPS teams in tandem with Abuja team,
• Assist the Chief of Party in assuring the cohesion of approach in the focal states and their conformity with the national strategies and policies in tandem with the MAPS team,
• Assist the Chief of Party to support policy development, training, and other initiatives to ensure all are conducted in a professional and appropriate manner in other MAPS locations (as assigned),
• Assist the Chief of Party in assuring that the annual work plans, procurement plans, disbursement plans, financial reports, and progress reports of the MAPS Project are of high quality and follow their implementation as appropriate.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Degree or Higher National Diploma in any of the social sciences or health related field and a minimum of seven years solid relevant working experience,
• Alternatively, a Master's degree in a health related field with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience,
• Seven years (with Bsc or HND) or five years (with Msc) relevant experience working experience in a donor-funded environment,
• Experience working on a malaria control programme will be an added advantage,
• The TA must be fluent in spoken and written English, able to write clear reports,
• Excellent computer skills, including the use of Microsoft Office applications,
• Possesses good communication, interpersonal, and administrative skills.

JOB TITLE:   BCC Officer, Advocacy and Interventions

JOB LOCATION: Abuja

JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of MAPS' innovative and robust Behavior Change Communication (BCC) approaches,
• Work with the BCCA Advisor (BCCA) to coordinate the development of BCCâ programs for the states and also work closely with the local CBOs and other implementing agencies (IAs) to design and deliver communications interventions for behavior change to target groups across the focal states,
• Manage and monitor the implementation of MAPS' school-based malaria interventions,
• Support project leads to produce reports as required to be submitted to donors and dissemination to wider public,
• Facilitate the availability of evidence-based programming and review of evidence from national surveys and studies at national and sub-national levels to inform BCC programming,
• Under the technical direction of the BCC Advisor, participate in the monitoring and coordination of the implementation of MAPCOL (communications platform),
• Work with the BCCA, and other technical and program staff to conduct BCC needs assessment and assist with designing, pre-testing, and finalizing drafts of BCC materials.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences or arts/humanities,
• At least five years post-National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) experience, some of which should be in malaria program management, advocacy, and community-based interventions,
• Experience in long lasting insecticide-treated net (LLIN) campaign planning and implementation,
• Excellent editorial and analytical report writing skills,
• Ability to multitask and ensure proper documentation,
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint,
• Fluency in spoken and written English language,
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills,
• Self motivated person able to work without close supervision.

METHOD OF APPLICATION & APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Only qualified applicants who meet the above requirements are asked to send a cover letter and resume to pshi@fhi360.org by January 31, 2011. Kindly indicate the position applied for in the cover letter and in the subject of your email. Position is Abuja-based.