Vacancies: Project Manager, Communications Officer
Our client, The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood is a network of maternal campaigning for more resources and the right policies to prevent the needless deaths pregnancy and childbirth. The Project is operational in Abuja and has presence in Cross River and Gombe States and has vacancies for the following positions:
Position: Project Manager
Work Location: Abuja
Report to: National Coordinator
Position Overview
- The Project Manager is the primary person in Nigeria responsible for the implementation, administrative, and financial management of WRAN advocacy campaign planning, as well as project and financial management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, International Development, Business administration, or other related field required; Medical Doctor, Nursing, or Post-graduate Degree in any related field is preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management in Nigeria, in maternal health or public health preferred minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience with managing and monitoring (sub) grant-funded project finance, preparing and understanding project and operational financial reports, budget preparation, and budget –to-actual analysis, all with a high degree of accuracy
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Proven track record of successfully planning and managing grant-funded projects, which are on budget, on time, and without any notice of noncompliance from donors
- Demonstrates superior project management and organizational skills, including experience developing and implementing shared project work plans
- Native-level fluency in English; excellent written and oral communications skills in English
Position: Communications Officer
Work Location: Abuja
Report to: National Coordinator
Position Overview
Strong effective and inspiring communications are critical to the success of this project. The Communications Officer will take the lead role in ensuring clear consistent messaging is delivered to a wide variety of internal and external audiences
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, Journalism, international Development, Business Administration, or other related field required; Post-graduate Degree in a related field, preferred
- Minimum of 5 year’s experience leading and delivery effective communications for advocacy initiatives, preferably in field of public health/maternal health in Nigeria
- Experience developing and implementing communications plans; ability to analyze target audiences and develop appropriate tactics and products
- Experience working directly with the media
- Demonstrated experience developing and producing professional, high-quality, targeted, and high-impact communications, such as reports, brief, film, brochures, and websites
- Experience in developing design and writing content of advocacy communications, including strong computer skills for newsletters and other electronic communications
- Competency in the use of social media and driven to use innovative approaches to reach target audiences
- Understanding of causes of maternal mortality and morbidity, and the interventions needed; the specific safe motherhood issues in Nigeria; and other organizations’ past and current work on maternal health in Nigeria
Remuneration very attractive
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should log on to www.mal.com.ng under “JOB VACANCIES” to review complete job requirements and application procedure. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Application Close on the 9th of June, 2013
