BCC Officer, Advocacy and Interventions at USAID-funded Nigeria Malaria Action plan for States (MAPS)

The USAID-funded Nigeria Malaria Action plan for States (MAPS) Project is seeking qualified and candidates to fill the position of BCC Officer within its Abuja office as well as Monitoring and Evaluation Officers within the following six states: Nasarawa, Benue, Zamfara, Ebonyi, Oyo, and Cross River. MAPS supports the Nigeria National Malaria Strategic Plan and Nation 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:

Position:     BCC Officer, Advocacy and Interventions

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 BCC 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.
• 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.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or arts/humanities
• At least five years post NYSC experience some of which should be in should be in BCC, corporate communications and media (radio) programme development.
• Experience in organizing media /special events, and in researching and writing for the media and experience in working with international NGO.
• Excellent editorial and analytical report writing skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

How to Apply:

Only qualified applicants who meet the above requirements are asked to send a cover letter and resume to pshi@fhi360.org on or before 31^st January 2012, Kindly indicate the position applied for in the cover letter and in the subject of your email. For the M and E position, also indicate which state applied. All other positions are Abuja-based.