Job Title: Communications Officer
Location: Jigawa, Nigeria
Organisation: Action Against Hunger | ACF Nigeria
Parent Organisation: ACF-international Network
Purpose: The Communications Officer will play a key role in implementing the Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP) funded by the UK Department for International Development, a joint project being implemented by Save the Children UK (SC) and Action Against Hunger (ACF). From 2013-2017, CDGP will provide 60,000 pregnant women and mothers with children under two with unconditional cash transfers and nutrition behaviour change communication training in a bid to contribute to the eradication of extreme hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Northern Nigeria..
Qualifications & Skills:
• Bachelor's Degree in Media/Communication, Marketing or equivalent.
• Higher level degree and/or significant communications expertise preferred; Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming, particularly cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers);
• Previous experience with behaviour change communication programming;
• Experience in working with NGO donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA) funded activities;
• Fluency in Hausa and English (Compulsory)
Method of Application:
Applications, including CV and Letter of Motivation, should be submitted online or dropped off to: No 1, Jerry Gana Close, Utako, Abuja FCT, Nigeria.
Only shortlisted Candidate will be contacted.
Deadline: 4th May, 2013.
Please note: This vacancy does NOT entail any relocation compensation and priority will be given to locally-based candidates.
Action Against Hunger (ACF)-USA is part of the ACF-International Network which works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.
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