Job Title: Senior Officer, Programmes
Location: Kogi
Organisation: Society for Family Health – SFH Nigeria
The officer will operate from FCT Abuja.
Job Profile:
• This is a Senior Officer position. Reporting to the project team leader in the region, the successful candidate will support the coordination and management of the regional level activities of the project for Female intercourse Workers (FSWs) and Clients.
• S/ He will also coordinate the implementation of Peer Education interventions among key target populations in the field locations.
• S/He will manage funds and related workshops, meetings and other events and act as a supervisor, coach, mentor and provide technical Support to the SHF FSWs and Clients community facilitators and local implementing partners.
• S/He will facilitate community mobilisation, training of facilitators and supervision of community facilitators and will provide support for the coordination and preparation of annual, quarterly and monthly work-plans and budgets for programme implementation.
• Will also provide support for the monitoring and evaluation of programme implementation at the community level and coordinate the implementllt.ion of capacity building activitie8 for CBOs to provide MARPs friendly services in Nigeria.
The desired candidate:
• Must possess a first degree in the communication, social, or health sciences.
• Must possess minimum of three (3) years post NYSC experience preferably in the field of community level behaviour change communication.
• Ability to speak the predominant language of the state will be an advantage.
• Must possess excellent planning and organisational skills and good writing and documentation skills.
• Must possess excellent skills in computer knowledge and application.
• Must possess a high level of integrity.
• Must possess the ability to anticipate and solve problems.
• Must have significant experience in working in programme for FSWs and clients and other community related HIV programme for vulnerable populations.
• Must have past experience as a trained peer educator or JPC conductor is useful as the successful candidate will be required to support outreaches to FSWs and clients to inform behaviour change.
• Good listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very important to this position.
• Candidates are required to apply for only one State. Multiple applications will be disqualified.
Compensation & Benefits:
• The compensation package for these positions is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
How To Apply:
If you are interested in working with the organisation and your skills and capabilities match the job profile, submit your application now.
A one page application letter, addressed to the Assistant Director-HR. clearly providing evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, e-mail address and current contact address.
Do note that any candidate with multiple submissions will be disqualified.
Candidates without the minimum requirements need not apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 19 July 2012.
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