Officer, Behaviour Change Communication Technical Advisor (BCCTA) ENR - Lagos Job at Society for Family Health Nigeria

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Job Title: Officer, Behaviour Change Communication Technical Advisor (BCCTA) ENR

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Employer: Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Government of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other international donors. We seek to recruit qualified persons as a result of growth in our organisation. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We require competent candidates.

Job Profile: – Reporting to the State Programme Manager, the successful candidate will provide strategic and operational support to theEnhancing Nigeria's Response to HIV/AIDS (ENR) strategy at the state level.  – S/He will also provide strategic technical assistance to the State Agency Committee on AIDS (SACA) and wider State Response on theories, strategies and approaches to work with Most at Risk Population, young people and general population on HIV Prevention including behaviour change communication and mass media activities.  – S/He will support the implementation of ENR HIV prevention wok in the state, provide support to media station, CSOs grantees and other state actor in implementing various approaches outlined in ENR prevention strategies.  – S/He will support the State Programme Manager in monitoring and supervising the field activities of trained IPC conductors across Local Government Areas (LGAs) and focal communities.

Qualifications/Experience:

Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:

• Must possess a minimum of a University Degree in Social/Biological Sciences or Humanities with at least three (3) years post NYSC cognate experience.

• Must have proven experience in planning and facilitation of training for different cadres of staff and conversant with proven theories of behaviour change for HIV prevention.

• Must be familiar with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and other relevant packages.

• Knowledge and skills in gender main-streaming especially in HIV prevention will be of an added advantage.

Compensation & Benefits: The compensation package for these positions is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.

Method of Application:

Apply online with one page application letter (using the position reference as subject), addressed to the Deputy 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.

We kindly request that only candidates with the minimum requirements need apply.

While we respect your application, due to the large number of applications received by SFH Nigeria, please note that we are only able to contact short-listed candidates.

*SFH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

SFH DOES NOT USE THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS OR CHARGE A FEE FOR EMPLOYMENT.

Deadline: 06.09.2013

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