Advisor, Capacity Strengthening and Coordination at Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Employment Nigeria 04-Nov-2017 ABUJA , Administrative

The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) - Our mission is to inspire and empower people around the world to make healthy choices for themselves and their families.

CCP will be implementing the USAID Breakthrough-ACTION-Nigeria project that will use state-of-the-art, evidence-based tools to encourage people in developing countries to adopt healthy behaviours.

Much of the work will harness the power of communication – from mass media campaigns to TV and radio dramas to simple posters in a health clinic – to inspire long-lasting change.

The project will also take advantage of other behavioural science approaches such as behavioural economics and human-centred design to improve programs.

POSITION: Capacity Strengthening and Coordination Advisor

Responsibilities

Lead key activities with particular attention to strengthening public sector systems for effective coordination of SBC at the national and sub-national levels, strengthening institutional capacity among key Nigerian stakeholders.
Experience and demonstrated success in strengthening public sector capacity for SBC.
A strong understanding of best practices in individual and institutional capacity strengthening for SBC, and will have personal experience in applying key approaches.
Represent Breakthrough-Action/Nigeria to USAID and the GoN at national and subnational levels, and will cultivate open and collaborative management relationships with the management team at USAID/Nigeria, and other Mission-funded activities.
Work with other senior staff to monitor activities and proactively engage, coordinate and convene public and private actors to advance the practice of SBC in Nigeria.

Requirements

10 years of experience working in international health, including experience in a technical leadership capacity on large activities focused primarily on social and behavior change.
A senior technical expert with an advanced degree in Public Health, Communication, or Marketing
Fluent in written and spoken English and at least one local Nigerian language.
Experience working across Nigerian government bodies

How To Apply
Candidates should send their cover letter and CV's only as one PDF document to: capacitycoordinator@gmail.com with “Application for Capacity and Coordination Advisor.” as the subject

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