DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE CENTRE
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Assistant, CASCADE, Nigeria Project
Development Exchange Centre (DEC) is a non-governmental, non-discriminating, women-focused organization improving the wellbeing of women groups and communities in Nigeria through socio-economic interventions for sustainable development.
DEC was established in November 1987 due to joint research conducted by the Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) and the Adult and Non-Formal Education Agency (ANFEA) Bauchi State.
CAtalyzing Strengthened policy aCtion for heAlthy Diets and resilience (CASCADE) is a Nederland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Funded Multi Years and Multi-Countries ‘Driving nutrition Impact through implEmenting naTional policieS’ (DIETS) programme aimed at strengthening the implementation of national nutrition-related policies in sub-Saharan Africa from 2022 to 2027 cutting across Benin, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. Cooperative Assistance for Relief Everywhere (CARE) International is the Lead implementer and is in partnership with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). CASCADE is designed to achieve the changes needed to deliver the objective of healthier diets and increased resilience to price-and climate-related shocks for women and children. The major focus of the program will be on improving the implementation of existing Food and Nutrition Policies policy (awareness, capacity, and funding) rather than amending or identifying new policies. CASCADE focuses on improved implementation of the National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NPFN), National Multi-Sectoral Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (NMPAFN), and the National Social Protection Policy.
- Job Title: Communication and Learning Assistant
- Department: Knowledge Management and Communication
- Opening Date: July 11,2024
- Closing Date: July 19,2024
- Reports to: HKMC
- Oversees whom: N/A
- Project Duration: 10 months
- Location: Bauchi State, Nigeria
Summary of Position:
The Communications and Learning Assistant will help to implement communication strategies across project activities. Additionally, the assistant will provide oversight of the project’s communication efforts related to the design, quality control, and the like.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in implementation of the project’s communication strategy
- Manage attendance sheets for learning and/or training events.
- Help to finalize and print training/meeting documents.
- Enter data from meeting/training evaluations and from training pre/post-tests.
- Capture data from flip-chart notes and/or review flip-chart data captured by note-takers.
- Help keep the Learning Team’s archives updated and organized.
- Assist with the delivery of trainings and/or learning events involving DEC and implementing partners—including assisting in the preparation of materials, logistical arrangements (ex: room set-up), and IT support during events.
- Help prepare draft reports or report inputs related to the project’s training and CLA activities, including training reports, event reports, and quarterly and annual reports.
- Provide graphic design support for internal and external
- Other technical or administrative tasks as assigned by the Head, KMC or his delegate.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by DEC Management.
Qualifications and Experience for the position:
- Bachelor’s Degree/HND in Mass Communication, English Language or any related discipline.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Minimum of 2years of professional experience including demonstrated logistic and administrative experience; experience in event management and support preferred.
- Demonstrated skills in working collaboratively with others to create and maintain a team environment and culture; and
- Oral and written fluency in English required
Other requirements for the Job role:
- Good time management skills with ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented
- Excellent organization, planning and analytical skills; detail oriented
Method of Application:
DEC in partnership with CASCADE are asking suitably qualified candidates to forward their detailed resume/CV and cover letter in a single file to: [email protected] in a word document or PDF format (as any other format would not be considered) using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
