Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and the 7th most populous country in the world with over 175 million people. Nigeria has continued to grow, urbanize, and modernize and it is projected that at its current growth rate, it will reach a population of about 450 million people by 2050 and will be the 3rd most populous country in the world. However, Nigeria also stands at number ‘2’ in the world for number of people living with HIV-with about 3.3 million infected. At present, 45% of the entire population is younger than 18 years old, which has serious and important implications for Nigeria’s population growth. One can postulate that in the next ten years, almost half of Nigeria’s population will be reaching reproductive age. At the moment, approximately 45 million Nigerian women are of reproductive age and maternal mortality rates are high at 630 deaths/100,000 live births and neonatal mortality rate at 39 deaths/1000 births. Furthermore, 20% of Nigerian women report an unmet need for family planning and total fertility rate is high at 5.7 children per woman. Nigeria currently has a contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 17.5% CPR but Nigeria’s Minister of Health has made reaching 36% contraceptive prevalence rate by 2018, a national goal. DKT Nigeria will contribute to reaching that goal by providing a variety of contraceptive options such as condoms, IUDs, oral contraceptives, emergency contraceptives, injectables and implants, using innovative marketing. In addition, DKT will target adolescents with youth-friendly reproductive services by branding and promoting products that will take into play the multi-cultural character of Nigeria, and through advertising especially via modern market advertising like social media. DKT will help Nigeria realize its female reproductive health goals by providing effective, safe, affordable and quality contraceptive products aimed at reducing misconceptions about birth control, increasing HIV prevention awareness and confronting HIV transmission, increasing contraceptive options, ease of choice and accessibility through innovative marketing strategies and wide distribution across the country. DKT will distribute these products using a social marketing approach, which leverages the private and public sectors, targets the urban and rural communities and promotes open communication and re-education about family planning, sex, and birth control. In 2014, DKT Nigeria sold over 16 million condoms, more than 60,000 IUDs, and became one of the first programs globally to offer Sayana Press injectable contraceptives, selling 18,900. This translates into 871,927 couple years of protection.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 5 years
- Location: Lagos
- Job Field: Media / Advertising / Branding
DESCRIPTION: DKT NIGERIA is set to recruit Corporate Social Responsibility Officer based in Lagos state. We are looking for a smart, dynamic, self-motivated, and committed individual who is business development professional with and entrepreneurial mindset to lead DKT’s partnership with donors and NGOs in Nigeria. The CSR officer will develop and execute a strategy to build DKT’s market reputation and position the organization for continued success within the donor ecosystem – by cultivating relationships, identifying revenue and partnership opportunities, and providing visibility into DKT’s programs. You will be required to bring in your experience working with a number of multi – and bi-lateral partners, the ability to adeptly navigate a complex network of senior level relationships, and a proven fundraising track record.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
- The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Officer is responsible for coordinating and implementing CSR activities according to the company strategy, in its ongoing commitment to become a more sustainable and socially responsible organization.
- Elevate DKT’s visibility with local bilateral and multilateral stakeholders in Nigeria, including but not limited to foreign donors to support and expand DKT’s family planning objectives and achieve project sustainability
- Initiate partnership and sponsorship opportunities based on company objectives and CSR policy to drive family planning uptake in Nigeria
- Advance DKT’s objectives with potential donors by cultivating relationships across Nigeria, identifying value propositions, and gaining support for inclusion of DKT in relevant proposals
- Advance DKT’s Objectives with potential donors by liaising with the Local Corporate Organizations, Embassies, Telcos/Contractors, NGOs, and other government stakeholders as required
- Create and continuously foster effective working relationships with donors’ prime contractors and subcontractors locally to position DKT to win material scopes of work supporting global health (family planning) supply chain programs
- Identify and advance programmatic opportunities to expand DKT’s reach within the healthcare system, including delivery of vital programs
- Partner with sales and Marketing Team Leads to educate key champions within these institutions, and secure financial support
- Maintain a regular cadence of meetings with local partners, providing them with insights into DKT’s work and impact
- Collaborate with Digital Marketing and Communications team to develop materials and host round-tables which highlight DKT’s impact, communicate our value proposition to partners in Nigeria and beyond
- Monitoring and tracking CSR activities and impact to ensure that partners are up to date with progress
Qualification / Experience
- 5 or more years track record of stewarding relationships with and successfully raising funding from institutional donor organizations
- Experience working with donor-funded health programs and/or in health supply chain programs, embassies and or NGOs is an added advantage
- Demonstrated ability to drive stakeholder mapping, develop relationships with senior external stakeholders and build a constellation of champions
- Strategic sales mindset
- Ability to break down complex goals into individual tasks and organize those objectives into executable work plans with clear deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience working on proposals, reports, SOPs and presentations
- Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders across global organization and ability to work with internal partners to design and execute key priorities and objectives
- Entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, self-sufficiency, and adaptability
- Ability to travel if/when required
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the position as subject of email.
