Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behaviors-from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV-by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change (SBC). Firmly grounded in proven practices, Breakthrough ACTION works in partnership with governments, civil society, and communities around the world to implement creative and sustainable SBC programming, nurture SBC champions, mainstream new techniques and technologies, and advocate strategic and sustained investment in SBC.
- Experience 5 years
- Location Abuja
Background
Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria (BA-N) is a USAID-funded Social Behaviour Change (SBC) and Risk Communication Project with the goal of increasing the practice of priority individual and household level health behaviours in target states on MNCH+N, FP, Malaria, Tuberculosis, priority zoonotic diseases; and the COVID-19 response. Firmly grounded in proven practices, Breakthrough ACTION works in partnership with governments, civil society, and communities around the world to implement creative and sustainable SBC programming, nurture SBC champions, mainstream new techniques, and technologies, and advocate strategic and sustained investment in SBC.
As part of our support to GoN, we explore behaviors associated with the Lassa Fever outbreak using a Human-Centered Design Process. We have deployed this innovative approach for all our program areas – Family planning, Maternal Newborn and Child Health, Nutrition, Tuberculosis, and Malaria – and used the learning to develop better health interventions that are resulting in social and behavior change at all levels of the socioecological model.
Scope of Work
The HCD Documentation Consultant will provide the required knowledge management for the Field Research/Human Centre Design (HCD) activity on Lassa fever across the four implementing states (Bauchi, Benue, Edo, and Ondo) under the GHSA project.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with the state HCD Consultants and the project team to ensure documentation and curation of all stories of Lassa fever survivors.
- Work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to document and report activities/process during the field research work.
- Develop and implement activity-specific documentation plans to harvest outputs for the development of knowledge management products.
- Generate knowledge management products that demonstrate the project’s learnings for external audiences.
- Other duties as identified and assigned by supervisor and/or Abuja country office program leads.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications and Skills
- A minimum of bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Information Communications Technology, Public Administration, Social/Health Sciences, or related discipline is required.
- Previous work experience implementing USAID-funded or donor-funded health programs is strongly preferred.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in SBC programming, audience segmentation, message development, and communication channels.
- Experience organizing dissemination events and stakeholder management.
- Working knowledge of MS Office Packages and database software and applications.
- Ability to use the photography and videography equipment and software
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving skills and attention to detail are essential.
- Ability to work independently and proactively and track multiple activities and deadlines.
- Strong communication skills (written & spoken) in the English language and one or more Nigerian language(s) are required.
- Ability to travel within Nigeria and work successfully within a cross-cultural, multi-sectoral, multi-project team-based environment.
- Total number of days: 40 – 50 days (July – December 2022)
Supervision: HCD Project Team Lead
Location: Abuja, however documentation is in 4 states
Number required: 1
Deliverables:
- Identified high impact stories, contacts and consents of individuals related to the stories.
- Conducted video interviews with beneficiaries and key community stakeholders
- Professional short documentary production and post production of at least 1 key impact human story
- Developed dissemination plan.
- Documented learning.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs in PDF format to: [email protected] using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the e-mail. e.g. “HCD Documentation Consultant – Abuja”
