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).
- Experience 3 years
- Location Abuja
- Job Field NGO/Non-Profit
Breakthrough Action Nigeria (BA-N) is a USAID funded Social Behaviour Change (SBC) and Risk Communication Project with the goal of increasing 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.
Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria supports the development and strengthening of National and State health security capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to threats against their health and safety, working closely with the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point and National One Health Coordination Unit (NOHCU) for implementation of RCCE-related activities in national policies e.g. One Health Strategic Plan; National Action Plan for Health Security and Joint External Evaluation Report.
Scope of Work
The RCCE Consultant will work at the country office to provide required technical and strategic level coordination for GHSA work stream implementation including technical assistance to diverse stakeholders, support for documentation and learning, and Research/Human Centred Design (HCD) activity as it relates to all BA-N Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities.
Specifically, the consultant will;
- Support the development, review, adaptation, validation or finalization of relevant strategic and operational documents such as training manuals, assessment reports, briefs, guidelines, job aids, tools, action plans etc.
- Facilitate capacity building sessions using participatory approaches at the national and state level for diverse stakeholders;
- Provide technical support to strengthen multisectoral coordination structure at all levels using the One Health approach;
- Work collaboratively with relevant national stakeholders to plan, coordinate and monitor activities across all implementation and intervention areas;
- Represent Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria at stakeholder meetings and similar partner forums as required;
- Other duties as identified and assigned by supervisor and/or Abuja country office program leads.
Minimum Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in social/health sciences, or related discipline with 2 – 5 years previous experience carrying out related task with donor-funded project is desirable;
- Experience with policy document development/reviews, and report writing is required;
- Experience facilitating training using participatory approaches is essential;
- Experience with content creation (including developing graphics, animation) etc. is an added advantage
- Previous experience working in infectious disease outbreak response including design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation is required
- Experience in developing and coordinating data collection, processing, and analysis systems from multiple sources or program areas is desired.
- Ability to work collaboratively and proactively with diverse stakeholders including ministries, departments and agencies in the public health sector is required;
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving skills and attention to details 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) is required.
- Ability to travel within Nigeria and work successfully within a cross-cultural, multi-sectoral, multi-project team-based environment.
Period of engagement: 6 months (February 2022 to July 2022)
Total number of days: 40 – 50 days
Supervision: Deputy Project Director, Risk Communications
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs in PDF format to [email protected] using the consultancy title as the subject of the email e.g. (RCCE Research Assistant Consultant). The deadline for receipt of all entries is Wednesday 16th February 2022.
