Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) Recruits Demand Generation Advisor

Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) seeks applications from qualified individuals to contribute to improved maternal health and reduced child mortality through increased contraceptive prevalence rates in selected urban areas in Nigeria.

NURHI is looking for dynamic, hardworking individuals to join our team for the position in Abuja.

Job Position: Demand Generation Advisor

The Demand Generation Advisor will provide technical vision, leadership, and guidance to the behavior change communication program activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Provide direction and supervision in all aspects of Behavior Change Communication (BCC) strategy development implementation and evaluation for project BCC activities including urban communication initiatives, mass media, health provider interpersonal communication, community mobilization, materials development for family planning/birth spacing knowledge, awareness, use and demand generation for contraceptive methods;
• Liaise with NURHI field office staff to oversee the development and coordination of demand generation and BCC activities;
• Work with NURHI partners and staff to help foster community engagement and panic; through the development of community mobilization approaches and necessary Interpersonal Communication and Counseling (IPCC) strategies that are specific for urban settings;
• Use research data and information to inform programmatic directions and decision making
• Provide proactive program management to ensure timely compliance with project milesstones
• Collaborate with NURH partners and liaise with the key stakeholders to exchange practices for family planning and harmonization of activities;
• Represent the NURHI Project in technical working group meetings;
• Write reports and document success stories relating to the project interventions; and
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Flexibility to travel throughout Nigeria and internationally as needed for the project
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, leadership and management skills
• Solid experience in implementing behavior change communication
• Good problem solving and independent thinking skills
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office(Excel, Word and Power point)

Education and/or Experience

• Applicant must possess a Master's degree in communication, public health or social sciences
• Five (5) to ten (10) years experience working in the field of health communication, mass media and BCC activity implementation.

Language Requirement
English fluency (oral and written)

Application Deadline
5th August, 2011

Application Instructions
Qualified candidates should send their applications by email to: [email protected] Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Letters of application, capability statement (not one page) and CVs of interested candidates (with a minimum o f two referees) should be  receive on  5th August, 2011.