VACANCY - SENIOR OFFICER, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION TECHNICAL ADVISER - ENUGU

• VACANCY - SENIOR OFFICER, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION TECHNICAL ADVISER 
  LOCATION: ENUGU


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  Our Client:
  Society for Family Health has a mission to empower Nigerians, particularly the poor and vulnerable to lead healthier lives. As a non-profit organisation, we are committed to selfless service to humanity, especially the poor and vulnerable throughout Nigeria.
  
  Working with the private and public sectors, SFH adopts social marketing and behaviour change communication to improve access to essential health information, services, and products to motivate the adoption of healthy behaviours.


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  JOB Details
  The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to the Enhancing Nigeria's Response to HIV and AIDS (ENR) Programme HIV prevention strategy at state level, working as part of the wider ENR state team and providing support to the State Agency for the Control of AIDS. S/He will provide technical assistance to the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (SACA and State Ministry of Health (SMOH) on theories, strategies and approaches for HIV prevention, including use of data for priority setting, approaches to designing and implementing combination prevention including PMTCT and targeted support to SACA to coordinate state HIV prevention response. At an operational level, the successful candidate will provide
  hands-on-support to the front line service providers including CSOs, community drama teams and Interpersonal communication (IPC) conductors to implement evidence informed HIV prevention activities as outlined in the ENR strategy at community level. Under the supervision of the State Programme Manager, the successful candidate will build the capacity of key government staff, CSOs, community volunteers (IPC conductors) and ENR staff at the local and state level in HIV prevention behaviour change activities.
  
  QUALIFICATIONS:
  Must have a first degree in the social or biological sciences.
  Must have at least three (3) years post NYSC proven experience in HIV prevention and other health communication areas.
  Must have proven experience in using evidence in designing and implementing community level interpersonal communication activities as well as some experience in designing messages, IEC material and mass media campaigns.
  Must have some experience in the emerging issues in HIV prevention including combination prevention, PMTCT and working with both the general population as well as Most at Risk populations.
  Must have experience in planning and facilitation of training for different cadres of staff in research and of transferring skills and or working with government and CSOs.
  Must have excellent report writing skills and good inter-personal, communication and presentation skills.
  
  HOW TO APPLY
  A one page application letter (using the position reference as subject), should be addressed to the Assistant Director-HR, clearly providing evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, e-mail address and current contact address should be sent to: enugu-soenrbccta@sfhnigeria.org latest 30th of April 2013. Candidates without the minimum requirements need not apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
  *SFH is an equal opportunity employer.
  
  FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.