Program Associate needed at Society for Family Health

Job Profile:

• The Program Associate will work in the communities with the LGA team and the health facilities and partners. He/She will be responsible for advocacy to gatekeepers and pre-implementation meetings to identify and map all stakeholders for the project.
• The Program Associate will work to engage the IPC agents in the different wards, provide the necessary linkages between them and the LGA and State health stakeholders.
• The Program Associate will produce and operationalize the implementation of the IPC as well as the monitoring system in liaison with the M&E Associate, Health Educators and WDCs.

Job-role: 

The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Support routine commodity distribution and campaign – Provide technical support during the implementation of the routine commodity montoring and ITN campaigns.
• Interpersonal Communication Deployment at the community Level – Lead the implementation of IPC in the LGAs. Facilitate selection (and or replacement) of IPC agents and implementation at selected LGAs/ wards. Prepare monthly work plans, and include as part of these work plans, the IPC agents work plans, submit to the next reporting line and copy the Impact Project lead 7 days before the commencement of the month. Facilitate one special IPC session with women group on IPTP on a quarterly basis.
• CSO Management – Lead in selection of SO monitors in the State and ensure that they submit their workplans for monitoring of the IPC agents activities. Provide linkages and coordinate the interactions (meetings, trainings and field visits etc) between SM CSOs and/or external partners (consultants, contractors etc) as well as provide logistics arrangements. Work closely with CSOs to ensure that quarterly targets are continually met.
• Capacity Development – Develop state specific capacity building plan and liaise with all necessary partners to ensure the execution of activities and timely submission of reports within 2 weeks of the end of the activity. Provide timely logistic support for capacity building activities in the states. Monitor capacity building activities and provide quality assurance for facilitators thereby guaranteeing standards.
• Advocacy, SBC and Social Mobilization – Ensure that all SBC activities are reflected in the Quarterly Work plans and Quarterly Reports. Participate in advocacy visits to community, Ward, LGA and State leaders to provide updates on the Impact project and engender support. Participate in, and ensure the transparent selection and engagement of community based implementers.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Higher National Diploma or Undergraduate Degree in Communications, Development Studies, Development Communications, Health Promotion,or any related health programme etc
• A minimum of three (3) years’ post NYSC experience with progressively increasing responsibility in community communications, program planning, program management, and program implementation.
• Proven experience in implementing and monitoring social mobilisation strategies.
• Knowledge of advocacy strategies.
• Experience in leading and managing SBC projects at the state, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
• Leadership skills to guide and mentor IPC agents

Skills and Competencies required​​​​

• Ability to develop and implement comprehensive IPC plan to achieve program goals.
• Knowledge and experience in stakeholder management and community mobilization activities.
• Report writing skills.
• Presentation skills