The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) supports the US President's Malaria Initiative's (PM) goal of significantly reducing deaths from  malaria in high burden African countries. Social and behavior change communication (SBCC) activities ensure Nigerians are aware of, understand, and play  their part in the national goal of malaria elimination HC3 Nigeria is working with the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) and partnering  organizations to ensure SBCC activities achieve scale and intensity throughout the country. With over achieve impact with a combination of wide reach and  intense interpersonal communication activity.

 

Senior Technical Advisor-Media

 

JHU CCP -HC3 Nigeria Malaria Project 

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Supervisor: Chief of Party

 

Responsibilities

The Senior Technical Advisor-Media will work closely with program staff in Nigeria and staff at CCP headquarter to lead media and Materials development and  implementation activities for the USAID HC3 Nigeria Malaria Project funded by PM.

 

 

Specifically, Senior Technical Advisor-Media will

1.  Coordinate and oversee the production of mass media, print and other project communication materials in tandem with staff and partners.

2. Coordinate and oversee media planning, broadcasting and materials distribution in tandem with staff and partners.

3.  Develop micro work, plans for state level adaptation of key media materials.

4.  Develop with the Senior Technical Advisor - M&E a tracking system for media products and activities

5. Present media and malarial development and process during meetings, conferences and workshops, as appropriate.

6. Build media and materials capacity of staff and partners

7. Collaboratively document media development, distribution and success stories 

8.  Other duties as identified by supervisor.

 

Minimum Qualifications

•  Master's degree in communication and or Public health or related field predemed minimum of a bachelor's degree in communication

•  Minimum eight years’ experience in Media and Communications 

•  Experience with media distribution agencies 

•  Experience with local adaptation of Social and Behavior Change Communication materials 

•  Ability to work well with a team 

•  Excellent written and oral communication skills

•  Fluent in English, written and spoken.

 

To apply please follow the directions exactly:

1. Send CV and cover letter ONLY try February 13, 2015 at 17:00 Nigeria time to: [email protected]

applications submitted with certificates, transcripts etc. Will be immediately with discarded.

 

 a. Do NOT send any other documents or attachments besides you cover letter and CV Please note, any applications submitted with certificates, transcripts  

etc. will be immediately discarded.

 b. Do NOT send links to online resumes or CV's Any applications submitted with a link to an online resume or CV will be immediately discarded.

2.  The subject line for your submission MUST read: "Application for HC3 NSTA-Media" any emails without this exact subject line will be immediately discarded

3. Only final candidates will be contacted for further engagement