Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behavior – from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV and preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases – by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Program Officer I – Social & Behavior Change
Location: Oyo
Summary
- The Program Officer I – Social & Behavior Change will be responsible for ensuring mass and mid media plans are implemented at the state level and are integrated with community mobilization plans.
- S / he will work closely with the State Coordinator and the Social Mobilization Officer (SMO) to ensure an integrated approach to messaging.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of HND / Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Social Sciences or Health Sciences.
- Minimum of 3 – 5 years’ experience working with donor-funded projects related to radio / TV production
- Proficiency in written and spoken English and Yoruba languages
- Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines
- Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based environment
- Professional knowledge of Audio recording and editing software, especially Adobe Audition
- Working Knowledge of MS Office Packages and database software and applications
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Liaise with broadcasters in the state to ensure broadcast compliance of BA-Nigeria spots; inform national office immediately if a broadcaster deviates from the agreed plan.
- Maintain weekly and monthly monitoring report of all BA-N spots and programmes in radio and TV stations in state.
- Contribute to the media planning process by providing guidance on channel selection
- Support media pretesting activities at the state-level
- Arrange and facilitate Listening Groups in the state in coordination with the SMO to collect feedback from target audiences on media programmes and report back to the national office.
- Coordinate mass and mid media activities with community mobilization activities through the SMO to ensure alignment where appropriate
- Provide support to programmatic research processes such as Human Centered Design and Behavior Economics at the state level.
- Work with producers / broadcasters to keep track of locally produced content
- Provide ongoing technical support to local producers / broadcasters to ensure high quality content development and delivery.
- Identify new media opportunities for BA-N in the state;
- Other duties as identified by supervisor.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a PDF copy of their CV to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org using the “Program Officer I – Social & Behavior Change, Oyo” as the subject of the email.
Application Instruction / Notice
To apply for this position, please follow the instructions exactly as described below. Any submissions that do not follow the instructions exactly will be discarded without review:
- Address the education / experience requirement specified for the position with specific examples where necessary.
- Language skills. (Please note that language skills will be tested during interviews for shortlisted candidates.)
- Include the specific date when you would be able to begin work.
- CVs must be your first and last name in CAPS (e.g.: ADAMU ISA).
- Do not include any additional certificates or documentation. Any applications that include certificates or other documents will be deleted immediately
Application Deadline Friday, 25th September, 2020.
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