Program Officer I at Breakthrough ACTION

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.

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.

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

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a PDF copy of their CV to: [email protected] 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.