The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) - Our mission is to inspire and empower people around the world to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. 

CCP will be implementing the USAID Breakthrough-ACTION-Nigeria project that will use state-of-the-art, evidence-based tools to encourage people in developing countries to adopt healthy behaviours.

Much of the work will harness the power of communication – from mass media campaigns to TV and radio dramas to simple posters in a health clinic – to inspire long-lasting change.

The project will also take advantage of other behavioural science approaches such as behavioural economics and human-centred design to improve programs.

POSITION: Capacity Strengthening and Coordination Advisor

Responsibilities

• Lead key activities with particular attention to strengthening public sector systems for effective coordination of SBC at the national and sub-national levels, strengthening institutional capacity among key Nigerian stakeholders.
• Experience and demonstrated success in strengthening public sector capacity for SBC.
• A strong understanding of best practices in individual and institutional capacity strengthening for SBC, and will have personal experience in applying key approaches.
• Represent Breakthrough-Action/Nigeria to USAID and the GoN at national and subnational levels, and will cultivate open and collaborative management relationships with the management team at USAID/Nigeria, and other Mission-funded activities.
• Work with other senior staff to monitor activities and proactively engage, coordinate and convene public and private actors to advance the practice of SBC in Nigeria.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience working in international health, including experience in a technical leadership capacity on large activities focused primarily on social and behavior change.
• A senior technical expert with an advanced degree in Public Health, Communication, or Marketing
• Fluent in written and spoken English and at least one local Nigerian language.
• Experience working across Nigerian government bodies

How To Apply
Candidates should send their cover letter and CV's only as one PDF document to: capacitycoordinator@gmail.com with “Application for Capacity and Coordination Advisor.”  as the subject