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Job Description DEMAND CREATION OFFICER
DEMAND CREATION OFFICER
Demand creation officer Coordinate the planning, coordination, and monitoring of project demand-creation activities. MSH
Responsibilities
Technical contributions
- Coordinate the development and roll-out of training manuals for facility/community health committees and community mobilizers. Demand creation officer
- Coordinate the planning, coordination, and monitoring of project demand-creation activities
- Contribute to the finalization of criteria for the selection of communities, health facilities, and volunteers for iCCM/CHIPS project implementation based on a continuum of care approach. Demand creation officer
- Work with the State Technical Officer to coordinate the selection of communities in the selected LGAs for iCCM/CHIPS implementation. Demand creation officer
- Work with the State Technical officer to coordinate the mapping and identification of community mobilizers and facility/community health committees. Demand creation officer
- Coordinate the development of a demand-creation strategy for the project
- Liaise with other project staff to ensure synchronization between demand and supply activities of the project
- Oversee and provide close support to project-implementing partners in the implementation of demand-creation activities
- Coordinate the development of project communications strategy and general documentation for internal and external dissemination of the project. Demand creation officer
- Support project communication activities (development of dissemination documents to allow wider sharing of MSH’s experiences, lessons, and successes e.g. case studies, newsletters, reply to requests from project donors.)
- Technical support for the planning and management of community-based programs at the state level. Demand creation officer
Project Management
- Contribute and work with the relevant personnel to prepare all necessary project planning tools on time. Demand creation officer
- Contribute to quarterly lesson identification and learning documentation and dissemination. Demand creation officer
- Preparation and submission of project demand creation activity reports to the Project Manager. Demand creation officer
Technical Performance Management and Quality Assurance
- Take the lead in ensuring the roll-out of project demand creation activities meets the international standard of quality
- Document evidence and best practices that are related to the project
Qualification
- BSc/HND in Communication, Social Sciences, Public Health, or another relevant specialty.
- Experience in community-level mobilization activities for the CHIPS program implementation is highly preferred
- 3-5 years experience in Demand Creation/ Community Mobilization at the field level and providing technical assistance to partner organizations
- Previous experience with or good knowledge of Global Fund operating procedures
- Experience working on demand creation for community-level health programming especially the CHIPS programme in developing countries
- Excellent project health communication planning, management monitoring and evaluation skills
- Technical knowledge and skills in health communication
- Experience with, and a demonstrated commitment to a community-based approach to development
- Familiar with public health principles
- Familiar with monitoring and evaluation of community-based health programs
- Ability to work both in a team and independently and ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training.
- Capacity to prepare evidence-based reports and documents.
- Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders, representatives, and partners professionally on an ongoing basis.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment communicate information to both health and non-health audiences, and achieve consensus on policy, project, research, and administrative matters.
- Good verbal communication skills, tact, and diplomacy are required to establish and develop sustainable working relationships at the highest level and a high level of trust with public/private organizations. Verbal communication skills are also used to negotiate activity plans and resolve activity implementation issues with counterparts, partners, and team members. Excellent written communication skills are required to prepare regular and ad hoc reports, activity documentation, and briefing papers.
- Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) are required for effectively operating in this position. Good computer skills are required to implement, analyze, monitor, and manage activity goals, inputs, outcomes, and achievements.
Location: Adamawa, Nigeria.
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