Society for Family Health (SFH) - Officer in Media, Senior Officer in Monitoring and Evaluation

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and Maternal and Child Health.
SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other International Donors.   We seek to recruit qualified persons as a result of growth in our Organization. We offer Professional opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We require competent candidates for the following positions.



Position: Officer in Media (Based in Abuja)

E-mail: som@sfhnigeria.org

Job Profile
This is a senior officer position, reporting to the Deputy Project Director. The Senior Officer, Media will be responsible for:

• Engaging media agencies to communicate information and messages regarding the project.
• She/he will identify the appropriate target audience, segment audiences, decide what massages should be communicated based on research, and identify appropriate communication channels.
• Will coordinate the design, development and production of media concepts as well as media outlets to air materials.
• Will arrange publicity for project through different outlets, and will compose, edit, design, record, produce project publications such as newsletters, leaflets and brochures
• She/he will assist the communication officer with website development and technological enhancements, negotiating rates and advertising for print, television or radio.

Qualifications/Experience: The desired candidates

• Must possess a first degree in Professional Writing, Journalism, Mass Communications, or Public Relations
• Experience developing creative briefs and communication materials will be of added advantage
• Must possess minimum of three (3) years cognate post NYSC experience, preferably in an NGO
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Must possess appreciable skills in computer software,
• Knowledge of web designing software and Corel draw will be of added advantage.
• Ability to speak and write fluently in Hausa and English is important to this position
• Must possess a high level of integrity
• Good listening, communication and Interpersonal skills are very important to this position.

Position: Senior Officer in Monitoring and Evaluation

Number of Person(s) required (9 positions one, in each of the states indicated below)

Email:
Calabar:         so-marpcal@sfhnigeria.org
Enugu:           so-marpenu@sfhnigeria.org
Lagos:            so-marplag@sfhnigeria.org
Akure:            so-marpaku@sfhnigeria.org
Abuja:            so-marpabj@sfhnigeria.org
Makurdi:        so-marpmak@sfhnigeria.org
Bauchi:          so-marpbau@sfhnigeria.org
Yola:              so-marpyola@sfhnigeria.org
Imo:               so-marpimo@sfhnigeria.org

Job Profile
This is a senior officer position. Reporting to the Project Team Leader in that location, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Coordinating M&E activities at the field level for the for the project and will provide assistance to the M & E advisor and knowledge management specialist at the HQ.
• The successful candidate will lead the local approaches for site mapping and size estimation for the key target populations.
• A key aspect of this role will be the preparation of analytical reports, human interest stories and case studies for the project.
• Using the National Prevention Tracking tools and an electronic MIS system, the Senior Officer, M&E will support evidence informed programming, and will oversee and coordinate data collection for impact evaluation and operations research at field level.

Qualifications/Experience:  The desired candidate:

• Must possess a first degree in a relevant field.
• A higher degree in Public Health or related fields and certificates in relevant M & E courses will be of an added advantage.
• Must possess a minimum of three (3) years post NYSC work experience, preferably in M & E.
• Must have previous experience in the use  of the DHIS and other  national M&E tools
• Must show demonstrable willingness and ability to adjust quickly to rapidly changing  priorities, multiple demands and complex situations
• Must be computer literate, able to manipulate spreadsheets and be familiar with the NGO working environment
• Excellent writing and good  statistical analysis (SPSS, Stata, Epi Info) skills are important to this position
• Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, training and report writing skills are very important to this position.

Note: Candidates are required to apply for only one state. Multiple applications will be disqualified.

Compensation & Benefits:
The compensation package for these positions is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.

Method of Application
A one page application letter, addressed to the Assistant Director-HR, clearly providing evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, email address and current contact address should be sent on or before 18^th July, 2012 to the email address beside the job you are applying for.

Do note:

• That any candidate with multiple submissions will be disqualified.
• Candidates without the minimum requirements need not apply.
• Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.

SFH is an equal opportunity employer

• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.