Qualifications and Experience:

• Master degree and/or significant work experience with emphasis on public health strategic communication, public relations or media, in context of Nigeria/Africa, and with some marketing communication experience
  
• Substantial experience (minimum 7 years) in a managerial role in public health communications, external relations, marketing principles, or relevant discipline, in the development sector in Nigeria/Africa
  
• Experience communicating about malaria, or other communicable/tropical diseases
  
• Able to articulate advocacy, social mobilization and behaviour change interventions in strategic communication planning
  
• Strong skills in strategic planning and project management, adequate understanding of development issues, with experience in the health sector
  
• Adequate team management/leadership skills, with experience of building teams
  

Team oversight and Influence (20%)

• Oversee all PHC, advocacy and external communication efforts relevant to the Nigeria programme, including timely and responsive technical advice both remotely and by on-site visits to country and project teams, as required
  
• Participate as member of the MC/PHC cluster at the global level to ensure documentation and exchange of learning, results and experiences within the PHC community of practice
  
• In collaboration with MC/UK ER team, ensure effective positioning of the organisation, as a leader of thought in relation to MCN’s vision and mission, including sharing organisational knowledge and learning
  

Strategic Design and Management (65%)

• Develop, review, and coordinate implementation an organizational communications strategies for Malaria Consortium’s Nigeria Country Office
  
• Contribute to the development of proposals through provision of technical leadership in the design of the communications components of new projects
  
• Participate as an active member of MCN’s country office team in meetings, internal seminars and other technical and administrative discussions
  

External engagement and partnerships (15%)

• Provide communication and related technical support to the FMOH / NMEP, other authorities, and partners in policy and strategy development, planning for implementation, reviews/ evaluations
  
• Act as the key media liaison and public relations person for MC, coordinating with the Country Director, Nigeria technical team or UK-based external communications and advocacy team of MC, as necessary and appropriate
  
• Contribute to identifying funding opportunities and providing technical inputs in the design process of new projects and writing proposals and reports to donor