Senior Technical Officer, Community Engagement

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Social Sciences, Communication, Development Studies, or related field; Master’s degree is an advantage.
  
• 6+ years’ experience in social and behaviour change communication, community mobilization, or health promotion, with proven work in MNCH+N or similar public health programs.
  
• Experience working with government and community stakeholders at state, LGA, ward levels including community-based organizations, supporting MNCH+N, infectious disease programs, outbreak response, surveillance sensitization, or health security initiatives is an advantage
  
• Ability to design, implement, and monitor community engagement, demand creation/SBC/RCCE strategies.
  

• Support the design and planning of evidence-based community engagement, demand creation and risk communication activities tailored to Bauchi State’s socio-economic and epidemiological context.
  

• Provide technical guidance to state, LGA, and ward stakeholders on implementation of integrated community engagement components supporting both MNCH+N and Global Health Security objectives.
  

• Support the implementation of technical workplans at state, LGA, ward and community levels incorporating MNCH+N demand generation and GHS-related community awareness priorities.
  

• Coordinate MNCH+N and GHS-related community engagement trainings with state, LGA, and ward stakeholders, including Community mobilization, Interpersonal communication, Risk communication & rumour management, Community event-based surveillance sensitization, Referral promotion, and linkages to PHCs.