• Application Deadline: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: HPV Rollout Adolescent Health Consultant


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Imo , Kaduna , Kwara , Niger


• Job Field NGO/Non-Profit  , Project Management 
  

Overview of position    

• Assist state health authorities & stakeholders for the rollout of the HPV vaccine in Nigeria focusing on micro planning, school girls & out of school girls engagement, community engagement & demand creation.

Role objectives    

• Support state, LGA & ward level microplanning for adolescent, school girl, out of school girl inclusion, mobilization & community engagement & demand generation for HPV vaccine roll out.


• Support the states, LGAs to integrate adolescent girl centered approaches for the planning of demand generation activities for the introduction of HPV.


• Support the state, LGA & ward communication & community mobilization teams to implement an evidence based, integrated adolescent, demand generation & mobilization plan.


• Support the state working groups & teams for HPV campaign to support the development of adolescent friendly social media messages.


• Support identification & coordination of state level & LGA level stakeholders (education, women affairs, NGOs, faith based, youth etc.) for community engagement, mobilization, mapping of adolescent friendly platforms, networks & enumeration of eligible girls in & out of school.


• Support the LGA team to Identify facilities & map catchment areas for facility led community outreaches (hub & spoke model).


• Work with & mobilize Adolescent & Young People (AYP) platforms at state levels to ensure meaningful engagement of AYP to mobilize & create demand for the HPV vaccine.


• Support integration of the HPV campaign into multimedia campaigns initiated by our client (especially leveraging YAaHNaija, U Report & Genu platforms) with state government teams as directed by the immunization / adolescent team leads at the national & field offices.


• Provide technical guidance to the states & LGAs in development / review & dissemination of messages & materials & ensure they are AYP friendly, gender sensitive & culturally acceptable.


• Facilitate capacity building of various stakeholders in the states on the roll out adolescent friendly messages & activities for the successful implementation of the HPV campaign.


• Support design & implementation of a knowledge management plan for innovative documentation & reporting of every stage of the campaign, including dashboards, infographics, human interest stories etc.


• Provide technical assistance to the state communication / social mobilization technical working groups on updating the weekly dashboard.


• Provide updates to NTWG, our clients field & country offices by completing daily & weekly updates through the field offices & providing any other updates on request.


• Support the state in the conduct of social media listening at the LGA & community levels.


• Support the development of state specific proposal for the ACSM activity, monitor & track release of funding for the HPV rollout at the LGAs & ward levels.


• Provide technical support for capacity building of HCWs at the state, LGAs & ward level levels on community engagement activity for the HPV introduction campaign.


• Attend communication & community mobilization meetings & workshops as directed by supervisors, HPV STWG & as required by the state teams.


• Support state in the debunk of rumor & misinformation on HPV vaccine introduction.


• Carry out any other duties in support of our client led health interventions as assigned by supervisors or authority of their field office.

Deliverables:

• Submit a work plan at the beginning of each month to the supervisor including the plans for activities & travel if there is any.


• Compiled ward & LGA micro plan for adolescent mobilization & the advocacy communication & social mobilization plan for the HPV introduction & submit to FO & national supervisors.


• Mapping the state level & LGA level stakeholders (education, women affairs, NGOs, faith based, youth etc.) for community engagement, mobilization, mapping of adolescent friendly platforms, networks & enumeration of eligible girls in & out of school.


• Development of innovative IEC materials for mobilization of Adolescent & Young People (AYP) platforms, community engagement in support from the FO & national team & its field testing and dissemination.


• Weekly / monthly social media & rumour listening report AYP concerns & community perception for the HPV vaccines & address rumours in the communities.


• Conduct training of AYP friendly platforms, state managers, LGA Managers & stakeholders towards community mobilization & demand generation for HPV vaccines.


• Conduct training of vaccination teams & social mobilizers / town announcers on ACSM & demand generation for HPV vaccine rollout.


• Develop technical guidance in the design, review & dissemination of messages & materials & ensure they are AYP friendly, gender sensitive & culturally acceptable in support from field office & national supervisors.


• ACSM dashboard update monthly / weekly for preimplementation & implementation activities.


• Monitor & supervise the vaccination teams especially the social mobilization & demand generation activities at pre implementation & post implementation periods.


• Submit a monthly report & any other deliverable requested by the field offices & the country office.

Project reporting    

• This role reports to the respective State Immunization / Health Specialists.

Key competencies    

• Bachelor’s degree in social & behavioral sciences, sociology, public health, adolescent health, anthropology, psychology, mass communication, development communication or another relevant technical field.


• Fluency in English (minimal) & knowledge of any of the 3 major Nigerian languages is an added advantage.


• At least 3 years progressively professional work experience with at least 1 year at providing technical support in the area social behavioral communication approaches & demonstrated ability to apply them in participatory processes, planning.


• Proven experience in the adolescent health concerns / health seeking behavior in the community & innovative engagement with adolescent platforms towards mobilization them toward seeking health services.


• Proven experience in health / immunization campaign advocacy, social mobilization & demand generation including human centered design.


• Proven experience in ACSM capacity development & skills in effectively packaging & communicating ACSM / SBC related data & results.