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Project Officer is needed at Development Alternatives, Incorporated (DAI)
JOB TITLE: Project Officer
LOCATION: Lagos
Project Title: Youth-powered Ecosystem to Advance Urban Adolescent Health and Well-being program
Reports to: Technical Director
Project Duration: 5 years
Level of Effort: Full Time
Programme Overview
- The Youth-powered Ecosystem to Advance Urban Adolescent Health and Well-being activity is a five-year USAID funded programme in Nigeria, beginning in May 2020. The program, in partnership with select local NGOs will foster, develop and support an ecosystem of safe spaces for youth to gain life-skills, access sexual, reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information, as well as referrals to local facilities.
- The primary goal of the programme is to improve the health and well-being of urban, poor adolescents; ages 15–19, by increasing voluntary family planning (FP) uptake and continued use—from a holistic, human capital perspective.
Job Summary
- The Program Officer will provide technical support and assist in the implementation and coordination of program activities, particularly for multi-sectoral partnerships, capacity development to local partners, and M&E activities in the target cities.
- S/he will assist in the development of work plans, support the team and management to ensure adherence to proposed budgets as well as to build and maintain relationships with local communities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or related field
- Minimum of 5 years’ professional work experience on a U.S Government funded project will be preferred and an added advantage
- Demonstrated project management experience including budget development, event planning, coordinating multiple partners and stakeholders
- Demonstrated strength and experience in writing technical reports
- Excellent written and oral communications skills; fluency in English language is essential
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Strong critical thinking skills, ability to solve problems and resourcefulness
- Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment
- Strong computer skill in MS Office packages is required
- Fluency in local language will be an added advantage
- Understand cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability of states (Lagos and Kano).
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV by email to: [email protected] using the position title as subject of the mail,
Note: DAI will only contact candidates that are successful at this pre-qualification stage.
Job Features
Deadline | 4th June, 2020. |