Program Officer at Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI)

Responsibilities

Program Implementation & Coordination

• Support the implementation of FCC/FP activities at the state and LGA levels in line with approved work plans and budgets.
• Coordinate FCC/FP activities with AFCCs, IFCCs, community structures, and partners.
• Ensure timely execution of community dialogues, sermons, media engagements, referrals, and other FCC interventions.
• Support integration of messages into religious, cultural, and community platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management

• Maintain strong working relationships with AFCCs, IFCCs, religious leaders, and traditional leaders.
• Support onboarding, mentoring, and continuous engagement of IFCCs at the state level.
• Represent the FCC& FP project at relevant state and LGA meetings when required.

Monitoring, Documentation & Reporting

• Support routine monitoring of FCC/FP activities to ensure quality, compliance, and learning.
• Collect, verify, and submit activity reports, attendance registers, referral data, and success stories.
• Document best practices, lessons learned, challenges, and community feedback for continuous improvement.
• Support data entry and timely submission of reports in line with project M&E requirements.

Capacity Building & Technical Support

• Support trainings, workshops, refresher sessions, and coaching of AFCCs, IFCCs, and community actors.
• Provide technical support to IFCCs to ensure accurate and culturally appropriate messaging.
• Support adaptation of SBC materials to local contexts while maintaining approved messaging.

Community Engagement & Social and Behavior Change (SBC)

• Support implementation of strategies targeting key audiences, including married adolescents, young couples, and families.
• Facilitate community conversations that promote positive norms around childbirth spacing, maternal and child wellbeing, and family health.
• Ensure community feedback is captured and used to refine project approaches.

Administration & Compliance

• Support logistical planning for meetings, trainings, and community activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, safeguarding standards, and donor requirements.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the State Program Manager to support project success.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Development Studies, Education, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience supporting community-based development, health, or SBC programs.
• Experience working with faith leaders, traditional institutions, or community structures is a strong advantage.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong community mobilization and interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of social and behavior change communication approaches.
• Ability to work respectfully with religious and cultural leaders.
• Strong documentation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple activities across LGAs.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and basic data tools.
• Fluency in English; ability to communicate in local languages (e.g., Hausa) is a strong advantage.