Population Council Country Engagement Officer Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

Population Council Country Engagement Officer Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. Population Council Nigeria looking for “Country Engagement Officer”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 03 January 2023.

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Population Council Country Engagement Officer Jobs 2022

The Population Council has published a job vacancy announcement on 21 November 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Country Engagement Officer to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Recruiter	Population Council
Position	Country Engagement Officer
Location	Abuja, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Bachelor’s degree
Experience Required	At least 5 years
Application Deadline	03 January 2023

Population Council Job Vacancy 2022

Position Summary: The Council seeks an experienced professional to fill the position of Officer, Country Engagement (Anglophone) of the FP2030 North, West and Central Africa Hub based in Abuja, Nigeria.

The Officer, Country Engagement (Anglophone) reports to the Managing Director of the respective regional hub. This position is responsible for advancing engagement with a designated set of countries in the Hub region, including engaging with Focal Points, regional partners, and wider stakeholders at the country level to advance the goals of FP2030 and of the North, West & Central Africa Regional Hub.

Responsibilities:

Under the leadership of the Managing Director, North, West & Central Africa Regional Hub, and in collaboration with regional country-based focal points and partners, the rest of the Hub team including the Officer, Country Engagement (Francophone), connecting with staff throughout the Support Network as appropriate, provide strategic support for all Anglophone countries in the region, including:

• Support FP2030 commitment-making countries in developing and advancing their FP2030 commitment-making process based on the commitment toolkit, country-specific analyses, and country requests.
• Support engagement with new countries and other key country partners in the region in order to secure political commitment to FP2030, as appropriate.
• Design and execute convenings (to include virtual and in-person convenings as appropriate) of focal points and country partners.
• Identify, communicate, and oversee focused areas of support in collaboration with broader Secretariat teams and external partners to advance progress in country commitments across key thematic areas, including data, adolescents and youth, rights, financing, High Impact Practices (HIPs) in FP, Emergency Preparedness and Resilience (EPR), FP integration.
• Contribute to country/regional sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and available tools, resources and up to date information across the designated countries.
• In cooperation with focal points, support evidence-based dialogue and deepened engagement with key national governments, policy makers and country-level partners in the designated countries.
• Coordinate with relevant external partners to proactively identify opportunities for collaboration with new and emerging partners to advance the commitment goals of designated countries.
• Review and provide feedback on country plans and strategies, as requested by the country focal points, in collaboration with regional and global partners if needed.
• Identify, develop, and amplify countries’ success stories and best practices through annual progress reports, newsletters, social media, and other channels in collaboration with country partners and with the Communications team.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, international development, business administration, economics, or other directly related field. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in global health, family planning, reproductive health, international development, or a related field.
• Ability to think strategically and drive project implementation. Project management expertise with an ability to move projects forward from inception to implementation to completion.
• Prior experience working in one or more of the countries in this regional portfolio (see attached list of countries within this regional portfolio).
• Experience in working with multi-stakeholder partnerships including governments, donors, multi-lateral agencies, developing countries and civil society organizations.
• Proven record of coordinating development partners and managing effective mechanisms for monitoring and reporting at global, regional, and country levels.
• Continuous learning skills and the ability to synthesize information.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and cultural competencies.
• Excellent writing, editing, communications, and research capabilities, with advanced knowledge of and proficiency in the MS Office Suite (OneNote, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English essential. Fluency in French or another language a plus.
• Willingness to travel (up to 25% time) with the ability to represent the organization with professionalism, diplomacy and aplomb.

Other Details

• Contract Type: Full Time
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply Population Council Country Engagement Officer Jobs 2022

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The Closing Date: 03 January 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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