Assistant Communication Officer

TUPANGE, the Kenya Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, is a five year project being implemented by Jhpiego and its partners, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (CCP), Marie Stopes International (MSI), National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development (NCAPD) and Pharm Access Africa Ltd (PAAL).

TUPANGE works in five urban centers in Kenya to increase and sustain contraceptive use among marginalized urban populations by improving the quality and accessibility of family planning services, particularly by strengthening linkages between communities and clinics, improving the quality of integrated maternal and reproductive health services, and expanding the role of the private sector in the provision of family planning services, including public-private partnerships.

We are currently recruiting experienced individuals with excellent technical skills who are team players, dedicated, hard working, highly motivated and able to work in a high pressure environment requiring multitasking.

Assistant Communication Officer

(1 Position Nairobi)

Reporting to the Communication Officer, the Assistant Communication Officers will assist in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of demand creation activities in the TUPANCE annual work plans at city level.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize the communication strategy to achieve the demand creation for RH/FP services
• Assist to develop and produce quality communication for print and electronic media
• Review and/or design demand creation activities based on identified objectives
• Assist to develop content for various 'communication briefs' in all RH/FP activities
• In consultation with other partners, ensure relevant behavior determinants are identified and included in BSCC messages and activities
• Organize and facilitate relevant trainings for staff and local NCO/CBO partners',
• Assist in documentation of SBCC activities, successes, best practices, and lessons learned
• Assist to prepare work plans, budgets, periodic activity reports and organization of workshops
• Represent CCP in TUPANCE partner and technical meetings at city level
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with partners, MOH, City Council, donors, NCOs and CBOs.
• Provide program administrative support to the SBCC activities of the project

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Communication, Journalism, Behavior Change Development, Mass Media, or relate field
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in behavior and social change communication programs
• Experience working in a consortium with both public and private sector partners
• Excellent analytical, communication and writing skills
• Excellent understanding of reproductive health issues
• A working knowledge of Behavior Change and social marketing theories and models
• Strong understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Kiswahili
• Be computer literate and proficient in Desk Top Publishing

Interested applicants should send a CV, contacts for 3 references, and detailed cover to dgachuhi@yahoo.com not later than 30th January 2012.

Please indicate how your education and experience qualifies you for the position. A competitive remuneration and benefits package will be offered according to qualifications and experience.

Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Johns Hopkins University Center for Communicati