Senior Program Officer – Media at Breakthrough ACTION NigeriaBreakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behavior – from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV and preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases – by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Senior Program Officer – Media Location: Abuja Job Summary The Senior Program Officer – Media assists the Senior Programme Officer II – Media in leading the Media Unit to develop and implement innovative media-based Social and Behavior Change Communications strategies for BA-Nigeria. S / he will work with media partners to develop content for SBCC content for all health areas being implemented by the project. Specific Duties include: Oversee the development of media content (radio and TV) within the Media Unit according to needs of BA-N programmatic units, including working with production agencies, or coordination outsourced production work to consultants, and performing recording and production independently as required. Lead the strategic communication process while strengthening the capacity of BA-Nigeria staff, including drafting creative briefs to guide creative development and execution of creative designs. Lead communications pretesting activities, including drafting of Pretest Tools, budgeting, working with state-level teams to implement pretesting, and compilation and analysis of results. Build the capacity of content producers in BA-N project states to become script to screen producers; Work closely with the M&E team to ensure media content is based on evidence and audience insight, using data to prioritize ideational factors and segment audiences to optimize messaging. Maintain and manage relationship with all internal and external media/project stakeholders; Keeping good records of all BA-N’s media contents and their broadcast status. Work closely with the Program Officer II- Documentation and Knowledge Management to ensure project successes are well captured and documented; Other duties as assigned by the SPO II – Media and the SBC & Innovations Advisor. Skills and Qualifications An HND / Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication, Media Studies or similar Arts or Social Sciences fields. Previous experience of producing radio or TV content for development Good understanding of audience research and application of research findings; Must have 7-10 years’ experience working with donor-funded projects in related tasks Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based environment Radio and TV production skills, report writing skills. Working Knowledge of MS Office Packages and media softwires and applications e.g. Adobe Audition and Premier Pro. Application Closing Date 16th March, 2022. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV in PDF format to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email e.g., “Senior Program Officer – Malaria (PBC & Media), Abuja”.