Deadline: Not specified
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Family Health International (FHI 360) is seeking to fill the role of Grants and Communications Coordinator.
FHI 360 delivers sustainable, high-quality, comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support services.
Responsibilities
- Participate in project startup and implementation activities in resource-scarce humanitarian emergencies and program development initiatives and serve as a point of contact between the project team and headquarters staff
- Develop concept notes and unsolicited proposals for the United States Agency for International (USAID) and/or Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), and other potential funders
- Responsible for donor communications as assigned by response coordinator, including formal and informal reporting, and developing communication products for the organisation corporate communications department
- Ensure field offices have appropriate processes in place to identify and archive audit-relevant project documentation
- Support routine audit activities as required
- Contribute to and coordinate with interagency human resources and administration working groups while on assignment
- Work with the director of the project team and home office support staff to develop protocols to standardise the project’s approach to the scale-up of programmes in an emergency and/or in development phase
- Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual programme reports on time
- Develop and implement communications and public relations strategies to promote and publicise a variety of departmental projects, services, and programmes
- Provide consultative review and editing to internal customer communications to ensure accuracy and clarity of message and tone
- Develop internal newsletters, memos, and intranet content for the company
- Assist unit lead in meeting specific unit deliverables, including planning and budget assistance
- Work with monitoring and evaluation team for data collection and analysis
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources Management, or a related field with seven years, minimum, of relevant experience or master’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources Management, or a related field with five years, minimum, of relevant experience
- Five years, minimum, of writing, editing, and publications experience
- Proficiency with relevant USAID/BHA or other applicable policies and regulations
- Operational familiarity with international humanitarian architecture and core coordination processes for large-scale emergencies
- Excellent verbal and written English skills
- Knowledge of international donor procurement regulations and United Nations (UN) coordination experience
- Expertise in fraud detection and investigation techniques
- Excellent writing, editing, communication and presentation skills as well as familiarity with the fundamentals of external communication in a humanitarian context are essential
- Sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas
- Ability to provide clear messages on complex issues
- Experience in a non-governmental organisation (NGO)
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