Knowledge Management Specialist at Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Knowledge Management Specialist

Location: Birnin, Kebbi

Project Overview and Role

The Integrated Health Project (IHP) aims to strengthen local capacity and systems to contribute to reductions in child and maternal morbidity and mortality in target states, and to increase the capacity of health systems (public and private) to sustainably support quality primary healthcare.
The Knowledge Management Specialist leads implementation of the project’s communication and knowledge management strategy in the State.

Responsibilities

Leads implementation of the project’s communication and knowledge management strategy in the State
Captures and documents lessons learned, success stories and champions the scaling-up of best practices
Works with the state monitoring and evaluation team to support preparation of high-quality project reports and documentation
Contributes to content management of the external website and intranet if required
Facilitates knowledge management and communication-related capacity development events and sharing of best practices
Ensures compliance with the IHP branding and marking strategy
Develops communications campaigns to highlight thematic topic areas as necessary, and helps develop and implement engagement strategies
Facilitates linkages and partnerships with media organizations to promote ongoing conversation about health issues relevant to IHP work
Organizes and backstops webinars and other learning events, as needed
Facilitates media and social media administrative processes if required
Reports to Knowledge Management and Communications Specialist at the Abuja Central Office and supervised by the state Senior MEL Manager

Requirements

The Knowledge Management Specialist must be experienced in public health/public health communication, international development, or related field.
S/he will have demonstrated experience working with complex health or development projects that required collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
S/he must be familiar with the public context in Nigeria and have in-country experience with USAID / International donor programs.

Additional qualifications include:

A Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, knowledge management, public policy communications or related field. A Master’s degree will be a plus
Minimum of 7 years’ experience in communications, health communications/reporting, knowledge management, social media or related field, and working in public health with USAID/International Donor Programs
Demonstrated strength and experience writing project reports (progress updates, monthly, quarterly, annual), technical reports, and policy briefs
Proven ability to lead the planning, coordination and execution of communications products
Proven ability to work collaboratively and build consensus across diverse sets of stakeholders
Experience in client relationship management, reporting, program work planning is preferred
Prior experience working with US Government-funded programs is required
Fluent in English (written and oral communication) and Hausa
Strong verbal, listening, writing and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with IHP internal and external stakeholders
Experience at organizing and facilitating systems strengthening, capacity development and mentoring processes
Competency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and graphics design software.