Deadline: 02 February, 2022

Location: Shebel-Berenta, Ethiopia

Plan International has opened applications for the role of Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Coordinator for WASH and Nutrition under Healthy Village Project.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall project strategic role, implementation role, external and internal communication, including donor communication and communication and with project consortium member
• Provide leadership and technical expertise to design, develop and monitor SBCC strategies for improved sanitation and nutrition product and service in collaboration with the government offices and selected institutions through a mentoring, learning-by-doing approach
• Lead, coach and supervise project staff to develop and implement SBCC strategies
• Support the development of innovative new approaches to SBCC, including use of information and communication technology
• Support design and implementation of SBCC-specific capacity-building activities to partners and front line health extension works
• Contribute to capacity building, formative researching and gap and lesson-identification activities
• Prepare quarterly and annual reports, as required, detailing the performance of the SBCC programme, including reports and others, as directed
• Support and assist country programme quality department, including monitoring and evaluation team in proper data monitoring, analysis and reporting pertaining to respective project initiative
• Integrate and implement broader SBCC strategy
• Monitor WASH and nutrition demand creation and behavioural change activities according to the monitoring and evaluation framework
• Contribute to all Healthy Village project content for reports and meet all reporting requirements
• Gather feedback on implementation of SBCC strategies in target districts and provide technical support, when necessary
• Ensure a smooth-working environment and teamwork within Plan International Ethiopia, the respective field staff and across the Healthy Village consortium and implementing partners

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Communications, Public Health, Behaviour Change Communications, Social Marketing, Human Development or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience in the context of SBCC
• 12 years, minimum, of relevant SBCC technical, demand creation, programme/project leadership experience, primarily in the context of an SBCC project or programme focusing on WASH and nutrition projects
• Demonstrated experience and acceptability in working with government, NGOs, and donors
• Proven leadership, mentoring, teamwork, partnering skills (facilitating dialogue and communications across diverse sectors, institutions, and geographic administrative levels)
• Experience using of mass media and social networks to influence and gain public support and the negotiation and formation of alliances across interest groups (preferred)
• Experience of managing and developing a multi-disciplinary team

To apply and for more information, click here.

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