Overview
Specialist role focused on designing, implementing, and monitoring Social and Behavior Change (SBC) programs and outcomes in both development and emergency contexts, with a specific emphasis on immunization.
Tasks Summary
- Generate and utilize research, data, and evidence to inform SBC programs and outcomes.
- Design and conduct SBC situation analyses and formative research.
- Establish community feedback mechanisms.
- Develop terms of reference, research tools, frameworks, and protocols for evidence generation.
- Conduct and/or participate in country programme monitoring and evaluation exercises.
- Develop and manage relationships with external partners, vendors, and consultants.
- Design, plan, and implement SBC activities backed by social and behavioural evidence.
- Develop, implement, and monitor evidence-based SBC strategies and activities.
- Select appropriate SBC activities and platforms for engagement.
- Identify, propose, and implement evidence-based programme/strategy recommendations.
- Apply skills in designing, planning, implementing, and monitoring community engagement and SBC interventions for Immunization in humanitarian emergencies.
- Make recommendations on inclusion of community engagement and social and behavioural approaches in sectoral work plans and strategies.
- Represent UNICEF’s interests in partnerships and manage development of and progress against joint project agreements.
- Collaborate with national, regional, and/or global partners to link and coordinate SBC approaches for Immunization.
- Cultivate resource mobilization opportunities and produce proposals, reports, and other materials.
- Contribute to mobilizing human resources for SBC.
- Identify, recruit, and supervise consultants, vendors, and other technical expertise.
- Plan, use, and track the use of resources and verify compliance with organizational guidelines and standards.
- Contribute to financial planning, budget planning and tracking, and financial management for SBC.
- Identify, disseminate, and adopt best practices and innovative approaches and technology in SBC.
- Advocate internally and externally for integration of SBC in national health systems, country programmes, and sectoral plans.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and partners for the implementation of community engagement and SBC in humanitarian actions.
- Identify, design, and organize SBC training materials and opportunities for staff and partners.
- Develop and/or use and adapt existing UNICEF learning resources, guidelines, and training materials.
- Develop and institutionalize best practices, facilitate the exchange of experiences, and provide technical assistance.
- Plan and implement SBC capacity assessments within the CO.
- Identify and mobilize resources to support capacity development internally and externally.
- Initiate and manage partnerships with academia and learning institutions.
- Identify and develop mechanisms to strengthen systems for community engagement in humanitarian contexts.
- Develop and/or adapt capacity development tools and activities for humanitarian programming.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: social development programme planning, social and behavior change, communication for development, public advocacy or another related area.
- Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
- Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
Qualification Requirements
An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.
