Social & Behavior Change Specialist

Overview

The Social and Behaviour Change Specialist will provide technical leadership and coordination for the design, implementation, and monitoring of behavior change strategies across emergencies, with a focus on institutionalizing Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and strengthening Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE). The role supports polio eradication efforts and integrates community insights into response plans.

Tasks Summary

• Provide technical leadership and coordination for the design, implementation, and monitoring of behavior change strategies across emergencies.
• Coordinate RCCE preparedness and response by strengthening national RCCE interventions, processes, and capacities.
• Support the institutionalization of AAP and feedback systems into national governance structures.
• Support multi-sectoral preparedness and response plans through integration of community insights.
• Promote evidence-based decision-making using community-level data.
• Lead SBC contributions to the Polio Eradication Initiative.
• Support systems strengthening through costed SBC planning, disaggregated data use, and participatory budgeting.

Experience Requirements

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in Social and Behavior Change programming, with a strong focus on emergency contexts—including public health emergencies, complex humanitarian crises, or disease outbreaks.

Qualification Requirements

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social and Behavior Change, Communication for Development, Public Health, Epidemiology, or a closely related field. Specialized training or certification in emergency communication, risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), humanitarian coordination, or health promotion is a strong asset.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in French and good knowledge of English is required.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of a local language spoken in Cameroon is an asset.

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