Vacancy Announcement: Social & Behavior Change Specialist, P3, TA, Abuja, Nigeria #137178 (364 days)

Overview

Provide technical leadership, coordination, and programmatic oversight for Social and Behavior Change (SBC) interventions to improve Routine Immunization (RI) outcomes in Nigeria. Focus on addressing behavioral and social determinants of low immunization uptake and strengthening community engagement systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement Behavioral and Social Drivers (BeSD) studies.
• Synthesize evidence to produce comprehensive analyses of demand- and supply-side barriers.
• Translate insights into targeted, context-specific SBC strategies.
• Design and roll out SBC interventions that directly strengthen Routine Immunization (RI) outcomes.
• Lead the development, field-testing, and implementation of SBC strategies, communication materials, interpersonal communication modules & tools, and community engagement approaches.
• Provide technical assistance to design, implement, and monitor SBC components of immunization campaigns.
• Drive SBC-focused advocacy and community mobilization efforts.
• Facilitate community dialogues, compound meetings, town hall sessions, and accountability platforms.
• Support social and community listening efforts to detect emerging rumors, misinformation trends, caregiver concerns, and service-related barriers.
• Establish feedback loops with communities, frontline workers, traditional and religious institutions, youth groups, and CSOs.
• Synthesize insights from community interactions and digital/social media to guide adaptive SBC strategies.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with media, academia, influencers, and development partners.
• Ensure the technical quality, accuracy, and relevance of all RI demand-generation materials and messaging.
• Recommend and deploy appropriate communication channels.
• Oversee the rollout of multimedia and community-based initiatives.
• Lead and contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities.
• Document, institutionalize, and share best practices, lessons learned, tools, and evidence.
• Plan and implement targeted capacity-building initiatives.

Required Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in Social and Behavior Change, social development programme planning, demand generation for immunization, public advocacy, or another related field is required. Experience working with immunization programmes—including Routine Immunization, SIAs, zero-dose strategies, or community engagement for health—is a strong asset. Relevant experience within the UN system or in a similar international organization is an advantage. Experience working in developing country contexts, particularly in complex or humanitarian settings, is also considered an asset. Proven, substantive experience in Social and Behavior Change for immunization programmes, including work in humanitarian, complex, or health emergency contexts. Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder platforms. Strong experience in building consensus and brokering effective partnerships. Solid understanding of information management systems. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience facilitating participatory and community-driven approaches to programming is highly desirable. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in fast-paced and challenging environments. Experience in SBC within emergency or humanitarian settings is a strong asset.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree in Social and Behavior Change, Communication for Development, Public Health, Development Communication, or a relevant social science field such as Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health Education, International Studies, or Community‑Based Development is required.

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