Save the Children Social Behaviour Change Advisor Jobs in Kenya

Save the Children Social Behaviour Change Advisor Jobs in Kenya

Role Purpose

The SBC Advisor provides strategic direction and technical management for the planning and implementation of cross-cutting SBC strategies and interventions in the USAID Nawiri project. The position will lead all SBC-related interventions in both Turkana and Samburu.

The SBC Advisor will design the overall SBC strategy and integrated umbrella campaign. S/he will ensure that all SBC activities support the achievement of health & nutrition targets in the project sites. The position will be responsible for the timely delivery of all SBC-related activities based on state-of-the-art SBC practices and capture lessons learned.

The SBC Advisor will also take a technical leadership role in coordination with all project staff and partners in the consortium to adhere to the SBC strategy and approach.

S/he will work closely with project technical and management staff to generate stakeholder inputs, develop implementation plans and suitable knowledge management and measurement.

Key Areas of Accountability

Technical assistance and capacity building

This staff will be the primary driver of developing the SBC approach, branding campaign platforms and working with all purpose leads (Governance, health & nutrition, WASH and Livelihoods) to ensure they are using state-of-the-art SBC approaches linked to the overall strategy and work with them on the development of SBC content (i.e. trigger videos, forum theatre, experiential fairs, radio diaries, experiental and participatory learning) as appropriate.

Mobilize and engage with communities through the MOH structures including Community Health Services and other change agents in the project to address negative social determinants to health and nutrition.

Build the capacity of USAID Nawiri field staff to be able to support and oversee the community change agents’ engagement with the community members. Support in the identification and development of innovative approaches for changing the attitudes, perceptions, and practices around decision-making for health and nutrition outcomes, at multiple levels and scales (e.g. individual, HH, community, public and private sector institutions, etc.)

Develop comprehensive behavior change tools and SBC campaign activities using evidence-based theories and methodologies, in close collaboration with external stakeholders.

Support in the design community-level interventions that target caretakers of children, household and community decision makers, farmers, and community members at large to increase demand for nutritious, diverse, and safe diets.

Provide state of the art and evidence based technical inputs and programmatic leadership; guide priority setting for the research agenda and activities in collaboration with other technical teams and project management.

Design strategy and umbrella campaign with stakeholder input and audience testing

Actively identify direct technical inputs from all technical areas to ensure effective support for their targets; coordinate project SBC activities and provide direct technical support to other technical counterparts as needed.

Cultivate strategic relationships with government ministries, and other stakeholders for the smooth implementation of program activities.

Support MEAL advisor with specific SBC learning agenda, SBC indicators; ideas for suitable real-time monitoring and audience feedback loops as well as M&E designs; coordinate monitoring of SBC activities with other staff according to the M&E framework and assess if targets are achieved and document results.

Ensure the timeliness and quality of all SBC content for reports and meet all reporting requirements.

Representation and collaboration

Represent USAID Nawiri in relevant internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate)

Represent Save the Children in relevant internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate)

Work closely with the Programme Advisors – Health Systems Strengthening, Advocacy and Policy, Health and Nutrition Advisors, Household economic strengthening, and Medical Supply Chain Specialist to streamline the SBC strategy in child survival and nutrition in line with the Country’s Strategic Plan and global strategy of Save the Children.

Work with other consortium leads and members to further USAID Nawiri and Save the Children’s mission for children.

People management, mentoring and development

Have overall management responsibility for the direct reports.

Lead and motivate the team to ensure effective project implementation.

Manage the direct reports; define expectations, provide leadership and support as needed, and evaluate performance regularly

Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate; ensure availability of and support appropriate professional development opportunities for staff in USAID NAWIRI

Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.

Assessment, monitoring, evaluation and documentation

Participate in the annual work planning process in close collaboration with USAID & MOH and County health teams and the project staff

Prepare narrative reports for the donor(s) and Save the Children as required, ensuring these are of a high quality and submitted for review in a timely manner. This will involve compilation of information from a range of project staff and MoH partners

Monitor program outputs and results and work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team to ensure that results are documented and reported accurately and in a timely manner

Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team and take a lead in ensuring that all HSS components have robust monitoring plans, baselines, reviews and evaluations in line with the project design and donor guidelines

Facilitate appropriate dissemination of research findings and good practices documentations in the project internally and externally to donors, governments, consortium partners and other key actors strategic for immediate and sustainable development of children in Kenya

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Bachelor’s degree required. Post-graduate education (master’s or higher) preferred.

Minimum of 7-10 years of experience required in health communication, public health promotion, health or behavioral sciences, or related field and demonstrated experience in management of large, community-based and inter-disciplinary teams.

Extensive experience implementing SBC, ASRH, health promotion, social marketing, child health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene or similar programs in Kenya;

Demonstrated ability to design effective behavior change campaigns, including community engagement and experiential learning activities in Kenya; prior experience working in Northern Kenya highly desired

Demonstrated abilities and experience in SBC strategy and materials development (a minimum of 7 years), implementation and monitoring and evaluation of SBC interventions; (innovative radio and experiential program design preferred).

Experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff

Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate;

Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations;

Familiarity and understanding of USAID & FFP policies and procedures, or those of other donors, or those of donor-funded projects or community-based projects;

Fluent oral and strong analytical, written English communication skills is required;

Willingness to be based in the Turkana for months at a time, with frequent travel to project offices and field sites within the county and Samburu.

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching

Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets

Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in

Outstanding report writing skills

Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner

Demonstrates Save the Children’s core values of accountability, collaboration, integrity, ambition, and creativity.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Social Behaviour Change Advisor Jobs in Kenya

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