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Job Profile
The Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Specialist will provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social and behavior change interventions that support improved health, nutrition, hygiene, and caregiving practices among target populations of Relief International. The postholder will ensure that project activities are informed by behavioral evidence and are responsive to the social, cultural, and environmental factors influencing individual and community behaviors.
Working closely with Relief International project teams, government counterparts, community stakeholders, and implementing partner/s, the SBCC Specialist will develop and implement strategies that increase community awareness, promote positive behaviors, strengthen demand for quality services, and contribute to sustainable health and nutrition outcomes.
The postholder will ensure that all SBCC interventions are aligned with national policies and guidelines, donor requirements, RI policies, and international best practices in health promotion and behavior change programming.
Key Responsibilities
Technical support
- Lead the development and implementation of the project's SBCC strategy, framework, and annual work plans.
- Conduct behavioral assessments, audience segmentation, and barrier analyses to identify determinants of priority health and nutrition behaviors.
- Provide technical guidance to project staff and partners on evidence-based behavior change approaches.
- Ensure integration of SBCC approaches across all project components and activities.
Grant and Donor Management
- Manage humanitarian grants in compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies.
- Develop and oversee project implementation plans, budgets, and reporting schedules.
- Coordinate the preparation and submission of high-quality narrative and financial reports.
- Monitor grant performance and identify corrective actions where necessary.
- Support proposal development, donor engagement, and resource mobilization efforts.
Communication Materials and Campaign Development
- Develop, adapt, and oversee the production of communication materials, including print, digital, interpersonal, and community-based tools.
- Ensure communication materials are technically accurate, culturally appropriate, gender-sensitive, and accessible to target audiences.
- Support the design and implementation of community awareness campaigns and advocacy initiatives.
- Coordinate pre-testing and validation of communication materials with target audiences and stakeholders.
Community Engagement and Capacity Strengthening
- Strengthen community participation and ownership of health and nutrition interventions.
- Support the establishment and capacity building of community health volunteers, peer educators, support groups, and local champions.
- Design and facilitate training, coaching, and mentoring activities on SBCC methodologies and interpersonal communication skills.
- Promote inclusive approaches that engage women, men, adolescents, caregivers, and marginalized groups.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)
- Collaborate with the MEAL team to develop SBCC indicators and monitoring tools.
- Support baseline studies, formative research, knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) assessments, and other learning activities.
- Analyze data and evidence to inform adaptive programming and improve intervention effectiveness.
- Document lessons learned, success stories, case studies, and best practices for internal and external dissemination.
Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement
- Liaise with local government units, health and nutrition offices, community leaders, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Participate in relevant technical working groups and coordination mechanisms.
- Ensure alignment of project interventions with national health promotion and nutrition strategies.
- Contribute to technical reports, donor reports, presentations, and project documentation.
Safeguarding and Conduct
- Will ensure the highest standards of behavior inside and outside of work promotes the values in RI’s code of conduct and safeguarding policies
- Will be a model for ethical conduct standards for other team members
- Will ensure own actions and the actions of the teams members they manage do not impact the safety of the RI team and the vulnerable communities we serve
- Will ensure external stakeholders are aware of RI conduct and reporting mechanisms
- Report any concerns
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