Technical Advisor: Social And Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC)

SUMMARY:

We are recruiting for a TECHNICAL ADVISOR: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION (SBCC) to develop Social and Behaviour Change Communication projects and activities to support the organisation’s HIV/TB and related programmes, promote the use of SBCC theory and evidence in all company programmes and undertake capacity building.

POSITION INFO:


JOB DESCRIPTION:


Job Title: Technical Advisor: Social And Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC)
Job Type: Permanent
Job Industry: NGO - Heath Sector
Location: Johannesburg



KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


1. Develop SBCC projects and activities to support the company programs:

• Lead situation analyses that identify social and behavioural drivers of behavioural challenges related to the organisation’s HIV/TB and related programmes.
• Design, plan and implement SBCC activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence to support the company programmes.
• Generate and utilize research, data, and evidence to inform the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBCC activities and outcomes.
• Ensure that SBCC activities are informed by formative research and pretesting and are culturally and contextually relevant.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g., public health, marketing, programme teams) to align SBCC activities with the programmes of the organisation.

• Stay current with evidence on social and behavioural issues and provide leadership on informed by this information.
• Collaborate with other teams within the organisation to promote the use of Social and Behaviour Change theory and evidence in communication designed for healthcare workers and communities.
• Review communications intended to influence the behaviour of healthcare workers and communities.
• Promote and advocate for best practices and uptake of new SBCC methods and knowledge.

• Establish and provide leadership for partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities to support SBCC.
• Lead SBCC capacity building among staff members and relevant partners.
• Coordinate knowledge sharing on SBCC interventions in the field.
• Coordinate dissemination of learnings from SBCC activities, including publication, conferences, policy briefs.

• Master’s degree in public health, social and behavioural science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, or another relevant technical field.
• Specialised training in Social Behaviour Change Communication is an advantage.
• At least 8 years’ experience in SBCC programming or health communication.
• Experience working with the South African public health services.
• Strong knowledge in developing behavioural change communication tools and materials.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of health projects and operational research experience.

• Excellent written, verbal, and inter-personal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to work interdependent and as part of a team.
• Passionate about excellent service delivery.
• Good communication skills.
• Deadline-driven and good at self-management.
• Problem analysis and solving skills.
• Ability to build effective partnerships.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Highly motivated and results orientated.
• Pro-active.

• Will be agreed based on qualifications, applicable experience, and previous earnings.

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