Social and Behaviour Changeand Community Engagement Advisor At Save the Children

Position : Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) and Community Engagement Advisor

Location :- Country Office / Aden

CONTRACT LENGTH: 01 YEAR

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff

The Opportunity:

Save the Children is seeking a Social and Behaviour Change/Community Engagement Advisor for the Yemen Round under the Moving Integrated, Quality Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services, Voluntary Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Care (MNCH/FP/RH) to Scale (MOMENTUM) Annual Program Statement. The Yemen Round will improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes in at least 20 Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) districts by focusing USG assistance on improved access, utilization and quality of high impact Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) services in selected governorates of the country.

The Social and Behaviour Change (SBC)/Community Engagement Advisor will oversee provider behaviour change, community engagement, and demand generation as part of a full SBC portfolio. They will be responsible for leading the development, planning, and implementation of a SBC strategy and SBC interventions across the activity. This includes guiding formative research; leading design of tools and support materials as well as monitoring the progress of activities to ensure a consistent and coherent execution of interventions.

This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

• Guide SBC-related qualitative and quantitative formative research components under leadership of the MEAL team to inform the SBC strategy development.
• Lead SBC strategy development and provide technical guidance and coordination for the participatory design and implementation, particularly at household and community levels (includes: interpersonal communication, mass and social media; community mobilization and advocacy; capacity strengthening; monitoring and learning).
• Lead the development and implementation of effective provider behaviour change and social accountability approaches at facility and community levels.
• Lead and provide technical guidance for the development, adaptation, field testing, and effective use of state-of-the-art SBC approaches, materials, tools and job aids in support of improved outcomes in RMNCH.
• Train and mentor staff on the implementation of the SBC strategy, approaches, tools, and job aids.
• Support the development of effective SBC M&E indicators and evaluation designs.
• Lead material and activity field testing design and implementation.

Support SBC capacity strengthening and strategies to improve community-led advocacy and community mobilization.

• Foster and maintain effective, professional relationships with a broad range of community, public, and private sector counterparts.
• Identify and supervise technical deliverables of SBC consultants, design agencies, and mass media production houses.
• Ensure timely and quality completion of all relevant program deliverables and reporting.
• Document SBC and community mobilization approaches, successes and challenges to support programmatic and sector-wide learning.
• Generate timely information regarding SBC strategy effectiveness, feeding this information into collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) processes and leading necessary adjustments.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Master’s degree in public health, health promotion, health or mass communication, behavioural sciences, community development or other social science discipline.
• Minimum of seven years of progressively increasing technical responsibility leading to a senior level of SBC expertise is required, with demonstrable time and experience working on RMNCH or nutrition programming, including but not limited to behavioural sciences, health communication or social marketing campaigns and community engagement/community capacity strengthening.
• Demonstrated experience in the development of integrated social and behaviour change strategies.
• Experience managing SBC including creative, strategic communication design, and media/materials development (mobile phones, print and/or television). This includes meaningfully engaging stakeholders and community collaborators in the design, pre-testing, production, and refinement of communications materials.
• Experience working at community level in programs that require active engagement and co-creation with families and the community in similar contexts.
• Experience with designing and implementing participatory research and/or SBC implementation monitoring and evaluation a plus.
• Experience working in Yemen or MENA region supporting similar work.
• Strong capacity to write strategies, reports, documentation, success stories, etc.
• Demonstrated excellence in participatory facilitation.
• History of engagement with USAID or development donor funded initiatives is highly desirable.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in English and Arabic.

Application Information

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

“Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply”