UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Purpose:

to ensure development, implementation, and monitoring of SBC interventions on Health (COVID-19 RCCE, COVID-19 vaccination, immunization, maternal and child health), WASH, Nutrition and Back to learning for IDPs and host communities in Shire AOR /Tigray region.

How can you make a difference?

With overall supervision by Emergency Manager of Shire Sub-Office, the consultant will provide technical support for UNICEF SBC interventions, including emergency operations in the region. Besides, He/She will Support social, and behavior change technical working groups to accelerate SBC approaches and interventions to promote practice of desired behaviors with a focus on social mobilization, advocacy, community engagement, multi-channel

The consultant is expected to provide technical support to following activities:

• Develop and support implementation of regional plans on health and nutrition SBC interventions and demand promotion activities.
• Support the structures at zonal, woreda and community levels including facilitation/revitalization of social mobilization committees in coordination with partner agencies.
• Facilitate coordination, planning, implementation, and monitoring of SBC interventions such as multi-channel communication, community mobilization, capacity building, advocacy and interpersonal communication with a specific focus on COVID-19, immunization, maternal and child health and nutrition interventions.
• Facilitate community rapid assessments as necessary.
• Document best practices, lesson learned and challenges in forms of monthly report, human interest stories and photo/video recording as relevant.
• Develop, maintain, and update the regional level SBC strategies/plan of actions towards demand for COVID-19 vaccine, routine immunization, nutrition-related practices, as well as promoting hygiene promotion and back to learning/school retention services.
• Provide support for capacity building of frontline health workers, social mobilizers, community influencers, health extension workers, media, and hotline operators on SBC activities
• Support to contextualize the development, pretesting, translation and repackaging of existing as well as new Behavior Change and Communication (BCC) materials in consultation with sectors, UNICEF sections, and other relevant stakeholders.
• The consultant will need to present the draft documents as well as the monthly reports and final report to UNICEF FO and CO
• At the beginning of the assignment, the consultant is expected to produce and agree with Shire Emergency Manager and SBC officer in Mekelle on work plan schedules for the assignment period.
• Participate in fortnightly SBC online network meetings organized by SBC Section.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• First-level University Degree in in Health Promotion/Communication, Social/Behavior Change Communication, Public Health, and relevant Social Sciences.
• A minimum of two [2] years of relevant professional experience in Social and Behavior Change communication, social mobilization, community engagement.
• Analytical, interpersonal and advocacy skills, sensitive to and awareness of the local development, good knowledge of computer management and applications.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Basic photography skills with the ability to edit photos and write captions.
• Desirable basic editing and videography skills.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Core Competencies

• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
• Innovates and embraces change (1)
• Thinks and acts strategically (1)
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1)