Social and Behavior Change Communication

3 weeks ago

Baltimore, United States InsideHigherEd Full time

Jhpiego seeks an experienced Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Technical Advisor to provide technical inputs in planning and implementation of HPV vaccine introduction in Pakistan. The Technical Advisor ensures technical and methodological soundness of SBCC activities, in collaboration with the project team and partners, including guidance and technical assistance in the design, implementation, and monitoring of advocacy and communication strategies, based on the latest evidence. Under the supervision of the Immunization Senior Principal Technical Advisor, the Technical Advisor performs the following activities.


Responsibilities:

Technical Assistance & Quality Programming

  • Provide comprehensive SBCC technical assistance in coordination with the project team to support the planning and implementation of HPV introduction in Pakistan, ensuring alignment with communication and advocacy activities in agreed workplans and timelines.
  • Conduct or support comprehensive SBCC situation analyses, examining social, cultural, economic, communication, and political factors to inform strategy design.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to provide operational and technical support to the design of SBCC strategies, and research, develop, test, produce and use quality SBCC materials and/or organize events and activities to ensure maximum outreach and impact on behavioral and social change of target audience.
  • Maintain positive relationships with the leadership at the Federal Directorate of Immunization and the Provincial/Area Expanded Programs on Immunization during the preparatory phase before and during the actual vaccine introduction when appropriate
  • Work closely with provincial teams to develop and pivot SBCC strategies as needed to yield maximum impact. Review and provide feedback on technical content for advocacy and social mobilization materials targeting multiple stakeholders, including healthcare workers and communities to ensure accuracy in the information.
  • Provides specialized support and quality technical assistance in alignment with technical strategies and established approaches.
  • Works closely with program staff to ensure sound implementation and delivery of technical activities and strategies, supporting the development of workplans, reports and other project deliverables.
  • Identifies potential issues and gaps of high concern or impact to the delivery of quality technical assistance and escalates as appropriate
  • Analyses program data to identify opportunities to strengthen quality of
  • implementation, identify trends and recommend strategies to address implementation challenges
  • Independently conducts meaningful review and analyses used to inform the development of solutions and enhancements to delivery of technical assistance
  • Fosters relationships with global and country-based technical and program staff to identify and address implementation challenges and assure quality programming
  • Contributes to the development of technical products, training and other materials to support project implementation
  • Builds capacity within projects to implement best practices and assure quality implementation

Global Strategy Development & Implementation

  • Contributes to the development and implementation of technical solutions, strategies and activities identified in workplan.

New Program Development & Donor Relations

  • Support the team in effectively engaging with all relevant stakeholders at national level for introduction including professional health associations, broader health and education departments, religious and community leaders, youth leaders, CSOs and NGOs.
  • Provides technical input to new business development opportunities (e.g., subject matter expertise, writing, red team review).
  • Provides support and input to the development of external communication priorities including success stories, blogs and other program and technical related communication materials that demonstrate Jhpiego's technical expertise, results and programming excellence
  • Participates in external advisory or working groups, representing Jhpiego in key global and regional technical meetings and committees, and participating in international conferences and meetings.

Knowledge Management & Learning

  • Provide SBCC technical content for any capacity building activities (i.e., trainings, sensitization) for healthcare workers and for advocacy events increase stakeholders' awareness around HPV and cervical cancer elimination.
  • Follow up on the production of SBCC materials to ensure technical quality,
  • consistency and relevancy of communications materials that are developed, produced and disseminated to target audience (e.g. individuals, communities, government officials, partners, media etc).
  • Contributes to organizational-wide technical updates to ensure staff possess excellent knowledge of technical area, global strategies and practices / approaches
  • Organizes and facilitates peer-learning, virtual learning and convenings to share technical updates and knowledge.
  • Ensures technical knowledge, lessons learned and best practices are shared with staff globally, and that existing knowledge is leveraged in planning, decision-making and providing technical assistance

Special Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:


  • Proven record of effective communication and engagement with multisectoral stakeholders at the national level, especially the immunization program and broader health departments.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills, fluent in written and spoken English and Urdu.
  • Ability to travel to Pakistan up to 25%


Minimum Qualifications
  • Master's degree in a related field
  • Five years related experience
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula


Preferred Qualifications

Public health with focused professional experience in SBCC programs

Classified Title: Technical Advisor
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Technical Advisor
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME
Starting Salary Range:
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Jhpiego
Department name: 60000069-Global Engagement GECO
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers

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