New Job Opportunity at IMA World Health Tanzania – Senior Social and Behavior Change/Community Engagement Advisor
Senior Social and Behavior Change/Community Engagement Advisor
Job Description
IMA
World Health, a subsidiary of Corus International, is seeking a Senior
Social and Behavior Change/Community Engagement Advisor to support
implementation of an anticipated USAID-funded program in Tanzania.
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Corus
International is a family of organizations which believes that those
who were born into impossible circumstances deserve the opportunity for a
better life. Corus was formed through the strategic merger of IMA World
Health (operating as a public health organization since 1960), and
Lutheran World Relief (operating as a livelihoods organization since
1945), and today includes smaller entities of Charlie Goldsmith
Associates, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Coffee. Corus
International works in over 20 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and
Latin America with a primary focus on health, livelihoods, and
emergency response.
JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Social and
Behavior Change/Community Engagement Advisor will be responsible for
developing and supporting project staff and partners on contextually
appropriate gender-responsive social and behavior change (SBC)
approaches and activities. The Advisor is responsible for coordination
and collaboration between the project stakeholders and communities.
This
position will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and will be embedded
in the project office. Hiring is contingent upon successful award and
USAID approval.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead execution of the project’s SBC component
- Provide
input into technical strategies, workplans, guidelines, and other
documents to ensure SBC/gender is appropriately incorporated, with
particular focus on contextually appropriate gender responsive
approaches to all activities. - Conduct focus groups and/or other
qualitative methods to develop SBC approaches in collaboration with
consortium partners, design and pre-test communication activities and
messaging content as appropriate. - In collaboration with
consortium partners, conduct training of community key stakeholders to
disseminate messages and engage communities. - In coordination
with partners, routinely monitor SBC activities and indicators and
adjust activities as required to achieve project objectives. - Work with MERL team to develop appropriate SBC/gender indicators and monitoring and evaluation approaches as necessary.
- Liaise with the project team to ensure SBC and gender activities support resilient individuals, families, and communities.
- Support capacity development efforts for local partners and county level stakeholders in SBC and gender.
- Prepare required narrative reports.
- Identify successes achieved through project implementation and draft success stories for dissemination.
- Represent project to USAID and other high-level stakeholders as needed.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Master’s
Degree and 7+ years of experience in implementing and managing
international health/development, demand generation, marketing, social
and behavior change programs and projects. - Ability to lead SBC analyses and recommend appropriate messaging for MCH and FP programs.
- Experience in community engagement, SBC, and gender on donor funded projects
- Strong interpersonal and oral and written communications skills.
- Demonstrated
record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with
various levels of key stakeholders from ministry level counterparts to
community-level actors. - Demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis, and production of high-quality project reporting products.
- Excellent
English writing skills and analytical abilities, including the ability
to effectively expresses ideas, thoughts and concepts verbally and in
written or graphic form, using correct grammar and structure. - Demonstrated
ability to motivate teams to work constructively under pressure and to
respond resourcefully when challenges arise. - Advanced
cross-cultural sensitivity, including experience working and
communicating with professional and support staff in a multicultural,
multi-linguistic environment; ability to promote an atmosphere of trust
and mutual respect. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Preferred
- Nationals of Tanzania are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Working knowledge of MCH and FP concepts in Africa and ability to apply a gender lens
- Experience working with USAID-funded grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts.
- Experience using digital technologies for message dissemination.
- Willingness to support IMA World Health’s mission.
MODE OF APPLICATION:
To apply please send your cover letter and CV to tzrecruitment@imaworldhealth.org by May 20th, 2021.
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