Department: CD/NCD

Role: SBCC officer 

Supervisor: The regional coordinator

Duration: 9 months

Project: Strengthening Capacity to Promote Behaviour Change in Support of NTD Elimination and Control Programs

 Job Description

Amref Health Africa (formerly African Medical Research Foundation) is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people.

The SBCC officer under the supervision of the regional project coordinator will be responsible for providing management and technical assistance in day to day implementation of NTD Elimination and Control Programs. He/She will be primarily responsible for ensuring the achievement of specific project deliverables and targets in NTD Elimination and Control Programs

The officer is expected to carryout routine activity planning and implementation of filed level activities; coordinate and monitor/supervise timely implementation of program/project activities and the budget utilization under his/her custody. He/She will be responsible for organizing and facilitating trainings, conducting regular site visits, and provide technical assistance including coaching to health care providers working in public health facilities and partners. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly involved in the development of concept test for the new SBCC materials development
• Support the timely design and development of SBCC media and material in support of SBCC strategy and program work plans.
• Provide over all assistance in the development of detail regional annual and periodic plans and budgets.
• Assist service delivery sites in meeting quality standards by providing training, training follow-up visits, clear performance feedback and technical support as needed, particularly in the area of NTD services.
• Develop pretesting design, organize pretesting and write pretest reports for NTD communication materials under development.
• Follow the distribution and impact of the printed SBCC materials
• Closely follow school children focused behavioral change and communication activities
• Collaborate with regional team leader, technical and program team to initiate and ensure successful implementation of ongoing and new initiatives.
• Assist the regional and woreda health and education bureau and community level partners in demand creation activities.
• Monitor the activity of NTD supported sites and provide necessary guidance and technical assistance
• Ensure the proper implementation of project activities and monitor progress regularly with periodic supervision and review meetings in coordination with project implementing partners.
• Conduct regular site visits, in liaison with other partners, to monitor progress and quality to ensure high standards of NTD services and effective use of all resources.
• Identify with other technical staff and counterpart’s lessons learned and potential best practices related to NTD, participate in the documentation and dissemination of best practices.
• Carry out other Amref Health Africa assignments as may be required and as directed by the regional coordinator, technical advisors and mangers at the country office.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental health science, public health, or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience which are directly SBCC/NTD/Trachoma/WASH
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Somali languages.
• Must be willing to travel frequently to project activity areas and woredas as per need

Duty Station: The job holders will be based in Siti zone, Somali region

How to Apply

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note; make your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be February 27, 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.