The SPIR II Health and Nutrition Specialist will.
35%:Support learning and adaptation of SBCC strategies and materials
Support strategic guidance to the SPIR-II SBCC approaches and interventions.
Support testing of new SBCC approach and communication channels and another learning process to refine SBCC strategies and intervention with the P- 1 -Team
Develop/ Adopt relevant SBCC Materials, Job Aids & tools, and pretest, feedback based on learning and experience from previous programming and/or R&I period pilots in close collaboration with technical staff and stakeholders.
Refine SBCC materials and interventions that are inclusive and tailored to literate, semi-literate, and illiterate populations and appropriate communication channels.
Integrate relevant messaging into and manage the use of SBCC tools and materials across the project.
Support the development of innovative new approaches to SBCC, including using Technology if needed.
30%: Capacity building and Technical Support
Coach and identify technical assistance need and guide/ consultants implementing partners to the development & implementation of SBCC interventions and materials.
Conduct training for field program staff at Regional, Zonal/Woreda and Kebele levels.
on SBCC methodologies and their integration and application
Facilitate capacity building interventions and cascaded training for GoE Ministry of Health counterparts at different administrative levels.
Support Regional Program staff to consistently provide high quality technical support and follow up for the implementation of comprehensive SBCC strategies to support community engagement.
10%: Partnership /coordination and collaboration
Mapping and network with other relevant SBCC learning platforms to exchange ideas and learning from SPIR II research and experience.
Work closely with technical staff, other BHA funded project. Gov’t and other stakeholder for SBCC Material harmonization
Collaborate and exchange information with FMOH, other SBCC program experts and academic institution
Contribute to PSNP-5 program SBCC related dialogue and strategy and policy engagement with key stakeholders and partners
Actively engaged in partnership with national & international SBCC technical forums and working groups/SBCC cluster that are relevant to SPIR-II .
15% : MEL support /Quality Assurance and routine monitoring
Work closely with MEL team, identify and track key performance indicators and share the improvement area for respective management team and technical team for action
Work closely with Technical Advisors &MEL team interventions on outcome mapping and tracking exercises to establish and track contribution of SBCC interventions to SPIR-II expected outcomes and document lessons learned, evaluate impact and modify SBCC approaches as needed
Contribute for development of quality assurance monitoring processes and tools and identify capacity gaps, and improving delivering capacity of staff on SBCC interventions
Provide Technical Guidance for Monitoring, Evaluation and learning team and other staff to design and carry out assessments and annual progress reviews and synthesize the findings for program improvement
10% : Knowledge Management
In collaboration with technical advisors and gov’t partners, identify key challenges, best practices/ promising and new/innovative approaches to document, share, publish and position for scale up.
Identify and network with other relevant SBCC learning platforms to exchange information/evidence, and share SPIR II learning and experiences.
Document and share key SBCC learning with other RFSAs, Ethiopia-based researchers and other stakeholders.
Support the review, synthesis and write-up of SBCC intervention results for quarterly and annual reports.
Job Requirements
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
A minimum of 7 years of experience in designing and implementing social and behavior Change strategies on integrated program (Nutrition ,Gender & food security interventions) and demonstrated expertise in Nutrition & SBCC donor-funded development programs
Have 3-5 years of extensive experience in developing evidence based Health &Nutrition SBCC strategies and tools and working with INGOs Academic and research institute
Experience of USAID-funded programming (Food for Peace, or Feed the Future or others)
Strong knowledge and skills on quantitative and qualitative operations research on behavioral change approaches and experience working closely with academic and/or other research institutions. and synthesis, of result and use in developing /refining SBCC strategies and tools
Technical experience in Health & nutrition SBCC tool design, and review in three languages (English, Amharic and Afaan oromo)
Demonstrated field experience in story writing, documentation of promising practices
Technical trainings preferred: on SBCC strategies and tool designing
Strong interpersonal, networking and facilitation skills.
Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills.
Health and Nutrition professional with an advanced (Master’s) degree in Public Health, Nutrition or related field.
Maters Degree in Social Behavioral science /Health promotion with minimum experience working in integrated nutrition and food security program SBCC strategies
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
Knowledge of community-based health interventions including , Community based Participatory Nutrition Promotion, Care Groups, dialogue-based counseling techniques to address nutrition during the 1000 window and positive deviance approach to improve complementary feeding are strongly preferred.
Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement
Travel up to 50% of time. Physical Requirements
Language Requirements
Fluent in writing and speaking of English, Amharic and Afan oromo
How to Apply
Register using the following LINK
Note: Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply
