Social & Behavior Change Specialist

United Nations Children's Fund

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The Social and Behaviour Change Specialist gives technical and operational help for growing a scientific, deliberate and evidence-based technique and course of for SBC as an integral a part of programme growth, planning and implementation. By communication and engagement, in addition to the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, youngsters, civil society companions, and authorities counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete ends in enhancing youngsters’s rights, survival and wellbeing within the nation.
Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities:
  • Generate & Use Proof: Generate and make the most of analysis, knowledge, and proof to tell the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC applications and outcomes in each growth and emergency contexts and to construct the proof base for SBC.
  • Design, plan and implement: Design, plan and implement SBC actions which might be backed by social and behavioural proof and robust engagement and participation mechanisms in each growth and humanitarian contexts.
  • Advocate & Construct Partnerships: Help operationalization of SBC by advocating for SBC, mobilizing sources, coordinating throughout stakeholders, sectors and groups, and partnership constructing.
  • Construct Capacities: Promote steady studying, strengthening, and scaling up in SBC for each growth and humanitarian contexts by means of capability constructing for UNICEF workers and companions.
To qualify as an advocate for each little one you should have:
  • A sophisticated college diploma in one of many following fields is required: social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, training, communication, public relations or one other related technical area.
  • A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: social growth programme planning, social and behavior change, communication for growth, public advocacy or one other associated space.
  • Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
  • Expertise working in a growing nation is taken into account as an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

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