Social & Behavior Change Officer NOA - UNICEF Dili, Timor-Leste

Social & Behavior Change Officer NOA, Dili, Timor-Leste (Temporary Appointment, 364 days) # 119574 - Open for Timorese National only)

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Job no: 549545
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Dili
Level: NO-1
Location: Timor-Leste
Categories: Social and Behavior Change

 

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

 

For every child, survival

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of Social & Behavior Change Officer (Nutrition & Sanitation) Officer provides technical and operational support to the supervisor and internal colleagues by administering, executing and implementing a variety of tasks to promote community engagement and participation, and measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization on Nutrition (Infant and Young Child Feeding and Maternal Nutrition), Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (MNCH), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), requiring the application of technical and theoretical skills and the study of organizational goals, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Find out how UNICEF programmes drives change for children in Timor-Leste by visiting https://www.unicef.org/timorleste. 

 

Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

1. Support to strategy design and development of S&BC activities

• Research and/or participate in conducting comprehensive S&BC situation analysis of social, cultural, economic, communication and  political issues in the country/region. Collect and synthesize qualitative and quantitative information and data to support the establishment of comprehensive and evidence-based information for developing and planning the S&BC component of the Country Programmes of Cooperation (and UNDAF).
• Collect, draft and/or organize materials and related documentations for S&BC strategies and plans (as a component of the CO and/or UNDAF Programmes) to ensure optimum impact, scale and sustainability of achievements/results in Nutrition, MNCH, WASH and emergency responses including diseases outbreaks and climate related emergencies.
• Assess and/or recommend appropriate information and materials for S&BC initiatives on Nutrition, MNCH and WASH, verifying accuracy and quality for dissemination.
• Assess the impact of S&BC activities on the CO and UNICEF goals to achieve measurable behavioral and social change on Nutrition, MNCH and WASH resulting in the improvement of children’s rights and wellbeing. Submit qualitative report/synthesis of results for development planning and improvement.
  

2. Support to the implementation of S&BC Rolling Work Plan (RWP) activities

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to provide operational and technical support to the design of S&BC quality communication materials,, develop, pre-testing, and use quality S&BC materials and/or organize events and activities by engaging civil societies, including faith-based organizations, youth groups, women’s groups and academics to ensure maximum outreach and impact on behavioral and social change of target audience.
• Provide technical, administrative and logistical support and background materials to Ministry of Health – Health Promotion Departments at National and Sub-national levels to carry out S&BC activities and recommend operational strategies, approaches, plans, methods and procedures for the implementation of health facility-based health promotion through health promotion corners and community-based health promotion interventions  through engaging Mother Support Groups (MSGs) and Family Health Promoters..
• Assess and recommend potential contacts, networks, resources and tools to support the maximum impact and outreach of S&BC initiatives.
• Support Ministry of Health – Health Promotion Departments to develop offline and/or online repository platform/database for all C4D materials, including strategies, guidelines and IEC materials.
• Follow up on the production of S&BC 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).
• Collect, assess and organize information for budget planning and management of programme funds and prepare documentations and related materials for financial plan for S&BC initiatives. Monitor/track the use of resources as planned and verify compliance with organizational guidelines, rules and regulations and standards of ethics and transparency.

3. Advocacy, networking and partnership building

•  Build and maintain partnerships through networking and proactive collaboration with national and international civil society organizations, community groups, leaders and other critical partners in the community and civil society to reinforce cooperation through engagement, empowerment and self determination and to pursue opportunities for greater advocacy to promote UNICEF’s mission and goals for child rights, social equity and inclusiveness.
• Collaborate with internal global/regional communication partners to harmonize, link and/or coordinate messaging to enhance S&BC outreach and contribution to programmatic outcomes.

4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Institutionalize/share best practices and knowledge learned/products with global/local partners and stakeholders to build capacity of practitioners/users, and disseminate lessons learned to key audiences including donors and partners.
• Support the organization, administration and implementation of capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders/partners across programme sectors in S&BC planning, implementation and evaluation in support of programmes/projects. Develop training materials for training activities, and revise them periodically for improvements and updates.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, public health, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations or another relevant technical field.

• A minimum of two year of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required:  social development programme planning, communication for development, public advocacy or another related area.

  Experience in the development of multimedia communication materials for different target audiences and communication channels

  Experience in using online real-time monitoring platform (e.g., Kobo Tool Box)

  Experience and skills in multimedia design applications/software. (e.g., In Design, Adobe illustrators, Photoshops, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc).  

  Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

   

For every Child, you demonstrate UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

• Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/549545 by 8 April 2022. Only applications submitted through the e-recruitment portal will be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Advertised: 25 Mar 2022 Tokyo Standard Time
Deadline: 08 Apr 2022 Tokyo Standard Time

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