Vaga Servisu - Behavior Change and Communications Coordinator - Mercy Corps Timor-Leste

-VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT- 

Behavior Change and Communications Coordinator 

 

Position Status: Fixed Term 

Grade Level: 6 

Salary: US$773.00 plus benefits 

 

Mercy Corps Timor Leste is seeking to hire Behavior Change and Communication (BCC) Coordinator who will be responsible play a key role in the successful engagement of civil society, government stakeholders, and businesses in the BCC components of the program. He/She will be responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring the participation of the targeted entities in behavior change activities and oversight of their collective action around shared goals. She/he will be responsible for supporting the coordination of stakeholders, including ensuring the sustainability of the CSO platform and its engagement with the government and private sector. She/He will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating behavior change partner subgrant activities. She/He will play a major role in capacity building for engaged CSOs in awareness and behavioral change campaigns.  

 

Based in Dili, a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, communication or related field is required. To succeed in this role, you will need excellent communication and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to work with stakeholders to get important work done.  

 

 Behavior Change and Communication Coordinator Responsibilities: 

 

Communications Branding and SBC Campaigns: 

• Develop communication strategies for the Circular Economy Program based on the program’s strategic objectives 
• Develop branding guidance for the different communication materials produced both internally and externally under the program   
• Oversee the design and production of program-related communications and visibility materials and ensure all communication materials produced follow Mercy Corps and donors brand identity and standards.  
• website, Manage media inquiries and interview requests, working together with the Program Manager including creating content for press releases, articles, and keynote presentations. 
• Gather lessons learned, write success stories, and publish contents for the Mercy Corps internal Facebook post and any other Mercy Corps platform  

 

Partnership Support  

• Work together with government partners and CSOs to support environmental advocacy for CSOs and other entities, this includes providing technical support and participatory consensus building 
• Use a participatory process to support CSO 3Rs (Reuse, Reduce and Recycle) behavior change campaign efforts, where possible creating a unified multi-partner campaign 
• Foster relationships as relevant for stakeholder engagement with environmental CSOs and counterparts in key government ministries.  
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of cash/in-kind assistance process to CSOs and other entities supported by the program, this includes administration support for subgrant associated pre-assessments and design creation, monitoring of activity quality, and compliance.  
• Develop behavior change training tools and conduct training of trainer workshops to CSOs and other entities on 3Rs related topics and campaigns  
• Support with identification of potential new CSOs actors to benefit from subgrant/e assistance
  
   

Monitoring, Evaluation, And Learning 

• Conduct and document regular site-monitoring, and behavioral change activity monitoring to ensure activities are delivered in a high-quality manner, developing strategies to resolve any noted gaps or act upon noted opportunities. 
• To the extent possible, ensuring behavior change activities are implemented in an inclusive manner, with the active participation of vulnerable groups, women, and youth 

 

 Behavior Change and Communication Coordinator Requirements: 

• 3 years of project implementation experience with NGOs or international agencies 
• Demonstrated experience with communication campaign design and implementation   
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Social Sciences, communication, or related major 
• Previous experience working on behavioral change or recycling programs recycling is an asset 
• Experience working with a range of partnership including private sector, government representation or officials, NGOs 
• Strong writing, reporting, organizational and communication skills 
• Excellent oral and writing English skill  

 

Who is Mercy Corps? 

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. 

 

Mercy Corps works in places of transition, where conflict, disaster, political upheaval, or economic collapse present opportunities to build more secure, productive, and just communities. Providing emergency relief in times of crisis, we move quickly to help communities recover and build resilience to future shocks and promote sustainable change by supporting community-led and market-driven initiatives.  

 

Diversity is powerful. To achieve transformational change, we seek out team members with different origins, beliefs, backgrounds and ways of thinking. Diversity helps us unlock complexity. WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. 

 

To view the full Position Description for this vacancy, click Here: FULL PD  

 

Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter to: timorleste-hr@mercycorps.org  or by hand to HR Department in Palm Business & Trade Centre Surik Mas, Fatumeta, Bairro Pite, Dom Aleixo, Dili Timor Leste. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

 

Mercy Corps is committed to the community members we work with and the beneficiaries we serve. As part of this commitment, Mercy Corps has zero tolerance for violations of our Code of Conduct (Sexual Abuse of Beneficiaries and Community Members (PSEA), Anti-Trafficking Policy, Child Safeguarding Policy, Mercy Corps Ethics Complaint and Whistleblower Policy, Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Policy, and Anti-Fraud and Corruption).  Applicants are required to sign the HIRING COMPLIANCE FORM  and submit it together with a CV and application letter to Mercy Corps. 

 

 

CLOSING DATE: January 23, 2023