USAID SPRING Project Jobs – Social Behavior Change and Community Mobilization Specialist at Save the Children

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Organisation: Save the Children in Uganda
Project Name: USAID
SPRING/Uganda Nutrition Project
Duty Station: Kisoro, Uganda  
About Save: 
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the
Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival,
protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate
and lasting change in their lives. Save the Children strives to create impact
for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale. In Uganda, Save implement programmes in six thematic
programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education,
Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development
and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36
districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda,
Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We
save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their
potential. In 2013, we reached more than 100 million children around the world.
About USAID SPRING Project:
The Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition
Globally (SPRING) Project, is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary: The Social and Behavior Change and Community
Mobilization (SBC/CM) Specialist will be a key member of the team and is
primarily responsible for the development and implementation of a
community-based social and behavior change strategy and related country
activities focused on preventing malnutrition in the community under the
SPRING/Uganda Nutrition project. The SBC/CM Specialist will assist in
developing and implementing activities that lead to a strengthened
community-based nutrition approach in Uganda in a particular district covered
by this project. The SBC/CM Specialist will work in close collaboration with
the SPRING District Nutritionist as well as with members of the district
nutrition team, strategic information advisors, NGOs, district development
officers and other relevant stakeholders in implementation of preventive
services at community levels. The SBC/CM Specialist will serve as a direct link
between SPRING/Uganda and other implementing partners in the district working
on the community wide preventive of malnutrition. The SBC/CM Specialist is
supervised by the Social and Behavior Change Communication Advisor. The
Specialist may also be called upon as and when necessary to support the
emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • Save the Children
    requires that the Social and Behavior Change and Community Mobilization
    (SBC/CM) Specialist hold a Bachelors’ degree in Social Sciences, Social
    Work and Social Work, Community Development, Community Psychology, Public
    Health or nutrition. Master’s degree in the relevant field is an added
    advantage.
  • A minimum of six
    years’ demonstrated experience in implementing community-based nutrition
    or related programs/interventions
  • Past exposure and
    experience working in social behavior change programs or related
    activities formative research, strategy development
  • Significant experience
    of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child
    Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child
    Protection is an added advantage.
  • Excellent analytical
    skills and strategic planning abilities.
  • Possess the ability to
    establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform
    effectively as a member of a team.
  • Willingness to travel
    and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • Computer literacy and
    excellent documentation skills are a must.
  • Availability and
    willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
  • Advanced cultural
    awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with
    people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Possess the ability to
    intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Exceptional
    interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation
    and coaching
  • Excellent time
    management and planning capacity.
  • Availability and willingness
    to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should submit their applications with cover
letters and a detailed CVs indicating three professional referees, two of whom
should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to: The Director of
Human Resources & Administration Save the Children Plot 68/70, Kiira Road P
O Box 12018, Kampala, Uganda Or via
email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with
disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
NB: Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore
encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
Deadline: Friday, 11th April 2014

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