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• Develop
  various BCC IPC strategies and guidelines to guide the day-to-day
  implementation of results-oriented interventions.
• Design
  communication strategies to create behavior change in the communities.
• Actively
  co-ordinate with local stakeholders to produce integrated BCC strategies
  and implement high quality BCC campaigns, and co-ordinate public dialogue
  forums.
• Develop
  community-based IEC materials, and disseminate targeted communication
  messages that increase public knowledge and raise awareness on behavior
  change.
• Disseminate
  toolkits, materials and other resources to key stakeholders, and community
  champions, and train them on their use.
• Design
  community awareness campaigns about availability of services and location
  of health facilities.
• Actively
  co-ordinate the establishment and smooth running of community chart-rooms.
• Follow-up
  with the BCC officers to conduct follow up of regional IPC activities
• Create,
  implement, and measure the success of communications that will increase
  the uptake of healthy behaviours.
• Monitor
  implementation of the IPC campaigns at community level.
• Co-ordinate
  message concept testing and pre-testing of all communication materials
  that are developed.
• Work
  with the Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team to evaluate
  IPC approaches.
• Document
  lessons learned success stories, best practices, and community
  mobilization experiences during the course of project implementation.
• Compile
  and send timely periodic reports.
• Ensure
  that documentation of best practices under the project is done. 

• The
  ideal candidates for the BCC positions should hold Bachelor’s degrees or
  higher in Communication, Public Health, or other related degree within the
  Social Sciences field. Post Graduate training in health communication is
  an asset.
• Six
  or more (6) years of progressively increasing responsibility in managing
  public health communication-related projects of similar scope in private
  sector and social marketing field.
• Past
  exposure and experience in developing of training modules and designing
  Health Communication strategies is an asset.
• Working
  knowledge of and experience with USG-funded activity management, policies
  and procedures will be an added advantage.
• Prior
  experience in private sector approaches and have experience successfully
  implementing social marketing and behavior change communication programs
  in diverse geographic locations.
• Significant
  experience in working with community health-intervention programs is a
  must.
• Excellent
  leadership skills to ensure effective management of partnerships and
  relationships with stakeholders
• In-depth
  program experience and an appropriate balance of technical, financial,
  administrative, managerial and interpersonal experience and oversight.
• Demonstrated
  management skills, including relevant experience in direct supervision of
  professional staff.
• Demonstrable
  results in previous work environment should reinforce claims to this
  experience.
• High
  level of interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills including a
  demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with and
  present information to a broad range of public and private sector
  counterparts, donors, implementing partners, host country institutions,
  international organizations, and other key stakeholders.
• Possess
  the ability to work in fast-paced dynamic environment with multiple
  partners.
• Excellent
  organizational, analytical, and oral and written communication skills (in
  English), and good communication, presentation, training, interpersonal,
  and team work skills.
• Excellent
  past performance references.

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