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• The incumbent will sensitize
  community leadership on behaviour change approaches and conduct
  identification exercises
• Mobilize fathers to enter into
  male change agent role model program
• Organize trainings and supervise
  male change agents in maternal and child health and nutrition and
  gender
• Work in close collaboration with
  CBCA colleagues to ensure team success, including but not limited to
  logistics coordination, temporary support during leave, etc., as
  advised by team leader
• Oversee and/or support community
  members to lead community dialogues promoting positive maternal and
  child health behaviors and gender equality
• Work closely with other health
  teams and GHG sectors to ensure complementary approaches, monitor
  implementation of project activities and document best practice and
  success stories

• Take the responsibility for data
  gathering, data validation, quality control and timely data submission
  including gender and age disaggregated data
• Offer technical support and
  mentor community partners on data collection and use
• Troubleshoot monitoring and
  evaluation challenges for proactive problem solving with support of
  team leader and M&E team
• Utilize qualitative and
  quantitative data to inform program implementation, actively
  documenting best practices and lessons learned to share with team
  during routine monitoring, coordination meetings and other learning
  opportunities

• Build and strengthen strong
  working relationships with communities, village councils and local
  government in Kotido and Kaabong target areas
• Coordination of field activities
  with other NGO and local government partners to avoid duplication of
  services and support an enabling environment for health promotion
• When needed, support visits from
  district and sub-county government, regional and HQ based staff and
  external visitors, such as donors and media, in collaboration with CoP
  and DCoP
• Offer support GHG activities with
  key stakeholders, ensuring collaboration with counterparts in partner
  organization World Vision in relevant meetings, internal and external.

• Conduct himself/herself both
  professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to
  Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission;
• Perform any other duties as
  assigned.

• The ideal candidates for the
  Mercy Corps Community Behavior Change Assistant jobs should hold
  Diplomas (Degree is an added advantage) in development studies,
  nutrition, gender, health sciences, social sciences, or other related
  development discipline, relevant advanced experience (5+ years) may be
  considered in lieu of a degree
• Proven experience in conducting
  community mobilization, training, and networking
• Prior exposure and experience in
  capacity building with communities in Karamoja
• Working knowledge in behavioral
  change methodologies such as care groups, Community Led Total
  Sanitation, and other related innovative hygiene and sanitation
  approaches is a plus
• Working knowledge of approaches
  to promote gender equality, with a training in gender a plus
• Previous exposure, experience and
  skills in working with other NGOs, government partners, and local
  community-based organizations.
• Computer literacy skills
• Excellent reporting,
  communication and representation skills
• Dynamic public speaking skills
• Proven ability to meet deadlines
  while showing flexibility in day-to-day operations · Demonstrable English
  writing and speaking skills
• Hold a valid motorcycle riding
  permit
• Ability to speak Ng’karamojong
  dialect

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