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• Offer technical support in the regional
  assessments of behaviour change communication in order to develop
  culturally appropriate and harmonized S/BCC strategies and tools for the
  high risk cross-border populations.
• Keenly review the behaviour change
  communication and community engagement strategies, knowledge base
  information, education and communication (IEC) materials, practices and
  the gaps in BCC for HIV/ AIDS and TB control and elimination in the region
  with emphasis on the border region and among high risk populations and
  offer practical recommendations to respond to the gaps.
• Document the process, issues, challenges
  and recommendations for improvements/scaling up IEC/BCC and community
  mobilization interventions in the priority regions/districts.
• Provide expertise in social science
  methods for monitoring and evaluation of BCC, community mobilization and
  advocacy including specific components working with mobile populations and
  high risk populations.
• Provide support in the design and implementation
  of operational research including qualitative researches.
• Support preparation of and participate in
  relevant project meetings.
• Provide support capacity building on BCC,
  community mobilization, advocacy for the national HIV/AIDS and TB
  programmes and partners.
• Collect information within and outside the
  organisation that will be used in communicating news, lessons learned,
  best practices, and research findings to each relevant audiences.
• Assist in technical reporting to the donor
  and other relevant partners, and in dissemination of results to wider
  audiences.
• Ensure timely effective communications
  within the organization and with stakeholders at all level.
• Build effective relationships with the
  regional HIV/AIDS and TB programmes, partners, donor and communities.

• The ideal candidate for the Global Fund
  Health Behaviour Change Communication Specialist job opportunity must hold
  a Master’s degree in the following fields; Social Sciences, Public Health,
  development studies, or other relevant fields
• Previous experience backed with evidence
  based theory and research aimed at addressing public health sector
  behaviors changes at individual, community, and societal levels preferably
  in HIV/AIDs and TB control.
• Experience in conducting qualitative study
  design, training of qualitative researchers, data collection, data
  analysis and write up is desirable.
• At least five years of experience in the
  following fields of HIV/AIDs, TB Control, and implementation of Social behavioural
  change communication assessments/studies.
• Prior exposure and experience in
  designing, implementing and evaluation of SBCC strategies will be an added
  advantage.
• At least four years’ experience in
  relevant capacity building (training, TA, facilitation) in an HIV/AIDS and
  TB control related programmes.
• Proven teamwork, partnering skills
  (facilitating dialogue and communications across diverse sectors,
  institutions, and geographic administrative levels)
• Excellent writing, oral and visual
  presentation skills; training skills Ability to assess priorities and
  competently complete a variety of activities with a high level of accuracy
  and timeliness.
• Excellent organizational skills and
  attention to detail. Ability to initiate and implement activities with minimal
  oversight and supervision.
• Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
  in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.) and the Internet.

• Detailed curriculum vitae,
• Photocopies of Professional registration
  certificates and valid practicing licences where applicable.
• Copy of National Identity Card.

• All applications should bear the title of
  the post being applied for.
• Applicants should include their telephone
  and email contacts on their application forms.
• Applicants subsequently shortlisted for
  oral interviews shall be required to present Originals of their Academic
  Transcripts and Certificates and National Identity Cards at the time of
  sitting the Oral Interviews.
• Applicants who will not have heard from
  the Ministry within a period of one month after completion of the
  recruitment and selection exercise should consider themselves
  unsuccessful.

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