Behavior Change Communication Officer NGO Jobs – Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE)

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Job Title:  Behavior Change Communication Officer

Organisation: Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE)

Duty Station: Namusera, Uganda

 

About Organisation:

Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE) is a non-profit; Non-Governmental Organization working with marginalized groups of people especially the women and girls. ARUWE’s story is of hope, perseverance, tenacity and focused determination. Having started as a community-based organisation in Nsangi sub-county in central Uganda in 2003 to a company limited by guarantee in 2008 and an NGO in 2013.

 

About Program:

ARUWE has received financing from Impact and Innovations Development Centre (IIDC) to scale up the implementation of the Responsible Engaged and Loving (REAL) Fathers program which is an evidence-based, community-led parenting mentoring program, aimed at reducing intimate partner violence and violence against children while promoting early childhood development and learning through play.

 

Job Summary:  The purpose of this role is to provide support to all Social and Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) related activities in targeted districts. The incumbent will support Project Officers/Mentors in conducting group sessions and community celebrations as well as supporting the documentation and monitoring of change stories. The BCC Officer will be based in the Central Region but with frequent travel to the other regions. The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Head of Programs.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead the process of audience mapping and segmentation, development of reference-group specific information materials, communication materials for religious and cultural institutions using the information generated from the social norms’ exploration.
  • Support development, pre-testing and production of SBCC materials, and coordinate the adaptation of existing SBCC tools with support of technical advisors for communication and documentation.
  • Assist with drafting partner level media reports, presentations, project briefers, success stories and significant change stories to enrich progress reports.
  • Lead the development of context specific messages for REAL Fathers posters used to spur or steer community conversations around gender roles and social norms around men’s care giving and intimate partner violence.
  • Seek consent, shoot, collect and edit project photos and videos for documentation, reporting and social media activities of the project.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Relevant academic training at bachelor’s degree level.
  • At least 3 years practical experience in community-based programs and especially social behavior change activities, facilitating community dialogue etc.
  • Training in social norms methodologies or SBCC.

 

How to Apply:

Send only cover letter and resume to hrm@aruweug.org. Applications must not exceed 2MB. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. While we thank you for expressing interest in working with us, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. ARUWE is an equal opportunities employer.

 

Deadline: 10th February 2025 by 5pm

 

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Date Posted 2025-02-03T06:09
Valid Through 2025-02-11T00:00
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment
Job Location Kampala, Kampala, Kampala , 0256, Uganda

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