Join us!
We are looking for a Communications Director for an anticipated USAID-funded
Social and Behavior Change Communications (SBCC program in Tanzania focused on
fostering positive health practices in Tanzanian households and communities
through changes in social and cultur
al norms that will enable and maintain
these practices. The Communications Director will report to the Chief of Party
(COP), with an estimated start date of late September early October 2016.
Sound like you? Read on.
Your
contribution
You will directly assist the Chief of Party (COP) in the design, roll-out and
day-to-day management and implementation of SBCC interventions in the areas of
Family Planning/ Reproductive Health (FP /RH), Maternal, Newborn, Child and
Adolescent Health (MNCAH), Malaria, HIV / AIDS, and Tuberculosis (TB) across
Tanzania.
More
specifically, you will:
• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of SBCC initiatives including
strategies and materials at the LGA (Local Government Authority), regional and
national levels with clear behavioral goals and programmatic results;
• Ensure that SBCC activities and strategies designed at LGA and regional
levels align with those developed at the national level;
• Lead the overall SBCC technical quality of implementation of this project,
ensuring alignment with the project’s anticipated results and outcomes;
• Oversee work conducted by the project’s SBCC partners;
• Represent PSI/Tanzania in key technical working groups, meetings and
conferences;
• Contribute to the development of donor reporting, success stories,
publications, etc.
• Work with M&E officer to design and implement strategies to monitor and
evaluate the effectiveness of SBCC programming;
• Contribute to development of project work plans and M&E plans;
• Travel to regions and communities to provide direct on-site supportive
supervision in the design, implementation and evaluation of the project’s SBCC
interventions.
What are we looking
for?
• You have a Master’s Degree in public health, social sciences, international
development, or a related field.
• You have at least seven years senior level management experience in the
design, implementation, and management of large $40-50 million USAID-funded
SBCC programs across various health areas, including:
The design of behavioral interventions/SBCC messages and interventions;
The application of the behavioral sciences in program design, implementation,
monitoring, and evaluation;
The implementation of SBCC programs toward improved health objectives;
community-based SBCC program development and implementation;
the use of epidemiological and other health related data in SBCC program
assign, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation;
SBCC-related
qualitative and quantitative research. .
• You have at least five years senior level experience in health communications
programming and health service delivery in developing countries;
• You have a good knowledge of USG Health initiatives and related reporting
requirements and funding parameters;
• You have a good understanding of the latest thinking around SBCC theory and
implementation;
• You have exceptional English written and oral communication skills;
References will be required. .
APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS:
All applications with well typed CV should be addressed to Director of HR &
Administration through recruitment@psi.or.tz
Only Successful
candidate will be contacted.
Contingent upon funding.
