Regional SBC Specialist

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  • Added Date: Thursday, 11 January 2024
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About FHI 360:

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research, and technologyโ€“ creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.

The FHI-360 managed, USAID Healthy Behaviors (UHB) Activity, with its partners the Consortium of Action Aid Ethiopia; Zeleman Communications, Advertising, and Production; and Fraym, works to increase sustained adoption of appropriate health and nutrition behaviors in Ethiopia using evidence-based, theory-informed social and behavior change (SBC) strategies. It does so with the goal of contributing to reductions in unmet need for family planning (FP); reduced malaria-related morbidity and mortality, and its elimination; and improvements in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) outcomes. It also supports other priority health needs related to nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and emerging infectious diseases (EID), like COVID-19; and works to transform social and gender norms that impede healthy behaviors and drive poor health outcomes across health areas. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Regional SBC Specialist based in Gambela, Gambela region.

Female applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.

Job Summary:

The Regional Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Specialist will be a mid-level member of the project team and will oversee and guide SBC activities within the regional office. The regional SBC specialist will work with local implementing partners, the government, nongovernmental organizations, community organizations, others to support the adaptation of plans, implementation, and monitoring of SBC activities in the region. The Regional SBC Specialist will work under the oversight of the USAID Health Behavior activity South Ethiopia regional state Cluster coordinator, for the implementation across project thematic and geographic areas.

Duty station: South Ethiopia Regional state (Arba Mench Town)

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