Social and Behaviour Change Specialist

Under the Direct Supervision of the SBC Specialist, the SBC Specialist UNV will undertake activities in the following areas: - Liaise with the Health, Nutrition & WASH section, and coordinate in implementing and monitoring SBC activities planned with MoH. - Liaise with the Health Nutrition & WASH section and coordinate in implementing and monitoring MHPSS promotion activities planned with The PEMA Secretariat. - Liaise with the Child Protection section and coordinate in implementing and monitoring the social norm study and awareness raising activities planned with National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) and other stakeholders. - Liaise with the Education section and wellbeing division, Ministry of Education and Skill Development (MoESD); Health Promotion and Risk Com Division (HPRCD), Ministry of Health (MoH); NCWC and coordinate in development of integrated childcare practice (parenting advisory) advisory package. - Liaise with the Social Policy section; and coordinate in implementing the integrated child friendly joint programme in targeted districts. - Support implementation of the integrated child friendly interventions in monastic schools and nunneries. - Support monitoring and updating SBC results for annual reporting. - Participate in relevant meetings, workshops, and events as required. - Provide regular updates and reports to UNICEF SBC programme management. - Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor. Others: UN Volunteer is encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within his/her assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: - Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). - Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. - Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. - Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; - Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; - Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.