Social and Behaviour Change Communication Specialist

Concern Worldwide is an Irish non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives which last and spread without on-going support from Concern. Please visit www.concern.net for more information on Concern Worldwide. Concern Worldwide Uganda is recruiting for various positions for the USAID- funded PL 480 Title II Development Food Aid programme called “Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture and Nutrition RWANU”) in Karamoja to be implemented from August 2012 through July, 2017. RWANU will focus on two strategic objectives to reduce food insecurity among vulnerable rural populations in selected sub -counties in 4 districts of Karamoja: (1) Improved availability and access to food and (2) reduced malnutrition in pregnant and lactating mothers and children under five. All positions will be based in Karamoja.  Social and Behaviour Change Communication Specialist will be responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating all Social and Behaviour Change Communication components of RWANU. SI he will participate in formative research for developing the social behaviour change strategy and will advise in the design and development of related materials and approaches. S/he will lead on training and supporting project staff and partners tasked with delivering SBCC activities.

Requirement: include Master's degree in Public health, health promotion or related field, specialism in social and behaviour change communication preferred. A minimum of 5 years relevant experience including 2 of which will be in Karamoja. Demonstrable skills in participatory planning and team approaches. Experience in developing materials for a variety of target audiences. Strong skills in community development and Care Group model is an advantage

Experience: 5

How to apply: Qualified persons are invited to submit their application and detailed CV (maximum 4 pages) giving day time contacts, names and addresses of three (3) referees two (2) of which must be work related not later than 5:00pm on Monday 01st 0ctober 2012 .Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted Applications should be addressed to: The Human Resources Department, Concern Worldwide Uganda, P.O. Box 6599, Kampala (Please mark your envelope with the job applied for) or email to resourcingug@concern. net. Concern is an equal opportunities & corruption intolerant employer. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply. All positions require candidates to have excellent spoken and written English with knowledge of Ngakarimojong preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft office is essential. Anyone working for Concern must agree to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Concern Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy. Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant.