Social Behavior Change (SBC) Specialist (m/f)

Description

• PSI seeks a SBC Specialist to oversee the social behavior change activities under an anticipated 4-year USAID-funded project with PSI Mozambique. The project anticipates supporting the increase of sustainable access to sanitation services in Mozambique, focusing on small towns and peri-urban areas. The overall strategic goal is to improve communities' well-being, especially women and girls in Mozambique, by ensuring increased use and sustainable management of sanitation services via the two interrelated objectives: 1) Availability of water and sanitation services expanded; 2) Adoption of key WASH behaviors accelerated

Duties

• The SBC Specialist should have significant experience with and knowledge of evidence-based SBC methods and strategies
• Current global best practices in SBC
• Use of rigorous monitoring and evaluation techniques to create real-time feedback loops
• Consistently looking for ways to innovate test new approaches to change behavior
• Work under the oversight of the COP to design, implement, monitor, and coordinate SBC and demand generation interventions
• Our ideal candidate has deep experience with SBC projects in developing countries, a passion for knowledge sharing and capacity building, and a positive and action-oriented attitude

Requisites

• Master’s degree in one of the following or related fields: Public Health, Environmental Health, Adult Education, Health Promotion or other related fields, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience working with developing countries’ governments, CSOs, NGOs, and/or the private sector
• Experience and ability to design and manage comprehensive WASH behavior change initiatives that are based on identification of influential behavioral determinants of WASH behaviors for priority audiences Experience providing SBC technical direction to projects, strategically designing programs, and determining effective ways to measure and evaluate implementation and impact
• Experience engaging beneficiaries in intervention design and development
• Knowledge and understanding of USAID relevant policies, goals, and strategies
• Excellent diplomatic, oral/written skills and presentation abilities
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English are required, Portuguese is preferred
• Strong preference for a citizen of Mozambique
• References will be required

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted