SENIOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER – ACHAP

ACHAP: Partnerships for a healthy Africa

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

ACHAP was established as a public-private community development partnership in 2000 to enhance and support Botswana’s HIV &AIDS response. Using a comprehensive approach, ACHAP has successfully supported HIV prevention, care and treatment in Botswana for almost two decades with remarkable results. Key to the success of ACHAP support has been the focus on results, the ability to develop and manage partnerships with government, civil society, other development partners and the private sector. ACHAP is now an independent non-profit making entity with a broader health mandate, wider geographical focus continuing to build on, and leverage on her core competencies in the field of HIV/AIDS and related health conditions.

ACHAP seeks to appoint suitably qualified and highly motivated individuals with a strong commitment to programme implementation to the following position:

SENIOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

(Tenable in Gaborone)

Job Purpose

The incumbent will provide leadership and technical guidance on SBCC related programming. The officer will be responsible for development and guidance on the implementation of the organization’s Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) strategy and related work plans.

Roles and responsibilities

• Develops a comprehensive Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) strategy and action plan.
• Coordinates, integrate and oversee the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the ACHAP’s SBCC component.
• Establishes collaborations in the identification, documentation and sharing of best practice in order to strengthen SBCC programming through participation in scientific forums and technical networks.
• Provides technical assistance, in the area of social marketing and behaviour change communications to Programmes and other departments.
• Develops or review technical resource materials and programming tools to support the meeting of various programmes objectives.
• Conducts formative research for messages and materials development while working with partners to design communication and messaging content for various programmes.
• Provides technical support for the development and dissemination of IEC materials
• Guides and lead SBCC related proposal writing on social and behaviour change communications for possible funding.
• Represents ACHAP on technical working groups/committees as required
• Performs any other duties as directed by the supervisor

Qualifications and experience

• Degree in Health Education and Promotion with Behavior Change Communications, Social Marketing and or Health Communication.
• Postgraduate training in Public Health is an added advantage.
• 10 years at Officer Level in Health
• Education and Promotion, Public      Health,
• Health Communication

Knowledge, skills and attributes

• HIV and AIDS Prevention
• Behaviour Change Communication
• Social Marketing
• Health Communication
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Research Design
• Proposal writing