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CARE seeks an Advisor to provide technical oversight and
management of social and behavior change communication interventions and key
activities in the USAID Integrated Nutrition/WASH/Hygiene project. The
project’s goal is to improve the nutritional status of mothers and children,
measured by rates of stunting and wasting in children under five and rates of
maternal anemia. This goal will be achieved through four intermediate
results: 1) Increased household-level practice of key Essential Nutrition
Actions; 2) Increased use of improved sanitation facilities; 4) Improved
hygiene behaviors; and 4) Increased capacity of private and public sector
partners to promote healthy behaviors.
The Advisor will specifically be responsible for
overseeing the technical quality of nutrition interventions and activities;
appropriate integration across the key areas of nutrition, WASH and hygiene;
coordination of nutrition activities across the target provinces of Siem
Reap, Battambang and Pursat, which will require regular travel to the field;
and oversight of monitoring and evaluation and social behavior and
communication change activities as they relate to nutrition-specific
activities and interventions.
Reporting Relationship:
This position directly reports to the Chief of Party
for Integrated Nutrition/ WASH/Hygiene
This position directly supervises 0 staff
members.
Responsibilities:
Technical Assistance to SBCC Activities
- Lead
on the social and behavior change communication activities including
community mobilization and engagement, social media and mobile health
technologies, and social marketing;
- Complete
a project Strategic Communication Plan with USAID and other key
stakeholders;
- Provide
regular guidance to program staff on SBCC activities;
- Coordinate
and provide guidance on the implementation of relevant technical
resources and guidance documents for implementation of the project;
- Identify
opportunities and gaps for nutrition/WASH/hygiene focused programming,
and programmatic responses to meet the need of communities;
- Develop/adapt,
organize, and oversee capacity-building activities for local government
and partners to effectively implement integrated nutrition, WASH, and
hygiene social and behavior change activities;
- Remain
up to date on global recommendations for SBCC, while integrating
appropriate recommendations into programming efforts.
Support Coordination and Facilitate Advocacy of SBCC
Activities
- Work
closely with the Chief of Party and other advisors to understand current
programming progress;
- Work
with key stakeholders in such strategic activities as coordination,
policy meetings, technical working groups and use these meetings to
advocate for integrated nutrition, WASH, and hygiene actions;
- Identify
and work with partners, NGOs, and communities to produce or adapt
related job aids or promotional materials related to
nutrition/WASH/hygiene integration;
- Work
with partners to explore the feasibility of developing consumer
products. If feasible, work to develop and test appropriate
products using consumer marketing approaches;
- Work
closely with the Chief of Party and other advisors in select sites,
USAID implementing partners, other donor programs, NGOs, to integrate
WASH and nutrition into other possible sectors such as agriculture and
livelihood activities.
Support Monitoring and Evaluation Activities
- Assist
in monitoring and supporting the progress of behavior change activities;
- Assist
in documenting experiences, preparing reports, and other required
communications activities;
- Provide
guidance into evaluation tools and protocols;
- Work
closely with project advisors and consultants to ensure activities are
enabling change at the community level.
Other Duties
- Comply
with all relevant CARE Cambodia policies and standard procedures;
- Promote
a strong team environment by contributing ideas, listening to others and
willingly take on tasks that fall outside of this job description as
directed by an employee with the appropriate delegation;
- Work
constructively with colleagues in other departments to promote the
objectives of the organization;
- Demonstrate
an ongoing commitment to gender equality and diversity;
- Promote
a safe and secure work environment; fostering a safety and security
culture and ensure compliance with CARE Cambodia safety and security
policies and procedures.
Selection Criteria:
Expected:
- Master’s
degree in one of the following or related fields: public health,
environmental health, nutrition, adult education, health
promotion or other related field, or equivalent combination of
education and work experience;
- Minimum
of 5 years of relevant work experience;
- Familiarity
and understanding of USAID rules and regulations;
- Solid
mastery of health behavior change theory grounded in applied field
applications;
- Experience
and ability to design and manage comprehensive WASH and nutrition
behavior change initiatives based on identification of influential behavioral
determinants of WASH and nutrition behaviors for priority audiences;
- Designs
must incorporate a comprehensive suite of activities to stimulate the
consistent and correct practice of WASH and nutrition behaviors, bearing
in mind that materials, training and communication are just a few of
many tools for changing WASH behaviors; assuring access to key products
and services; a supportive policy environment and social norms necessary
tools for consistent and correct practice of WASH and nutrition behaviors;
- Knowledge
and experience with WASH technologies and approaches;
- Demonstrated
experience in building capacity of government and community members;
- Knowledge
and experience in designing and implementing evidence-based behavior
change approaches, particularly approaches incorporating the role of
products, social factors and environment in facilitating change;
- Understanding
of key nutrition concepts, and the role of safe water, food hygiene,
sanitation and hand washing in nutrition;
- Strategic
thinker, strong team player, able to deliver results without close
supervision;
- Fluent
oral and strong analytical communication skills in English;
- Written
English communication skills required.
Desired:
- Experience
managing public- private partnerships, social marketing and/or product
development desirable;
- Work
experience in Cambodia;
- Khmer
language skills, written and verbal;
- Experience
working in nutrition and WASH integration.
CARE is an international humanitarian aid organization
fighting global poverty with a special focus on working with women and girls
to bring about lasting change to their communities. CARE’s mandate and
institutional strengths are focused on reaching the most marginalized and
impoverished, which informs CARE’s commitment to women’s empowerment.
CARE first began providing relief and development assistance in Cambodia in
1973. Assistance evolved into supporting refugee operations on the
Thai/Cambodia border following 1975. Offices were reopened in Phnom
Penh in 1990 to support UN efforts with the repatriation of
Cambodians. Since 1993, CARE Cambodia has worked in collaboration
with the Cambodian government, non-government organisations (NGOs) and
private sector partners to support health, nutrition, livelihoods, education,
and rural development initiatives.
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