Senior Social Behavior Change Officer

at Tanzania Communication and Development Center (TCDC)
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Date Posted August 2, 2022
Category Management
NGO
Job Type Full-time
Currency TZS

Description

JOB DETAILS:

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Development of high impact practices (HIPs) pertaining to Social and Behavior Change (SBC),
including guiding principles for designing and implementing effective SBC programs.

• Update, approve, implement, and monitor performance against set strategic plans

• Develop project log frames (including behavioural determinant targets) and help to monitor
performance against them.
• To develop and implement the annual campaigns plans and help to monitor performance against them
• Identify, develop/update, pre-test and approve below the line (BTL) intervention guidelines for field
staff and monitor adherence to such guidelines.
• Assist the Media and Events Managers to plan media buy based on available budget.
• Design training materials for CHMT’s, CSOs/CBOs and Service providers as per project requirements.
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation team to pre-test SBC materials.
• Develop annual, quarterly and monthly work-plans and secured endorsement from Field Operation
Manager
• Liaise with the Ministry of Health (On Specific Health Intervention areas such as RMNCAH, Malaria,
HIV,TB and FP).
• Ensure the coordination and training of TCDC field staff and other key stakeholders to implement (roll
out) SBC interventions.
• Coordinate activities with other TCDC program officers to ensure cross-fertilization among health
areas
• Develop; consult the research team to use monitoring checklists and tools to assess effectiveness
(quality/impact) for BTL interventions for Malaria, AFP, RMNCAH, HIV, TB and other projects
interventions.
• Help to conduct training needs analysis for field/ partner staff and develop strategies to meet trainee
needs and link to performance management.
• Assist the M and E officer’s to utilize qualitative and quantitative research results from internal and
external sources for better programming of TCDC activities.
• In close consultation with Monitoring and Evaluation team, prepare implementation reports, quarterly
and annual reports as required, detailing the performance of the SBCC interventions
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Qualifications Required:
• Degree qualification in social science-related studies, international development or other related fields
required in;
• Masters in Public Health or Project management will be added advantage
• Experience in coordinating and management of Health projects; Public health education and behavior
change communication;
• Proven experience in implementing behavior change communication projects, focusing on creating
demand for community and facility-based health services and Proven experience in implementing at
least two health projects that include a strong behavior change communication component.
• Strong project management experience and financial/budget analysis skills.
• Personnel management experience is required
• Five years (5) experience in management, program planning and multi-cultural and remote personnel
management experience
• Ability to become a thought leader in the field
• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills a must
• Ability to develop well-written, cohesive analyses and reports
• Track record of building strong client and stakeholder relationships
• Ability to identify and understand issues and opportunities, compare data from different sources to
draw conclusions, use effective approaches for developing appropriate solutions, take action that is
consistent with available facts and probable consequences, communicate with and seek guidance from
regional program management team
• Ability to generate innovative solutions in work situations
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required
• Ability to become a thought leader in the field

Applying Instructions

1. If you meet the criteria given and are interested in the positions, please send
an application letter and updated CV combined as one PDF document. Include
three referees.
2. All applications should be sent through e –mail jobs @tcdctz.org.

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