Social and Behavior Change Advisor
Indonesia Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) Activity
Position Summary

Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide technical guidance and coordination for the design and implementation of SBCC programs, particularly at the individual and community levels (includes: SBCC and interpersonal, mass, and social media; community mobilization and advocacy; capacity strengthening; media, advocacy, monitoring and learning).
- Provide technical guidance for the adaptation, field testing, and development and application of state of-the art approaches, messages, materials and tools for social norms and behavior change in support of improved outcomes for maternal and newborn health.
- Support development of effective SBCC M&E indicators and evaluation designs.
- Support capacity strengthening and strategies to improve community-led advocacy in support of addressing the MN health needs of the poorest and most vulnerable.
- Support capacity strengthening in approaches that identify and overcome obstacles to improved health decisions, and promote individual and community-level health seeking behaviors to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes, including promoting institutional deliveries.
- Foster and maintain effective, professional relationships with a broad range of community, public, and private sector counterparts.
- Ensure the timely and quality completion of all relevant program deliverables and reporting.
- Provide high-quality secretariat support to the program’s relevant knowledge hub.
- Participate in annual work planning, review and other program meetings as appropriate.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum of Master’s degree in health communication, public health/health promotion or health education, behavioural sciences, mass communication, or equivalent.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the development and delivery of MNH social and behavior change and health promotion programs and program approaches that target the poorest and most vulnerable in Indonesia; experience with USAID-funded projects preferred.
- Knowledge of institutions and organizations involved in health promotion, and social and behavior change network.
- Conceptual and research skills, with ability to think strategically.
- Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with all levels of internal and external clients, particularly USAID, government counterparts at all levels, local organizations, private sector counterparts, and program partners.
- Management, communication and organizational skills (attention to detail is required); flexibility and capacity to multi-task.
- Professional level proficiency in spoken and written English is required; Indonesian candidates preferred.
To Apply: Qualified candidates are invited to apply directly to the website at: HERE
Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Closing Date: 05 October 2016