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• Actively
  contribute to the development and implementation of RHITES-North, Acholi’s
  evidence-based demand creation strategies and campaigns.
• Support
  quality assurance in all Marketing and Communication strategies,
  materials, and activities undertaken in the communication department, and
  ensure, that they adhere to relevant Government of Uganda, USAID, UHMG and
  other stakeholder policies, guidelines and standards.
• Contribute
  to the concept development, design, testing and pre-testing of all print
  and electronic social behavioural change communication materials that are
  developed and ensure correct branding, oversee dissemination of SBCC
  messages and campaign materials, training/capacity building of other staff
  and oversight of SBCC activities.
• Execute
  the project’s marketing and communication campaigns at district, community
  and household levels through the engagement of multi stakeholders
  including district and community leaders, SBCC agents, health workers,
  Implementing Partners.
• Assist
  the supervisor in coordinating the respective project’s social and mass
  media-related activities, including running the social media platform,
  engaging media representatives, district health teams and with other
  stakeholders.
• Prepare
  weekly, monthly and quarterly workplans and progress reports on the
  project and document Most Significant Change Stories, innovations and
  lessons learnt during the implementation of the communication activities
  and ensure regular publications.
• Build
  SBCC capacity of local Civil Society Organizations in Acholi Sub region.
• Undertake
  any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

• The
  applicant for the USAID Social Behaviour Change Officer (SBCC Officer)
  must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Mass Communication, Commerce
  (Marketing), Business Administration, Public Health, Social Sciences or
  other related degree. 
• Post
  Graduate training in health communication will be an added advantage.
  (Leadership in Strategic Communication is an added advantage).
• Excellent
  knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint,
  SharePoint, and Excel). Familiarity with the use survey tools, analysis
  tools and web-based platforms for coordination.
• Training
  in quantitative and qualitative data collection, (knowledge, attitudes,
  perceptions, surveys, focus group discussions, etc.) is key.
• Four
  years’ relevant experience working in public health communication
  programming for development/humanitarian projects/programmes in a donor
  environment, in managing social behavior change communication campaigns,
  and in monitoring public health communication-related projects of similar
  scope in a social marketing field.
• Experience
  working with USAID programs will be an added advantage.
• Experience
  in working with national and community SBCC intervention programs;
• Specific
  hands-on knowledge and skills in planning, designing, implementing and
  monitoring SBCC programs especially in prevention approaches is mandatory.
  
• Demonstrated
  handling of BCC interventions and hands-on experience in driving targeted
  SBCC campaigns, and in communication stakeholder management, digital
  marketing tools, and social media is essential.
• Demonstrable
  results in previous work environment should reinforce claims to this
  experience.
• Knowledge
  of public health service delivery especially in North Uganda, community
  engagement and social marketing, and experience in working with community
  health-intervention programs and in dissemination of information through
  different communication channels.
• Demonstrable
  results in previous work environment should reinforce claims to this
  experience. A motivated, focused, disciplined professional, with the drive
  and dynamism to work under pressure with competing deadlines, and possess
  the ability to make an immediate impact.
• Excellent
  communication, interpersonal, analytical and result-oriented skills, and
  experience in managing objectives with the customer in mind.
• Good
  judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tactful, ability to
  plan, organize and measure outcomes of interventions.
• Exemplary
  and honest, with a high level of energy and integrity, and able to work
  under minimum supervision.
• Flexible,
  innovative, with good record keeping, communication, presentation,
  report-writing, and interpersonal skills.
• Good
  team player with the ability to make positive contributions.
• Knowledge
  of the local language will be an added advantage.

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