Closing date August 26, 2020
Role Purpose
Save the Children is recruiting a Community Engagement Advisor to provide technical leadership during implementation of community level social and behavior change (SBC) strategies for Breakthrough ACTION Kenya. Breakthrough ACTION-Kenya is a two-year USAID/Kenya/PMI funded malaria project. The program is designed to manage implementation of high-quality activities that influence positive behavior change to protect at risk populations from preventable malaria morbidity and mortality. The project will also strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of the Division of National Malaria Program (DNMP) to design, implement, evaluate, and coordinate effective social and behavior change (SBC) programs.
The role holder will ensure that all SBC activities support the achievement of project targets, at the community level. S/he will be responsible for strategic planning, coordination and monitoring & evaluation of SBC strategies and interventions for the project’s community level activities. The Advisor will also take a technical leadership role in coordination with all project staff and partners in the consortium to adhere to the community level SBC strategy and approaches. S/he will supervises and works closely with related sector specialists. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.Contract
Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension.
No of
Vacancies: One (1) Position
Reporting
to: Breakthrough ACTION SBC Advisor in
Kenya/ Save the Children Director Programme Operations
Location: Nairobi
Nationality: Kenya National only
KEY
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Technical
Leadership and Innovation
- Collaborate
with the Breakthrough ACTION Kenya Chief of Party and SBC Advisor on
overall program strategy and implementation.
- Provide
strategic and cutting-edge leadership and innovation for community level
mobilization interventions
- Collaborate
with Breakthrough ACTION Kenya management team to cultivate strategic
relationships with government ministries, and other stakeholders for the
smooth implementation of program activities.
- Participate
in the annual work planning process in close collaboration with DNMP,
County health teams and the project staff.
- In
collaboration with Breakthrough ACTION country lead, support shifts in
approach as needed based on the reports and data.
- Respond to
USAID requests related to progress against targets and provide other
programmatically relevant information in a timely fashion.
- Ensure
that gender is at the forefront of all community level mobilization
activities, including design, planning, implementation, and monitoring
- Ensure the
timeliness and quality of all SBC community mobilization content for
reports and meet all reporting requirements.
- Lead
community mobilization technical contributions for the development of the
project’s strategic documents including work plan and quarterly,
semi-annual and annual reports.
- Prepare
narrative reports for the donor(s) and Save the Children as required,
ensuring these are of a high quality and submitted for review in a timely
manner
Representation
and advocacy
- Attend
meetings and represent the SBC community mobilization initiatives of the
project in all relevant levels of government officials, partners, donor,
NGO and private sector representative
- Represent
the project at relevant forums at regional and national level including
relevant sector conferences
- Represent
Save the Children in relevant internal and external fora including donor
meetings (as appropriate)
- Work
closely with the Head of Health and Nutrition, Head of Advocacy and
Campaigns, PDQ and operations teams to complement ongoing advocacy
initiatives aimed at ensuring best practices are institutionalized and
scaled up
- Work with
consortium members to further Save the Children’s mission for children.
People
management, mentoring and development
- Work with
Breakthrough ACTION Kenya senior management to recruit, on board and train
for county level staff (if needed).
- Provide
mentorship to technical project and partner staff on community
mobilization approaches
- Ensure all
staff have the technical knowledge to complete their job duties.
- Lead and
motivate the team to ensure effective project implementation.
Knowledge
management
- Facilitate
appropriate dissemination of research findings and good practices
documentations in the project internally and externally to donors,
governments, consortium partners and other key actors
- Work with
technical resources among Save the Children members to facilitate sharing
and learning in SBC and leverage on their support to strengthen knowledge
management capacities at project level
Qualifications
and Experience
- A Master
is degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Communications, other
relevant degree, or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Minimum of
10 years of professional experience in delivering community centered
public health interventions and professional experience working in mid to
senior management positions.
- Extensive
experience implementing community mobilization, health promotion or
similar programs in Kenya;
- Good
understanding of the health system and policy processes; health sector
programs and significant players in the community health, community
mobilization and Malaria programming in Kenya
- Proven
experience in training staff and community members and strong knowledge of
community capacity building for team members, government and community
counterparts
- Experience
of working with local/national governments and capacity building of
systems, partners and staff.
- Understanding
of USAID policies and procedures (highly preferred).
- Highly
developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international
and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and
cultures.
- Demonstrated
ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
- Strong
results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
- Ability to
present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
- Demonstrated
problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and
willingness to innovate.
- Willingness
to travel within the country as needed
- Fluent
oral and strong analytical, written English communication skills is
required
- Fluent
oral Kiswahili is required.
- Proficiency
in the languages of western Kenya highly desirable
- Good
computer skills (particularly Word, Excel and database)
- Demonstrates
Save the Children’s core values of accountability, collaboration, integrity,
ambition, and creativity.
The
Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the
ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that
need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and
advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure
their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children
by 2030:
- No child
dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All
children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence
against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees
play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value
our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a
collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and
integrity are highly valued.
How to
Apply.
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are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global
anti-harassment policy.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and
assign the best-qualified talent.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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