Jobs: Social Behavior Change Technical Advisor. CARE International Rwanda. Deadline 20th August 2021

JOB ADVERTISEMENT:

CARE International is seeking to recruit a “Social Behavior Change Technical Advisor” for it THRIVE project.

This position is dependent on successful award of funds.

 Introduction

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE International aims to be a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty.

Overview of the Role

The Social Behavior Change and Communication (SBCC) Technical Advisor will be the project technical lead for the Social Behavior Change component for a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) project.  

The (SBCC) Technical Advisor is responsible for the overall implementation of a) increased knowledge and motivation to invest in sanitation and hygiene products; and b) increased access to financing for sanitation and hygiene for a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project. This requires coordination across the consortium, capacity building of implementing partner and reporting of the program’s achievements, ensuring that all implementing partners and critical consultants and stakeholders including but not limited government agencies at different level, development partners are engaged, and plans are timely developed and aligned with the overall program coordination in the country and to CARE and donor standards. The advisor liaises with the Project manager and Program Implementation and Management team to ensure timely planning of project activities,) Impact Measurement team including Impact measurement teaml leaders, quality assurance specialist, and Head of Knowledge Management & Learning Hub (KML Hub) to ensure that learnings from the program are used to continually improve, and develop new strategies, tools and approaches that will proactively address root causes of vulnerability and have a beneficial impact in the lives of Rwandans supported by the project.

The adviser provides technical support and guidance concerning social norms approaches and sanitation marketing approaches to ensure that the design, assessment, implementation, and monitoring & evaluation of project interventions are in accordance with the approved proposal and budget, and in line with sector best practices.  Develop a behaviour change strategy that addresses social norms and leverages influence of community groups and leaders such as: VSLA, male champions, etc.

Attend technical working group meetings, project coordination meetings.

The SBCC Technical Advisor is responsible for overseeing proper use of resources in the project and implementing risk management and accountability strategies according to project and Donor policies. The position holder will be reporting to the Project Manager. 

Requirements for the Role

Educational Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent training in Social Sciences, Development studies, public health, Social Mobilization, Water and Sanitation, Community health development or related or equivalent experience.

Experience required:

• Five (5) years of progressive professional experience working in the area of WASH and SBCC or related field in Rwanda
• Experience overseeing WASH projects and SBCC and social norms approaches
• Experience designing and implementing behavior change approaches, with preference for experience in social norms and/or social marketing
• Demonstrated successful experience collaborating across programs and strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to productively interact with a wide range and levels of organizations (government, private sector, other development project teams, NGOs, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience in program design, implementation, including participatory approaches
• Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with implementing partners, donors and government counterparts
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively without the need for close supervision.
• Demonstrated experience of collaborating with large teams.
• Experience in emergencies and develop digital hygiene messages
• Previous experience of working in partnerships with local NGOs, INGOs, consultancies and ministries.
• Experience and knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation including impact measurement research approaches.
• Experience working with Village Saving and Loan Association (VSLAs), SACCOs and Micro finance Institutions (MFIs) would be a plus

 Technical skills

• Demonstrated training and facilitation skills especially in SBCC and social norms approaches and market-based sanitation
• Demonstrated ability in program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated self-awareness, leadership and interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Ability to establish a learning culture and to facilitate knowledge sharing self-motivated, energetic, hard-working, servant-hearted
• Team-player with good inter-personal skills Committed to team-building and able to develop and support other team members
• Demonstrated strong writing skills in English and ability to lead on writing processes and timely submission of key contractual deliverables- progress reports, project briefs, learning documents, etc.
• Ability to speak in French & Kinyarwanda
• Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet).
• Very high quality written work and language skills in English; ability to speak in French & Kinyarwanda

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We are an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity, diversity and Inclusion. CARE’s focus as an organization is to empower women and girls as we strongly believe that they are most affected by poverty. In line with our values, we highly encourage women to apply for this position.

  How to apply

Interested candidates should send their application file (CV, Academic certificate and cover letter) via the " Apply for this job" button not later than the August 20 , 2021.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps.

*Disclaimer: CARE International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment.

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