Social Behaviour Communication Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The opportunity

• Design and development of SBCC strategy and gender, age and disability inclusive communication materials in support of SBCC strategy and program work plans 
• Develop distribution plan of SBCC materials  
• Document the impact of SBCC communication campaigns 
• Collaborate with Project partners, technical and program team to initiate and ensure successful implementation of SBCC interventions 
• Identify with other technical staff and counterpart’s lessons learned and potential best practices related to SBCC activities, participate in the documentation and dissemination of best practices 
• Support Project team to implement community score card (CSC) methodology 
• Facilitate Health Workers, Community Health Volunteers, Champion of Change Clubs and other community stakeholders to implement interpersonal communication activities to address barriers, harmful social and gender norms that hinder individuals from accessing SRHR quality services and economic empowerment opportunities 
• Collaborate with the MERL Advisor in designing SBCC MERL Plan, including data collection tools 

About You

• Degree in relevant field: Mass Communication, Journalism, Advocacy, Social Sciences and/or another related field. 
• Minimum 03 years of relevant professional experience 
• Ability to build the capacity of staff and partners to deliver quality SBCC activities 
• Good networking and alliance building skills 
• Good command of Portuguese and English 
• Proven experience in designing and implementing SBCC strategies 
• Proven capacity to develop Communication Plans, including M&E components 
• Proven ability to use social media and other communication channels to disseminate and track BCC messages 
• Experience in facilitating and supporting women and girls at community level especially in the health sector 
• Proven skills and experience in working with local leaders, Community Health Workers and Community Health volunteers in promotion of women, girls, youth and children rights 
• Proven experience and skills in report writing 

Click here to access the full Job Description: Social Behaviour Communication Change Officer

Location: Nampula (Meconta, Ilha de Moçambique, Mogovolas & Ribáuè)

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Project Director

Grade: 13 ((Pay range 1.085.793,96 MT a 1.221.518,16 MT annual gross) Plan reserves the right to pay according to internal procedures

Closing Date: 09 April, 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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