Job Description
Position: SBC Officer
Location: Aden
Administrative supervisor: SBC Coordinator
Reference: 24- 11
Duration: Till June 30, 2024, renewable based on fund availability & performance
ABOUT ADRA:
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is an independent, humanitarian agency established for the specific purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA Yemen pursue a mission of changing the world by uplifting one life at a time. ADRA International serves 117 countries and is present in Yemen since 1995. Its programs are supported by USAID, BHA, The Japan Platform, DANIDA, GFFO, BMZ, IHA Canada, UNOCHA, and WFP It has presence in 12 Governorates in Yemen responding to 8 areas of humanitarian sectors. ADRA Yemen is undertaking programs in Yemen in the fields of health, nutrition, WASH, food security, livelihoods, and protection.
Safeguarding:
ADRA Yemen organization is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risks and children in the targeted communities, as well as the welfare of all ADRA Yemen representatives. ADRA Yemen expects the post holder to adhere to and share this commitment.
All necessary measures for safer recruitment would be required including thorough background checks.
SUMMARY:
The Social Behavior Change Officer will be expected to begin with a background literature search to identify and analyze existing relevant research, then conduct data collection instruments, participation on train local enumerators (both project staff and an external research team, to be determined in consultation with the SBC Coordinator) to use the tools with appropriate probing, qualitative methods, lead a core project team to analyze the data and lead regular workshops to review findings and identify priority themes suggested by data for an SBC strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The “SBC Officer” will be responsible but not limited to:
- Ensure that SBC activities are implemented on time and within the available budget.
- Monitor the quality of implemented SBC activities and ensure that identified weaknesses are addressed.
- Supervise and support SBC Assistants.
- Report to SBC Coordinator.
- Create / maintain an active network of CHNVs.
- Coordinate with other teams of ADRA to ensure synergies.
- In consultation with SBC Coordinator, represent ADRA's SBC at relevant events.
- Support (re)designing and pre-testing SBC materials.
- Consolidate feedback from CHNVs and other community actors and report it to SBC Coordinator.
- Identify and propose to SBC Coordinator ways how ADRA’s SBC activities can be made more effective.
- Liaise with local stakeholders regarding ADRA's SBC work.
- Monitor the performance of CHNVs' work.
- ensuring the relevant data is collected in the desired quality, format and on time.
- determining which capacities CHNV need in order to do their work well.
- Other SBC activities as assigned by the SBC Coordinator.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, social Studies, humanitarian response, or any related field is required.
- 3 years of extensive experience with promoting behaviors at the community level
- Experience with using SBC approaches, such as mother-to-mother groups, care groups, EAST approach and community score card approach.
- Strong understanding of what effective social and behavior change (SBC) is about.
- Strong understanding of nutrition / health / WASH related behaviors
- Ability to train others using adult learning and participatory learning methods, as opposed to top-down lecturing.
- Experience with managing other people.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and training skills
- Understanding of the different factors that prevent or encourage behavior change.
- Proficiency in MS Office (MS Excel, Word)
- Excellent English and Arabic languages (Writing and Speaking) are required.
- Very good reporting skills.
- Willingness to be spend at least 50% of work time in the field.
ADRA’S VALUES:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles; our key values: