Avis de recrutement : FHI 360 recrute un(e) Conseiller RCCE, Ethiopie.

 

 

 

 

 

Job Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to strengthen COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and clarifying information about eligibility and addressing vaccine hesitancies at community level in collaboration with USAID – COVID-19 implementing Partners, regional and national coordinating bodies. This position expected to provide adequate technical advice, coordination (at national and regional), and support to improve capacity for COVID-19 vaccine demand creation and other preventive measures in different level.

Education:

  • Undergraduate degree (BSc) in Public Health/Nursing, Education, Sociology, Psychology, Health Education, and promotion with master’s in public health; Behavioral sciences; Social Psychology or Health Education and Promotion or related fields from an accredited institute. Training in SBC or RCCE is mandatory.

Experience:

  • At least eight years’ work experiences in Risk Communication and Community Engagement with senior level expertise in at national EOC level of public health emergency (COVID-19, Cholera, …) preparedness and response.
  • Demonstrated understanding and mastery of a range of SBC/RCCE approaches that addresses social norms, policies, services, and structures to impact behaviors at households and communities.
  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art SBC models, strategies, and practical application at community level to achieve measurable improvements in strengthening participation and real time communication to build trusts and dispelling rumors, misinformation, or disinformation.
  • Understanding and functional proficiency of widely accepted formative research, pretesting, and monitoring and evaluation methodologies for effective SBC interventions.
  • The experiences of material designing, production, dissemination, and monitoring of utilization.

Core competencies required

  • Able to work well both independently and with diverse teams to deliver desired results;
  • Good communication, networking, and organizational skills;
  • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences;
  • Able to manage frequent in country travels (65% time).

Functional Knowledge and Skills

  • Hands-on SBC experience in emergency settings such as disease outbreak and disasters at national level;
  • In-depth knowledge of PHE management, national COVID-19 policies, and strategies;
  • Excellent negotiation skills and ability to engage with health authorities, regional bureaus and implementing partners;
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills is required;
  • Mentoring, capacity building and facilitation skills preferred;
  • Ability to work independently with initiative to manage high volume workflow.

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