Technical Advisor: Social and behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) at Anova Health Institute

About the Job

• The Technical Advisor Social and behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) will develop Social and Behaviour Change Communication projects and activities to support Anova’s HIV/TB and related programmes, promote the use of SBCC theory and evidence in Anova’s programmes and undertake capacity building.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Develop SBCC projects and activities to support Anova’s programs
• Lead situation analyses that identify social and behavioural drivers of behavioural challenges related to Anova’s HIV/TB and related programmes.
• Design, plan and implement SBCC activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence to support Anova’s programmes.
• Generate and utilize research, data, and evidence to inform the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBCC activities and outcomes.
• Ensure that SBCC activities are informed by formative research and pretesting and are culturally and contextually relevant.
• Collaborate with Anova teams (e.g., public health, marketing, programme teams) to align SBCC activities with Anova programmes.

Promotion of use of SBCC theory and evidence in Anova’s programmes

• Stay current with evidence on social and behavioural issues and provide leadership on informed by this information.
• Collaborate with other teams within Anova to promote the use of Social and Behaviour Change theory and evidence in communication designed for healthcare workers and communities.
• Review communications intended to influence the behaviour of healthcare workers and communities.
• Promote and advocate for best practices and uptake of new SBCC methods and knowledge.

Partnerships and Capacity Building

• Establish and provide leadership for partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities to support SBCC.
• Lead SBCC capacity building among Anova staff and relevant partners.
• Coordinate knowledge sharing on SBCC interventions in the field.
• Coordinate dissemination of learnings from SBCC activities, including publication, conferences, policy briefs.

Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Masters degree in public health, social and behavioural science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, or another relevant technical field.
• Specialised training in Social Behaviour Change Communication is an advantage.
• At least 8 years’ experience in SBCC programming or health communication.
• Experience working with the South African public health services.
• Strong knowledge in developing behavioural change communication tools and materials.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of health projects and operational research experience.

Skills, competencies, and attributes:

• Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to work interdependent and as part of a team.
• Passionate about excellent service delivery.
• Good communication skills.
• Deadline-driven and good at self-management.
• Problem analysis and solving skills.
• Ability to build effective partnerships.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Highly motivated and results orientated.
• Pro-active.