Technical Advisor: Social And Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) - JHB at Anova Health Institute

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.