Regional Behavior Change Communications Advisor

SUMMARY SCOPE OF WORK: The Regional Behavior Change Communications Advisor will provide technical leadership and implementation oversight for all of Danya’s evidenced based behavior change communications initiatives in the region. The position will be responsible for providing technical assistance to USG agencies, USG partners, and national government partners, designing and leading high impact communications strategies and implementations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership ? Provide strategic leadership and vision for Danya’s BCC program ? Responsible for leading the behavior change communication technical approach across multiple projects ? Represent Danya before stakeholders and oversee implementation of activities throughout Kenya ? Contribute to annual work planning ? Establish and maintain a productive relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, NGOs and community groups for smooth implementation
? Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently

Management ? Work collaboratively with project teams and US-based headquarters staff to assure proper financial projections, reporting, spending and compliance with project terms and conditions. ? Contribute to ensure projects meets set targets ? Promote and support the dissemination of best practices among the project teams ? Contribute to timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of program activities and results to the donor, including progress reports, and annual reports

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: ? Clinical or communications degree with post-graduate level training in public health preferred ? A minimum of 8+ years of senior level experience in designing and implementing behavior change communications strategies ? Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to public health or food security projects of over $1,000,000 US per year in the Africa region ? Expertise in research to practice – identifying best practices and adapting them to program realities ? Solid publication record in area of BCC ? Experience evaluating impact of BCC interventions ? Experience developing successful, replicable and sustainable projects ? A team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning among host country partners and counterparts ? Excellent interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills ? Strong change management, results oriented and decision making skills ? Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform ? Fluency in English ? Experience and understanding of Global Health Initiative and Feed the Future frameworks ? Ability to travel nationally and internationally

Please send CV/Resume to globalrecruitment@danya.com.

Danya is an equal opportunity employer.

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