Social & Behavior Change Officer

The Social & Behavior Change Officer supports the development and implementation of SBC initiatives to promote sustainable results improving the survival, development, protection and wellbeing of children in Cuba. The role involves generating and utilizing research and evidence, designing SBC activities, advocating for SBC, and capacity building for UNICEF staff and partners.

Responsibilities

• Support the generation and utilization of research, data, and evidence to inform the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC programs and outcomes in both development and emergency contexts and to build the evidence base for SBC.
• Support the design, plan and implement SBC activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in both development and humanitarian contexts.
• Support the operationalization of SBC by advocating for SBC, mobilizing resources, coordinating across stakeholders, sectors and teams, and partnership building.
• Promote continuous learning, strengthening and scaling up in SBC for both development and humanitarian contexts through capacity building for UNICEF staff, partners and implementers.

Requirements

• A completed First Level university degree (Bachelor`s degree) in social and behavioral science, including sociology, anthropology, communication studies/communication for development, psychology or any other related field.
• A minimum of one year of professional experience in social development programme planning, communication for development, social and behaviour change, public advocacy or another related area.
• Report writing is required.
• Being a confident user of technological platforms.
• Partnership building is essential for the position.
• Proficiency in Spanish and intermediate level of English are required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French or Russian) is desirable.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Experience in humanitarian emergencies and accountability to affected populations is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in programme design, planning, coordination and implementation is desirable.
• Expertise in generating, utilizing research data and knowledge on participatory research are desirable.
• Experience in resource mobilization, community or adolescent engagement and capacity building related activities are considered as assets.
• Experience in social marketing or health promotion is an asset.
• Expertise in advocacy, policy or governance influencing are desirable for the position.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Social Development Planning
• Communication for Development
• Social and Behavior Change
• Public Advocacy
• Report Writing
• Technological Platforms Usage
• Partnership Building
• Programme Design
• Programme Planning
• Programme Coordination
• Programme Implementation
• Participatory Research Methods
• Research Data Utilization
• Resource Mobilization
• Community Engagement
• Adolescent Engagement
• Capacity Building
• Social Marketing Approaches
• Health Promotion
• Advocacy
• Policy Influence
• Governance Influencing

Languages

Spanish, English