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SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR FOR NUTRITION AND/OR HYGIENE

The Manoff Group, Inc., a woman-owned small business that works to improve people’s health and the environment in developing countries through social and behavior change programming, is recruiting a Social and Behavior Change Communications Advisor for Nutrition and/or Hygiene.

The Social and Behavior Change Communications Advisor will manage and provide technical assistance to a portfolio of projects, as well as participate in proposal preparation and report writing. This position is based at The Manoff Group’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The position is open only to candidates who have the legal right to work in the U.S. No relocation expenses will be provided.

The successful candidate will have experience and education in S/BCC as well as experience in in nutrition and/or hygiene. While not required, education and experience in gender is preferred.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Manage contracts and provide innovative strategies to achieve behavior change in nutrition and/or hygiene projects.
  • Develop social and behavior change strategies in collaboration with developing world partners.
  • Design, manage, and analyze formative research, primarily using qualitative methods; and build the capacity of partners for conducting formative research.
  • Advise on strategy and project implementation (e.g., facilitate community collaboration and mobilization for improving health and nutrition; develop written and electronic materials on nutrition and/or WASH; plan the scale-up of programs and project activities).
  • Advise on monitoring and evaluation.
  • Build the capacity of government and non-governmental organizations in S/BCC.
  • Serve as a nutrition and/or hygiene resource for multi-sector projects.
  • Write reports, and collect and prepare documentation (e.g., success stories and lessons learned).

The position may require up to three months of travel per year.


Qualifications


  • Master’s degree in public health, social sciences, communications, or a related field.
  • A minimum of five years experience in implementing social and/or behavior change programs in nutrition and/or hygiene in developing countries.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop behavior change strategies that include communication and that address the uniqueness of a given situation.
  • Experience implementing communication programs that use interpersonal communications and mass media approaches.
  • Experience designing and conducting qualitative formative research and evaluations.
  • Ability to work in at least one language other than English (French preferred).
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Education in gender and experience in conducting gender analyses and integrating the results in programs preferred.
  • Prior experience working with USAID projects preferred.
  • Experience in maternal nutrition and/or preventing child malnutrition is essential and experience with nutrition and HIV is preferred (for candidates with a nutrition background).
  • Experience with programming for improving hygiene behaviors, and knowledge of WSP and UNICEF sanitation guidelines is essential (for candidates with a hygiene background).


Contact Details


Contact:
Hiring Manager
Email:
manoffgroup@manoffgroup.com

Application Instructions


Please send a CV and a cover letter to manoffgroup@manoffgroup.com.