Communication for Development Specialist (Polio RRT), P-3, ESARO, Nairobi, Kenya Job at United Nations Children's Fund - Career Opportunity in Kenya

Vacancy title:
Communication for Development Specialist (Polio RRT), P-3, ESARO, Nairobi, Kenya

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Administrative & Office ]

 

Jobs at:

United Nations Children's Fund

Deadline of this Job:
31st December 2019  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. The Communication for Development (C4D) section of the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) provides oversight, quality assurance, technical assistance and knowledge management to country offices in the field of communication for social and behavior change for child survival, development, education and protection. The region is extremely complex, diverse and bears a disproportionate share of the global burden of key child rights deprivations. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Conduct and/or participate in comprehensive C4D situation analysis of social, cultural, economic and political issues in the country/region, including through national/subnational working groups or committees. Assess/synthesize qualitative and quantitative information, data and evidence to support the establishment of comprehensive and evidence-based information for developing and planning the C4D interventions both for polio outbreak response, maintenance and routine immunization strengthening.
• Participate in country programme planning and reviews to contribute to discussions on the underlying and contextual issues to be addressed (e.g. policies, gender/children inequality, cultural/social behavior etc) to ensure the successful and sustainable delivery of programme results and provide technical recommendations on approaches, strategies and plans of action for C4D to promote behavioral and social change.
• Prepare or provide quality assurance on materials and related documentations for C4D strategies and plans (as a component of polio outbreak SOPs) to ensure optimum impact, scale and sustainability of achievements/results.
• Collaborate/consult with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to ensure synergy, integration, coherence, and harmonization of C4D activities with UNICEF SP, Country Office (CO) global communications and advocacy activities and UN System development activities and initiatives at the CO level, including in humanitarian response.
• Participate and provide technical support to COs so C4D staff is optimally engaged in national EPI planning processes and polio communication activities.


Job Skills: Not Specified


Job Qualifications:
• Advanced university degree in communication for development or other social/behavioral sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health Education) or related area, with emphasis on participatory communication, communication planning, social mobilization, participatory research. *An additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• A minimum five years progressively responsible work experience in communication for development, the planning and management of social communication programmes, including in immunization/polio.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset..


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Communications/ Public Relations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job:  31st December 2019
Duty Station: kenya
Posted: 19-12-2019
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 19-12-2019
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 19-12-2065
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