Social Behavior Change Specialist, USAID/Malawi SSD-I Program PE, Malawi
Background:
Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. We provide a full range of innovative program evaluation, management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations and policies. Our global services are in the areas of democracy and governance, health and education, agriculture, the environment, and economic growth.
Please Note: This is a local position, only citizens of Malawi will be considered
Objective:
USAID/Malawi is looking to conduct a Performance Evaluation of the Support for Service Delivery Project (SSDI) in Malawi to determine the effectiveness of the SSDI approach. The Support for Service Delivery Integration (SSD-I) is USAID Malawi’s flagship health project. This project consists of three inter-related sector activities, namely SSD-I Services, SSD-I Communications and SSD-I Systems. In close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, SSD-I activities support the increased availability and quality of the Essential Health Package (EHP) services; reinforce health promotion and disease prevention among households; and strengthen elements of the health system to sustain effective EHP delivery. SSD-I’s activities align with USAID/Malawi’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective (DO) 1 (Social Development Improved) and with cross-cutting Sub-Intermediate Results (SIR) 1 (Capacity of institutions improved) and SIR 2 (Positive behaviors adopted). SSD-I activities contribute directly to the Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2011-2016. The estimated Period of Performance is 2.5 months.
The main objectives of this performance evaluation are to measure, document and determine the extent to which SSDI activities have contributed to:
- Increased availability and utilization of EHP services (sector 1);
- Improved health promotion and adoption of normative health behaviors (sector 2); and
- Improved functionality of the health system to support delivery of integrated health services (sector 3).
Qualifications:
The Social Behavior Change Specialist must have:
- Post-graduate degree
- At least 8 years of experience in the design and management of community-level mobilization activities, and community-appropriate SBCC activities and packages; advising and supporting capacity building for improved coordination and use of SBCC activities and materials
- Extensive experience in identifying, adapting and guiding the use of SBCC tools and approaches that facilitate effective community-level SBCC activities, developing and delivering targeting training and technical assistance to improve SBCC and community mobilization for priority EHP services
- Experience conducting public health evaluations
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How to apply:
To apply, please submit your CV and application to: https://socialimpact.devhire.devex.com/jobs/329452
