Social & Behavior Change Specialist (RCCE), P-4, TA (6 months), #00138149, Yambio, South Sudan, ESAR

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

Job Purpose

The RCCE Specialist will lead risk communication and community engagement for BVD/Ebola preparedness and response across Yambio Field Office's high-risk counties (Yambio, Tambura, Maridi and surrounding areas). This role ensures that communities have access to accurate, timely information, that two-way feedback and rumour-management mechanisms function and are acted upon, and that community actors are active partners in surveillance, prevention, and response, rather than passive recipients of messaging. The specialist will work under the direct supervision of the Chief of Field Office, Yambio, with a matrix reporting relationship for technical guidance to the Chief of Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) and Emergency Health, UNICEF South Sudan Country Office.

Responsibilities

Generate and use rapid social and behavioural evidence on BVD/Ebola to inform RCCE design, targeting, and monitoring. Design, plan, and implement BVD/Ebola RCCE and AAP activities backed by evidence and strong community participation mechanisms. Strengthen the ability of UNICEF, government, and partner staff and volunteers to deliver quality BVD/Ebola RCCE and community-based surveillance. Advocate for and build partnerships to support the operationalization of RCCE for BVD/Ebola by advocating for community engagement, mobilizing resources, and coordinating across the response architecture. The specialist will also strengthen the hotline and community-based surveillance feedback loops, and build the capacity of frontline workers, volunteers, and government counterparts to strengthen community structures, platforms, and networks for disease prevention and response.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of professional experience in social and behavior change, risk communication, community engagement, or related areas is required. Experience in emergency settings and with BVD/Ebola response is highly desirable.

Skills

Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC), Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), Community-based surveillance, Evidence generation and utilization, Partnership building and coordination, Capacity building, Emergency preparedness and response, Monitoring and evaluation, Report writing, Interpersonal skills, Cross-cultural communication, Project management

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