Global Communities, a Non-Governmental Organization, is seeking an experienced professional to fill the position of BCC Coordinator for the 5-year USAID funded RING project. RING (Resiliency in  Northern  Ghana) is  a USAID  Feed  the  Future  (FtF) project  designed  to  contribute  to  Government  of  Ghana  (GoG) efforts  to  reduce  poverty  and  improve  the  nutritional  status  of  vulnerable  populations.  Specifically,  RING  works  to  improve  the livelihood  and nutritional  status  of  vulnerable  households  in  17 target districts of Ghana’s Northern  Region.  Consistent  with  USAID  Forward  principles  of  direct  support  to  host  governments  to  the  maximum extent  possible,  RING’s  interventions  are  implemented  through  a  collaborative  approach  with  the  District Assemblies  (DAs)  in  the Northern  Region  and  with  the  Northern  Region  Coordinating  Council  (NRCC).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•   Based on RING interventions, design comprehensive integrated strategies to address priority barriers to behavior change; work with programs teams to develop clear creative briefs and budgets to design campaign elements.
•   Work with the technical component leads to review RING interventions in agricultural livelihoods, WASH, health, nutrition and citizen engagement to identify areas where BCC approaches can improve  implementation outcomes.
•   Provide training to agriculture extension agents, health volunteers, nutrition and environmental health officers on behavioral change communication tools, strategies and processes.
•   With the guidance of the agriculture technical component lead, develop content for SBCC messaging targeted at RING communities and households.
•   Identify local service providers for engagement to design and deliver BCC messages on agriculture/livelihoods, health, nutrition and WASH in target communities.
•   Work with RING communication officer under the guidance of program team to incorporate BCC in all aspects of RING activity implementation
•   Provide support to agriculture extension staff, health volunteers and environmental health personal to use SBCC strategies to deliver agriculture, health and nutrition messages to target beneficiaries
•   Engage communities, local NGOs, CBOs, and the district stakeholders on BCC strategies for intervention planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
•   Periodically review the BCC approaches with stakeholders and RING technical team for cross learning
•   Manage USAID branding in the BCC aspect of the project as well as assist in effective communication concerning projects to the general public
•   Help lead the BCC teams of NGO partners to develop high-quality evidence-based interventions that will produce measurable changes in the behavior of target populations, through the utilization of both mass media and interpersonal communications suited to the program environment.

The duties listed above are not inclusive of all duties at Global Communities. Global Communities reserves the right to change and update the position descriptions at any time.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A  master’s  degree  in  SBCC,  behavioral  sciences,  Communication, Social Science and/or  agriculture-related  behavior  change work and theories
•   Minimum of 7 years’ experience in social behavioral change programming in Ghana, preferably with specific experience in a US government-supported project(s).
•   Ability  to  translate  technical  information  into  practical  guidance  and  tools  and  effectively  communicate  these  using print/electronic  media,  community  media,  and  presentation  media
•   Minimum of 3 years’ experience supervising works of consultants/subcontractors and other BCC related agriculture livelihoods interventions
•   Proven experience in designing integrated strategies and campaigns, utilizing various channels of communication: radio, television, publishing, interactive media (radio, internet, email, post), peer education, community lead groups, mobile video units, faith-based and special interest NGOs. Must have experience with entire SBCC process from strategy design to creative brief to finished product, including formative and monitoring research design.
•   Experience in agricultural livelihoods, nutrition and WASH projects in Ghana preferably in the northern regions.
•   Ability to work with local authorities in Ghana and local NGOs especially at the district level.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

•   Strong organizational, interpersonal and supervisory skills
•   Ability to work in a team-oriented setting and to determine priorities and respect deadlines
•   Excellent oral and written communications skills in English language
•   High degree of computer literacy; MS Excel and MS Word are essential
•   Ability to travel extensively in the northern region and other locations in Ghana as required
•   Proficiency in at least one Northern region local dialect is a plus
•   Must be authorized to work in Ghana.

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

All applications must be sent to:-

gcring1@gmail.com

Closing Date: 20 May, 2015