Communication for Development Officer - Polio

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of Communication for Development Specialist for Health, (Nairobi)/ Helath Specialist/Officer Garissa arissa Field Office / Health Specialist/Officer Lodwar Field Office, the UN Volunteers will undertake the following tasks:

• Provide technical support to the C4D specialist for Health (based in Nairobi), the Health Specialist/Officer based in Nairobi and Garissa / Lodwar Field Office.
• Support MoH, Health Promotion and community health Units in coordination of integrated behaviour change communication interventions at national and selected counties.
• Support establish contextualized approaches to increase acceptance and uptake of new vaccines.
• Support planning, implementation and monitoring of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization activities during campaigns including Polio Campaigns and other routine immunization campaigns.
• Support UNICEF-GAVI focus counties in development and implementation of county specific communication plans.
• Support the develop and contextualization of training materials and activities to build capacity in participatory & social and behavior change communication in support of Immunization.
• Support counties in implementation of Nomadic strategies for Routine and Supplemental Immunization campaigns.
• Strengthen county level coordination mechanisms among MOH and partners involved in immunization and communication for development activities.
• Any other duty assigned by the C4D Manager or C4D Health Specialist

Educational additional comments

University Degree in Environment/Public Health, Social Science or any other relevant field of discipline

Experience remark

At least 2 years’ experience in the areas of communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme.

Language skills

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Kiswahili(Optional), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise details

Communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme.

Competencies values

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure

• Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 21 September 2021