Communication for Development Officer - Polio

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

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

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

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

Required experience: 24 Months 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: Other communications related experience 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.

Driving license: No 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:

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Application deadline: 28 January 2021