Senior Behaviour Change Officer at Terre des hommes (TDH)

Reporting to: Child Protection Technical Coordinator

Duty station: Dadaab Garissa County

Contract duration: 12 months (3 months’ probation with the possibility of extension depending on the performance

Main responsibilities:

• Specifically, Responsible for behaviour change components of the project
• Establish the behaviour change project structures at community level
• Coordinate with the behaviour change Officers the roll out of behaviour change project activities
• Provide training and mentorship to Behaviour Change Officers and Community’s Own Child Protection Mentors
• Coordinate with relevant partners/agencies through participating in working group meeting and building new partnerships   on livelihood programmes
• Build the capacity of the teams to ensure that the transfer of positive and essential behaviour knowledge, and attitudes and practices to children, parents/caregivers and community groups and other groups as may be identified during the project period
• Build string link between the teams and community structures to ensure that the behaviour change objectives are realised
• Provide the overall leadership role to the behaviour change teams
• Participate in needs assessments and project evaluations
• Develops plans and reports in line with the donor requirements
• He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Protection Safeguarding Policy.
• Terre des hommes expects that its staff professional conduct reflects proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. He/she assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.
• Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. He will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.
• He/she commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organisation functioning and beneficiary related issues.

Requirements:

• Degree in Community development, Social Work, Psychology or any other relevant Social Sciences from a recognised University
• A minimum of 4 years of practical experience in developing and implementing community behaviour change interventions
• Knowledge on child protection
• Practical experience in identifying barriers to behaviour change and developing innovative ways of addressing them.
• Good documentation and report writing skills.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Team management experience
• Willingness to work in insecure environment
• Leadership skills