Behavior Change Communication Officer (1 position) at Kenya Good Neighbors (GN Kenya)

Key Responsibilities

• Producing and distributing information-education-communication (IEC) and behavior change communication (BCC) materials
• Plan and conduct awareness campaigns on maternal and newborn health services
• Tracking behavioral health appointments defaulters to check in and address any barriers
• Shares communication between project donor and stakeholders to facilitate and improve continuity of the project
• Document all project communications and maintain up-to-date information of the maternal health project
• Creates and develops relationships with community providers to promote availability of affordable behavioral health resources not provided by health care service.
• Oversee establishment and operation of Community Health Committee (CHC) and Community Health Promoter (CHP)
• Support trainings for Community Health Committee (CHC) and Community Health Promoter (CHP) in conjunction with the County government procedures
• Conducts monitoring and evaluation of the project
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields including but not limited to social work and psychology from an accredited college or university
• At least 2 years working experience in related field (as a CHV/CHP or relatied project activities)
• Experience in research methods and conducting filed based assessments
• Experience in international project management is preferred
• Experience in providing maternal and newborn care in multicultural practice setting is preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Language

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Proficiency in the Maasai language.
• Knowledge of another UN official language is a plus