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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Job Description<br><br></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Title: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Specialist</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Location: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cotabato City, Philippines</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Travel: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">60-70% of Travel</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Job Family and Level: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">T5 - Technical</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Pre hire checks: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">1.          </span><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Scope</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Responsibility: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Country level</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Department: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Programs</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Reporting to: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Humanitarian Manager/Medical Coordinator</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Direct reports: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">None</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Budget responsibility: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">None</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Relationship management: </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Programs team, MEAL, Support, BARMM ministries and LGUs, and implementing partner  </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">2.         </span><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Context </span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Relief International (RI) is an international non-profit organization</span> that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We do this by working with local actors to develop safe and inclusive local programming that is evidence based, conflict sensitive, climate smart, and reaches those in need.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Relief International is an alliance of four organizations with one shared mission, comprised of Relief International, Inc., Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International-Europe, which operate under a one-team concept under a single senior leadership team.</span><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">3.         </span><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Job Profile</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Specialist will provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social and behavior change interventions that support improved health, nutrition, hygiene, and caregiving practices among target populations of Relief International. The postholder will ensure that project activities are informed by behavioral evidence and are responsive to the social, cultural, and environmental factors influencing individual and community behaviors.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Working closely with Relief International project teams, government counterparts, community stakeholders, and implementing partner/s, the SBCC Specialist will develop and implement strategies that increase community awareness, promote positive behaviors, strengthen demand for quality services, and contribute to sustainable health and nutrition outcomes.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The postholder will ensure that all SBCC interventions are aligned with national policies and guidelines, donor requirements, RI policies, and international best practices in health promotion and behavior change programming.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Key Responsibilities </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Technical support </span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Lead the development and implementation of the project's SBCC strategy, framework, and annual work plans.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Conduct behavioral assessments, audience segmentation, and barrier analyses to identify determinants of priority health and nutrition behaviors.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Provide technical guidance to project staff and partners on evidence-based behavior change approaches.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Ensure integration of SBCC approaches across all project components and activities.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Grant and Donor Management </span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Manage humanitarian grants in compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Develop and oversee project implementation plans, budgets, and reporting schedules.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Coordinate the preparation and submission of high-quality narrative and financial reports.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Monitor grant performance and identify corrective actions where necessary.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support proposal development, donor engagement, and resource mobilization efforts.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Communication Materials and Campaign Development</span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Develop, adapt, and oversee the production of communication materials, including print, digital, interpersonal, and community-based tools.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Ensure communication materials are technically accurate, culturally appropriate, gender-sensitive, and accessible to target audiences.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support the design and implementation of community awareness campaigns and advocacy initiatives.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Coordinate pre-testing and validation of communication materials with target audiences and stakeholders.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Community Engagement and Capacity Strengthening </span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Strengthen community participation and ownership of health and nutrition interventions.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support the establishment and capacity building of community health volunteers, peer educators, support groups, and local champions.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Design and facilitate training, coaching, and mentoring activities on SBCC methodologies and interpersonal communication skills.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Promote inclusive approaches that engage women, men, adolescents, caregivers, and marginalized groups.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)</span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Collaborate with the MEAL team to develop SBCC indicators and monitoring tools.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support baseline studies, formative research, knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) assessments, and other learning activities.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Analyze data and evidence to inform adaptive programming and improve intervention effectiveness.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Document lessons learned, success stories, case studies, and best practices for internal and external dissemination.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement </span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Liaise with local government units, health and nutrition offices, community leaders, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Participate in relevant technical working groups and coordination mechanisms.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Ensure alignment of project interventions with national health promotion and nutrition strategies.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Contribute to technical reports, donor reports, presentations, and project documentation.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Safeguarding and Conduct </span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Will ensure the highest standards of behavior inside and outside of work promotes the values in RI’s code of conduct and safeguarding policies</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Will be a model for ethical conduct standards for other team members</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Will ensure own actions and the actions of the teams members they manage do not impact the safety of the RI team and the vulnerable communities we serve</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Will ensure external stakeholders are aware of RI conduct and reporting mechanisms</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Report any concerns</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">4.        </span><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Person Specification</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 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