UNICEF Communication for Development Officer Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNICEF Kenya looking for “Communication for Development Officer”. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before 17th Jan 2022.
UNICEF is a Christian international relief and development agency working globally to end poverty and injuries and to restore hope in some of the world’s poorest communities. UNICEF have the vision to see 50 million people released from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches. We operate in more than fifty countries around the world.
UNICEF Communication for Development Officer Jobs 2022
The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on 4th Jan 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Communication for Development Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
| Position | Communication for Development Officer |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Three years |
| Application Deadline | 17th Jan 2022 |
UNICEF Job Vacancy 2022
Activities and Task: In close co-ordination with the UNICEF C4D unit, External Communication, and the EPI Specialist and MoHDD SRU, NVIP and HPO departments, the consultant will undertake the following tasks:
- Lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of an evidence based C4D strategy and social investigations in support of Polio outbreak and events response.
- Facilitate community engagement, social mobilization and specific behavior change interventions.
- Undertake communication assessments and rapid social-behavioral research and evidence building, especially in high risk and hard-to-reach communities.
- Participate in Polio Coordination meetings and provide continuous update and feedback
- Develop/adapt and tailor health messages and information products for various target populations/audiences, based on community knowledge, practices, and behaviors.
- Facilitate the designing and implementation of specific plans of actions for immunization and/ or Polio eradication to reach special groups.
- Organize Training of health workers, especially in inter-personal communication (IPC) for social and behavioral change in underserved and hard-to-reach communities who are at high risk of vaccine preventable diseases.
- Work with external communication colleagues and digital/ social media experts to support mapping of rumors and misinformation for their effective management.
- Conduct media landscape analyses and facilitate engagement of media in immunization and Polio activities.
- Support advocacy activities to engage political, religious, and community leaders and other stakeholders.
- Work closely with MOH ACSM sub-committee members on the developing and implementing a social media plan including addressing misinformation, disinformation, and vaccine hesitancy
- lSubmit final consultancy report detailing best practices, recommendations, gaps & challenges.
Position in Organization:
- Job no: 547426
- Contract type: Consultancy
- Level: Consultancy
- Location: Kenya
- Categories: Communication for Development (C4D)
Qualification:
- Advanced University degree in the social/behavioral sciences, (Environmental Health, Health Education/Communication/Promotion, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology,) with emphasis on strategic communication planning for behaviour development, social mobilization, participatory communication, and research. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree with 5 years of experience.
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional work experience in the planning and management of social development programmes, including work experience in Kenya with practical experience in the adaptation and application of communication planning processes to specific programmes as well as practical expertise in developing communication materials, strategies and plans for immunization, new vaccine introductions, SIAs and PIRI.
How to Apply UNICEF Communication for Development Officer Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/547426
The Closing Date: 17th Jan 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unicef.org |
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