The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. 

UNDP is looking to employ a Behavioral Change and Communications Officer. The Officer will be reporting to the Project Supervisor, and working closely with the project’s financial institution partner, KMA and the technical team at UNDP Office in Kumasi, Ghana.

Main Duties

The Behavioral Change and Communications Officer, under the supervision of the Project Supervisor, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and in close cooperation with UNDP team will be responsible for the following:

• Develop behavioral change communication plans and Behavioral Change and Communications performance monitoring plans for the project implementation;
• Lead all community campaign events including durbars, mini-durbars, interpersonal house -to – house campaigns, community information Centre and information van campaigns;
• Ensure project compliance with all community norms and practices;
• Develop criteria and checklist for the recruitment of Toilet campaign champions;
• Provide inputs for the development of Behavioral Change and Communications materials for toilet campaign champions;
• Lead the training of toilet campaign champions;
• Engage community leadership including traditional authorities, religious leaders, local elected officials and opinion leaders, youth and women groups within the community for project take off;
• Develop the sales and marketing campaign for household toilet in the community;
• Create platforms for Toilet Campaign champions to introduce toilet and toilet finance products to communities through interpersonal engagements;
• Set sales targets for Toilet Campaign Champions;
• Create effective linkages between Toilet Campaign Champions and Project artisans to be able to effectively connect demand to supply of household toilet construction; and
• Prepare periodic reports on Behavioral Change and Communications, demand creation and toilet sales.

Qualifications and Skill requirements

Min. Education Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or any related field, or a
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public health, Social Sciences or related field with two (2) years of relevant work experience, is required.

Min. years of relevant work experience:

• A minimum of two (2) years with Bachelor’s Degree of relevant work experience in projects related to behavioral practices on urban issues, is required.

Required skills:

• Experience working in sanitation projects in Kumasi or other municipalities in Ghana is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is required.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies Section:

• Experience in capacity building, advocacy and knowledge management is an asset.
• Experience working on projects related to the local implementation of Agenda 2030 is an asset.
• Proven professional experience focusing on client management and working with a diverse team will be an asset.
• Knowledge and experience of UN procurement and contracting procedures is an asset.

Required Languages:

• Proficiency in the English language is required.
• Working knowledge of Twi and/or Hausa dialects is an added advantage.

Location: Kumasi

How To Apply For The Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

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Deadline: 01 November, 2022