Job Description
TASKS & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- The Malaria BCC Officer provides technical and programmatic oversight for all behavior change communication
- S/he plans, implements, monitors and reports on the activities specified in the BCC work plan, and guided by the District Coordinator
- The BCC Officer’s work will include development of BCC messages and materials, and training/capacity building of local staff and counterparts and oversight of BCC activities by local staff and international consultants
- Manage all advocacy and BCC activities at district and community levels in collaboration with District Coordinator
- Compile the BCC records and update data bases.
- Assist in LLIN distribution at community/ANC levels.
- Assist District CO to plan Advocacy events at district and community levels
- Conduct advocacy and BCC activities in line with the monthly and quarterly workplans.
- Provide BCC related logistical support to all community based centers.
- Collect and computerized BCC data
- Carry out field visits to support BCC and advocacy activities at facility and community levels.
- Provide regular feed back on Advocacy / BCC events to District coordinatoron on regular basis
- Ensure that all BCC record gets entered into the LHWs/LHS diaries and authencity of CBO/LHW documents
- Assist in other admin and logistics related functions as needed
- Maintain record of all activities at district office.
- Provide support in all activities including data entry as assigned by the district coordinator
- Carry out regular field visits to support and monitor BCC in all target districts
- Provide regular feedback on project activities to District Coordinator on regular basis.
- Review the behavior change communication and community engagement strategies, knowledge base, information, education and communication (IEC) materials, practices and the gaps in BCC for malaria control and elimination in the region
- Provide expertise in social science methods for monitoring and evaluation of BCC, community mobilization and advocacy including specific components working with mobile populations and high risk populations
- Any other task assigned by Line Manager.