SBCC Consultant at Malaria Consortium

Malaria Consortium - Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations. Our mission is to save lives and improve health in Africa and Asia, through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote universal health coverage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: SBCC Consultant

Location: Osun
Employment Type: Contract

Purpose of the Assignment

• The purpose of this assignment is to develop training materials and conduct training on community mobilization, dialogues as well as organize a workshop on the development of key messages and production of IEC materials, and pre-test to promote acceptance.

Scope of Work
The following activities will be carried out by the consultant:

• Explore current levels of knowledge, skills, and gaps in capacity of trainees.
• Conduct participatory capacity strengthening on community mobilization activities that are built around National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and community engagement for EPI (Expanded Programme on Immunization).
• Train community mobilizers on effective communication, building trust and on how to disseminate key messages on SP-PMC and Immunization.
• Conduct a message & material development workshop.
• Develop contextualized key messages on SP-PMC and immunization.
• Develop SMS phone messages for key audiences (e.g. caregivers) informed by baseline data.
• Design key messages for visual content e.g. posters.
• Train Health Educators at State, LGA level and community mobilizers on how to conduct community dialogues and Interpersonal communication (IPC) at the community level.
• Develop SBC content for advocacy (advocacy briefs), interpersonal communication and community dialogue guides.
• Develop evaluation forms for the workshop. USA).

Specific Tasks for the Consultant

• Draft training materials for State and LGA-level health educators and community mobilizers.
• Develop key messages on SP-PMC and immunization for posters, SMS via mobile phone, advocacy briefs and IPC.
• Develop flipchart and dialogue guide for community dialogues at the ward level.
• Provide guidance on poster and flipchart design to a local artist / graphic designer on SP-PMC.
• Test all content for understanding, acceptability and relevance with the target audiences.
• Plan, facilitate and evaluate SBCC capacity development activities.
• Submit overall report of assignment.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Postgraduate Degree in Communication, Social Sciences, Health Promotion or related fields.
• National or state consultancy expertise with at least 10 years’ experience in developing SBCC training guides and design, and pre-testing of SBCC materials.
• At least 10 years’ experience of community engagement, and ideally the community dialogue approach.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in health systems research.
• Experience working on similar assignments in the past.
• Familiarity with the EPI and malaria programs.
• Proven experience in writing reports for public health programs or projects in Nigeria or similar developing country context.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills in English, and Yoruba (desirable).
• Excellent analytical, writing, synthesis, communication, facilitation skills and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft software for graphic design.

Desirable:

• Extensive knowledge of the Nigerian public health sector.
• A proven ability to work as part of a team and to be self-managing.
• Experience in setting up and facilitating training with stakeholders.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Good writing and reporting skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• Proven academic experience, including pieces of research, publications, and written reports.

Timeline for Assignment:

• The timeline for the assignment is May - August 2024

Application Closing Date
15th May, 2024.