Advisory and Technical Assistance Services on SBCCInternational Organization For Migration – Cotabato, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Position Title: Advisory and Technical Assistance Services on Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Duty Station: IOM Philippines - Country Office (Cotabato)
Type of Appointment: Consultancy
Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date: 04 December 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s health program in BARMM aims at strengthening the resilience and responsiveness of the region's health system and improving access to healthcare. IOM has implemented various health-related projects that contributed to better health outcomes in BARMM, including COVID-19 response.
IOM is implementing the BARMM Resilience Activity, which is funded by USAID, with its overall objective to enhance the local capacity of the BARMM including the Ministry of Health (MOH) and its provinces and cities/municipalities to pursue key and cross-cutting reforms in health systems. The Activity will focus on strengthening Health Systems (HS) to provide a more conducive setting to implement Tuberculosis (TB), Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health (FP/ARH), and Global Health Security (GHS) programs.
The SBCC initiatives will include but not limited to supporting the roll-out of SBCC materials, conduct of SBCC initiatives to partners through culturally-inclusive and gender-/age-/ability-sensitive approaches.
Under the overall guidance of the Head of Sub-Office in Cotabato City, direct supervision of the Migration Health Programme Coordinator (Chief of Party), and in collaboration with the technical leads, successful candidate will provide direct MERLA technical direction to the BARMM Resilience Activity.
Responsibilities Tasks to be performed under this contract:
Provide expert advice to IOM and Implementing Partners on standards and guidelines for SBCC.Perform an in-depth SBCC analysis of existing data, research, and behavioural studies.Develop SBCC strategies, tools, and plans that are integrated into the overall health program.Provide expert guidance in the SBCC design and implementations.Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation framework for SBCC activities.Develop training materials and provide technical guidance in the conduct of training.Offer technical guidance for adapting project strategies based on SBCC findings.Engage closely with DOH, MOH and other BARMM key stakeholders.Performance indicators for the evaluation of results: Percentage of task completion specified in the ToR based on supervisors' performance evaluation.Relevance of planning, organization and timeliness for managing and delivering progress reports and outputs.Quality revised and enhanced comprehensive SBCC analysis report.Quality of training materials, tools, or policy/guidelines evaluation reports.Feedback from stakeholders on the quality of work and reports.Contribution to achieving project goals and objectives in BARMM.Qualifications Education:
Master's or Higher degree in SBCC studies, Public Health, or related field with ten years of relevant professional experience.Diploma, Accreditation, or Training Certification related to SBCC are encouraged.Experience:
Prior working experience with the International Organization, UN, Development Organization, or Government is highly desirable.Familiarity with public health issues and policies in the Philippines is a must.IOM's official languages are English, French and Spanish. Proficiency in required languages will be evaluated during the selection process.
Notes Any offer made to the candidate is subject to funding confirmation.Appointment will be subject to certification of medical fitness and verification of residency.IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.Interested applicants should attach the following to their application: resume, cover letter and a duly completed IOM Personal History Form.
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