Job offer: Social Behavioral Change (SBC) Officer

Company Profile

Global Communities is a development organization serving more than 20 million people worldwide each year. The organization’s mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions

Reports To: SBC Specialist/WASH Specialist

Global Communities, a Non-Governmental Organization is seeking an experienced professional to fill the position of BCC Officer for the 1-year USAID funded WASH in Low-Cost Private Schools (WinLCPS) project. This project aims at providing adequate and sustainable access to water, sanitation, menstrual hygiene education and other hygiene services to private low-cost schools and encouraging the adoption of improved hygiene practices by students and staff. WinLCPS will focus on targeted private low-cost schools in the Northern, North-East, Upper West and Upper East regions of Ghana. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe SBC Officer will be actively involved in the SBC team activities in the WinLCPS program target areas by supporting the SBC and WASH Specialists with the following:

Contributing to the design and implementation of suitable and relevant SBC strategies and its related components throughout the project duration.

Participating in the development of multi-channel and multi-phase WASH campaigns in the private low-cost schools.

Participating in the capacity building of staff and students to sustainably and hygienically use the WASH facilities provided under the WinLCPS

Facilitate the promotion of menstrual hygiene management among staff and students in the private low-cost schools.

Facilitate the promotion of other hygiene behaviors such as handwashing practice among staff and students in the private low-cost schools.

Contributing to the development of SBCC materials using inputs from project stakeholders.

Compile weekly, monthly and quarterly activity reports

Liaising with the SBC and WASH Specialists on any other duties assigned.

The duties listed above are not inclusive of all duties on the WinLCPS project.  Global Communities reserves the right to change and update the position description at any time.

Education Required: First Degree