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Overview
Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, has been a global leader in advancing maternal and child health for over 50 years across 150+ countries. Committed to preventing needless deaths and improving healthcare systems, Jhpiego partners with governments, civil society, and communities to drive evidence-based interventions. Through Gavi funding, Jhpiego is providing technical assistance for the rollout of the HPV vaccine in Pakistan, supporting national and provincial stakeholders in ensuring effective implementation.
Overview
Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, has been a global leader in advancing maternal and child health for over 50 years across 150+ countries. Committed to preventing needless deaths and improving healthcare systems, Jhpiego partners with governments, civil society, and communities to drive evidence-based interventions. Through Gavi funding, Jhpiego is providing technical assistance for the rollout of the HPV vaccine in Pakistan, supporting national and provincial stakeholders in ensuring effective implementation.
Jhpiego seeks a Provincial Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Manager to support the introduction of the HPV vaccine in Pakistan. Based in provincial headquarters, this role will lead demand-generation, advocacy, and community engagement efforts to promote vaccine acceptance and uptake. Under the guidance of the National SBCC Manager, the Provincial SBCC Manager will play a key role in designing and implementing behavior change strategies, training programs, and multi-stakeholder engagement initiatives to ensure the successful rollout of the HPV vaccine.
Responsibilities
- Overall oversight and leadership for the planning and preparation for HPV introduction at the provincial level
- Work closely with the National SBCC Manager and other technical team members to carry out a targeted baseline, midpoint, and endline assessments of community, family, and health worker knowledge, perceptions, and practices related to HPV vaccine introduction to continuously monitor impact of SBCC strategies
- Modify ineffective strategies based on regular feedback mechanisms at the community and provider levels
- Analyze demand for potential HPV vaccine amongst adolescent girl, parent, community and religious influencers, provider behavior in responding to needs for HPV vaccine, especially in communities where a large proportion of girls in the target age groups do not attend school
- Utilize findings from KAB and KAP studies to inform demand generation strategies and document lessons learned to guide future campaigns.
- Spearhead collaborative development and implementation of a social and behavior change communication strategy to increase the acceptability of HPV vaccine and practice of optimal behaviors, developed based on local analyses and using a mix of effective communication channels
- Regular local engagement, using a variety of strategies, at the community and household level with both male and female caregivers to build trust and confidence in the HPV vaccine and the health system
- Present and share lessons, best practices and successes related to SBCC and community mobilization with partners and Government of Pakistan in order to institutionalize practices for scale-up.
- Coordinate and provide technical Support to program staff to create linkage of Community Health Workers (CHW) and health facility staff in the program areas and create sustainable mechanisms
- Collaborate with community program officers and Communications/Publicity officer (s) to ensure documentation of successes, challenges, and lessons learned in the implementation of Community and IEC/BCC programs in Jhpiego Pakistan
- Provide technical support in writing and/or reviewing materials and publications related to community and IEC /SBCC
- Participate in studies/assessments, implementation, Monitoring and supervision of community and IEC/SBCC activities
- Represent the project in sub-national technical working groups and meetings
- Lead appropriate sections of annual work planning and reporting requirements of the program
- Contribute to/coordinate with the project's M&E activities to ensure that the project meets set targets in accordance with national and international standards
- Cultivate strategic relationships and alliances with other partners working on preparation of the HPV vaccine introduction
- Engage in public health events at provincial and local levels to advocate for HPV vaccination and disseminate key insights.
- Facilitate complementary co-creation at provincial levels using a human-centered design approach to share research findings and support the development of tailored demand generation plans.
- Contribute to the development and dissemination of advocacy toolkits and packages on HPV vaccine introduction during provincial consultations with stakeholders.
- Support the material development, organization and implementation of divisional workshops to empower female school teachers for HPV awareness and cervical cancer prevention.
- Support the implementation evaluation and post-campaign KAP study through coordination, mobilization, and local-level engagement.
- Facilitate the development and rollout of briefing packages and orientation workshops for CSOs and journalists at the provincial level.
- Support the mapping and capacity building of CSOs in communication and advocacy for HPV vaccine rollout, with cross-provincial coordination if needed.
- Perform other duties as directed
- Bachelor's or preferably advanced degree in public health, social sciences etc.
- At least 7 to 8 years of work experience with programs focused on community health and SBCC with progressively increasing responsibilities
- Baseline understanding of current international evidence-based best practices and key guidance on immunization, SBCC and community mobilization
- Knowledge and experience developing social and behavior change communication strategies, tools, and materials
- Self-management (i.e. motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability) and the ability to project a professional, consistent image of confidence, integrity, and competence.
- Proven ability to work in a team
- Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills
- Good command of MS office
- Local to the district or province of selection
- Proficiency in English, Urdu, and local language
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally about 30- 50% of time.
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply
Jhpiego is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Failure to follow the instructions of applying, your application would be denied.
For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
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- Seniority levelMid-Senior level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionBusiness Development and Sales
- IndustriesNon-profit Organizations
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