Ipas is looking for Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) Associate II, 2023 in Dhaka

Ipas is looking for Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) Associate II,2023 in Dhaka

• Ipas Bangladesh has been working with UNFPA since October 2017 in Cox’s Bazar to support the health of forcedly displaced Myanmar nationals. Since then, UNFPA developed implementing partnership with Ipas to establish the MR, PAC and FP services for the most affected refugee camp areas of Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar District. Since March,2022 Ipas started working in Bhasanchar for migrated FDMN community with UNFPA support through seconded skilled mid-level service providers along with appropriate logistics and equipment. During 2022, Ipas started SBCC activities through a structured SBCC team members with a mission to improve the knowledge and skill of Community Health Workers of UNFPAs other IPs, religious and local leaders among FDMN community. Ipas is developing SBCC materials according to Rohingya context which will be utilized by CHWs, local and religious leaders.
• Now in 2023 with the support of UNFPA, Ipas Bangladesh plans to continue its role in providing support to ensure quality MR, PAC and Contraceptive Care by seconding mid-level trained providers at Cox’s Bazar & Bhasanchar. Ipas also keeps continuation of capacity building initiatives for Midlevel service providers working in Humanitarian settings. Additionally, Ipas will support Community Health Workers, Community Health Volunteers in their capacity development and monitoring in their regular community awareness activities on Family Planning messages. In this regard, Ipas’s strong SBCC team will work to guide them in their activities and roles through utilizing BCC materials developed by Ipas.
• The overall goal of the project is to improve availability and accessibility of quality FP, MR and PAC services at service delivery points for women and girls of Rohingya refugees and host community in Bangladesh.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

SBCC materials and tools development

• Provide technical assistance in development and implementation of social and behavior change activities according to FP strategy document for Rohingya refugee and materials for MR, PAC, FP, and GBV related issues and services as per Humanitarian context.
• Support in conducting baseline/formative assessments, to identify and develop acceptable approaches for communicating messages on MR, PAC, contraceptive care, and GBV to Rohingya men, women, adolescents, and other key stakeholders.
• Provides technical assistance and support to design printing material and tools based on needs/formative assessment.
• Coordinate with UNFPA, other key stakeholders and Government stakeholders including RRRC, DDFP, CS regarding design, development and implementation of IEC materials as per Rohingya context.
• Coordinate with project team members and partner organizations in reference to design, develop and implementation of community access interventions and activities

Skill development, monitoring and mentoring support to SBCC team and community workforce

• Assist in developing and implementing SBCC interventions to improve knowledge and skill of Community health workforce and key influential of Rohingya community in camp areas who will play role in improving care-seeking behavior of Rohingya population for MR, PAC, contraceptive care, and GBV services.
• Maintain regular coordination with partner organizations for smooth implementation of their work plans.
• Assist in developing contents and manuals, conducting training/orientation for SBCC team of Ipas’s implementing partner, community health workforce working in Humanitarian setting and to develop communication skills of this workforce for Rohingya community mobilization toward adopting healthy behaviors
• Provide support and ensure the quality of the work of partners’ and staff working on SBCC.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly plan for field visits to monitor SBCC and other community awareness activities implemented by partners. Share field findings with supervisor, project team members and partners.
• Support to conduction of periodic assessments of partners SBCC team and community health workforces’ knowledge about update messages on MR, PAC, contraceptive care and SGBV and SBCC interventions.

Coordination and communication

• Assist SBCC Advisor to complete work plans as per approved work plan by UNFPA, creative briefs and delivers quarterly reports including reviewing reports and deliverables from partners and all other reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with concern personnel, UNFPA and other key stakeholders in developing gender-sensitive messaging and training materials for project activities.
• Maintain liaise to build cooperation and coordination with Islamic Foundation, RRRC, CICs and local DGFP to mobilize SBCC initiatives to increase community awareness and create supportive environment specially through engaging male for seeking SRH services.
• Assist in preparing SBCC activities, relevant project work plans, reports, budgets, and field visit schedules on a regular basis
• Write success stories and reports on SBCC approaches or interventions and provide examples of successes, challenges, lessons learned and recommendations
• Participate in internal meetings with the in-country team to address project related issues and share lessons learned from the field, program achievements, new challenges, and future directions.

Ipas works to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception, using a comprehensive approach that addresses health, legal and social systems. We believe every person should have the right to bodily autonomy and be able to determine their own future. Across Africa, Asia and the Americas, we work with partners to ensure that reproductive health services, including abortion and contraception, are available and accessible to all.