Uganda: Behavior Change Advisor

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of: Behavior Change Advisor

Description:

FHI 360 is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Behavior Change Advisor for a USAID-funded WASH opportunity in Uganda. The Behavior Change Advisor will be in charge of overseeing behavior change/demand creation activities for the initiative. S/he will be expected to design high quality project interventions and assessments. S/he will also be expected to build local capacity of selected entities behavior change programming.

Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project to FHI 360 and final USAID approval of the candidate.

Job Summary / Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for the project to expand key hygiene behaviors at home, school, and health facilities.
• Provide strategic, technical, and managerial guidance to the project for behavior change, including leveraging the private sector to support behavior change
• Develop a strategy based upon experience, literature review and formative research to address key hygiene behaviors
• Provide leadership in collaboration with other USG partners to implement or strengthen coordinated district-wide behavior change campaigns that target key hygiene behaviors
• Design formative research that focuses on barriers and motivators for key hygiene behaviors
• Contribute to capacity-building activities with project staff and selected local entities (e.g. market assessments, impact evaluations, formative research surveys, behavior change interventions)

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Communication, Marketing, Business, Economics, or related field, or a Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of additional relevant experience (for a total of 10 years of minimum experience when also considering below bullet which requires 5 years)
• A minimum of five years of demonstrated success in generating innovative and effective behavior change or marketing solutions, preferably in Uganda;
• Experience working on water, sanitation, and hygiene activities a plus, but not required
• Knowledge and implementation of behavior change theory
• Knowledge and implementation of behavioral economics theory is highly desirable
• Creativity and entrepreneurial outlook

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
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