SBCC Coordinator

Mekdim Ethiopia National Association (MENA) is an indigenous National Non-governmental, Non-political and not for profit humanitarian organization working in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention, care treatment and support services. MENA is now in the process of recruiting employees for its USAID MULU KP Activity sub granted from PSI/Ethiopia to be implemented in Addis Ababa; thus, invites competent candidates to apply on the following urgent vacant post:

No of position: 1
Term of Employment: one year with possible extension based on availability of funds from the donor.
Major Duties / Job summary
BCC activities

• Lead and Coordinate BCC activities demand creation and behaviour change among target beneficiaries of the project FSW, High risk men, AGYW, truckers
• Participate in the development of BCC approaches and strategies for reach among target beneficiaries
• Lead the cascade of BCC Trainings to peer educators and beneficiaries
• Participate in content development of BCC materials, reprint and timely re distribution of BCC materials
• Closely and regular monitoring BCC activities through supervision as per the standard based on the SOPs
• Coordinate the overall BCC activities annual work plan development implementation and periodic reporting (Planning and Reporting)
• Focal person for BCC activities and represent organization n in close collaboration with all stakeholders and target groups

Economic Strengthening activities

• Lead and Oversee economic strengthening activities and follow-up ES strategy implementation (technical implementation & Impact)
• Implement project performance in achieving ES performance through the establishment of saving groups
• Follow-up and support saving groups to support comprehensive ES training cascade
• Support the legalization of function Saving groups and facilitate financial support for the established Self-Help Group
• Coordinate the overall ES activities annual work plan implementation and periodic reporting (Planning and Reporting)
• Facilitate overall documentation and secure matching find as available
• Focal person for ES activities and represent organization n in close collaboration with all stakeholders and target groups

Job Requirements

Qualifications and required experience

• BSc/MA in Health Communication/ Health related field, Social science
• 6/4 years of experience in project management relevant work experience in community-based projects
• Relevant experience in leading Economic Strengthening activities
• SBCC training is mandatory
• Facilitating and cascading trainings
• Computer application skill
• Communications skills
• Fluency in English and local languages
• Knowledge of combination prevention and other trainings related to HIV, TB and nutrition will be a plus
• Knowledge of Self-Help Group Establishment and Micro Finance activities will be advantageous

Additional skill needed to succeeded

• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other applications,
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills – both verbal and written which will help to deliver massages as needed

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and application letter through the organizations Online vacancy format http://www.mekdimethiopia.org/content/vacancy within 5 days from the date of announcement.