CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Position Title : Director, Behaviour Change Office Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Organization : A National Level Reputed NGO    
Project Title: USAID’s Smiling Sun Local Health Activity 1
Reports to: Chief of Party    
No. of Vacancies: 01    
Contract Type: Project based (Project Duration: Jan. 2015 to Dec. 2015 & possibility to extend till Dec. 2017).
   
Key Responsibilities

The Director, Behaviour Change will have overall responsibility for the implementation of all behaviour change activities. Desired attributes are:

  • Proven expertise in achieving behaviour change results through well-conceptualized, planned and implemented behaviour change communication and community mobilization programs.
  • Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in both the public and NGO sectors.
  • Strong verbal and written English communications skills; knowledge of the Region and Bengali language is preferred.
  • Lead the team to collect feedbacks from the communities to increase the range of services.
  • Should have knowledge and experience concerning integrating gender into programs.
Basic Requirements:
  • Minimum of Masters-level degree in communications, social communications, public health or a related field.
  • A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in international health, with a minimum of 5 years direct work experience in developing countries as a senior technical expert in behavior change highly desired.
 
Additional Job Requirements:
  • Demonstrated ability in facilitating project implementation at field level.
  • Leadership capability in planning and implementing program.
  • Should have capability of supervising number of staff, preparation of work plan and analysis of service statistics and program performance.
  • Proven experience on program planning, staff management, motivation and monitoring & evaluation.
  • Skill to speak and report writing in English.
  • Computer skill on MS office, Excel and PowerPoint.
 
Salary Range: (Salary is negotiable)
 

Application Instructions: Interested candidates are requested to send their application with CV to sslhahr@gmail.com before 5:00pm, October15, 2014. The subject of your email MUST read as “Director, Behaviour Change”. Please note that your application will not be considered if the subject of your email is not exactly the same as above. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.