Ipas is a nonprofit organization working with partners around the world to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception. We aim to build sustainable abortion ecosystems that address all factors impacting a person’s ability to access abortion—from individual health knowledge to social and community support, to a trained health workforce, to political leadership and supportive laws. In Bangladesh Ipas works since 2011 and from its inception in the country we work closely with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ensure that women and girls can enhance their sexual and reproductive health via affordable, safe, respectful, and comprehensive abortion and contraceptive care. Ipas works throughout the country- in rural settings, in urban areas and in the humanitarian settings.

Ipas Bangladesh is seeking applications from hardworking, sincere, and cheerful individuals for the following position.

Position: Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) Associate II, UNFPA Humanitarian project, Position-1 (Based in Cox’s Bazar Project Office)

Key Role

The SBCC Associate will be the key focal persons in development of different job aids, ensuring availability of SBCC materials and managing its distribution. S/he will facilitate the overall monitoring of the SBCC initiatives particularly the activities of the SBCC camp officers and SBCC monitoring officer; the coordination initiatives with CICs; DGFP officials of Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilla and different NGO supervisors. The associate will document, review and track the effectiveness of different awareness building activities including capacity building of Community Health Workers of different SRH partners, Community Health volunteers, Imams (religious leaders), local leaders (Majhis) and other key gatekeepers and transforming awareness to behavioral change. S/he will document the progress of the initiatives and develop case studies and success stories.

Key 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.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Master’s degree in communication, behavioral science, anthropology, social science or relevant field.
  • 5+ years’ experience in SBC program design, implementation and monitoring
  • 3+ years’ experience on public health communication, education, or SBC program
  • Good writing and verbal communication skill in Bangla and English
  • Understanding of interventions around the provision of medical abortions
  • Must have working knowledge of conceptualizing, implementing and monitoring of SBC initiatives.
  • Experience in evidence generation, public health research, SBC program evaluation is preferred.
  • Ability to travel in the field at least 40%

Salary & Benefit

  • Annual gross salary BDT 882,912 and other benefits include:
  • 10% Contributory Provident Fund
  • Festival Bonus, equivalent to one month’s gross salary per year
  • Gratuity, equivalent to one month's gross salary based on the last gross pay for every completed year of service
  • Health insurance coverage, including spouse
  • Life Insurance
  • Professional development opportunities

 

IPAS Bangladesh will seek information from job applicants’ previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to IPAS Bangladesh requesting the information specified above.

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity.  We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, military service, disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy.

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How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV/Resume including at least two professional references, as well as a Cover Letter stating the suitability for the position in Ipas Job portal by clicking Ipas-Bd-Jobs by Sunday, 15 January, 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be called for the interview. Any form of persuasion in the selection process will automatically disqualify the candidacy.