Summary: The SBC Program Officer (Malaria) will be responsible for day-to-day implementation and oversight of Breakthrough ACTION-Liberia’s Social Behavior Change Malaria and Family planning interventions at the national and sub-national levels in close collaboration with Breakthrough ACTION-Liberia Field Managers. S/he will also be responsible for strengthening collaboration with and the building capacity of the project’s government partners at all levels, through advocacy and networking, strengthening relationships with other non-governmental stakeholders in the counties. She/he will report to the health services strengthening specialist (Malaria and RMNCH) and work in consultation with the broader Breakthrough ACTION-Liberia Monrovia Team as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of social and behavior change and risk communication programming.
• Ensure identified Malaria and adolescent health behaviors, materials, and strategies (at all levels) developed are evidence-based, linked, and mutually reinforcing.
• Support the project team in the implementation, documentation, and reporting of Breakthrough ACTION-Liberia’s malaria interventions and approaches at the community, district, county, and national levels.
• With support from the team lead work closely with NMCP and FHP to position SBC as a cross-cutting activity that supports all aspects of malaria prevention and control
• Support and participate in conducting formative research and using existing local data and global evidence base to build the foundation of Liberia Malaria strategies and guidelines.
• Support review and dissemination of research findings
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with government and partners at national, county, and district levels.
• Ensure social and behavior change and/or risk communication activities are implemented in coordination and harmonization with government, partners, and other relevant platforms at all levels.
• Conduct constant follow-up of SBC malaria and adolescent health activities in collaboration with field managers, and county and district health teams to ensure quality implementation of project activities.
• In close collaboration with CHT through the Field managers, support the training establishment, training, and monitoring of adolescent health interventions.
• In collaboration with field managers, and county and district health teams, plan and conduct community conversation and awareness activities as scheduled.
• Regularly monitor and ensure the Client ambassador provides peer onsite mentorship and submit findings to the district health team and Field managers.
• Attend radio presentations at national and county levels.
• Support and build the capacity of partners and existing structures to design and implement social and behavior change and/or risk communication activities.
• Ensure timeliness and high integrity of activity implementation in accordance with the work plan.
• Monitor and ensure all Malaria and adolescent health -related SBC and/or risk communication activities and any challenges are documented and reported on a regular basis.
• Generate media briefs, reports, success stories, and other program documentation as requested.
• Ensure that gender is at the forefront of all Malaria SBC activities, including design, planning, implementation, and monitoring.
• Communicate regularly and coordinate with Breakthrough ACTION headquarters.
• Represent Breakthrough ACTION at meetings as directed by the Chief of Party
• Comply with USAID, Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and Breakthrough ACTION processes and regulations.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities at this time.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field
• Minimum of five years of experience in international programming; experience working with US Government-funded projects preferred
• Experience with programs in social and behavior change, risk communication, material, and message design, and/or capacity strengthening
• Knowledge or background on ASRH, and Malaria
• Experience planning and facilitating workshops and meetings
• Strong written communication skills including writing reports, newsletter blurbs, and program success stories
• Strong knowledge of MOH structures at the national, district, and community level
• Ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing, fluid environment, including possessing skills in proactive and strategic thinking, problem-solving, demand prioritization, and flexibility
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Computer literate especially in Microsoft applications – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Technical ability to set up web-based video calls using applications like Skype and Zoom
• Able and willing to travel within Liberia, as needed