Overview
Develop an evidence-based, gender-responsive, disability-inclusive, and culturally appropriate national Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) strategy for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) in Liberia.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive desk review of policies, strategies, data, and programme reports.
- Undertake key informant interviews with government, civil society, development partners, service providers, and community leaders.
- Conduct focus group discussions with segmented adolescent groups.
- Apply an appropriate SBCC framework.
- Ensure ethical standards and safeguarding considerations.
- Review existing national ASRH policies and programmes.
- Analyze relevant data and SBCC evidence.
- Identify key behaviors, audiences, and stakeholders.
- Conduct consultations in selected counties.
- Facilitate workshops and focus group discussions.
- Analyze and synthesize findings.
- Develop a national SBC strategy including vision, mission, strategic pillars, audience segmentation, behavioral objectives, Theory of Change, messaging framework, communication channels, implementation plan, and MEL framework.
- Facilitate validation workshop.
- Revise and finalize strategy.
- Deliver a situational analysis (inception report).
- Deliver a consultation report and draft strategy for stakeholders’ input.
- Deliver a validation workshop report and revised SBCC strategy.
- Deliver a revised post-validation draft.
- Deliver a final print-ready SBCC strategy and user-friendly materials, including presentations for dissemination.
Required Experience
Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating SBCC programs, preferably in ASRH. Experience developing national strategies.
Qualifications
Advanced degree in Public Health, Social and Behavior Change Communication, or related field.
