
Community Volunteer, Social and Behaviour Change for Immunization
Category | Grade:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:3 Aug 2026Job ID:1784888021270783Posted on:20 Jul 2026
Overview
The community volunteers support vaccination demand and uptake in Cotonou by implementing social and behaviour change plans, finding zero-dose and under-immunized children, mobilizing community networks, tracking health-zone activities and documenting evidence that improves routine immunization outreach.
Department: Child Survival and Development Section
Languages
Required: French
Desired: Fon, Mina
Job Areas
- Advocacy & Campaigns
- Clinical, Health & Medical Services
Minimum Experience
2 years
Salary
XOF 213,466.66 monthly living allowance
Responsibilities
- Implement and monitor vaccination social and behaviour change activities
- Track communication indicators across participating health facilities
- Help identify and vaccinate zero-dose and under-immunized children
- Facilitate community co-creation sessions for routine immunization
- Map community organizations, influencers and partnership opportunities
- Coordinate health authorities, community leaders, media and programme partners
- Conduct field visits and report implementation problems and progress
- Document practices, stories and lessons for programme improvement
Requirements
- Secondary-school baccalaureate
- At least two years of experience planning, implementing and monitoring communication and community-engagement activities for immunization and community health
- Residence in the intervention department or municipality
- French proficiency
Skills
Social and behaviour changeCommunity engagementImmunization outreachPartnership mappingField monitoringProgramme documentation
Tools
Communication and Social Behaviour Change Strategy
Additional info
- Five full-time community volunteer assignments
- Applicants must reside in the intervention department or municipality
- Monthly living allowance of XOF 213,466.66