Experto en Emergencias, Cambio Social y de ComportamientoNew

Leads social and behaviour change, risk communication and community-engagement work within UNICEF Venezuela’s response. The UN Volunteer establishes social-listening and feedback systems, integrates evidence-driven community participation across sectors, supports partners and strengthens capacities so humanitarian messages, services and decisions remain inclusive, responsive and accountable.

• Lead integration of SBC, RCCE and AAP into multisectoral emergency-response plans and actions
• Validate and support implementation of an integrated SBC and RCCE emergency strategy
• Support rapid social and behavioural assessments to identify priority behaviours, barriers, perceptions and exclusion risks
• Strengthen safe community-feedback, complaints and response mechanisms and close feedback loops
• Establish rumour- and misinformation-management mechanisms linked to programme decisions and community engagement
• Guide design, testing, adaptation and dissemination of culturally relevant, inclusive and accessible messages and materials
• Support inter-agency RCCE and AAP coordination and reflect UNICEF priorities in joint plans
• Build capacities of public institutions, UNICEF teams and partners in emergency SBC, RCCE, AAP and social listening

• At least ten years of relevant professional experience in social and behaviour change, communication for development, risk communication and community engagement, social mobilisation, community participation or related areas
• Experience designing, implementing, coordinating and monitoring social and behaviour change strategies in humanitarian, public-health, displacement, complex-crisis or natural-hazard contexts
• Experience integrating SBC, RCCE and AAP approaches in multisectoral responses
• Experience conducting social and behavioural assessments, social listening, perception and rumour analysis, and community-feedback mechanisms
• Experience strengthening capacity through training, technical accompaniment, mentoring and on-the-job learning
• Spanish

• Experience in rapid-deployment emergency responses or surge mechanisms
• Experience in public-health emergencies and immunization
• Experience in inter-agency RCCE or AAP coordination
• Experience designing multimedia campaigns and channel-adapted materials
• Professional experience in Venezuela, Latin America and the Caribbean or other humanitarian and development contexts
• Knowledge of UNICEF or other UN procedures

• Behaviour Change
• Risk Communication
• Community Engagement
• Accountability to Affected Populations
• Social Listening
• Rumour Management
• Behavioural Analysis
• Emergency Response
• Capacity Building
• Community Feedback
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Humanitarian Coordination

• Frequent travel to affected states and municipalities may be required