Social & Behavior Change Officer

Provides technical and operational support for UNICEF’s immunization-focused social and behaviour change work in Lesotho. The officer helps programmes and partners strengthen community engagement, social listening and accountability; promote evidence-based interventions that address vaccine knowledge and norms; and advance actions to reduce zero-dose and under-immunized children.

• Support programme development and planning for social and behaviour change interventions
• Manage, monitor and support delivery of programme results
• Provide technical and operational support for programme implementation
• Promote advocacy, networking, partnership building and scale-up of social and behaviour change approaches
• Strengthen evidence-based community engagement, social listening and community feedback
• Support interventions addressing vaccine knowledge, attitudes, norms and practices
• Contribute to reducing zero-dose and under-immunized children
• Advance knowledge management and capacity building

• Bachelor or equivalent First Level University Degree in Social and Behavioral Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Communication for Development, Psychology or a related field
• At least two years of professional experience in social development programme planning, communication for development, social and behaviour change, public advocacy or a related area
• Fluency in English

• Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language
• Experience in a UN system agency or organization
• Experience in immunization programmes
• Country-level experience in development, fragile settings or humanitarian contexts

• Behavior Change
• Community Engagement
• Immunization
• Social Listening
• Programme Monitoring

• Temporary appointment for 364 days
• Elevated child-safeguarding risk role subject to additional vetting and assessment