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• Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of outputs, alignment with Action Against Hunger’s strategy, national nutrition and health standards, and donor compliance requirements.
• Provide technical support to LGUs to ensure quality delivery of Public Health Nutrition trainings and other initiatives 
• Ensure training programs enhance the technical capacities of health workers, partners, and community-level implementers in BARMM.
• Provide a consistent and high-quality technical support in relation to behavioral change activities.

Objective 1: Implementation Support

• With the Head of Project, develop a Social Behavior Change Plan for project areas, delivering messages about health and nutrition. 
• Develop, pre-testing, and producing communication tools and job aids based on evidence-based theories and methodologies, in line with the Social Behavior Change strategy.
• Develop learning and development plan for Municipal level health and nutrition workers aligned with the delivery of the local nutrition action plans. 
• Deliver technical training, and other Social Behavior Change intervention while closely working with communities and field program staff. 
• Provide technical assistance in community sensitization and mobilization and behavior change communications, to the targeted population.
• Provide regular reports (as defined) to the Head of Project to update them on the advancement of activities and make them aware of any key challenges and support needed
• Monitor project progress on Social Behavior Change and address challenges promptly.   

 Objective 2: Partnership and Representation of Action Against Hunger with external stakeholders

• Represent Action Against Hunger at local coordination meetings 
• Ensure project activities are coordinated with relevant agencies and stakeholders where Action Against Hunger is working.
• Ensure quality training, participant engagement and post-training follow-ups. 

Objective 3: Monitoring and Reporting

• Based on the agreed MEAL plan, provide regular input to ensure accurate reporting on indicators.
• Conduct post-training evaluations and learning assessments
• Ensure proper and timely archiving of sources of verification
• Document best practices and lessons learned to improve future programming.

• A licensed health or allied health professional (preferred)
• Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Health Sciences, or Development Studies (master’s degree, preferred).
• Experienced in the following:
  • Social Behavior Change 
  • Health Promotion and Health Education Strategies 
  • Health and nutrition trainings
  • Implementing social and behavior change communication programs
• Knowledgeable on Adult Learning Methodologies 
• Adept with the current state of health and nutrition in BARMM Region context  
• Excellent report and technical writing skills 
• Strong communication and facilitation skills 
• Preferably has previous experience in assessment, monitoring or implementation of emergency response projects 
• Knowledge in Nutrition in Emergencies
• At least 5 years in field implementation of health and nutrition projects, preferably in humanitarian or development contexts in BARMM
• Strong experience in planning and delivery of health education and health promotion activities 
• Experience in designing training curriculums for health and nutrition units at Municipality and Barangay level. 
• Knowledge on Training packages such as: 
  • Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM)
  • Infant and Child Feeding (IYCF)
  • Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE)
  • Nutrition Program Management (NPM)
• Familiarity in working in BARMM Region 
• Excellent in written and spoken English and Tagalog. Knows the local language – Maranao and/or Maguindanaon, in the working area is an asset
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook)
• Willing to be based in the areas of operation and able to travel extensively in the Project areas – Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Sur
• Valuable prior experience in issues related to the promotion of gender equality and child rights or personal commitment to gender equality and child rights.

• Compensation: based on Action Against Hunger grid.
• Benefits: health insurance, accident and life insurance, leave entitlement, government-mandated benefits
• Project-based Employment