UNICEF Moldova is looking for an International Expert in Adolescents Health Communication

to develop guidelines and to strengthen the capacities of youth friendly health services in the area of communication for social change and social mobilisation.

The international expert will:

• Develop guidelines in the area of communication for social change and social mobilisation. The expert will have to develop a practical guidelines for YFHS on various approaches to behaviour change and social change and on social mobilisation. The guideline will be developed in close collaboration with the national specialist in adolescent health communication. The guidelines will contain theoretical aspects and practical ones, to help YFHS plan and implement communication interventions and conduct social mobilisation. The guidelines will make reference to change theories (at individual, inter-personal and social level), presenting their advantages and limitations, tools to assess what approaches are best to be used. The guidelines will also define social mobilisation, present its benefits and describe ways to identify community resources and allies and how to effectively use them.
• Strengthen the capacities of youth friendly health services in the area of communication for social change and social mobilisation. The expert will conceptualise, prepare and conduct two similar 3-days trainings for two groups of YFHS staff. The training will be prepared in partnership with the national specialist in adolescent health communication. The training will be based on the guidelines and will aim at introducing YFHS staff to behaviour and social change theories and approaches and to social mobilisation. The training will have a theoretical and practical approaches, helping participants to learn about advantages and limitation of various approaches, and how to plan context relevant and appropriate communication interventions.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to staff of 5 YFHS in development and implementation of context specific communication strategies in the area of adolescents’ health. The expert will conceptualise, prepare and conduct an advanced 5-days trainings for staff of 5 of YFHS. The training will explore in details behaviour and social change theories and approaches for social mobilisation. It will have a theoretical and practical approach. The expert will also support the national specialist in adolescent health communication and teams of YFHS to start developing communication strategies that will be context specific, and will make use of learned information. The expert will assist the national expert on adolescent health communication and YFHS staff in design complex strategies which will use various approaches to ensure greater impact, as well as monitoring and evaluation frameworks, to be able to track progress and evaluate final results.
• Formulate recommendations for further strengthening of capacities of YFHS in communication for social change and social mobilisation. The expert is expected to provide (distance/online) assistance/coaching to the national specialist in adolescent health communication and 5 YFHS in the process of implementation of the communication strategies. A follow-up visit will be used to assess with specialist in adolescent health communication and teams of 5 YFHS progress I strategies implementation, challenges met, make necessary adjustments to strategies, review monitoring indicators etc. Recommendations will be developed on further implementation of strategies and capacity building of competencies of YFHS staff. 

For more details on duties and minimum requirements, please refer to attached Terms of reference (TOR).

HOW TO APPLY: Please send detailed resume/CV or United Nations Personal History Form (P11) and a cover letter in English, indicating required fee, quoting International Expert in Adolescents Health Communication to chisinaurecruit@unicef.org.  Queries can be directed to same email address. 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all backgrounds and minority groups, including persons with disabilities, to apply.

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