Introduction:
Breakthrough ACTION is an eight-year cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), mandated to lead the Agency’s social and behavior change (SBC) programming globally. The project is implemented by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) in partnership with Save the Children, ideas42, Think Place, Camber Collective, Viamo, and the International Center for Research on Women.
With funding from USAID/Burundi, Breakthrough ACTION will increase the demand for family planning and sexual and reproductive health (FP/SRH) among all reproductive-age women, men, and youth to complement and bolster USAID/Burundi’s overall health strategy. The project’s mandate is articulated in two Intermediate Results (IRs):
About the Role:
The Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for providing project oversight and technical support to the project team and partners in the process of planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of community engagement activities in the selected project districts. Technical support will be required in the design and implementation of community engagement activities; collecting & documenting relevant case studies, and processing documents to disseminate the project’s results and successes. S/he is expected to work in close coordination and maintain good working relationships with the MOH, NGO partners, government line agencies, and community stakeholders for the smooth operation of project activities.
He/she will be the primary responsible focal person in organizing and mobilizing partners, stakeholders, and institutions. He/she will be the in-country Community Engagement technical representative of BA and will collaborate with the BA in-country team.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND ATTRIBUTES:
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES