Communications for Health Manager

Your key responsibilities in this role will include the following:

Communications and social behaviour changes

• Building capacity and providing technical support on SBCC to RCCE Cluster and NDoH HP Branch
• Representing the Taskforce on key technical advisory groups (TAG) including RCCE Cluster, health promotions and other working groups as required
• Assisting the NDoH with provincial level partner coordination 
• Assisting the NDoH on the establishment of Provincial Health Promotion coordination mechanisms, national and sub-national mechanisms to improve coordination with and between NDoH HP branch and technical partners in the development of communication tools, messaging, and materials
• Strengthening linkages between partners and provincial level technical advisors including UNICEF and WHO consultants
• Working with partners to develop, pre-test and produce culturally appropriate, fit for purpose communication products and tools and address specific needs of target populations
• Supporting the development of Communication and Content Creation Guidelines 
• Working with NDoH and partners to coordinate the development and execution of a National Communications and Community Engagement training and resource toolkit
• Establishing and maintaining a communications knowledge bank

Health Worker Strategy Rollout

• Providing coordination support for Taskforce healthcare worker (HCW) training rollout with NDoH, Provincial Health Authority (PHA) and Lead Partners (LP)
• Coordinating with Taskforce Fiduciary Agent on administrative, funding and procurement matters
• Together with PwC and NDoH HP branch, support the administrative process including documents required to ensure all requests for Taskforce funded activities are streamlined and compliant
• Supporting the finalisation of the HCW Training Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools and processes, and completion of the M&E Module
• Supporting the NDoH HP team in completing the facilitators’ guide for the HCW training
• Coordinating production and distribution of training materials to provinces

M&E and Reporting Requirements

• Developing, planning, and coordinating the national and provincial impact review of HCW Training and RCCE interventions
• Working with the M&E Team and preparing periodic programmatic reports for TF and donor reporting.

You must at a minimum possess the following:

• at least seven years’ experience in social behaviour change communications and health in the PNG context - experience with an NGO, private sector foundation, national and PHA government counterparts is an advantage
• creative thinker with strong understanding of the power of visual design for communicating messages
• knowledge on SBCC, Project Management and Graphic Design
• able to design and execution of community mobilisation and engagement campaigns
• strong oral and written skills in English, Tok Pisin (Pidgin) and Motu, and an effective communicator
• able to work on flexible hours and beyond the call of duty
• experience on national level technical working groups and community led design
• experience in planning, development and facilitation/management of trainings and events with adaptation to PNG approaches and health models
• experience in reporting requirements for M&E frameworks and donor’s programmatic requirements.