Health Communication and Behavioural Change Specialist at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation – Abuja

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is recruiting a Health Communication and Behavioural Change Specialist in Abuja to lead communication that improves awareness and uptake of near-point-of-care tuberculosis diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Assess audience needs, social barriers, existing resources and communication priorities affecting access to TB diagnosis.
• Develop a health communication and behaviour-change plan for health workers, community personnel and priority audiences.
• Prepare or adapt culturally appropriate messages, information materials, job aids and training content with national and state TB partners.
• Support provider orientation, community awareness and accurate information about screening, referrals and diagnostic services.
• Coordinate with national TB authorities, state programmes, facilities and the screening, laboratory, ICT and monitoring teams.
• Evaluate feedback and available monitoring data, report progress and refine interventions.
• Keep communication respectful, non-stigmatising, confidential and aligned with safeguarding and donor requirements.

Requirements

• A degree in Health Communication, Social and Behaviour Change Communication, Public Health, Communications or a relevant field.
• At least five years of relevant experience in health communication, behaviour change or community engagement.
• Experience developing communication resources and facilitating activities with providers or communities.
• Strong writing, content development, facilitation, coordination and culturally sensitive communication.
• Experience with tuberculosis or donor-funded public-health programmes is an advantage.

Contract and other details

• Deliverables include a communication and behaviour-change plan, audience-specific materials, engagement records, updates and technical inputs to project reporting.
• The full-time appointment is a one-year fixed-term contract at 40 hours per week, with possible extension dependent on funding and performance.
• The successful candidate will work within the KNCV communication unit under the Executive Director’s oversight and coordinate with implementation partners.
• Shortlisting may result in early vacancy closure. Successful candidates are subject to pre-employment background investigation.