Technical Director

at FHI 360
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted March 27, 2024
Category Management
Job Type FULL_TIME
Currency UGX

Description

The Technical Director, Social and Behavior Change (SBC), will work in close collaboration with the Chief of Party to ensure SBC approaches and interventions are sound and support the results and goals for the anticipated Uganda Social and Behavior Change Activity. Lead development of SBC approaches and interventions in coordination with partners and ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and activities generated. Ensure adherence to global standards of excellence in SBC programming. Collaboration with the Technical Director, MERL, to monitor Activity results and adjust interventions. Responsible for the quality and accuracy of technical interventions and results. Based in Kampala, this position is contingent on funder approval of key personnel and availability of funds.

Accountabilities:

Provide technical leadership and expertise in the development and implementation of SBC approaches and interventions to address the behavior change needs of health (FP/RH, MNCAH, GHSA, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other selected health areas) and development sectors.
Provide leadership to operationalize SBC approaches and interventions, ensuring application of best-in-class design and implementation tools, including human-centered design (HCD), behavioral insights, and communication approaches.
Ensure Activity’s SBC interventions address determinants of desired behaviors and employ evidence-based techniques to address priority internal, social, and structural determinants.
Lead the development and implementation of innovative and transformative national and subnational SBC interventions that are informed by behavioral models, evidence, and on-going research.
Ensure high quality technical deliverables—including workplans and annual reports—are developed, submitted and approved on schedule and within budget parameters.
Support the design and implementation of formative research to inform SBC interventions and products.
Contribute to the establishment of performance indicators and measures to monitor and record SBC intervention outcome and impact data.
Ensure the Team’s efforts are coordinated and conducted in accordance with technical strategies.
Serve as the technical lead and key SBC technical point of contact for partners, including participation in technical meetings, conferences, and coordination platforms.
Support knowledge management within the Activity, including the capture and articulation of success stories, best practice and lessons learned.
Direct and guide managers, and technical staff with training and developing process improvement initiatives to ensure compliance with FHI 360 standards.
Support performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching and career support.
Identify and consult with executive management on technical recommendations to make better business decisions.
Perform other duties as assigned
Applied Knowledge & Skills:

Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with project management and SBC technical development.
Excellent and demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills.
Excellent and demonstrated project management and SBC technical skills.
Ability to influence, motivate, negotiate and work well with others.
Ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

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