Social And Behavior Change Specialist (RCCE)

Location: Onsite in Yambio, South Sudan, with travel to high-risk counties and points of entry.

Company

hirify.global is a United Nations organization focused on protecting children’s rights, supporting communities, and delivering humanitarian and development programs worldwide.

What you will do

• Generate and apply rapid social and behavioral evidence to guide BVD/Ebola RCCE design, targeting, and monitoring.
• Design, plan, and implement risk communication, community engagement, and accountability activities.
• Strengthen hotlines, rumor-management systems, community feedback loops, and community-based surveillance.
• Build the capacity of hirify.global, government, partner staff, frontline workers, and volunteers.
• Coordinate with health, WASH, education, child protection, government, WHO, and other response partners.
• Advocate for community participation and mobilize resources across the emergency response architecture.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent advanced degree in social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, public health, communication, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in RCCE, social and behavior change, AAP, public health emergency response, or a related area.
• Experience in community engagement, risk management, humanitarian coordination, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Willingness to travel to high-risk counties and points of entry and comply with medical, vaccination, background-check, and host-country visa requirements.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Juba Arabic or a local language of Western Equatoria, such as Zande.
• Experience with Ebola, viral hemorrhagic fever, or comparable public health emergency responses.
• Experience with a UN system agency or in South Sudan, fragile settings, or humanitarian contexts.
• Country-level experience in development, humanitarian, or emergency environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work guided by hirify.global’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability, and sustainability.
• Inclusive and diverse international work environment with opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Benefits include paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
• International professional employment includes mobility expectations and potential humanitarian deployment responsibilities.
• Temporary assignment conditions and relocation entitlements depend on the staff member’s appointment status and applicable hirify.global policies.

Hiring process

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and progress to the next selection stage.
• Appointment is conditional on reference and background checks, medical clearance, visa issuance, and applicable vaccination requirements.