Consultant Social Norms Technical Advisor
Impact and Innovations Development Centre
About Impact and Innovations Development Centre
Impact and Innovations Development Centre (IIDC) is a not-for-profit regional Technical Assistance and Learning partner organization based in Kampala, Uganda, dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of development programming across Africa to achieve sustainable and equitable outcomes for all. Renowned for its commitment to impactful and innovative solutions, IIDC has established a strong reputation among public and private sector development agencies.
The organization fosters a collaborative work culture that values innovation, accountability, and collaboration, offering employees opportunities for professional growth and meaningful contributions to social development. IIDC regularly seeks skilled professionals for various roles, including technical specialists and advisors, with flexible work arrangements to accommodate diverse needs. Since its inception, IIDC has evolved to operate across multiple African countries, providing technical assistance in key thematic areas such as child rights and protection.
Emphasizing evidence-based approaches, IIDC integrates learning and knowledge management into its business model to support effective and sustainable development interventions. With a reach extending throughout Africa, the organization upholds core values of impact, quality results, innovation, accountability, and collaboration. Committed to corporate social responsibility, IIDC actively engages in initiatives that promote the well-being of vulnerable communities. For more information, visit their website at https://iidcug.org/.
Job Description
In line with the growing programming work in the area of Social Norms technical assistance, evidence generation and learning with the partners, IIDC seeks to recruit a competent Social Norms Technical Advisory to implement the current Social Norms technical activities and social norms learning collaborative work. The consultant shall be engaged on consultancy contract framework
Responsibilities
- Be the focal person and coordinator of activities of Eastern Africa social norms learning collaborative (EALC)
- Coordinate the engagements with EALC secretariat partners, EALC members and global social norms learning collaborative
- Lead and coordinate the growth of EALC membership through facilitating onboarding processes and expanding the activities of EALC members including webinars, physical engagements, capacity improvement activities
- Lead and coordinate the development and sharing of learning products on social norms with EALC members (research, reports, newsletters, blog posts, social media content etc)
- Technical contribution to social norms works under EALC projects including evidence reviews, sense making workshops, and manuscript development.
- Manage content updates on EALC websites in consultation with global learning collaborative secretariat.
- Oversee the development of social norms activities progress reports, updates for internal IIDC reporting and external report.
- Technical support to 10 REAL fathers implementing partners to implement negative social norms transformation activities in parenting.
- Remotely engage EALC focal persons in the EALC countries and support to coordinate relevant activities that can be done with their support.
- Coordinate and Participate in regular meetings of EALC secretariat and global learning collaborative secretariat.
- Contribute to the process of engaging consultants and technical oversight over the social norms assignments
- Perform other social norms related tasks as may be assigned from time to time
Requirements
- Minimum Master’s degree in the fields of Public Health, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Sociology, Psychology, Development Studies, or Social Work.
- A minimum of 10 years of demonstrated working experience in Behaviour Change and Social Norms Programming, and Research or social norms intervention measurement.
- Minimum 5 years working experience in the fields of Gender programming, Violence against Women and Children, Male Engagement, Livelihoods, as well as Sexual and Reproductive Health.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in coordinating work that involves joint work with different stakeholders from different sectors and institutions.
How to Apply
To apply, please fill in the application form by copying the link below into a web browser. Provide all required information by the deadline of 11:59PM EAT on 19th February 2025.
Application form: https://forms.gle/3cZeTxD8mcM5WWWV7
Disclaimer: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and IIDC reserve the right not to wait for the deadline to get the suitable candidate.
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