SBC Coordinator, Beirut, Lebanon, (UNOPS Local Individual Contractor Agreement - Level 3)

UNICEF•Lebanon, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. UNICEF is a place where careers are built, offering diverse opportunities for professional and personal development. UNICEF Lebanon operates in a complex and evolving context marked by overlapping humanitarian, economic, and social crises. The Country Office focuses on delivering integrated, lifesaving and resilience-building programmes across health, nutrition, WASH, education, child protection, and social policy, with a strong emphasis on equity and reaching the most vulnerable populations. The Social & Behavior Change (SBC) function is a cross-sectoral programme effectiveness output that supports all sectors in generating demand for services, strengthening community engagement, addressing behavioral barriers, and ensuring accountability to affected populations (AAP). SBC plays a critical role in both development programming and emergency response, particularly through Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), social listening, and community feedback.

Requirements

A University Degree in social and behavioural science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations, political science, international relations or other related social science field is required.
Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in Social & Behavior Change, community engagement, communication for development, or related fields with demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing behaviour change and community engagement interventions is required.
Experience working in humanitarian, emergency, or complex development contexts; engaging diverse stakeholders and communities; and coordinating within multi-sectoral environments is required.
Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of French or any other UN language is an asset.
Previous UNICEF experience, particularly in SBC, Community Engagement, AAP, or RCCE programming, is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

Support the development and operationalization of evidence-based SBC strategies and plans across programme sectors.
Contribute to situation analysis, including behavioral, social, and cultural assessments.
Lead the integrating SBC approaches into programme design and planning processes.
Lead the implementation of SBC activities in collaboration with partners and stakeholders.
Lead to community engagement initiatives and outreach activities targeting vulnerable populations.
Lead to the development and dissemination of SBC materials and tools.
Lead coordination with implementing partners, civil society organizations, and community structures.
Participate in field monitoring and provide technical support to partners.
Contribute to maintaining effective collaboration with government counterparts and inter-agency platforms.
Lead the collection and analysis of community feedback and perceptions.
Co-lead to social listening efforts to identify barriers, concerns, and misinformation.
Contribute to the strengthening accountability to affected populations (AAP) mechanisms and feedback loops.
Lead monitoring of SBC interventions and contribute to reporting processes.
Assist in data collection, analysis, and documentation of results.
Contribute to internal reporting, donor updates, and knowledge management.
Co- Lead the design and lead the delivery of capacity-building activities for partners and frontline workers.
Provide technical inputs on SBC methodologies and tools.
Contribute to strengthening capacities for SBC programming across sectors.