Manager, SBCC, BRAC Health Programme (BHP)

Job Description

Title: Manager, SBCC, BRAC Health Programme (BHP)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Bangla and English.

• Capacity to design engaging IEC/BCC materials and tools.

• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.

• Ability to conduct field assessments and community consultations.

• Understanding of SBCC principles, frameworks, and health communication strategies.

• Knowledge of NCDs, risk factors, and behavioral prevention approaches.

• Familiarity with community engagement methods and participatory communication.

• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills.

• Ability to inspire and motivate community members and field staff.

• This position is open for Bangladeshi nationals only.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in health communication, preferably in SBCC or NCD-related projects.

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

The 360-Degree NCD Care Initiative is a collaborative effort by BRAC, in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and Medtronic LABS, to address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases. The project focuses on prevention, early detection, and management of hypertension and type-2 diabetes through a community-centred approach, leveraging digital solutions, BRAC’s community health worker network, and strengthened public healthcare systems to improve patient outcomes.

Job Purpose

The position is responsible to design, implement, and monitor Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) strategies to promote noncommunicable diseases (NCD) prevention and healthy lifestyle practices at community and facility levels. This is a contractual position initially for one year.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and optimization of Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) strategies for noncommunicable diseases (NCD) prevention and control, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and community contexts.

• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance to SBCC activities implemented by the teams, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and effectiveness of messaging.

• Guide and supervise formative assessments, audience segmentation, and behaviour analysis to identify key barriers and enablers, and translate insights into actionable SBCC strategies and tools.

• Support large-scale community engagement approaches, including campaigns, dialogues, and multi-stakeholder outreach initiatives, with a focus on sustainability and scale.

• Build institutional SBCC capacity by designing training modules, mentoring senior field staff, and strengthening supervisory and coaching systems.

• Establish SBCC monitoring, learning and documentation mechanisms, including outcome tracking, community feedback loops, and synthesis of lessons learned and best practices.

• Coordinate with government counterparts and partner organizations to harmonize SBCC messaging, avoid duplication, and strengthen integrated community outreach.

• Ensure all messages are aligned with national NCD guidelines and public health communication standards.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme`s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, Maternity/ Paternity Leave, Wellness Centre Facility, Day Care Facility, and others as per policy.