Social Behaviour Change Director
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Girl Effect
- Location: Ethiopia, India , Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 23/06/2025
- Location: Ethiopia, India , Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Who we are
Girl Effect is an international non-profit that creates media that girls want, trust, and need. From chatbots and chat shows to TV dramas and tech, our content helps adolescent girls in Africa and Asia make choices and changes in their lives. We create safe spaces for girls to share facts and answer questions about health, nutrition, education, and relationships, empowering them with the skills to negotiate and redefine what is possible "for a girl."
What you will do
Strategy & Design: Steer the ongoing development of Girl Effects comprehensive social behaviour change strategy aligned with organizational goals and program objectives. Lead and support in identifying target behaviours, barriers, and drivers within specific populations or communities through research.
Implementation: Provide strategic oversight of SBC programme implementation across multiple geographies, working with cross-functional teams, including researchers, creators, and program managers to ensure quality, consistency and impact. Champion the documentation and dissemination of best practice related to demand generation and sustain behaviour change.
Partnerships: Support the partnerships and resource mobilization team in program design and proposal development; identifying opportunities to work with aligned organizations and donors.
Technical support: Lead the provision of technical SBC support to global teams, to maximize learning and integration of behavioural science into programming, including design, testing and learning. Quality assure our programming from an SBC perspective.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Work with the Impact team to establish metrics and evaluation frameworks, assessing the effectiveness and impact of change initiatives. Use data-driven insights to iterate and refine strategies for continuous improvement and maximum impact.
Capacity Building: Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of behaviour change specialists and program managers across Africa and India. Develop training programs and resources to build internal and external capacity in behaviour change methodologies and techniques.
Thought leadership and representation: As a sector thought leader, stay at the forefront of SBC trends and positioning Girl Effect as a leading voice in the field. Represent the organisation at high-level events and in strategic dialogues with donors, partners and other key stakeholders.
This list should not be considered exhaustive; the post holder will be expected to deliver other duties relevant and appropriate to this position.
Qualifications and experience
- A master’s degree or higher in international development, public health, behavioural science, or a related field
- Significant experience (7+ years) in designing and implementing behaviour change strategies, preferably in international development, public health, or social impact sectors. Including at least seven 7 years’ experience in senior-level management positions overseeing multi-country programmes
- Expert knowledge of behaviour science theories, methodologies and application
- A proven track record of strategic leadership through teamwork, collaboration, and open communication
- Experience working on large scale, complex SBC programs across geographies
- Advanced research and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and insights to inform strategy
- Excellent communication, advocacy and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Cross-cultural competency and experience working in diverse cultural and socio-economic context
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