SBC/ ENP Community UNV and Child Protection / Aplahoué

The United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) Volunteers – 20 July 2026

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Date of Submission: 04/08/2026 Job description Mission and objectives UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) is working in the the most difficult places in the world to reach children and the most disadvantaged adolescents and to protect the rights of all Child, everywhere. In more than 190 countries and territories, we do everything. to help children survive, thrive and achieve their potential, from early childhood to adolescence. First supplier We support the health and nutrition of children. drinking water and sanitation, quality education and HIV skills development, prevention and treatment for mothers and babies, as well as the protection of children against violence and exploitation, as well as the Strengthening community health interventions. POST 1: SBC Community UNV in support of ENP/Zones Sanitary – Cotonou The Child Survival and Development Section of UNICEF Benin seeks five (05) UNV Community in Social Change and Behaviour with knowledge related to engagement community and the generation of demand for vaccination for a period of 03 months. United Nations Volunteers (UNV) will strengthen the capacities of the teams of the Departmental Directorate of Health (DDS) and health zones to provide high-quality technical support for strengthening community engagement and the generation of Application for vaccination as part of routine vaccination through the implementation of activities identified in the strategy of social and behavioural change in favour of Vaccination in urban and peri-urban areas.

Job overview

In Benin, the vaccination performance achieved by the country in Implementation of the Expanded Vaccination Programme (EPV) Reduces the incidence of certain diseases preventable by vaccination (diphtheria, IRA, pertussis, yellow fever, etc.). But these performances are not yet optimal and the Routine vaccination coverage has been stagnant for years. The country is in the face of increased cases of preventable diseases by the vaccination, (e.g. measles, diarrhoea, IRA, covid) that are the subject of local campaign or vaccination campaign as a catch-up. According to EDS 2017-2018National Immunization Coverage for Children Having received all vaccines is 57% while there are still 11% Children who have not received a vaccine. According to the same source, the vaccination coverage of the country in DTC1 is 66.3 against 60.5% in DTC 3 with a loss rate of 6%; BCG is 69.2% for RR coverage is 53.4%. In general, the challenges of immunizing children are Many. On the one hand, poor compliance with the schedule of appropriate vaccination strategies; non-availability services on the scheduled day of vaccination; misinformation and Multiple rumours about newly introduced vaccines by the program; low quality of vaccination data, outbreaks (poliomyelitis, measles, LassaCOVID-19 ...) at the same time. There is a need to strengthen the interventions of communication in order to generate demand and acceptance of the vaccination. To support the efforts of the Ministry of Health in implements strategies that can improve these indicators, UNICEF of the United Nations Children’s Fund) supported ANSSP in the development a strategy of communication and social change, and in favour of immunisation in urban and peri- by the end of 2025 and early 2026, and intends to make available ANSSP five (05) United Nations National Volunteers (UNV) Social Change and Behavior (SBC) Specialists account of the Littoral Department, in order to support the activities of This strategy is being implemented in the four health zones. The UN will bring their support in planning, implementation, monitoring and documentation of the various activities selected. Description of the task Under the general supervision of the Administrator Responsible for Change social and behavioural issues, and in close collaboration with the Child Survival and Development Section, UN Volunteers The following tasks will be carried out in the Littoral Department:

• 1- Support the development and implementation of interventions Social Change and Behaviour (SBC) and Engagement Community
• Contribute to the implementation and follow-up of communications specified by the communication strategy and Social Behavioural Change (CCSC) in Urban Increased demand for routine vaccination in the Department of the Coast;
• Monitoring the progress of the implementation of the Communication and Social Change Behavioural (CCSC) vaccination in health facilities (FOSA) concerned à Cotonouthrough the key indicators identified;
• Supporting community health platform actors for the research and vaccination of zero-dose and subimmunized children;
• Contribute to the organization of co-creation sessions of solutions communities to strengthen routine immunization;
• Contribute to the documentation of good practices, stories of life and lessons learned from the implementation of CCSC’s strategy in in favour of vaccination in urban and peri-urban areas Department of the Coast;
• Produce bi-monthly monitoring and evaluation reports in accordance with established guidelines, methods and procedures;

Responsibilities

• To undertake other tasks and responsibilities, at the request of the UNICEF office and the Coastal Department.
• 2- Advocacy, networking and partnership building
• Support the mapping processes of organizations community, influencers, mechanisms for light of present forces; foster new alliances and complement or enhance existing capabilities.
• Encourage the strengthening of synergies between active partnerships (with community, opinion/religious leaders, networks of women, youth, local radio stations, etc.) for the intensification of Interventions for behavioural/social change, including to increase the resilience of populations.
• Collaborate closely with the team of the Departmental Directorate of Health (DDS) Littoral, sanitary zones and SBC consultants and

Other information

other stakeholders in the field of communication for active sharing of information, harmonization and coordination of interventions (research, mapping, materials, training,

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