Posted Aug 10, 2026 243 views
The Nutrition & SBC Manager will lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance of Nutrition and Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) activities under the UNICEF-funded BNP SBC Project in Punjab.
The position will ensure that nutrition messages and SBC interventions are evidence-based, culturally appropriate, community-focused, and contribute to improved nutrition knowledge, practices, and utilization of BNP-related services.
Responsibilities
A. Nutrition & SBC Planning
- Develop and implement the project SBC and nutrition activity plan.
- Identify priority nutrition behaviours and behavioural barriers.
- Develop simple, evidence-based nutrition and SBC messages.
- Ensure alignment of activities with UNICEF, Government of Punjab, and BNP guidelines.
- Support integration of nutrition and SBC activities at community and facility levels.
B. Community Engagement & Behaviour Change
- Plan and supervise community-based SBC activities.
- Conduct/oversee community sessions on maternal, infant and young child nutrition.
- Promote key behaviours related to breastfeeding, complementary feeding, dietary diversity, maternal nutrition, and prevention of malnutrition.
- Engage husbands, fathers, caregivers, community leaders, and other key influencers.
- Ensure community feedback is collected and incorporated into programme activities.
C. Training & Capacity Building
- Develop and deliver training for NDF, Nutrition/SBC staff, and other relevant personnel.
- Conduct refresher training based on identified gaps.
- Provide technical coaching on nutrition counselling and interpersonal communication.
- Assess staff performance and competency related to SBC activities.
D. SBC Materials
- Develop, review, and adapt IEC/BCC materials, counselling tools, posters, videos, key messages, and other communication materials.
- Ensure materials are technically accurate, culturally appropriate, and easy to understand.
- Coordinate technical review and approval of materials with UNICEF/concerned stakeholders where required.
E. Monitoring & Quality Assurance
- Develop and monitor SBC indicators and targets.
- Conduct regular field visits to assess the quality of SBC and nutrition activities.
- Review counselling and community session quality.
- Identify implementation gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Ensure proper documentation of SBC activities and beneficiary reach.
- Monitor community feedback and satisfaction.
F. Reporting & Documentation
- Prepare monthly and quarterly SBC progress updates.
- Provide inputs for donor/UNICEF reports.
- Document success stories, case studies, lessons learned, and best practices.
- Maintain proper records of trainings, community sessions, IEC materials, and monitoring visits.
- Provide timely information to the Provincial Manager for programme decision-making.
G. Coordination
- Coordinate with UNICEF Punjab, Government departments, BISP/BNP stakeholders, district health authorities, and other relevant partners.
- Participate in provincial and district-level coordination meetings as assigned.
- Maintain effective coordination with Shifa Foundation programme, M&E, communications, and field teams.
H. Key Deliverables
- SBC/Nutrition implementation plan.
- Priority behaviour and key message matrix.
- SBC training and capacity-building plan.
- Approved/adapted SBC and nutrition materials.
- Monthly SBC activity and monitoring reports.
- Field monitoring and corrective action reports.
- Community feedback summaries.
- Success stories and case studies.
- Timely inputs for UNICEF and project reports.
Skills
Shifa Foundation
Shifa Foundation is a registered non-governmental, non-profitable and volunteer organization based in Islamabad and stretched across the map of Pakistan with its regional offices spread nationwide. For the last 20 years, Shifa Family, which includes Shifa International Hospital, Shifa School of Medicine, Shifa School of Nursing, Tameer-e-Millat Foundation, Pakistan Kidney Institute and Shifa Foundation is providing state of the art services in health, education and development sectors and assume a leading role in Humanitarian Sector.
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