Vacancy: Population Services International, Bangalore

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Vacancy: Population Services International, Bangalore

1) Position: Behavior Change Communication Manager

2) Position: Research Manager

1) Position: Behavior Change Communication Manager

Organization: Population Services International

Location: Bangalore

Background

Population Services International ( PSI) is a nonprofit organization

based in Washington, D.C. that harnesses the vitality of the private

sector to address the health problems of low-income and vulnerable

populations in more than 60 developing countries. PSI, with programs

in safe water, nutrition, family planning and HIV/AIDS uses social

marketing to achieve positive behavior change through the promotion

of ideas, products and services supportive of better health. In

India, PSI began operating since 1988 and since then its social

marketing activities have spanned across 22 States and Union

Territories as well as the national highway system. These

interventions include extensive work on HIV/AIDS/STIs, maternal and

child health, and family planning social marketing campaigns.

PSI has been subcontracted by the University of Manitoba (UM) to

provide technical support for Behaviour Change Communications under a

USAID-funded HIV prevention, care, support and treatment program for

Karnataka called Samastha. PSI's contribution to Samastha includes

the design of behavior change strategies and implementation support

for HIV prevention, spanning over a period of five years and focusing

primarily on vulnerable populations in twelve districts of Karnataka

and five coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Reason For Hire:

PSI seeks to recruit an experienced professional to manage the

communication development process for the Samastha Programme,

including design and implementation of BCC strategies and the

creative development of BCC tools and messages - for HIV Prevention,

Care and Support and Treatment. The role also involves assisting the

development of training curriculum and modules for Samastha field

communications staff to deliver quality messages in the field,

focusing primarily on vulnerable and at risk population groups.

She/he will be part of a talented and enthusiastic team comprised of

PSI and KHPT staff, working jointly on the issue of HIV AIDS in the

State of Karnataka

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Samastha staff to understand fully the

implementation of the program and the implications for BCC strategy

design and implementation.

• Lead the design of an evidence-based BCC strategy for the Samastha

program, with support from Samastha staff, particularly the Research

Manager and the KHPT Communications Department. The BCC strategy

will include key determinants for behavior change, selection of the

most appropriate communication mediums for message delivery, and

implementation strategies to achieve sufficient intensity of

communication activities to achieve behavior change objectives.

• Lead the design of a thematic BCC messaging implementation plan in

collaboration with Samastha staff, particularly the Program

Department.

• Lead the development of Creative Briefs and BCC Thematic Concept

Notes to guide the creative execution of BCC collaterals, including

materials, messages and interpersonal communications dialogue

frameworks. Brief Creative Agencies as per approved scope of work

and oversee execution of BCC collaterals.

• Support the Training Manager to develop strategies and modules to

train field communication staff to properly use BCC collaterals in

accordance with the Creative Brief and deliver high quality messages

to Samastha target audiences.

• Utilize findings from M & E studies and input from the field to

improve operations in collaboration with Samastha staff.

Must Have:

• At least 8-10 years of experience in designing and implementation

of on-ground and evidence based BCC strategies.

• Experience of working with mainstream

Creative/Promotion/Advertising Agency with exposure to developing

below- the- line advertising or social campaigns.

• Ability to develop creative briefs and BCC thematic concept notes

to guide the creative execution of BCC communication/promotion

collaterals (material, messages, interpersonal dialogue frameworks

etc)

• Written and spoken fluency in Kannada and English.

• Leadership and ability to work and contribute in a collegial team

environment

Preferable:

• Skills in interpreting findings from research to inform

communication/promotion strategies and experience in training

activities.

• Understanding of HIV AIDS and sexual health issues.

• Understanding of culture and social dynamics of rural Karnataka

Location: Bangalore

Interested candidates may please submit their CV to

priyanka@... or contact us at: 09820289155

2) Position: Research Manager

Background

Population Services International (PSI) is a nonprofit organization

based in Washington, D.C. that harnesses the vitality of the private

sector to address the health problems of low-income and vulnerable

populations in more than 60 developing countries. PSI, with programs

in safe water, nutrition, family planning and HIV/AIDS uses social

marketing to achieve positive behaviour change through the promotion

of ideas, products and services supportive of better health. In

India, PSI began operating since 1988 and since then its social

marketing activities have spanned across 22 States and Union

Territories as well as the national highway system. These

interventions include extensive work on HIV/AIDS/STIs, maternal and

child health, and family planning social marketing campaigns.

PSI has been subcontracted by the University of Manitoba (UM) to

provide technical support for Behaviour Change Communications under a

USAID-funded HIV prevention, care, support and treatment program for

Karnataka called Samastha. PSI's contribution to Samastha includes

the design of behavior change strategies and implementation support

for HIV prevention, spanning over a period of five years and focusing

primarily on vulnerable populations in twelve districts of Karnataka

and five coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Reason For Hire:

PSI seeks to recruit a Research Manager to build capacity in social

marketing and communication research. The capacity building program

aims to create a marketing decision support system that results from

best practices in data collection and analytical methods. The

incumbent will ensure effective research being carried out to design

newer behavior change and communication strategies. The major role of

the incumbent would lie in strengthening the techniques to support

development, testing and evaluation of communications campaigns and

activities. The role will also involve maintaining key relationships

with a range of stakeholders like Samastha staff, PSI staff,

University of Manitoba staff, and program staff across regional

offices.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with program staff to understand fully the

implementation of the program and the implications for research

design and implementation.

• Oversee the production of key qualitative and quantitative

information to support development, testing and evaluation of

communication campaigns and material in accordance with the program's

objectives.

• Lead and approve the scopes of work for periodic data collection,

input and cleaning in-line with agreed research needs

• Organize and monitor bidding processes in-line with PSI procedures

• Ensure close supervision of the agency to ensure highest quality

sampling, questionnaire design, and interviewer training

• Work with the contracted agency to ensure high quality analysis and

reporting. When necessary, analyze and report personally

• Personally collect, analyze and report qualitative information,

when necessary

• Systematically disseminate research summaries to program staff in

Bangalore and regional offices.

• Collaborate with the Samastha program implementation team to derive

conclusions, hypotheses and assumptions that are supported by the data

• Collaborate in preparation of communication briefs for development

of creatives and production of communication materials

• Contribute where necessary in production of project plans and

implementation.

• In collaboration with other members of the senior team, present

program research components to key partners, including the donor,

national and state Government

• Participate actively in exchange with researchers in other PSI

programs throughout India

Must Have:

• Atleast 2 years of experience in market research (commercial

research division)

• Excellent skills in building and maintaining relationships with

multiple stakeholders

• Demonstrated expertise in qualitative research techniques,

preparation of questionnaires, Research reports and so on

• Written and spoken fluency in Kannada and English

Preferable:

• Experience in using research tools of Lot Quality Assurance

Sampling (LQAS) and time-location cluster sampling plans

• Interests in psychology

Location: Bangalore

Interested candidates may please submit their CV to

bhakti@... or contact us at: 09892194066

Priyanka Mazumdar

e-mail: <priyanka_del05@...>