BRAC
Senior Officer — SBCC (360-Degree NCD Care Initiative) — Join BRAC’s Impactful Health Team
Dhaka
Deadline: 2026-01-03
1 Positions
Job Overview
Company: BRAC
Location: Dhaka
Type: Contractor
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 2025-12-28
Experience: 2 Years
Education Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Communications or related field preferred.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and implement SBCC strategies and tools tailored to community needs for NCD prevention and control.
- Coordinate with BRAC Health Educators, Programme Organisers and Shasthya Kormi to ensure consistent messaging and materials.
- Conduct formative assessments to identify behaviour change barriers and enablers in the local context.
- Lead the development of culturally appropriate IEC and BCC materials on NCD risk factors and healthy behaviours.
- Organize and facilitate community campaigns, dialogues, and health events to raise awareness.
- Build the SBCC capacity of field teams through training and on-site mentoring.
- Monitor and evaluate SBCC interventions and document success stories, lessons learned and community feedback.
- Collaborate with government and partner organizations to align messaging and ensure outreach consistency.
- Ensure all messages are aligned with national NCD guidelines and public health communication standards.
- Uphold safeguarding responsibilities to protect participants and team members from harm, abuse and exploitation.
Required Skills
- Flexibility and Adaptability
- SBCC principles and frameworks
- Health communication and IEC/BCC material design
- Community engagement and facilitation
- Monitoring and evaluation of communication interventions
- Training and mentoring field teams
- Knowledge of NCDs (hypertension, type-2 diabetes) and prevention approaches
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Benefits & Compensation
- Festival Bonus
- Health and Life Insurance
- Other benefits as per policy
Job Description
BRAC invites experienced and passionate professionals to apply for the position of Senior Officer, SBCC within the BRAC Health Programme. This job circular seeks a candidate who will lead strategic social and behavior change communication (SBCC) efforts to prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and type-2 diabetes. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team implementing the ambitious 360-Degree NCD Care Initiative in collaboration with government and partner organizations. This description provides a comprehensive overview of the job, responsibilities, required skills, benefits and how to apply. Use this circular to learn about the company, the role, and how to apply before the deadline.About the company and programme: BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh with a long history of community-based interventions and an extensive field presence. This job is based in Bangladesh and is an opportunity to contribute to a large-scale public health initiative. The company brings deep expertise in community engagement and digital health approaches, and this position will focus on SBCC for NCD prevention, detection and management across community and facility settings.Major responsibilities:Develop and implement SBCC strategies and tools tailored to community needs for NCD prevention and control.Coordinate closely with BRAC Health Educators, Programme Organisers and Shasthya Kormi to ensure consistent messaging, materials and outreach.Conduct formative assessments to identify behaviour change barriers and enablers in the local context and translate findings into practical SBCC actions.Lead the development of culturally appropriate IEC and BCC materials on NCD risk factors, healthy behaviours and self-care.Organize and facilitate community campaigns, dialogues, and health events to increase awareness and encourage healthy behaviours.Build SBCC capacity of field teams through trainings, on-site mentoring and supportive supervision.Monitor and evaluate SBCC interventions, document success stories, lessons learned and community feedback for continuous improvement.Collaborate with government and partner organizations to align messaging with national NCD guidelines and ensure outreach consistency.Ensure safeguarding standards are maintained: promote safe practices, follow reporting procedures and support a safe environment for participants and team members.Required experience and skills:Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in health communication, preferably SBCC or NCD-related projects, ideally within an NGO setting.Understanding of SBCC principles, frameworks and health communication strategies.Knowledge of NCDs, risk factors and behavioural prevention approaches.Capacity to design engaging IEC/BCC materials and communication tools suitable for community outreach.Strong community engagement, facilitation and interpersonal communication skills.Experience in monitoring and evaluation of communication interventions and documentation of lessons learned.Flexibility and adaptability to work in diverse field contexts and collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams.Education: A bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Communications, Development Studies or a related field is preferred. Relevant professional training in SBCC, health promotion or behaviour change communication will be an advantage.Job nature, workplace and salary: This is a contractual job based at an office location in Dhaka. The salary is negotiable and will be determined based on experience and BRAC policy. Other benefits include festival bonus and health and life insurance as per company policy.Benefits:Festival BonusHealth and Life InsuranceOther benefits as per BRAC policySafeguarding responsibilities: The role includes safeguarding duties to ensure the safety of programme participants and team members from harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation, including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). The Senior Officer will act as a source of support, promote safeguarding policy adherence and follow required reporting procedures.How to apply: This job supports online apply. Interested candidates should review the circular and apply online before the deadline. Please prepare an updated CV and relevant supporting documents. The application deadline (valid through) is 2026-01-03. This circular and job notice is published by the company; apply early to avoid last-minute issues.Keywords for search and SEO: job, company, circular, bangladesh, applyNote: BRAC is an equal opportunity employer. All application details provided in this circular are the responsibility of the recruiting company. Please ensure you apply through the official apply link and observe the deadline.