Senior Behaviour Change Specialist

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• Coordinate technical aspects of projects being implemented by national TRAFFIC teams implementing social and behaviour change approaches to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products / promote safe, sustainable and legal consumption where appropriate
• Lead the design and review of materials, and provide support during the development, implementation and evaluation phases before in-country sign-off. Suggest options for template e.g., Creative Briefs and ToR for organisations developing/ pre-testing draft campaign materials and social research activities. Ensure the integrity and veracity of social research findings and liaise with the Data, Research and Enforcement Support Team to do so.
• Coordinate with Programme Office Directors and Project Managers to ensure that project activities are implemented to the required quality, on time, and within budget.
• Ensure that Behaviour Change initiatives are high-impact, cost-effective and innovative, and draw from best practice in social and behavioural sciences, providing capacity building to others.
• Produce resources, reports, newsletters and capacity building materials, and help to deliver workshop and webinar activities for the Social and Behaviour Change Community, to increase the pick-up of best practice in behavioural science across the conservation sector
• Provide broader support to TRAFFIC’s work on social and behavioural change.

• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience in social or behavioural science
• Several years of experience delivering behaviour change initiatives
• Proven ability to commission creative agencies, manage social research processes, understand how to apply behavioural theory in campaign design, and quality assure associated messages, key visuals and outputs
• Experience of working in Asia, with an understanding of sensitivity to cultural differences
• Proven experience with large scale, high-value, multi-year projects, ideally from Government Aid Agency donors
• Must be a strong communicator with experience spanning a diverse range of audiences and stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Must be fluent in English, with excellent written and spoken communication skills. Additional language skills an advantage.
• A strong team player who can work on own initiative and be a self-directed lateral thinker.

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