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For every child, protection
UNICEF, along with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and WHO, is supporting Lebanon’s introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2026 as part of the national immunization strategy to prevent cervical cancer, one of the most common cancers among women globally. Following a recommendation by the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG), a single-dose HPV vaccine will be offered to 10-year-old girls, with an initial catch-up campaign for older cohorts. While technical and financial preparations are in place, ensuring community acceptance, demand, and trust is critical. To address this, UNICEF and partners are prioritizing Social and Behavior Change–Community Engagement (SBC-CE) activities targeting parents, caregivers, frontline workers, and community leaders as part of the Gavi-supported HPV vaccine introduction.
How can you make a difference?
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Work Assignment Expected Results
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Tasks/Milestone:
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Deliverables/Outputs:
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Timeline
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Develop HPV SBC-CE Plan and IEC Materials: Conduct desk review, co-create plan with MoPH/WHO/UNICEF, develop messages, pre-test messages, coordinate the design of IEC material with UNICEF Comms teams and clearance with WHO and MoPH.
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- National HPV SBC-CE plan validated.
- Set of IEC materials (Arabic/English) produced and pre-tested.
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30 working days
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Development of Capacity Building Training Package/Manuals: Draft and validate training manuals, curricula, job aids, and tools for IPC, CE, and rumour management capacity building
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- Finalized training package/manuals validated with MoPH/WHO.
- Job aids and training tools ready for dissemination.
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15 working days
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Training of Frontline Workers, CHWs, PHCC Staff, and Community Mobilizers: Conduct 12 ToT and support cascade training sessions for frontline workers, CHWs, PHCC staff, and community mobilizers.
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- 300 frontline workers, CHWs, and mobilizers trained.
- Training package finalized, and job aids disseminated
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30 working days
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Technical Support to Implementing Partners for Community Engagement Activities: Provide guidance and oversight to selected implementing partners on planning, messaging, mobilization, and reporting of SBC-CE activities with municipalities, faith leaders, caregivers and other stakeholders.
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- Partner receives regular technical guidance.
- SBC-CE activities implemented reaching 10,000 people direct and 100,000 through mass/social media.
- Documentation of lessons learned.
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30 working days
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Rumour Monitoring & Feedback: Collect/analyse rumours and community feedback from existing mechanisms or establish new one, if needed, produce regular reports for HPV Taskforce.
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Five rumour/feedback reports developed and shared with HPV Taskforce.
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10 working days
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Documentation & Final Reporting: Compile lessons learned, prepare final technical report and PPT, and recommendations for future SBC-CE work on immunization.
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Final consultancy report and PPT produced, with documented results, good practices, and recommendations.
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10 working days
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To view the full Terms of Reference, please open the attached document: 
2025_SBC_CE HPV Consultant_ToR.docx
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Advanced university degree in Public Health, Social/Behavioral Sciences, Development Communication, Community Engagement or related field.
- At least 7 years of professional experience in social & behavior change, risk communication, and community engagement.
- Experience in immunization demand generation and/or new vaccine introduction strongly preferred, specifically HPV.
- Proven expertise in developing SBC and community engagement strategies and training curricula.
- Experience working with UN agencies, Ministries of Health, NGOs, and CSOs in Lebanon or similar contexts.
- Strong analytical, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required- both in oral and written communication.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
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