Regional SBC Lead — Nutrition & Child Development

Act International; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Aiming Change for Tomorrow (ACT) International, in partnership with UNICEF Pakistan and BNP, will implement BNP 3.0 across ten districts of Punjab, focusing on SBC, maternal nutrition, ECD, parenting and community engagement.

The Regional SBC Coordinator will lead planning, supervision and quality implementation, overseeing field teams and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and reporting across districts.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Nutrition, Public Health, Social and Behaviour Change, Development Studies or a related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant professional experience in SBC, nutrition, health, social protection or development programmes.
• Experience supervising field teams and coordinating activities across multiple districts or locations.
• Experience with government departments, frontline workers, community structures and local stakeholders.
• Experience in planning, monitoring and reporting community-based interventions.
• Experience with donor-funded development or humanitarian programmes will be an advantage.
• Additional training or experience in SBC, nutrition, ECD, community mobilization or programme management will be an advantage.
• Strong field coordination, planning and team-supervision skills.
• Good understanding of SBC, nutrition, MIYCN, ECD, parenting and referral approaches.
• Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder-engagement and problem-solving skills.
• Good data-review, reporting and documentation skills.
• Strong commitment to gender equality, safeguarding, inclusion and accountability.
• Ability and willingness to undertake frequent field travel within the assigned region.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional workplans, activity schedules, supervision plans and field deployment arrangements.
• Coordinate implementation of programme activities across assigned districts, FCs and community catchment areas.
• Supervise and provide technical and performance support to Senior NDF Officers and NDF Officers.
• Conduct regular field visits, coaching sessions and supportive supervision to ensure quality programme delivery.
• Monitor staff performance, attendance, deployment, activity records and achievement against targets.
• Ensure quality delivery of SBC, maternal nutrition, MIYCN, ECD, parenting and nurturing-care activities.
• Ensure field teams provide accurate and approved messages on maternal nutrition, MMS, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, responsive feeding and early childhood development.
• Support appropriate referral and follow-up for nutrition-related risks, developmental concerns and other identified vulnerabilities.
• Support the establishment and functioning of Mother Support Groups and Father Support Groups.
• Oversee community sessions, household engagement, group counselling, cooking demonstrations and other approved outreach activities.
• Coordinate approved community campaigns, mobile information activities, interactive theatre and other engagement platforms.
• Promote meaningful participation of fathers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers, youth and other relevant household and community influencers.
• Maintain effective coordination with BISP/BNP officials, government departments, health workers, FC/SC staff and other relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with MEAL teams on monitoring, data-quality assessments, beneficiary verification and programme reviews.
• Review field data and records for completeness, accuracy, consistency and timely reporting.
• Prepare regional progress reports, field-visit reports, activity updates and management inputs.
• Document achievements, challenges, risks, community feedback, lessons learned and good practices.
• Ensure programme activities are gender-responsive, inclusive and accessible to women, adolescents, persons with disabilities and underserved groups.
• Ensure field teams comply with safeguarding, PSEA, child-protection, confidentiality and accountability requirements.
• Ensure beneficiaries are informed about available feedback and complaints mechanisms.
• Immediately report safeguarding, protection or serious accountability concerns through established ACT procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic planning

Coordination

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Data review

Gender equality

Safeguarding

Education

Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Nutrition, Public Health, Social and Behaviour Change, Development Studies or a related field

Job description

Aiming Change for Tomorrow (ACT) International, in partnership with UNICEF Pakistan and BNP, will implement BNP 3.0 across ten districts of Punjab, focusing on SBC, maternal nutrition, ECD, parenting and community engagement.

The Regional SBC Coordinator will lead planning, supervision and quality implementation, overseeing field teams and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and reporting across districts.