USAID Behavioral Economist Jobs - Population Services International (PSI)

Organization: Population Services International (PSI)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Population

Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing

organization, with a mission to measurably improve the health of poor and

vulnerable people in the developing world by influencing their behavior,

principally through social marketing of family planning and health products and

services, and health communications. PSI has programs in more than 60 countries

and works in malaria, HIV, reproductive health, child survival, and

tuberculosis. PSI’s core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms

to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a

strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to

action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff

at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve.

PSI

hopes to win the mandate to implement an anticipated 5-year USAID-funded Uganda

Sanitation Program. The project will focus on sustainable improvement to the

quality, access and supply of water and sanitation services and improve hygiene

behaviors in Uganda.

Job Summary: The Behavioral Economist will lead behavior

change/demand creation activities related to expanding key hygiene behaviors at

home, school and health facilities. The Behavioral Economist will provide

strategic, technical and managerial guidance to the Project in collaboration

with the Project’s Chief of Party (COP). The incumbent will be expected to

design high quality project interventions and assessments in collaboration with

a third party Evaluation Contractor. He/she will be expected to build local

capacity of selected entities in the design, implementation and evaluation of

SBCC programming.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the USAID Behavioral
  
  Economist career placement should hold a Master’s degree in Psychology,
  
  Communication, Marketing, Business, Economics  or related field or a Bachelor’s degree
  
  with five years of additional relevant experience (for a total of 10 years
  
  of minimum experience when considering below bullet which requires 5
  
  years)


• At least five years of demonstrated success
  
  in generating innovative and effective behavior change or marketing
  
  solutions preferably in Uganda providing technical assistance to improve
  
  private sector performance


• Prior experience with WASH programs will be
  
  an added advantage but not mandatory.


• Working knowledge and implementation of
  
  behavior change theory


• Creativity and entrepreneurial outlook.


• Proven ability to work well as part of a team
  
  and effectively develop and manage a network of collaborating partners

All

suitably qualified candidates who wish to join Population Services

International in the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the web

link below.