Manager – Global Social and Behaviour Change (SBC)

1. Job Vacancy Information

• Job title: Global Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Manager

• Vacancy reference number: Not provided by the Organization (Salary band: BG 9)

• Employer name: MSI Reproductive Choices

• Employer logo: Not provided by the Organization

• Job category: Social and Behaviour Change / Global Health / Programme Quality

• Employment type: Full-time, Permanent

• Job location: Remote / Global. The position is open to applicants based in: London, UK (minimum 2 days per week in office); Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Malawi; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; or Zimbabwe.

• Work arrangement: Hybrid (for London-based applicants) or Remote (for country programme-based applicants, subject to local terms)

• Number of vacancies: Not provided by the Organization

• Salary or remuneration:

  • London-based applicants: £48,900 – £56,300 per annum

  • Country programme applicants: Salary will be strictly banded within the applicable local national salary structure

• Application opening date: Not provided by the Organization (publication date: 14 October 2026)

• Application closing date: 28 October 2026 (midnight GMT)

• Publication date: 14 October 2026

• Current vacancy status: Open

2. Organization Details

• Organization name: MSI Reproductive Choices

• Brief description: MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare, committed to the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, MSI delivers compassionate, affordable, high-quality services. The organization has around 10,000 team members working in 36 countries. Its teams are locally led, entrepreneurial, and results-driven, focused on sustainable delivery and funding models built to last.

• Sector: Sexual and Reproductive Health / Global Health / NGO

• Official website: Not provided by the Organization (a link to the MSI job framework PDF is referenced, hosted on msichoices.org)

• Location: Global operations across 36 countries; this role is remote/global with specific base locations listed

• Recruitment contact details: Not provided by the Organization

• Employer vs. intermediary: The actual employer is MSI Reproductive Choices. No recruitment agency or intermediary is mentioned; applications are managed through the official MSI Dayforce candidate portal.

3. Job Description

MSI seeks an exceptional Global SBC Manager to support the strategy and implementation of SBC best practice through the provision of technical assistance (remote and in-person) on both design and implementation, as well as the coordination and documentation of internal best practice and adaptation of external best practice examples and resources. In particular, the role will initially support the Gates-funded bilateral projects in Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as other donor-funded SBC programmes across Anglophone Africa and Asia.

The role reports to the Senior Global SBC Manager and works closely with the global marketing team, regional teams, and donor management teams.

Main responsibilities include:

• Support the strategy and implementation of Social and Behaviour Change best practices

• Provide technical assistance, both remotely and in person, for SBC programme design and implementation

• Coordinate and document internal best practices

• Adapt external best practices, examples, and resources for use across programmes

• Support Gates-funded bilateral projects in Ethiopia and Nigeria

• Contribute to other donor-funded SBC programmes across Anglophone Africa and Asia

• Facilitate programme design sessions, workshops, training, and capacity-strengthening activities

• Use qualitative and quantitative research findings to inform SBC strategy and programme evaluation

• Support collaboration and build relationships with internal teams and external partners

Reporting arrangements: Reports to the Senior Global SBC Manager; works closely with global marketing, regional, and donor management teams.

4. Requirements

Education

• No formal educational requirement. MSI has no formal educational requirement for this position; relevant qualifications through experience are sufficient.

Experience

• Mandatory: Minimum four years’ experience designing and implementing Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) programmes in sexual and reproductive health across at least two different country contexts.

• Mandatory: At least two programme examples of having implemented Human-Centred Design (HCD) approaches.

• Mandatory: Experience translating qualitative and quantitative data into actionable insights to inform and evaluate SBC programming.

• Mandatory: Proven experience building buy-in of teams and stakeholders outside of direct control.

• Mandatory: Experience facilitating training and other capacity-strengthening approaches.

Skills

• Fluent English skills required; French language skills desirable.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to translate data and research into actionable insights for SBC strategic decision-making.

• Strong knowledge of behaviour change theories and SBC evidence-based best practices.

• Highly developed planning and organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver quality work on time.

• Ability to lead and facilitate programme design sessions and skill-building workshops related to SBC.

• Ability to build relationships across teams (including external partners) with highly sensitive cross-cultural skills and good influencing and negotiation skills.

• Action- and results-oriented with the ability to stay on track and thrive under tight deadlines.

• Ability to train, mentor, and develop skills within others.

• Ability to translate complex information into a format and language understood by a wide range of people and present it compellingly.

• Ability to work independently and proactively with minimal supervision.

Other requirements

• Mandatory: Applicants must be unequivocally pro-choice and committed to MSI’s mission, vision, and values.

• Commitment to equality, inclusion, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients.

Mandatory vs. preferred:

• Mandatory: Minimum 4 years SBC experience in SRH across two country contexts; at least two HCD programme examples; data translation experience; stakeholder buy-in experience; training facilitation experience; fluent English; unequivocal pro-choice commitment.

• Preferred: French language skills.

5. Required Application Documents

Not provided by the Organization. The published vacancy does not specify a list of required documents (such as CV, cover letter, certificates, or references). Applicants should follow the instructions on the official application portal.

6. Salary and Employment Terms

• Salary or salary range:

  • London-based: £48,900 – £56,300 per annum

  • Country programme-based: Strictly banded within the local national context

• Currency: GBP (for London); local currency (for country programme positions)

• Contract type: Permanent

• Contract duration: Permanent (no fixed end date specified)

• Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

• Benefits and allowances: Not provided by the Organization (a third-party job board speculates MSI typically offers health insurance and professional development, but this is not confirmed in the official vacancy announcement and is not included here as per the no-estimation rule).

• Other employment conditions: For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of their country, and local terms and conditions will apply. Interviews may take place before the closing date for exceptional candidates.

No salary estimate or invented figures are provided.

7. Method of Application — Mandatory Final Section

Official application link:
https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-GB/msichoices/CANDIDATEPORTALINT/jobs/9975

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Submission instructions:
Submit your application through the official MSI Reproductive Choices Dayforce candidate portal using the link above. This is the only confirmed application method provided in the original vacancy announcement. No email address or physical submission address is specified.

Application deadline: 28 October 2026 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before the closing date for exceptional candidates.

Status: The vacancy is open. If the status changes to closed, the application action should be disabled.