Applications to be submitted on: www.inductusjobs.com/un (pdf format only)
Position: Divisional SBC Health Consultant - Meghalaya
Employing Agency (Employer): Inductus Limited
Duration of the contract: Initial contract will be issued till February 2027 and may be further extended, subject to project requirements, satisfactory performance and funding availability.
Remuneration: Gross compensation budgeted for the position is very attractive. Please note that the offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants to mention their current professional fee & expected professional fee on www.inductusjobs.com/un
No. of Vacancy: 1 Position (One)
Duty Station: Shillong, Meghalaya
Reporting Line: (1) Administrative Supervision- Inductus Limited
(2) Technical Supervisor- SBC Specialist
Last Date for Application: 05 July 2026 (Mid-Night)
CONTENT OF TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
1. Background:
The Zero Dose Implementation Plan (ZIP) adopts a health system strengthening approach to ensure sustainable and equitable immunization outcomes by addressing both supply-side constraints and social and behavioral barriers. The strategy focuses on identifying and reaching zero-dose children and missed communities through targeted, data-informed, and people-centered interventions. Recognizing that gaps in immunization coverage are often driven by caregiver beliefs, social norms, trust in health services, frontline worker practices, and access-related behaviors, the ZIP integrates Social and Behavior Change (SBC) approaches alongside service delivery and system strengthening efforts.
UN ORGANISATION has been supporting the National Health Mission in the Northeast since 2014 to strengthen Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), including immunization, and cold chain management. This support has increasingly emphasized community engagement, demand generation, and behavior-informed programming. In alignment with Immunization Agenda 2030 and the national roadmap to achieve 90% full immunization coverage, India’s Zero Dose Implementation Plan aims to reduce zero-dose children by 30% by 2026, compared to the 2019 pre-pandemic baseline.
ZIP represents a strategic shift toward identifying and vaccinating children living in the most vulnerable and marginalized communities, who often face compounded barriers such as geographic isolation, poverty, limited access to information, gender and cultural norms, low risk perception, and mistrust of health systems. These barriers contribute to persistent immunization gaps and increased vulnerability to vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. Addressing these challenges requires a contextual understanding of caregiver and community decision-making, service user experiences, and frontline worker constraints.
A core objective of the ZIP is to identify and address structural, social, and behavioral barriers to immunization through the application of SBC, Behavioral Insights (BI), and Human-Centered Design (HCD) approaches. These methods support systematic analysis of behaviors influencing immunization uptake and facilitate the co-creation of locally relevant, feasible, and acceptable solutions with communities, service providers, and program managers.
Under the Gavi Health System Strengthening (HSS) Strategy, 11 interventions are being implemented across 11 Gavi-supported states, covering 143 districts with a high burden of zero-dose children. In the Northeast, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland are Gavi-supported states, collectively covering 21 districts. UN ORGANISATION-led interventions include the introduction of mentoring and mentorship applications for field monitoring across service delivery points and community interfaces, as well as partnerships with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to strengthen community engagement, demand generation, and tracking of zero-dose and under-immunized children.
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