Communications Specialist Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 20 January 2023
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Chemonics
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Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
1. Support development of a country-level communications strategy, detailing outreach among key stakeholders to dispel perceived risks of investing in Uganda and to attract capital-seeking firms, investors, and local intermediaries such as transaction advisory and business development service providers to work with SIA
2. Identify opportunities to promote and publicize SIA's achievements and partnership prospects
3. Take lead in design and illustration of SIA's communication and branding materials (including reports, posters, factsheets, and infographics)
4. Take lead in capturing, captioning and filing Activity photographs for use in various communication and knowledge products.
5. Contribute to production of success stories, reports, and deliverables, ensuring timely and accurate reporting to USAID
6. Ensure compliance with the project branding implementation plan and marketing plan in alignment with USAID regulations
7. Incorporate GESI achievements, MEL accomplishments, and Activity data into reporting where applicable
Required Skills and Qualifications
1. Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, or marketing
2. Minimum 5 years' experience in communications, media, and stakeholder engagement
3. English required with excellent writing and quantitative skills. Local language proficiency preferred.
4. Excellent written and visual presentation skills; at minimum excellent Word processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel), and e-mail (Microsoft Outlook) skills.
5. Proven ability to use graphics design software to illustrate Activity performance and successes.
6. Proven ability to work professionally, constructively, and collaboratively as part of team, meet deadlines, communicate effectively, and deal with diverse partners (including high-level government officials, entrepreneurs, and international donors) in a challenging environment.
7. Ability to manage daily activities and achieve expected results with or without direct oversight and effectively function in a complex, challenging environment.
Application procedure
All interested candidates should submit their applications to recruitment@ugandasia.com by January 20th, 2023. No telephone inquiries, please.
EEO Statement
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors
Posting Date: 2023-01-14
