Vacancy title:
Corporate Engagement and Communication Manager

Jobs at:
Wildlife Conservation Society

Deadline of this Job:
October 21st 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Post: Corporate Engagement and Communication Manager
Employment status: Full time
Term: 1 Year Term with possible renewal depending on availability of funds
Reports to: WCS Uganda Country Director

BACKGROUND
Wildlife Conservation Society with funding from D.N, Batten Foundation is implementing a project titled: Engaging Chinese Enterprises to Reduce Demand for illegal Wildlife Products. The overall goal of the project is to develop a scalable and replicable model that achieves demand reduction for ivory products via behavior change in high-risk Chinese businesses operating in Uganda. WCS aims to develop a practical engagement approach to significantly reduce the demand for Ivory and other wildlife products through targeted initiatives in collaboration with the governments of Uganda and China.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Corporate Engagement and Communication Manager will lead the corporate engagement and communications activities on a specified project or projects. The position is to develop WCS Uganda capacity of effectively engaging Chinese businesses to reduce involvement of Chinese nationals in the illegal trade of ivory and other wildlife products in furtherance of the aims and objectives of this project. The successful candidate will work with the WCS Uganda and WCS China programs to (1) develop Social Behavior Change Communication(SBCC) frameworks, messages, materials and activities; (2) provide high quality technical assistance on the planning, development, implementation and reporting of the projects corporate, government and media engagements both in China and Uganda; (3) collaborating with other communications & Stakeholder engagement functions and execute partnership agreements; and 4) engage in research, mapping illegal wildlife trafficking hotspots in Uganda.

Key responsibilities of the Corporate Engagement and communications Manager:

• Lead the development and delivery of effective corporate engagement strategies and campaigns related to reduction of consumer demand tor illegal wildlife products.
•  identify strategic corporate engagement issues and effective implementation of appropriate plans and actions.
•  Provide day-to-day direction of all corporate engagement and communication with Chinese Enterprises and Chinese community
• Facilitate IWT/CWT studies and communication of study results
• Lead and develop all corporate engagement elements of the project
•  Develop strategies for managing and negotiating positive outcomes where complex stakeholder, particularly foreign investors and community, engagement matters exist
• Lead the delivery of corporate engagement in providing coaching and mentoring to staff involved in engaging the external stakeholder community.
• Collaborate with and build upon the efforts of partner institutions and civil society activities in Uganda through presentation of an evidence-based framework and outcomes for the Chinese engagements to reduce ivory Demand
• Manage the delivery of engagement and communications services by external service providers.
• Prepare and manage budgets and timelines to achieve the engagement and communications objectives of the projects

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS
The suitable candidate must have extensive experience in managing effective corporate engagement activities including stakeholder management. corporate events, political engagement, consultation, and campaign management. The candidate must also have outstanding verbal and written skills both in English and Chinese and the ability to produce reports and presentations using raw data when required, along with substantial experience of managing staff, teams and corporate engagement projects.

in addition, the candidate must be able to provide leadership to the project team and be able to explore new approaches to adopt a high level of collaboration within the organization and with our business to achievement of project objectives.

Knowledge

• Proven background in a wide range of engagement and communications activities including work with communities, government, industry and other stakeholders.
•  Proven experience in the delivery of communications strategies, particularly in relation to difficult and complex issues with sometimes competing stakeholder interests.
•  Familiarity with media, marketing, event management and digital communications.
•  Knowledge of government processes and business operations.

Skills

• Ability to manage contractors and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
•  Demonstrated ability to apply strategic level thinking, problem solving and decision making to the resolution of complex problems.

Qualifications:

• A master‘s degree in business management and administration, marketing, mass communication, environmental law, with two years‘ experience in corporate governance.
• Experience in consumer sun/eying techniques, quantitative and qualitative survey methods, use of mass media and social networks to influence and gain public support. the negotiation and formation of partnerships across interest groups, and/or working with government agencies, civil society organizations and the Chinese business community in Uganda.
•  Eight years of professional experience designing, implementing, and leading social and behavior change campaigns, including experience with social marketing, strategic communications, and/or behavior change communications.
• The ability to critically analyze and review consumer data and other data sources to develop concepts for implementation of behavior change initiatives
• Must be passionate and experienced in biodiversity conservation issues and sustainability
• Basic understanding of the environmental laws both in Uganda and China as well as state owned corporation systems, policies, procedures and practices.
• Reasonable understanding of diplomatic protocols and respect for cultural differences.
• The ability to proactively drive the Corporate engagement and communications through strong coordination and collaboration skills.
•  Ability to work under pressure meeting deadlines whilst still providing high standard outputs
• Willingness to travel in Uganda and internationally for relevant meetings.
• Strong people management skills to motivate, build capacity and inspire staff and stakeholders, high levels of integrity and credibility.
  Proficient in Microsoft Office (ie. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Job application procedure
Send your application letter and CV to wcsugandajobs@gmail.com  and copy to gmwedde@wcs.urg  with CECM Application‘ in the subject before October 21st 2017. Do NUT send certificates and diplomas.