Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Niras International Consulting Uganda Limited
Job Title: Communication Expert
Project: Strengthening Governance and Civil Society Programme - Training of CSO Staff Members
Location: Kampala

Position open: 1, full time. Starting date: approx. January 2021
Contract: long-term position, until 12/2021

About NIRAS International Consulting (NIC).
NIRAS was founded in 1956 and is today a major multi-disciplinary consulting company with a staff of approximately 2,300 professionals. NIRAS has maintained a continuous and growing presence in Africa for about 50 years. NIRAS Headquarters is located in Denmark with branch offices and subsidiaries registered in 23 countries worldwide. In the Eastern Africa region, NIRAS has established (registered) country offices in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Our website is www.niras.com Project Summary- Strengthening Governance and Civil Society Programme - Training of CSO Staff Member

Since 03/2019 NIRAS is implementing the training component of the GIZ “Strengthening Governance and Civil Society Programme”. The projects objective is to increase selected state and civil society actors’ capacities to work towards adherences to human rights and governance principles (transparency, accountability, efficient and effective administration as well as political participation) in their respective field of work. The main activities for the NIRAS project component include, within others, the development of standardised training courses as well as the offering of these standardised training courses. Because of COVID-19, e-Learning formats are implemented for the time being, but for the future also presence trainings are foreseen.

In the e-Learning trainings, which are offered at the online-platform atingi.org, participants from Ugandan Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can follow short videos and interactive slides individually and are asked to submit weekly tasks to the NIRAS team/ the communication experts. These tasks will be reviewed by an expert trainer. The communication expert keeps contact at all times with the participants and is available to help with any challenges and questions they might have. .

Job Summary
The communication expert is one of three communication experts in the team. He/She will work closely with the other communication experts as well as the trainers. Tasks include, but are not limited to:
• Communication with participants of our e-Learning modules via email and phone;
• Follow-up with participants regarding their progress in the learning modules and keeping track of their progress;
• Giving them advise on the phone on how to register at the e-Learning platform;
• Motivate participants who think about not continuing the course;
• Responsible for the training email-inbox and forwarding the tasks to the trainer;
Work as communication expert will presumably be primarily from the NIRAS Uganda office in Kololo.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Key Competencies and Minimum Requirements
• Friendly, patient and helpful attitude;
• Good communicator with good talking and writing skills;
• Advanced soft skills in mentorship, giving feedback and guiding;
• Willing to work collaboratively in a team;
• Able to self-motivate and willing to learn;
• Able to self-organise; • Reliable and have good time management skills;
• Fluency in local language(s) and English required;
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint);
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint a plus.

Job Education: Not Specified

Job Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
For applicants interested in applying for this position, please send one email with your CV and a short motivation letter attached to Katrin Buchner ( Katrin.buchner@ip-consult.de )
Application deadline is November 30, 2020.

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