Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Communications Assistant

Background
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a subregional mot-for-profit intergovernmental organization comprising 14 member countries, namely: Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
ASARECA brings together researchers from the national agricultural research, extension and education institutions, the private sector, and other strategic partners, including Development partners to generate, share and promote Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices (TIMPs) to solve common challenges facing agriculture in the sub-region.
ASARECA is strategically positioned to perform higher level facilitative, supportive, coordination and advocacy roles to enhance sustainable agricultural transformation and economic growth in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). ASARECA's operations are structured into four thematic areas as per the ten-year ASARECA Strategy and Results Framework (A-SRF: 2019-2028).
These include: (i) Transformative Capacity Strengthening and Integration; (ii) Agricultural Transformation Technologies and Innovations; (iii) Enabling Policy Environment. Functional Markets and Transformative Institutions; and (iv) Knowledge and Information Management.
Under the thematic thrust covering knowledge Management and Communication, ASARECA explores ways through which data, information, knowledge, and communication tools relevant for Agricultural Research for Development can increasingly be placed in the public domain to inform agricultural decision-making actions as well as raise the visibility of ASARECA and its partners.
ASARECA therefore, wishes to recruit a Communications Assistant to support the thematic area on Knowledge Management. Communication and

Job Purpose
The position is available as a support role to the knowledge Management and Communications theme of ASARECA. It is aimed at boosting the timeliness and efficiency of Corporate Communication and dissemination of Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) outputs.

Reporting Line
• Reports to the Technical Communications and knowledge Management Officer

Duties and Responsibilities
• The detailed job description can be accessed on www.asareca.org/announcements

Contract Period: 2years
Duty Station: ASARECA Secretariat, Entebbe, Uganda

Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication or Public Relations

Experience and other considerations
• Previous experience of at least one year in handling similar tasks.
• Ability and passion to engage in writing in various forms and for diverse audiences.
• Possess good working knowledge of at least one of the two ASARECA working languages (English and French).
• Respect for diversity and a willingness to work in a multicultural environment.
• Must be ready to work under hard conditions where circumstances dictate,

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested candidates who fulfill the job description are requested to submit applications via email detailing:
Academic qualifications; experience; and relevant CV not later than August 4, 2022, 16:00hrs EAT.

NB: Application documents must be combined in a single file and sent as one attachment. Applications sent with more than one attachment will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Address
All applications must be addressed to:
The Executive Director
Atin: Administrative and Personnel Officer
ASARECA Plot 5, Mpigi Road;
P.O. Box 765 Entebbe, Uganda E-mails: hr@asareca.org ; secretariat@asareca.org 


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