Vacancy title:
Policy and Advocacy Officer

Jobs at:
Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA)

Deadline of this Job:
8th August 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
Repors to: Program Coordinator

Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) is a registered and recognized Parliamentarian caucus comprising of all women members of parliament and male members as associates and / or honorary members. Established during the 5th Parliament of Uganda (1998 – 1994) UWOPA aims at engendering the Legislative process, creating awareness campaigns and encouraging women participation in leadership activities. Some of its core activities include lobbying, carrying out advocacy programs, networking and resource mobilization; and information dissemination to engender women participation and effective leadership in all dimensions of politics in the country.

Job Summary: The Policy and Advocacy Officer will develop and implement a communication and public advocacy strategy and engagement agenda for UWOPA.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and review a communication and advocacy strategy for the organization;
• To constantly carry out stakeholders and client reviews and assessment to determine their advocacy and information needs;
• To profile and project a positive image of UWOPA, its members, the management and the programs of the organization;
• To liaise with other media outlets and broadcast organizations in disseminating UWOPA activities to the public;
• To act as the liaison officer between UWOPA and external stakeholders,
• To compose, edit, design, record and produce publications such as newsletters, leaflets, brochures and other documentation on behalf of UWOPA;
• To write news releases, speeches and articles for publication;
• To oversee or participate in the publication of documents and other promotional materials;
• To keep the staff and Executive of UWOPA up-to-date with Association news;
• To respond to public inquires on matters regarding the Association;
• To support the web design, desktop publication and manage an up-to-date UWOPA Web-site;
• To negotiate for print and electronic media space, talk shows and advertisements;
• To provide technical support to the UWOPA Publicity Secretary; and
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold an Honors Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Development Studies, Law, Social Work or Social Sciences /Arts with Literature in English/ English Language Studies as subjects; obtained from a recognized University/ institution.
• Possession of a post graduate qualification in the above disciplines or related fields will be an added advantage.
• The applicant must possess at least three (3) years’ work experience in communication, advocacy and project work from a reputable donor-funded project / program.
• Computer skills
• Communication and advocacy practices
• Ability to work under tight schedules with minimal supervision
• A team player and ability to work with people from different backgrounds
• An effective communicator and ability to observe highest level of confidentiality

Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested persons with the requisite qualifications are invited to submit their applications with copies of academic transcripts, certificates and curriculum vitae; as well as indicating three referees two of whom should be work based. Applications should be hand delivered to the Chairperson UWOPA, E2-19 (Eastern Wing), Parliament Building, Parliament of Uganda, P.O. Box 7178, Kampala or for online submissions sent on franmutam@yahoo.com