Vacancy title:
Information Officer- Producer

Jobs at:
Parliamentary Commission

Deadline of this Job:
Friday 15th June, 2018; 5:00pm

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:

Post: Information Officer- Producer
Reports to: Senior Information Officer
Salary scale: PC4
Terms of Services: 3 Years Contract- Renewable
No. of Vacancies: 1

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To ensure Parliamentary Radio shows are tailored to key audience demographics and run as planned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND WORKING EXPERIENCE

• An Honors Degree in Mass Communication or Journalism with a bias in Broadcasting
• OR Bachelor’s degree with a Diploma in Mass communication or Journalism

COMPETENCIES

• Good command of both spoken and written English
• Creative and innovative
• Good editing skills
• Ability to use Sound editing programs like Cool Edit Pro, Pro Tools, Adobe Audition and lmediatouch

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To schedule programmes(traffic)
• Executing and implementing programmes
• Developing content, writing material tor scripts, bulletins and links
• Sourcing potential guests for talk show programs
• Selecting audio content appropriate to the programme, the audience and the station
• Producing pre-production briefs for presenters, writers, technical staff and other contributors
• Using technology, such as Cool Edit Pro, Pro Tools and Adobe Audition, for editing and production purposes
• Selecting entertainment/material appropriate to the program, the audience and station
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Job application procedure
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant posts in the Parliamentary Service. Applicants should attach Curriculum Vitae (CV) and certified copies of their academic/professional certificates and transcripts.

Applications should be addressed to the Secretary, Parliamentary Commission and posted to P.O Box 7178 Kampala; or hand delivered to the Parliamentary Registry — Parliament Buildings, Room 112, 1st Floor, South Wing; not later than Friday 15th June, 2018; 5:00pm.

The job posting can also be viewed from the Parliament of Uganda Website: www.parliament.go.ug

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. Please note that any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.