Vacancy title:
Public Relations Manager

Jobs at:
Oil Palm Uganda Limited ( OPUL )

Deadline of this Job:
two weeks from 21st August 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
Oil Palm Uganda Limited ( OPUL )has established over 6500 hectares of oil palm supported by over 4500 hectares of small holder farmers on Kalangala-Bugala Island with two palm oil mills of 20TPH capacity. Replicating the Kalangala model, we are also undergoing development of 6500ha of nucleus estate and over 3500ha of small holders on Buvuma island.

We conduct business in a prosperous safe and environmentally sustainable manner that promotes well being of our shareholders, community, government, employees and customers. Our vision is to be the leading internationally competitive high yielding low cost oil palm plantation and milling company producing sustainable palm oil. Due to expansion, we are hiring;
Title: Public Relations Manager
Reports to: General Manager

Competencies:

• Able to supervise and lead subordinates
• Managerial experience of at least five years will be an added advantage
• Ability to collect data and use it to assess social impact of the project on the community.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good report writing skills.

Duties:

• Ensure effective provision of corporate legal services by identifying organizational needs, providing legal advice or sourcing and coordinating appropriate external legal providers and working with them on all company matters.
• Working with Managing Director, provides oversight of all government and local government affairs with the company.
• Contributes to the development of organizational culture and policy
• Creating and communicating a favorable public image for the employer! organization through media and other fora’s designed to safeguard investors, customers, stakeholders, etc.
• Establish and develop a link with the marketing department team to ensure consistence between the clients advertising message and corporate affa message.
•  Review and edit all press releases of the organization including social media e,g. Twiter, facebook, youtube what’s App, etc.
• Responsible for building project objectives internally and externally through ensuring impact reputation and future success.
• Establishment of effective working relationships (internal and external) with stake holders.
• Support, implement strategies to build and protect reputation of the organization! company both externally and internally, through media relations, government__ relations, internal communication, etc.
• Support the development and delivery of strategic direction of community relations strategies and procedures, voice of customer / stake holder feedback.
• Manage company relations with neighboring communities, those affected by the project, local government, and immigrant communities and other stake holders.
• Offer specialist advice on community relations & community development to management & provide timely and regular feed back to OPUL on the surrounding communities‘ concern.
• Together with the relevant Officer (CLO) he/she will commission, manage & or support external service providers to comply with company policies.
• Work closely with the community, governmental departments i.e. Education, Health, Transport&
• Works among others on relevant issues in a timely, professional, culturally and acceptable manner.
• Conduct a baseline survey & thereafter carry out an assessment of the project's impact on local communities’ means of livelihood at regular intervals.
• Develop & implement communication strategy‘ including grievance handling through sensitization & Participate in handling grievances from surrounding communities: from sensitization about the procedure until the recording & management of all grievances.
• Communicate with surrounding communities on all relevant issues in a timely, professional and culturally acceptable manner,
• Guide and assist OPUL on handling all social and environmental issues in relations with the surrounding communities.
• Implement specific activities as assigned by Management from time to time.

Job application procedure

Suitably qualified candidates can apply or hand-deliver their Applications to the HRD — OPUL, P.O. BOX 37, Kalangala. Or email; kako.racheal@opul.co.ug OR mukalu.abbey@opul.co.ug.  Deadline for receiving applications is two weeks from 21st August 2017.