Deadline of this Job: 07 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:Communications Officer
About Raising The Village
Raising The Village (RTV) is a fast-growing non-profit organization on a mission to end ultra-poverty in last-mile rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently operating in Uganda, RTV’s programs address multi-dimensional poverty in remote farming communities with a holistic program model that eliminates immediate barriers of scarcity, nurtures income-generation activities, and builds capacity to empower communities to break the cycle of ultra-poverty and move towards economic growth and resilience. Our HQ is based in Toronto, Canada. RTV Uganda has 109 staff across 13 districts of operations in Western and Eastern Uganda and is a fast-growing organization with ambitious plans to scale across the country. Find out more at: www.raisingthevillage.org.
Why RTV?
At RTV, you will be encouraged to embrace leadership opportunities at every level to help shape and innovate the future direction of our organization. You could gain in-depth sector knowledge, connect strengths with talent across RTV and the international network, and participate in initiatives that allow you to give back to your community.
RTV professionals are unified by a mission to eradicate ultra-poverty in our generation. We enjoy an environment of continuous learning, challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. What are you waiting for?
Role Description
The Communications Officer is a seasoned photographer, videographer, and writer who loves storytelling in a multi-platform and multi-stakeholder environment. The role requires someone who is excellent at creating content, loves capturing stories from the field in challenging environments, and is passionate about community development and equity. You understand the power of storytelling for meeting the organization’s objectives and are able to work both independently and in collaboration with various teams to build RTV’s brand, reputation, and effectively communicate impact to partners, government stakeholders, staff, and the general public.
Key Responsibilities
External Communication
• Document and communicate RTV’s work through powerful storytelling using various mediums including photos, videos, design, and impact stories.
• Ensure that RTV’s publications, reports and videos are of high quality and disseminated appropriately.
• Provide content and ideation in the production of a range of publications including annual report, impact report, donor reports, and newsletters.
• Support in developing and implementing the communications strategy.
• Liaise with mainstream media to profile RTV’s work in accordance with strategy.
• Manage RTV’s digital presence through the website and other social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube etc.
• Provide editorial, design, and creative support during the development of materials such as reports, briefing notes, Information Educative (IEC) materials to ensure that appropriate language is used.
Internal Communications
• Collaborate with HR and the Communications team to plan and implement staff-focused communications campaigns.
• Provide creative documentation of staff events.
• Work with Implementation and PEAL teams to identify core areas of focus for impact stories.
• Provide training and support to the Implementation team for growing field staff-led documentation of impact through photos and testimonials.
Stakeholder Engagement
• Strengthen links with relevant stakeholders including Government departments, donors, partner organizations, staff, and community partners for developing multi-faceted storytelling.
• Liaise with various media houses for publicity and promotion as required.
• Identify/manage logistics for stakeholders for communication activities as required.
• Engage staff and key stakeholders in promoting RTV’s mission. This includes establishing rapport with them and ensuring visibility.
Reporting
• Prepare accurate and timely communications reports for internal stakeholders.
• Provide written and verbal presentations on communications as required.
• Undertake an evaluation of communications initiatives, maintaining accurate data, including reviewing and reporting against the objectives of the various events.
• Maintain current analytics/statistics and fact sheets on the RTV’s social media platforms and website periodically presented to the Management Team and used in presentations when required.
• Complete administrative reporting on a weekly basis and provide support with information sharing for reporting.
• Coordinate the development and maintenance of relevant communications related databases for contacts, reporting, and upcoming deadlines.
• Perform relevant duties as required.
Required Skills
• Exceptional skills in photography, videography, video editing, and design for social media.
• Demonstrated skills in using social media platforms and website maintenance using Content Management Systems (CMS).
• Knowledge of computer systems and applications, specifically interactive digital media and in particular, advanced Adobe Suite, Canva, MailChimp, WordPress and productivity tools.
• Demonstrated skills in program communications, development of Information, Education and communication material, documentation and publication (including web-based documentation).
• Knowledge of best practices in communication research, planning and strategy, and execution of social media and the presentation of key audiences including donors, government, general public, and media.
• Excellent spoken and written English: general ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral forms; specific skills in writing press releases and articles/stories for traditional and electronic media.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively negotiate and liaise with a wide cross section of people, including internal staff, partners, service providers and the wider community.
• Ability to meet demanding deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Fluency in English, Luo, Rutooro, Lusanka, Rukiga, and Lusoga. Rufumbira and/or Runyankole are considered an asset.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to last mile villages in Uganda for documenting RTV’s work, stories, and impact. Ability to ride and possession of a riding license would be considered an asset.
Required Education and Experience
• A minimum of 3 years of experience as media or communication officer. Experience of working with donor funded projects will be an added advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field.
• Demonstrated track record and portfolio of work in photo/video/social media.
Raising The Village is committed to Equity and Inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Deadline of this Job: 30 September 2022
JOB DETAILS:Communications Officer
Description
The position holder will support the Communications function of Mildmay Uganda to improve the public perception and increased awareness of its services/programmes
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Public Relations, Journalism, or International Relations desirable. The successful candidate will have at least 3 years’ experience in Communications, Public relations, or related work.
He/she MUST have experience in working with social media, photography, and video production. Knowledge about current Health trends, Education, and Research more especially about HIV related work is an added advantage.
All applicants must have a Non-judgmental approach to human relations; be in sympathy with Mildmay Uganda’s Christian values; possess good communication and interpersonal skills; and must be able to maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues. Customer focus is paramount.
Deadline of this Job: 04 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is an independent non-profit organization that combines innovative research, market systems development, and strategic partnerships to spread sustainable agricultural solutions for improved soil health, food security, and livelihoods around the world.
IFDC is recruiting for the above project in Uganda.
“Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland farming systems for rural Transformation” (BRIGHT) will target over 100,000 Ugandan highland households in Kigezi, Mt Elgon, and Rwenzori regions, building project interventions from the ground up that are based on the aspirations and needs of targeted farming households and communities. BRIGHT seeks to build the resilience capacity of farm households and the farming systems to recover from external shocks in an ever-changing context through absorption, adaptation, and transformation and, in so doing, increase incomes and food and nutritional security of all farmers, from subsistence-oriented farm households to more market-oriented ones.
The proposed project aims to achieve the following main impacts:
1. Increased resilience, nutritional outcomes, and income for smallholder farm households; and
2. Increased eco-efficient farming, making sustainable use of and protecting natural resources
IFDC is to recruit a qualified individual to fill the position of Gender, Youth Inclusion Manager for this project, to be based in the main project field office of Fort Portal.
Position summary
The person will lead the integration of gender and youth transformative and socially inclusive programming elements in accordance with global best practice, donor and IDFC’s requirements. The Gender, Youth Inclusion Manager participates in strategy, program implementation, program monitoring, and evaluation in relation to gender, youth and social inclusion integration in all project activities. This includes capacity building and technical assistance to government, private partners, civil society and community stakeholders.
This position provides leadership, guidance and technical support to the project, in designing, implementing and documenting GYSI focused programming.
Main tasks and responsibilities
• Elaborate an overall gender and youth strategy for the project based on finding from the gender, youth assessments conducted during inception phase, oversee the implementation of these strategies and adapt and improve them as needed.
• Develop specific, actionable gender and youth strategies and targets for each result area in the five project components.
• Work closely with Project and Deputy Project Managers in integrating the findings from the gender/youth assessment into the project’s work plan and milestones.
• Ensure that GALS family tree is effectively developed in households and that inclusive decision-making feeds into household visions. .
• Collaborate with management and field teams to integrate gender and youth throughout the project.
• Lead in development and refinement of a project gender and youth integration plan.
• Assess gender and youth dynamics in the selected value chains in coordination with project staff and sector specialists, addressing barriers to improving participation of youth and women.
• Provide support in the development of operational manuals to ensure gender and youth equity and sensitivity in manual content and presentation.
• Oversee the implementation of the Gender Action Plan at field level with the various value chain actors including Farmer Groups, Farmer Business Groups, households.
• Collaborate with local women’s groups, gender-focused organizations, youth-focused organizations and other groups implementing similar gender- and youth-related activities in similar areas
• Participate in gender-related meetings with the donor, stakeholders, government officials, and implementing partners.
• Work closely with technical staff to design and implement activities that strengthen women’s and youth access to finance, training and other resources, such as land.
• Formulate strategies, activities, and messages for communicating the business case for investing in women and youth enterprises.
• Propose indicators and data collection methods for tracking changes in women’s and youth’s empowerment, gender dynamics, and gender inequality gaps that integrate into the projects MIS.
• Develop relationships and linkages with organizations implementing other donor-funded programs focused on gender and youth in Uganda
• Conduct regular community consultations to ensure the project adaptively remains gender and youth sensitive and on-track.
• Collect and share learnings and best practices
• Identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with consortium partners, donor, local governments and other stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively to ensure overall GYSI project targets and donor obligations are continuously met.
• Develop targeted gender and youth capacity building interventions to promote integration with project staff.
• Support project team in the development and delivery of training and capacity building on key gender and youth topics to project participants.
Supervision and team collaboration
The Gender and Youth Manager is supervised by and reports to the Deputy Project Manager. She/ he works in close collaboration with project colleagues, other IFDC staff and colleagues from other project consortium members.
Position and duty station
The Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Advisor is a national position with a duty in the project field offices Fort Portal.
The position requires intensive travels (up to 50% of the time) in target regions in Uganda and may require some international travel to other IFDC countries.
Required Experience
This is a senior position that requires highly motivated and self-driven individuals with the following qualifications.
• Master’s degree in international development, gender, behavioral economics, agronomy, sociology, or other related disciplines.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar or related position – demonstrated experience and technical knowledge in gender development, particularly as it relates to food security, agricultural value chains/market systems, climate change, rural household development, and nutrition integrated agriculture.
• Demonstrated success in implementing gender integration, youth and social inclusion strategies and activities in the context of providing advisory services or implementing gender interventions in an agriculture project or program context
• Substantial knowledge of good practices in developing gender integration strategies and interventions, mainstreaming gender in institutions and in projects
• Knowledge and experience in designing and implementing Women and youth Economic empowerment interventions
• Experience in gender related national strategies and policy reviews, analysis, and application
• Must be a self-directed, highly organized person who can effectively prioritize and follow through on multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Strong communication skills, specifically strong verbal communication skills in English including excellent report writing skills
• Ability to conduct training and capacity building to staff and implementing partners on gender equality, women inclusion integration
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative research methods, as well as conducting field- based assessments
• Excellent analytical and technical skills and expertise with the ability to work independently
• Knowledge of the Africa national community development and gender policies is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Women’s Economic and Opportunities for Youth Empowerment (WEE/OYE) or similar frameworks.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis and utilization of information from a broad range of sources to ensure effective integration of gender and youth concerns throughout the project’s duration.
• In-depth understanding of gender, age and other socio-cultural factors in the context of Agri business programming.
• Ability to foster commitment and build capacity among project staff and in-country actors around gender and youth integration.
• ability to communicate in a second/third national language would be an advantage;
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally in small audience and large audience settings.
Deadline of this Job: 04 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is an independent non-profit organization that combines innovative research, market systems development, and strategic partnerships to spread sustainable agricultural solutions for improved soil health, food security, and livelihoods around the world.
IFDC is recruiting for the above project in Uganda.
‘Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland farming systems for rural Transformation’ (BRIGHT) will target over 100,000 Ugandan highland households in Kigezi, Mt Elgon, and Rwenzori regions, building project interventions from the ground up that are based on the aspirations and needs of targeted farming households and communities. BRIGHT seeks to build the resilience capacity of farm households and the farming systems to recover from external shocks in an ever-changing context through absorption, adaptation, and transformation and, in so doing, increase incomes and food and nutritional security of all farmers, from subsistence-oriented farm households to more market-oriented ones.
The proposed project aims to achieve the following main impacts:
1. Increased resilience, nutritional outcomes, and income for smallholder farm households; and
2. Increased eco-efficient farming, making sustainable use of and protecting natural resources
IFDC is seeking to recruit a qualified individual to fill the position of a Communications Manager for this project, to be based in the main project office of Fort Portal.
Position summary
The Communications manager will be a national position and reports to the Project Manager. He/She will be based in the IFDC Fort Portal office. The Communications Manager will be responsible for strategic communication in the planning and delivery of the BRIGHT project. S/he will be supported by IFDC headquarters communications and knowledge management staff.
Duties & Responsibilities.
1. Coordinate the collaborative design and implementation of project communication strategies and helping to keep them up to date.
2. Maintain regular social media presence for the project
3. Supporting technical staff in designing and producing audio, video, and visually oriented training materials.
4. Preparing articles and success stories illustrating project(s) approaches and achievements.
5. Liaising with the media by promoting and maintaining contacts with local, regional and national media.
6. Assisting in developing all report and other promotion documents such as monthly briefs and intervention fact sheets – editing, formatting, illustration and graphics.
7. Organizing the project(s) photo and video library.
8. Collecting feedback on, and evaluating the impact of, communications activities.
9. Developing and coordinating the production of radio and video infomercials.
10. Organizing promotional events, media campaigns and press releases to promote project themes, messages, and achievements.
Required Skills
• Ability to work independently under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Act in accordance with and defend the best interests of IFDC
• Ability to work independently, under pressure to meet tight deadlines with quality output.
• Strong network in local and national communications and ability to find cost-effective means of promoting the projects achievements
• Strong sense of integrity and personal commitment to the achievement of goals.
• Consistently maintains focus and perseveres in the face of obstacles, inspiring others to do the same.
• Strong interpersonal and team working skills with ability to maintain effective work relationships
• Excellent communication skills with ability to express ideas clearly, logically and effectively
• Anticipates key issues in work and identify creative and practical solutions.
• Great organizational skills and attention to detail in operationalization of administrative and finance tasks.
• Honors all commitments made to colleagues and partners.
• Have the ability to work in a multicultural environment, be open-minded and seek to understand
Required Experience
1. A degree in public and media relations or other relevant qualification.
2. At least 5 years of relevant experience in mass media and public relations preferably in projects related to agriculture and nutrition.
3. Excellent communication and organization skills and experience in promoting agriculture.
4. Computer skills in word processing, PowerPoint, image editors, desktop publishing and other graphic software.
5. Proven skills in video and audio program-making.
6. Skills in event management, and strong interpersonal relations.
7. Experience in developing training materials.
8. English spoken, writing and editing skills. A good knowledge of one or more of the local languages in Uganda is advantageous.
Deadline of this Job: 13 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
USAID/Uganda is seeking offers from U.S. citizens and U.S. Resident Aliens (offshore or currently residing in Uganda and with a valid work permit) to provide personal services under contract as the Communication Advisor.
Solicitation Number: SOL-72061722R00015 provides the full position description, selection criteria, and is found at: SAM.gov or https://ug.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/
Salary Range: $81,216 – $105,579, equivalent to GS-13.
Download: Detailed Solicitation Document | SOL-72061722R00015
CLOSING DATE/TIME: October 13, 2022, 16:45 PM Kampala Time
Deadline of this Job: 03 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:Job title: Communications Officer
Job family: This role reports to the Project Manager and works in close collaboration and in support of the project’s activities, support team. The purpose of the post is to support the development of the organization’s communication strategy in relation to the achievement of effective a communication of Ripple Effect brand, information, and services. Developing excellent intelligence of our participants, customers and potential markets and cost-effective exploitation of opportunities the role shows a clear communication and engages across the external stakeholders to achieve impact.
Dept./Team: Programmes
Reporting to: Project Manager/Project Coordinator
Location: Mbarara
Job purpose:
The Communications Officer is part of the Project team. As part of the project team, this role will use data to analyse performance, raise key issues, and monitor performance to ensure delivery of measurable results and demonstrate strong fiscal management of donor resources.
Key Responsibilities
This role has 2 key areas of responsibility:
1. Supporting the roll out of a Ripple Effect Communications strategy which aligns with brand values
2. Supporting the programmes team through development of targeted, insight-driven, and consistently branded promotions and materials
• Work on communications strategies in close collaboration with the project activities, product centres lead roles
• Analyze market and competitor trends and recommend changes to marketing and business development strategies based on analysis and feedback.
• Gather and analyze client insights and changing customer needs and preferences and ensure communication strategies are updated to reflect these changes
• Deepen relationships with all media to ensure the most effective messaging and positioning of the organization
• Report monthly on progress (cost and activities) and results
• Manage media relationships and capitalize on PR opportunities in relation to social enterprise
• In close collaboration with the project’s teams, develop an excellent understanding of the services offered and the day to issues faced and constraints to success
• Review participants satisfaction rates through client exit interviews, and work with project manager to adapt strategies accordingly
• Lead all areas of content generation and production across all media platforms including digital and social media
• Ensure all activities, messages and promotions are consistent with Ripple Effect global brand positioning
• Support the design and development of communications material for use in programme implementation
• Work with the project staff, to identify individually tailored communication strategies
• Participate in the production of Ripple Effect Annual Report and project periodic reports
• Coordinate the hosting of Ripple Effect visitors and Ambassadors and show case of what is happening
• Support in production of all branded items that promote Ripple Effect brand
• Represent Ripple Effect on selected platforms
• Manage the media coverage
• Support quarterly and annual reporting for projects
• Train project staff in documentation and story gathering
Learning & Skills
A degree in Journalism, Development Communication, Social Marketing
Excellent knowledge of the Ugandan livelihoods sector.
Creativity & Reasoning
The role requires a good understanding of the programme activities and impact and how these can be communicated promoted/ marketed widely.
Key Accountabilities
The role requires clear communication skills. One should be able to clearly communicate to the stakeholders the project goal and outcomes. He/she should be able to creatively prepare clear reports that show the project progress.
Communication and Interaction
The role requires clear communication skills. One should be able to clearly communicate to the stakeholders the project goal and outcomes. He/she should be able to creatively prepare clear reports that show the project progress.
The role requires interaction with the implementing team, communities, private service providers and local government authorities. One should be able to quickly learn the culture of the community to support their ability to interact. He/she should have a good problem-solving approach and conflict resolution at individual and community level.
Stewardship
The role should have good level of computer literacy and demonstrated ability to capture data/information using different advanced computer software, produce computer-based reports, read and interpret monitoring data presented through spread sheets and interact and respond appropriately to other Ripple Effect countries through IT media.
Judgements & Actions
The role works within broad guidelines that include capacity building & networking among others and thus should be able to plan their time accordingly to ensure all areas are supported. The role involves high level of interaction with staff and other project actors for effective technical and advisory role.
One should be able to clearly judge impact and uptake of quality markets and linkages approaches among the community beneficiaries avoiding situations that create dependency among the project participants. Business models being promoted should be impactful and simple enough for communities to adopt.
Working Environment
Occasionally the role may be exposed to stressful conditions during travel in the field traversing the project area while providing supervision and other support.
Role & Person Specification
Organizational context
Personal competencies and talents Status
Education/Qualifications
• A degree in Journalism, Development Communication, Social Marketing
• Excellent knowledge of the Ugandan livelihoods sector
Experience
• Experienced in media and Behavioural Change Communication (BCC)
• Experience of over five years in undertaking similar assignments
• Ability to build effective relationships, influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders at every level of seniority
• Ability to prioritise a complex and demanding workload
• Ability to develop innovative and practical solutions to challenges
• Ability to gather and interpret client insights and turn client insights into action plans
• Experience of developing and executing successful demand generation strategies
• Ability to present work at external events, including some out of hours travel and working
• Excellent and creative oral and written communication skills, including ability to write in English and at least two Ugandan languages
• Excellent engagement with informational technology and social media platforms
Skills/Abilities
• A proven record of partnership working to achieve better results
• Experience of project managing marketing projects including developing concepts for audience specific projects
• Documentation of learning and best practices
• Contribute to the development of grant proposals as required.
• Computer skills and knowledge in Word, PowerPoint, and any presentation packages
• Good interpersonal skills
• Full understanding of all technical aspects of the Ripple Effect programme
• Strong people management ability
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills
Personal Qualities
• Have empathy with Ripple Effect’s Christian foundation and core values
• An initiator and self-driven
• A team leader, builder, and developer
• A broad and mature thinker
• A strategic thinker with an eye for detail
• Creative and innovative
• A team player. Flexible.
• Understands the importance of confidentiality especially for data.
