Communication Officer Job at Enabel - Career Opportunity in Uganda
Vacancy title:Communication Officer
Jobs at:
Enabel
Deadline of this Job:
not later than Friday 9th February, 2018
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Job details:
The EU Commission established the Emergency Trust Fund for Stability and Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration and Displaced Persons in Africa (EU-TF) on 20.10.2015 and signed the Constitutive Agreement in La Valletta on 12.11.2015 during the EU-Africa Summit in Valetta. As part of the EU-TF, Enabel in Uganda is implementing an intervention to enhance ‘livelihood and labour market relevant’ skills for youth, women and girls of the refugees and host communities’. (As of 1st January, 2018, BTC Uganda becomes Enabel, Belgian Development Agency)
The intervention contributes to improved employment opportunities for refugees and host communities through short and medium term Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Support in Northern Uganda. The intervention is fully integrated into the Support to the Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda programme of the EU trust fund. The intervention also has the ambition to strengthen national policies and practice regarding skills development in emergency situations.
This intervention follows a similar reform approach applied by the Belgian funded "support to implementation of Skilling Uganda strategy", which is supporting a nationwide reform process following a wide and overarching sectorial analysis, and is implemented by Enabel, Belgian Development Agency. To this end, Enabel is looking for ONE strong professional to fill the following position:
Post: Communication Officer
Duty Station: Kampala, with regular field visits
Duration: 28 months
He/she will work closely with the Project Director as well as with the International Technical Advisor, as follows:
Coordination of communication and visibility activities 40%
- Update the communication and visibility framework 8 manual for the various EU Emergency Trust Fund project's components;
- Be available as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) on Communication and Visibility for EU delegation and the 3 different implementing partners (ADA, a NGO-consortium under the lead of DRC and Enabel);
- Coordinate, support and facilitate the communication exchange and meetings between the 3 implementing partners of EU Emergency Trust Fund through: 0 regular COMM meetings, o regular monitoring visits to the intervention area;
- Contribute to the development, mainstreaming and quality assurance of communication and visibility material for various components of the EU Emergency Trust Fund;
- Lead the promotion campaign on SD component of the EU Emergency Trust Fund, promoting the participation of specific disadvantaged groups in Business Technical Vocational Education and Training (BTVET);
- Contribute to the mainstreaming of other cross cutting issues in the communication of the project, including disability, environment, and HIV-AIDS
- Support knowledge sharing on communication in BTVET provision at both regional and central level targeting different social and gender groups;
- Compile best practices and lessons learned amongst 3 implementing partners of EU Emergency Trust Fund for dissemination purposes;
- Collect, edit and publish dissemination material for 3 implementing partners of EU Emergency Trust Fund for dissemination purposes (e.g. for EU day);
- Contribute to SDF progress and activity reports and compile lessons learned from SDF supported activities;
- A Master's degree or equivalent in Communications, Public relations and Journalism;
- At least 5 years of proven, relevant experience in communication
- Experience of working for civil society, bilateral or a multilateral agency would be an advantage.
- Fluent in English, with excellent writing and reporting skills;
- Soft skills such as to work in a team, to work autonomously, etc.
- ICT skills in word, excel, power point, communication platforms;
- Having no objection to undertake regular field missions & working overtime.
Enabel will offer a competitive salary package with a gross monthly salary income of between UGX 5,500,000 and UGX 6,500,000 depending on the relevant years of work experience, medical insurance for staff, spouse and biological dependents plus a 13th Month compulsory package paid together with the December salary.
Job application procedure
interested applicants should submit their hard copy applications including a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) and copies of relevant academic documents with names of at least 3 professional referees; their emails and telephone contacts to:
The Human Resource Officer;
BTC/ Uganda
Plot 1B Lower Kololo Terrace
P.O. Box 40131, Kampala
Send in your application not later than Friday 9th February, 2018. Closing time is 5pm. Please note that this is a National position and applicants must be legally authorized to work in Uganda.
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