Job title: Communication Manager
The position reports to the Country Director and is a member of the extended country management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic and technical leadership to Plan’s
communication work in Uganda, ensuring that Country communication activities support Plan Uganda’s Country Strategic Plan, regional and global communication priorities.The position reports to the Country Director and is a member of the extended country management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic and technical leadership to Plan’s
Plan Uganda is growing its programmes significantly and is increasing investment in advocacy, campaigning, programme communications and behaviour change communications. The Communications Manager will be responsible for leading development of a new Communications Strategy and establishment and supervision of a Communications Team at the country office that will handle all communications work for programmes covering 20 districts totaling $20 million annually.
The incumbent will be expected to have frequent travels within the country.
The incumbent will be expected to have frequent travels within the country.
Qualifications /Skills/Experience:
• Bachelors degree in communication, public relations or related field. Master or any other post graduate qualification is added advantage.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in behavioural change, and/or social marketing
• In-depth knowledge of current communications issues and trends, particularly in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of how the media and journalists work nationally
• Demonstrated ability to write well
• Added advantage if a member of the Uganda Journalists
Association
2. Technical Advisor Maternal and Child Health– NU-HITES
Project 1 position-Based in Gulu
This position reports to the Director of Health Service Delivery
and the successful candidate will be a member of the health
service delivery team, serve as the project’s expert on
maternal and child health programs in fifteen project districts in
Northern Uganda. The MCH Technical Advisor will serve to
provide technical and strategic support towards achievement
of project outcomes related to availability of and accessibility to
quality and sustainable maternal and child health services,
creating enabling environments for maternal and child health
care delivery, and promoting positive health behavior and
practices. It is a full-time position based in Gulu for a five-year
term, with frequent travel to districts through the Northern
Region of Uganda.
Qualifications /Skills/Experience:
• A degree in medicine or nursing and/or a master’s degree in
Public Health or other clinical disciplines.
• Additional training related maternal and child health and
project planning and management
• At least 5 years of professional experience working in Maternal
and Child Health programs both in public and private sector.
• Hands-on knowledge and skills in designing, planning,
implementing and monitoring of facility and community-based
programs for promoting safe motherhood and child survival.
• Practical experience in working with district and community
health systems including Village Health Teams (VHT).
• Experience in MCH-related capacity building for health facility
and community health delivery teams.
• Sound understanding of current policy developments maternal
and child health.
• Willingness to work in Northern Uganda and travel 60% of the
time in field.
• Bachelors degree in communication, public relations or related field. Master or any other post graduate qualification is added advantage.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in behavioural change, and/or social marketing
• In-depth knowledge of current communications issues and trends, particularly in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of how the media and journalists work nationally
• Demonstrated ability to write well
• Added advantage if a member of the Uganda Journalists
Association
2. Technical Advisor Maternal and Child Health– NU-HITES
Project 1 position-Based in Gulu
This position reports to the Director of Health Service Delivery
and the successful candidate will be a member of the health
service delivery team, serve as the project’s expert on
maternal and child health programs in fifteen project districts in
Northern Uganda. The MCH Technical Advisor will serve to
provide technical and strategic support towards achievement
of project outcomes related to availability of and accessibility to
quality and sustainable maternal and child health services,
creating enabling environments for maternal and child health
care delivery, and promoting positive health behavior and
practices. It is a full-time position based in Gulu for a five-year
term, with frequent travel to districts through the Northern
Region of Uganda.
Qualifications /Skills/Experience:
• A degree in medicine or nursing and/or a master’s degree in
Public Health or other clinical disciplines.
• Additional training related maternal and child health and
project planning and management
• At least 5 years of professional experience working in Maternal
and Child Health programs both in public and private sector.
• Hands-on knowledge and skills in designing, planning,
implementing and monitoring of facility and community-based
programs for promoting safe motherhood and child survival.
• Practical experience in working with district and community
health systems including Village Health Teams (VHT).
• Experience in MCH-related capacity building for health facility
and community health delivery teams.
• Sound understanding of current policy developments maternal
and child health.
• Willingness to work in Northern Uganda and travel 60% of the
time in field.
More information and how to apply
Send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees to the address or e-mail below. Please mark your application with the Position Name of the job you are applying for. E-mails that exceed
2MB will be rejected by the system.
Closing date is 5PM on Friday May13, 2013
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
As a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a child protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates will be required to provide information confirming whether or not they have ever been
convicted of any child abuse crimes.
People Performance Group
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405, Kampala-Uganda
E-mail:application@ppg.co.ug
Send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees to the address or e-mail below. Please mark your application with the Position Name of the job you are applying for. E-mails that exceed
2MB will be rejected by the system.
Closing date is 5PM on Friday May13, 2013
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
As a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a child protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates will be required to provide information confirming whether or not they have ever been
convicted of any child abuse crimes.
People Performance Group
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405, Kampala-Uganda
E-mail:application@ppg.co.ug