Fresher Guest Liaison Officer NGO Jobs – World Vision International

Job Title:         Guest Liaison Officer
Organisation: World
Vision International
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Senior
Programmes Director
About US:
World Vision Uganda
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty
and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision
is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose
background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary:  The Guest Liaison Officer will manage the NO strategic partnership
with Support Office major donors, sponsors and supporters and including World
Vision Korea major visit (including filming, churches, major donors) by
providing timely and accurate reporting and updates on programming to meet
ministry priorities and mutual transformation to achieve child wellbeing. The
incumbent will promote deeper engagements with (potential) supporters and
higher fundraising opportunities, especially through filming.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Guest’s relations and coordination
  • Ensure guests comply with WV Uganda
    guest relations guidelines, policies and procedures
  • Develop a task schedule and master
    calendar for all key operations or activities to be carried out by all WV
    Korea visitors.
  • Coordinate and plan logistics needs for
    all visitors to World Vision Uganda.
  • Coordinate with SOs to host donor,
    sponsor trips in WV Uganda by mobilizing key stakeholders and carrying out
    AP pre-visit before donors come.
  • Manage and coordinate SOs donors, sponsors
    and church partners’ field visits, to ensure positive and predictable trip
    experiences.
  • Ensure that tickets for WV Uganda
    visitors are bought or re-confirmed on time and flight arrangements are
    made as per schedule
  • Develop a profile/ Brochure on WV Uganda‘s
    visitors (Maintain a visitor’s profile Book which should be signed by them
    before living the country)
  • Provide visitors with WV Uganda
    operational and country profile, child protection forms and security brief
    upon arrival or during their stay in the country as the case may be.
  • Provide training of NO and AP staff in
    donor relations to build capacity of NO and AP staff to ensure that donor
    expectations are met.
Supporting filming visit and post-filming follow up
  • Ensure government film licenses and
    necessary permits for media and marketing visits are obtained prior to the
    visit
  • Take responsibility to coordinate with
    field staffs to identify and document child case stories for filming and
    submit to WV Korea
Support all WV Korea filming visits as necessary
  • Conduct post-filming support – work with
    field staffs to draft a proposal on support for filmed child/family
  • Follow-up with the support to the filmed
    child/family and submit final report to WV Korea
  • Keep track of filmed child cases, in
    case of any sponsors queries after the video is aired
Other
  • Upon (urgent) request, support taking
    videos/photos of major PNS projects funded by WVK
  • Any other duties as assigned by the
    Supervisor or his or her designee

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the World Vision
    Uganda Guest Liaison Officer job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree
    with preference in communications, community development, or related field
    of study required
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of
    transformational development and ability to translate technical language
    into language that is easily understandable by donors – required
  • Excellent communication and public
    relations skills with strong English language capability (written and
    oral) and ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and principles
    required
  • Skilled in personal computing, email and
    general office productivity software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite) and
    other programs for uploading and downloading information
  • Experience hosting or working with US
    groups of donors or visitors highly preferred
  • Experience with a news agency, marketing
    organization, NGO or International organization preferred
  • Technical experience with video and
    still photography preferred
  • High level of cross-cultural
    interpersonal skill, personal maturity, and proven ability to influence
    multiple stakeholders preferred
  • Ability to handle multiple
    responsibilities at the same time preferred
  • Must be available for significant travel
    time to projects
  • Cross cultural interpersonal skills and
    experience

How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please follow
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal.  Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 14th October 2018
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