Communications Officer NIPN Project Jobs – Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)

Job
Title:         
 Communications
Officer
Organisation: Office
of the Prime Minister (OPM)
Project Name: National
Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Senior
Analysis Advisor
About US:
The National
Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) is an initiative of Government of
Uganda and the European Commission supported by the United Kingdom Department
for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation being
implemented in selected countries including Uganda. Therefore, the Delegation
of the European Union in Uganda has funded a project to establish a Uganda
National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN). The initiative aims to
strengthen National capacity to make better use of existing information and
data to inform policies, programmes and interventions in all sectors that could
contribute to better nutrition for the Ugandan population. This process
requires analysis of current policies and programmes to identify issues; a
systematic review of existing information both Internationally and Nationally
on the issue identified; and, when useful, the analysis of existing data from
Uganda to shed light on nutrition. The project is being implemented by the
Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in partnership with the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics (UBOS), and in collaboration with all the sectors involved in the
Uganda Nutrition Action Plan.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The Communications Officer will be responsible for the development
    and implementation of a communication and visibility plan for the NIPN;
    development of outputs in suitable formats and ensuring output
    dissemination
  • Develop and produce of communication tools about the project; and
    for helping analysis and policy staff to communicate the results of their
    analysis to different audiences depending on their needs and background.
  • Work with the senior policy analysis advisors and with technical
    staff from Ministries, Departments and Agencies to write the documents and
    outputs required.
  • Support the implementation of the communication strategy of the
    Uganda Nutrition Action Plan

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must hold an advanced Degree (Masters) in Mass
    Communication, Public Relations or Journalism. Must have evidence of
    writing and publishing
  • Five years of experience of successful professional experience as a
    communications officer, with a specialist interest in science, food
    security and nutrition, agriculture or health is useful.
  • Excellent writing skills in English.
  • Experience of writing about complex technical matters in simple and
    clear language, driven by the need for comprehension
  • Ability to work in a team and to establish or engage with
    communications networks
  • Excellent organisational skills, rigorous attention to detail and an
    ability to work autonomously. An ability to work in a stressful
    environment and to meet strict deadline
  • A good knowledge of the most common software used in the design of
    communication materials
  • A good knowledge of software to prepare presentations.
  • Examples of documents written should be provided with the
    application.
How to Apply:
Application to be
accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and academic
transcripts, at least two competent referees, one of whom MUST be from your
current or previous employer, passport photo, contacts both Mobile and Email,
should be addressed to:
The Permanent
Secretary,
Office of the Prime
Minister New Government,
Block Plot 9-11
Apollo Kaggwa Road,
P.O. Box 341,
Kampala.
The application
forms should be delivered at the Human Resource Office 3rd Floor, Office of the
Prime Minister .
Note:
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Any form of canvassing shall
automatically lead to disqualification of a candidate.
Deadline: 19th November 2018
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