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Job Title:   Junior EU Aid Volunteer –
Communication and Visibility

Organization:  Interchurch
Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation)

Duty Station:   Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Interchurch
Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation) is an international
non-governmental organisation founded in 1964 in the Netherlands and implements
programmes with partners in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa since the
1980s. We work towards a world in which people can live in dignity and
well-being, a world without poverty and injustice.

Job Summary:    The Junior EU Aid Volunteer – Communication
and Visibility is responsible for making ICCO’s work and its impact on
smallholder farmers, agripreneurs and youth in Uganda more visible by
developing communication and visibility materials for the High Flyers
programme. This Communication and Visibility Role includes an apprenticeship
opportunity of 1 month in Europe followed by a direct 1 year deployment in
Uganda, at ICCO premises.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Visibility
and Communication Officer To make ICCO’s work and its impact on smallholder
farmers, agripreneurs and youth in Uganda more visible by the development of
communication and visibility materials for the High Flyers programme.

·       
Design
and development of content for communication channels, such as flyers, posters,
social media and webpages.

·       
Writing
impact/success stories about the communities of ICCO’s programme in Uganda.

·       
Supporting
ICCO’s communication staff in the region.

·       
Support
in the design and implementation of advocacy messages and materials, and
support and develop materials for conferences, training and meetings.

·       
Co-writing
and/or providing input for Monitoring & Evaluation reports for ICCO
programs in the region including case studies and stories of change.

·       
Support
in building the capacity of local partners in communication and the use of
media in advocacy.

·       
Deliver
quality information and communication material serving public support
activities by the ICCO regional office (including fundraising), targeting the
general public, congregations, private funds, equity funds and other
(institutional) target groups.

·       
Support
in writing program development documents to donors and partners.

·       
Contribute
to the development of quality funding proposals to be submitted to potential.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a degree/completed study in a relevant subject, e.g.
journalism and/or a video & photography course.

·       
Good
English speaking and writing skills.

·       
Self-motivated,
proactive and result-driven.

·       
Ability
to work independently and as a team player.

·       
Ability
to connect with people from different backgrounds.

·       
Ability
and willingness to visit rural project areas and to stay there for a few days.

·       
Good
communication and reporting skills.

·       
Affinity
with the protestant character of ICCO and ICCO’s values and operating
principles.

·       
Motivated
to work with youth and rural smallholder farmers and communities.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 18^th March 2020

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