Advocacy and Communications Officer Opportunity at Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau

Job Title: Advocacy and Communications Officer

Employer: The Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 30th Aug 2013

Duties & Responsibilities:
•Contribute  to  high-level  sector  advocacy  initiatives , and  stimulate  the  participation  of national  partiners  and networks  in house  initiatives.
•In collaboration  with other staff  , support  the development  of messages  and communications products  related  to the  organization’s  key  learning  and advocacy  themes .
•Review and  put into  practice  the  UPMB  advocacy  strategy
•Competencies
•Good communicator, Able to produce results in line with objectives.
•Able to  build  partnerships  across  the  organization and beyond
•Able to work in teams.

Qualifications and Skills:

•He/she  shall  hold   a  Degree  in Mass  Communication /Public  Relations, Training  in  IT related  field,  At  least four years  of relevant  professional experience , working  in communications  and  advocacy , media , at  a national  and/or international  level  preferably  in  the Church based  /NGO sector .
•Competence in use of digital and social media tools.
•Good  computer  skills , Excellent  written  and oral communications  in  English  is essential .

How to apply
All applications  with  e-mail addresses , telephone  numbers  and two  references  should  be addressed  to ;
The Chairman
Board of Directors
Uganda Protestant Medical  Bureau
P. O. Box 4127,
Kampala