National Project Coordinator - Senior Communication Officer NOB (DC)

Overview

The role is responsible for planning and producing communications that increase visibility of results for forcibly displaced persons and host communities, with a focus on field-based storytelling and multimedia production.

Tasks Summary

• Identify communication and information needs and priorities.
• Develop and implement a communications strategy.
• Produce high-quality multimedia content, including photo stories and short videos.
• Manage digital dissemination of content.
• Maintain a library of photos and audio-visual materials.
• Track and report communications performance.
• Oversee the procurement and management of communications partners.
• Engage national and international media.
• Provide communications guidance and capacity-building to staff and partners.
• Review partners’ communications materials for brand consistency.
• Commission, research, write, edit and/or translate communication and information products.
• Provide inputs and feedback on communication materials.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned and lead knowledge management activities.
• Participate in the preparation and conduct of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions and consultative meetings.
• Undertake missions to project sites if required.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Experience Requirements

• At least three years of relevant professional experience in the field.
• Familiarity of refugee and displacement policies and responses would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience producing digital and visual communications content (photography, short-form video, and social media content) for programmes, campaigns, or community/youth initiatives.
• Experience working with youth-led storytelling and community-based content creation in displacement or humanitarian-development contexts is an asset.
• Familiarity with ILO policies, technical programmes and procedures, including experience working with the United Nations, Ministries of Labour, Education and other ministries, departments and agencies, would be an advantage, as would experience of working in crisis settings.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Information Management, social sciences, public administration or any other related field.
• Alternatively, a first-level university degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned fields or other relevant field with an additional two years of relevant experience.

Other Details

Languages Required: Excellent command of English and working knowledge of at least one local language from the PROSPECTS target locations in Uganda.

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 12 Months with possibility of extension

Work Modality:

Remuneration: The entry level salary for this position is 194,017,000 (Ugandan Shilling) yearly.