Communications Manager - BRAC Uganda

Job title: Communications Manager

BRAC is a development organisation dedicated to alleviate poverty by empowering the poor, and helping them to bring about positive changes in their lives by creating opportunities for the poor.
Our journey began in 1972 in the newly sovereign Bangladesh, and over the course of our evolution, we have been playing a role of recognizing and tackling the many different realities of poverty. We believe that there is no single cause of poverty; hence we attempt tackling poverty on multiple fronts.

Employment type: Full time
Country: Uganda
Job category: Public Relations
Min. years of experience: 5 years
Required languages: English
Minimum degree: Masters degree
Salary level: Attractive based on experience and competence
Closing date: April 25, 2013 - 5pm
Responsibilities
- Managing communication for internal and external purposes
- Developing new initiatives and business plans
Within this context you will fulfill the following tasks:
i) Communication
- Managing information flow and knowledge transfer among the various teams and programmes within BRAC Uganda
- Supporting communication flows with BRAC International Head Office and other BRAC offices (coordinate annual report, board meeting etc)
- Establishing and maintaining liaison with existing and potential partners within Uganda
- Representing BRAC Uganda to other external parties
- Developing and managing external communications within and beyond Uganda through newsletters, blogs, newspapers articles, diary and editing all electronic documents.
- Organizing visits, visitors and events
ii) New initiatives and business plan
- Identify potential areas of interventions in line with the strategic objectives and integrated approach of BRAC in Uganda
- Identify resource potential within Uganda for existing and new areas of interventions
- Develop proposals of various interventions and respond to various funding opportunities
- Assist in developing strategic objectives and implementation plans for various teams and programmes within BRAC Uganda
Qualifications/Requirements
- Masters Degree preferably in Mass Communication or Public Relations
- Previous knowledge and experience in multinational company
- Experience working with the media and multicultural environment
- Excellent English language Skills
- Work experience of more than 05 years with communication or media organisations
- Good team player and demonstrated leadership qualities.
- Excellent expertise in project proposal writing
Contact/How to apply:
Interested candidates should send their CV, 2 colored passport size photographs and recommendation letter from LC1, photocopies of Eduational certificates and transcripts, to:
Human Resource Department, BRAC Uganda
Busingiri Zone in Nyanama off Entebbe Rd,
P.O.Box 31817, Clock Tower,
Kampala
NB: Please indicate your day time phone number