The Ugandan Jobline

• Develop a coherent approach/strategy
  for advocacy activities at district and national levels while working with
  the country director, deputy and middle management team.
• Develop an advocacy activities work plan
  to put into action the above agreed approach and revise it on a routine
  basis to maximize identified opportunities for influence

• Ensure the coordination of all relevant
  stall to implement the activities planned, advocacy strategies and plans
  are included in all new proposals and improved coordination of the
  advocacy efforts of all projects / individuals.
• Act as a liaison with the UK External
  Communications team in systematically developing and reviewing content for
  the Malaria Consortium website and project microsites, designed to support
  learning.
• Assist project managers in including
  advocacy activities in their project implementations while developing key advocacy
  objectives, messages and work plans.
• Support the translation of key lessons
  learnt and operational research findings into improved policy and practice
  by identifying key for a for dissemination more so in workshops and
  conferences.

• Support the development and sustenance of
  effective relationships within the Ministry of Health Social Services
  Committee of parliament, local government, project partners, technical
  specialists and other persons of influence so as to advance advocacy aims.
• Identify and coordinate work with existing
  and emerging networks for health advocacy in Uganda, and monitor now
  developments within the Ugandan health policy and funding environment.

• Act as the key media liaison and public
  relations person tor project activities and technical issues, liaising
  with Uganda technical team and UK-based Malaria Consortium International
  communications department as appropriate
• Coordinate activities for live
  organisation within Uganda and ensure active participation in public
  events and celebrations such as World Malaria Day. Pneumonia Day. etc
• Draft press releases and conduct media
  briefings around pertinent or Malaria Consortium led activities, and
  national events as well as prepare taiking points and/for speeches for
  Malaria Consortium representatives who will be addressing the media or
  high level delegations.
• Ensure that advocacy and external
  communications efforts are documented, monitored and evaluated for
  effectiveness and value for money so as to develop an evidence based
  approach to advocacy and external communications are documented, monitored
  and evaluated for effective and value for money so as to develop an
  evidence best approach to advocacy and external
  communication. Provide recommendations as to which initiatives should
  be sustained or repeated and which should be discontinued.
• Support the development of materials
  (brochures briefings power point presentations) for external communication
  and advocacy related events.

• Minimum of three years of professional
  experience in advocacy, public relations or related field
• Degree / Postgraduate degree in mass
  communications, public relations, journalism, social sciences, public
  health, or related discipline
• Experience developing and implementing
  advocacy strategies
• Experience in best practice and/or
  research dissemination
• Experience in a range of communications
  activities (writing briefing papers, press releases or other documents,
  use of social media, etc.)
• Understanding of the Ugandan Health Sector
• Experience in health sector advocacy work
• Foundational knowledge of public health
  approaches
• Experience and skills in training and
  transfer of knowledge
• Skills in the use of different media
  outlets (photography, trim. TV. radio newspapers, etc.) for communications/advocacy
  purposes.
• Experience working with social media
  initiatives such as blogs and other online communication tools.

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