Job
Title: Public Health Communications Specialist
Title: Public Health Communications Specialist
Organisation: Malaria
Consortium
Consortium
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary
and Benefits: USD 50,000-55,000 pro rata
and Benefits: USD 50,000-55,000 pro rata
About
MC:
MC:
Malaria
Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations dedicated to
the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa
and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and
non-government agencies, academic institutions, local and international
organisations, to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services,
providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and
activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. The
organisation works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also
the capacity of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and
support improved economic prosperity.
Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations dedicated to
the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa
and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and
non-government agencies, academic institutions, local and international
organisations, to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services,
providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and
activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. The
organisation works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also
the capacity of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and
support improved economic prosperity.
Job
Summary: The Health Communication
Specialist (Maternity Cover) will provide high-quality technical support and guidance
to countries and projects’ teams to plan, implement, and evaluate a variety of
health communication and marketing activities designed to impact positive
health outcomes.
Summary: The Health Communication
Specialist (Maternity Cover) will provide high-quality technical support and guidance
to countries and projects’ teams to plan, implement, and evaluate a variety of
health communication and marketing activities designed to impact positive
health outcomes.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Offer hands-on support to country and projects
teams in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of health
communication and marketing interventions to achieve optimal project results
and positive health outcomes
Offer hands-on support to country and projects
teams in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of health
communication and marketing interventions to achieve optimal project results
and positive health outcomes
·
Provide timely and responsive technical advice
both from a distance and by on-site visits to country teams, as required.
Provide timely and responsive technical advice
both from a distance and by on-site visits to country teams, as required.
·
Offer quality control and technical oversight to
health communication programming, for selected projects in the Africa region,
fully aligned with PHC Cluster methods and standards.
Offer quality control and technical oversight to
health communication programming, for selected projects in the Africa region,
fully aligned with PHC Cluster methods and standards.
·
Steer the development, testing, and production of
audience-centred products, tools and messages (print and audio-visual formats):
Steer the development, testing, and production of
audience-centred products, tools and messages (print and audio-visual formats):
o Apply
communication and behaviour change theory and evidence to develop strategies,
materials and message.
communication and behaviour change theory and evidence to develop strategies,
materials and message.
o Participate
in audience/formative research and conceptualize and design audience-centred
health communication products.
in audience/formative research and conceptualize and design audience-centred
health communication products.
·
Make sure that quality documentation and
evaluation of key health communication interventions through guiding and
oversight of data collection, analysis and report writing:
Make sure that quality documentation and
evaluation of key health communication interventions through guiding and
oversight of data collection, analysis and report writing:
o Gather
quality data through monitoring and evaluation activities of health
communication interventions, in close collaboration with projects and
countries’ teams, and analyse data for producing reports.
quality data through monitoring and evaluation activities of health
communication interventions, in close collaboration with projects and
countries’ teams, and analyse data for producing reports.
o Develop
knowledge sharing products (such as learning briefs, technical briefs,
programme summaries, and other publications) that document results, best
practices and lessons learned from the organisation’s work in public health
communications.
knowledge sharing products (such as learning briefs, technical briefs,
programme summaries, and other publications) that document results, best
practices and lessons learned from the organisation’s work in public health
communications.
·
As a member of the PHC cluster team, keep abreast
with latest developments and publications in the field and proactively share
knowledge within the PHC Cluster and with technical, country and project teams.
As a member of the PHC cluster team, keep abreast
with latest developments and publications in the field and proactively share
knowledge within the PHC Cluster and with technical, country and project teams.
·
Significantly contribute information, materials
and field stories to the country level and UK-based advocacy and external
communications teams for dissemination to external local and international
audiences.
Significantly contribute information, materials
and field stories to the country level and UK-based advocacy and external
communications teams for dissemination to external local and international
audiences.
·
Contribute to identifying funding opportunities
and providing technical inputs in the design process of new projects and
writing proposals and reports to donors.
Contribute to identifying funding opportunities
and providing technical inputs in the design process of new projects and
writing proposals and reports to donors.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
·
The applicant should preferably hold a Master’s
degree in communications or social development or related field; A combination
of specialized experience and graduate education may qualify
The applicant should preferably hold a Master’s
degree in communications or social development or related field; A combination
of specialized experience and graduate education may qualify
·
At least five years’ experience in the design and
implementation of social and behaviour change communication, or social
marketing programmes, in low or middle-income countries
At least five years’ experience in the design and
implementation of social and behaviour change communication, or social
marketing programmes, in low or middle-income countries
·
Past experience communicating about malaria, or
other communicable diseases
Past experience communicating about malaria, or
other communicable diseases
·
Working knowledge of health communication and
marketing principles, practices and techniques
Working knowledge of health communication and
marketing principles, practices and techniques
·
Past exposure and experience applying appropriate
research and evaluation methods for health communication programming
Past exposure and experience applying appropriate
research and evaluation methods for health communication programming
·
Ability to articulate advocacy, social
mobilization and behaviour change interventions in strategic communication
planning
Ability to articulate advocacy, social
mobilization and behaviour change interventions in strategic communication
planning
·
Prior experience working with or in the private
sector developing demand generation and marketing strategies is desired
Prior experience working with or in the private
sector developing demand generation and marketing strategies is desired
·
Detailed knowledge and understanding of information
and communication technologies (ICTs) and their application in behaviour change
and communications
Detailed knowledge and understanding of information
and communication technologies (ICTs) and their application in behaviour change
and communications
·
Proven ability to work independently and take
initiative, as well as to work effectively as part of a decentralized team
Proven ability to work independently and take
initiative, as well as to work effectively as part of a decentralized team
·
Strong capacity to analyse and use empirical
evidence and qualitative data
Strong capacity to analyse and use empirical
evidence and qualitative data
·
Excellent oral and written communication skills in
English AND French, especially report writing and presentation skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills in
English AND French, especially report writing and presentation skills
·
Good network driving and coordination skills
Good network driving and coordination skills
·
Working knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research
and evaluation methods is desired
Working knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research
and evaluation methods is desired
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should Apply Online at Malaria Consortium’s
E-portal.
qualified and interested candidates should Apply Online at Malaria Consortium’s
E-portal.
Deadline:
3rd June, 2015
3rd June, 2015
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