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Job Title: G08-Int:
Advocacy and Communications Fellow
Advocacy and Communications Fellow
Organisation: Global Health
Corps (GHC)
Corps (GHC)
Placement Organisation:
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Salary: Monthly Stipend of
550 dollars per month
550 dollars per month
About GHC:
Global Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with
organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide
these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship
year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened
skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi,
Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide
these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship
year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened
skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi,
Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
About US:
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)
is a national non-profit child health and development organization providing
family centered pediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment service as well
as health professional training and clinical research in Uganda. Baylor-Uganda
is committed to providing high quality, high impact and highly ethical
pediatric and family centered health care, health professional training and
clinical research, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition and
other conditions impacting the health and well being of children and families
worldwide. Baylor-Uganda’s current priority areas include:
is a national non-profit child health and development organization providing
family centered pediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment service as well
as health professional training and clinical research in Uganda. Baylor-Uganda
is committed to providing high quality, high impact and highly ethical
pediatric and family centered health care, health professional training and
clinical research, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition and
other conditions impacting the health and well being of children and families
worldwide. Baylor-Uganda’s current priority areas include:
- HIV/AIDS prevention
- Care and treatment services
- Health professional training and capacity
building - Clinical research
- Maternal and child illnesses
Job Summary: The Baylor
Advocacy and Communications Fellow’s role is to implement, monitor and evaluate
Baylor’s advocacy interventions in line with the department’s mission.
Advocacy and Communications Fellow’s role is to implement, monitor and evaluate
Baylor’s advocacy interventions in line with the department’s mission.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Scan the social environment to identify
issues in society that can affect Baylor’s mission in supported regions
and develop advocacy related interventions - Build and grow strong alliances and
networks with public and private partner organizations for concerted
advocacy efforts and greater participation in policy dialogue - Document and share experiences arising
from advocacy interventions with the supervisor and other key stakeholders - Build the capacity of Baylor-Uganda staff
in advocacy, partnering and networking as per the identified needs - Actively participate in carrying out
advocacy campaigns on issues related to HIV care, treatment and
prevention, and other emerging priorities - Develop an operational activity plan and
budget for advocacy and communications issues - Send monthly and quarterly performance
reports to the supervisor in line with Baylor Uganda’s financial
guidelines and reporting - Develop fundable research proposals for
advocacy programs and carry out advocacy-oriented research that will
advance HIV/AIDS free society - In charge of planning advocacy initiatives
such as surveys, donor conferences and meetings necessary for advancing
the advocacy agenda
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The GHC fellow should have at least two
years’ experience in advocacy, public relations and partnership management - Marketing skills
- Past experience in proposal development
and in writing technical reports - Excellent analytical and decision making
skills - Possess the ability to work under pressure
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel,
Access, and PowerPoint) - Proven English language writing and
editorial skills - Past experience in communications or
advocacy - Strong interest in global public health
- Possess the ability to work in a team
environment but with self-sufficiency and self-motivation - Strong interpersonal skills coupled with
excellent communication skills; verbal, written, listening, presentation
and facilitation - Capacity to multi-task; flexible and
capable of working under pressure and tight deadlines with demonstrated
ability to prioritize across multiple projects and relationships
Job Terms and Conditions:
Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon
successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement
site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included,
including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be arranged in
Kampala.
Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon
successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement
site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included,
including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be arranged in
Kampala.
Note: The living stipend and
completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the
placement organization.
completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the
placement organization.
How to Apply:
All applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in
the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following
the instructions at the web page below.
the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following
the instructions at the web page below.
Deadline: 2nd February, 2016
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