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• Formulate a communication strategy for
  BAMA as per Brick by Brick guidelines
• Actively promote the visibility of the
  BAMA program to all stakeholders (particularly district leaders), and
  beneficiaries of the program, namely pregnant women and their families.
• Design demand-generation solutions aimed
  at increasing utilization of maternal and newborn care services including;
• Develop key health promotional messages in
  consultation with the BAMA team
• Lead in adoption or development and
  evaluation/utilization of Information Education and Communication (IEC)
  materials
• Engage in design and implementation of
  dissemination of digital/electronic information through appropriate
  platforms (e.g. social media, SMS messaging, electronic reminder systems,
  radio, and internet).
• Lead the coordination of communication and
  community mobilization activities and events of the BAMA project and
  partners
• Conduct awareness raising campaigns,
  events, and information dissemination workshops for target groups
• Conduct field visits to monitor program
  implementation and liaise closely with target groups
• Actively participate in donor visits for
  documentation and showcasing project progress and achievements
• Take lead in dissemination of
  communication materials to relevant stakeholders
• Draft success stories, case studies, and
  relevant project documents and suggest recommendations on varied issues
  (as and when required)
• Maintain documentation management system
  (hard copy and on network or on various media)
• Actively engage in a 360 documentation of
  the BAMA program highlighting successes and generating success stories as
  well as high quality quarterly and annual reports
• Maintain a digital library of all
  knowledge products and reports arising from the work of BAMA

• The ideal candidate for the Global Health
  Corps Advocacy and Communications Officer career placement should hold a
  Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of two years of professional
  work experience in designing and executing communication activities,
  preferably in health and development programs
• Previous experience of working with local
  and international NGOs and government bodies would be an advantage  
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to work in a team and meet tight
  deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
• Working knowledge of and experience with
  media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods,
  including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and
  visual media
• Experience with communication and creative
  agencies/vendors will be an added advantage
• Ability to communicate with people outside
  the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public,
  government, and other external sources
• Ability to contribute creatively to and
  generate new ideas, relationships, systems, or products
• Proficient in use of computer applications
  related to the tasks such as Microsoft office, Publisher, Adobe Page
  Maker, smartphone apps and social media as well as other computer
  applications relevant for designing graphics and communication
• Mastery of Luganda, and knowledge of other
  Ugandan languages

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