Organisation: Global Health Corps
(GHC)
(GHC)
Placement Organisation:
Jhpiego
Jhpiego
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Eligible Citizenship:
Ugandan
Ugandan
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 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 Malawi, Rwanda,
Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
About Jhpiego:
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated
with the Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries,
Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families.
Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide
high-quality health care for people around the world. Jhpiego develops
strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health
care workers, strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care.
with the Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries,
Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families.
Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide
high-quality health care for people around the world. Jhpiego develops
strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health
care workers, strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care.
Job Summary: The
Communications and External Relations Officer will ensure that the Jhpiego
Uganda office is capturing and communicating program information effectively,
using as many means as possible, to a wide range of external audiences in
Uganda. The fellow will work with the Country Director to ensure regular and
effective interpersonal engagements with key partners and stakeholders, as well
as active external relations efforts that target different groups, including
partners at the community and district levels, decision makers at the national
level, and interested international audiences. The incumbent will support the
entire country office to establish and strengthen internal communications,
information sharing and documentation systems. As a core member of a country
office team, the fellow will be fully engaged in many aspects of program
activity and will have the opportunity to contribute ideas on how programs can
capture and disseminate key achievements.
Communications and External Relations Officer will ensure that the Jhpiego
Uganda office is capturing and communicating program information effectively,
using as many means as possible, to a wide range of external audiences in
Uganda. The fellow will work with the Country Director to ensure regular and
effective interpersonal engagements with key partners and stakeholders, as well
as active external relations efforts that target different groups, including
partners at the community and district levels, decision makers at the national
level, and interested international audiences. The incumbent will support the
entire country office to establish and strengthen internal communications,
information sharing and documentation systems. As a core member of a country
office team, the fellow will be fully engaged in many aspects of program
activity and will have the opportunity to contribute ideas on how programs can
capture and disseminate key achievements.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Raise Jhpiego Uganda’s profile and visibility:
- Work closely with the Country Director and
program managers to update the office’s overall program communications and
external relations strategy - Work in liaison with the Country Director
and program managers to ensure that Jhpiego Uganda is regularly engaging
with and providing the necessary program information to key partners and
stakeholders - Oversee the development of official
Jhpiego Uganda communications collateral and reports, including, but not
limited to, annual reports, project briefs and strategic plans - Design and develop a packet of compelling
program information (and a system for ensuring that it is regularly
updated), with an emphasis on presenting results of interventions and
innovations, and lessons learned in the implementation process - Define and implement a plan for ensuring
that Jhpiego Uganda is well represented at the many meetings taking place
in the public health realm, and that Jhpiego is contributing effectively
to the dialogue that takes place through these meetings - Operationalize a system for ensuring that
Jhpiego is using these engagements as an opportunity to continually refine
its understanding of the external environment in which it is operating,
and to continually evolve its activities to respond to that environment - Coordinate Jhpiego’s participation in key
national events and forums, including nationally recognized awareness days
and technical working group meetings
Program-specific communications and documentation:
- Develop program-specific communications
and knowledge management plans - Work closely with individual program
managers to generate, document, and share lessons learned from program
activities - Ensure that all information/communication
coming out of the program is presented in such a way that it gives a clear
and compelling presentation, and reflects the innovation and effectiveness
of the Jhpiego Uganda program
Contribute to Jhpiego’s global engagement and communications efforts:
- Ensure that Jhpiego Uganda is contributing
fully to Jhpiego’s global efforts to tell the story of its great work - Coordinate and share in-country
communications with Jhpiego’s global External Relations and Communications
office - Keep the Uganda portion of the Jhpiego
website up-to-date - Lead the process of writing success
stories and defining high level program highlights that can be widely
disseminated in Uganda and globally through the Global Engagement and
Communications (GECO) team; submit photos, Facebook posts and short
updates to GECO for global dissemination
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Global Health
Corps Communications and External Relations Officer career placement
should hold a Bachelor’s degree in international relations, public health,
journalism, or related field - At least two years’ experience working in
health communications - Ability to quickly understand both the
theory and the practice of public health programming - Outstanding interpersonal skills; the
ability to relate to a wide range of individuals, and to instill
confidence and trust - Possess excellent written and verbal
communication skills - Experience planning and coordinating
events - Exceptional presentation skills
- Digital communications skills, such as
graphic design and web management - Previous experience with public relations,
communications and community engagement - Experience working with policy makers,
donors and other implementing partners
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. Fellows at Jhpiego are
provided with a basic but comfortable private apartment, situated in Kampala,
an urban center and capital of Uganda. National fellows have the option to
remain in their own housing and receive a supplemental housing stipend.
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. Fellows at Jhpiego are
provided with a basic but comfortable private apartment, situated in Kampala,
an urban center and capital of Uganda. National fellows have the option to
remain in their own housing and receive a supplemental housing stipend.
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: 18th
January, 2016 at 11:59pm EST
January, 2016 at 11:59pm EST
NB: Early applications
are encouraged because they will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
are encouraged because they will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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