Job Title: Communications and Public Relations Officer
Organisation: National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) was founded on 23 May 2003 as the national umbrella organization of People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). It is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered with the National NGO Board (Reg. No. S.5914/4991). NAFOPHANU was established to provide a country-wide systematic and all-inclusive coordination structure for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) networks, associations and support groups in order to play advocacy, policy and decision making roles in the HIV&AIDS partnership.
Job Summary: The Communications and Public Relations Officer will ensure that the image and reputation of NAFOPHANU is maintained and enhanced as an efficient, effective, responsible and responsive organisation through high quality communications.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate (research and write) internal and external publications, including media releases, newsletters, reports, brochures, media briefing notes and regular newspaper columns.
- Manage media relations, ensuring Public Relations opportunities are created and explored by maintaining positive relationships with the media and by providing them with accurate and timely information.
- Contribute to the development of communications materials to raise awareness of the Forum’s activities;
- Offer coordination and mobilisation support in implementing communication activities of the PLHIV forums and networks.
- Manage the NAFOPHANU’s relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, including Board, staff, network members, Media and suppliers.
- Publicise NAFOPHANU’s role, innovations, services and activities to the local and wider community, businesses and government.
- Manage the sponsorship agreements.
- Manage the social media platforms such as X, Facebook,
- Instagram, Youtube, Linkedn, WhtasApp among others
- Provide input to enhance the Executive Director’s Office operations.
- Perform allocated duties utilising initiative, making positive contributions to work quality, productivity, and to work to a timetable, in a cost effective manner.
- Attend relevant conferences, workshops, meetings or training sessions as required for the proper fulfillment of the duties for the position.
- Improve and ensure implementation of NAFOPHANU’s Communication Strategy and provide input to NAFOPHANU’s Strategic Plan on the media and communications component
- Develop and manage communications tools linking
- NAFOPHANU to Partners, network members and CSO allies (through list serves, website etc)
- Responsible for awareness creation and profiling of
- NAFOPHANU programmes, advocacy and campaigns through identification and utilization of media opportunities
- Maintain and manage the members’ database
- Post regular information and updates to partners and network members on areas of programme interest to NAFOPHANU
- Ensure sufficient communications support to NAFOPHANU advocacy and campaigns and overall programme work
- Responsible for writing, editing, lay out and formatting of newsletters, policy briefs and other communication kits to sufficient editorial standards
- Responsible for writing, editing and preparation of media briefs, press releases, info packs and in organizing media and dissemination events
- Identify and advise on potential media opportunities viz NAFOPHANU reports, research outputs and other resources including making them accessible to popular audiences
- Manage the NAFOPHANU website through regular updating of content to meet the information needs of members/partners and other network members
- Other duties that may arise at the direction of the Executive Director that are consistent with the level of competencies of the position.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelors Degree in Public Relations, Journalism or Mass Communication
- Experience with either Journalism or Communications’ Institutions, events management, formal creative writing;
- Proficiency in using new technologies and web-based platforms;
- Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
- Attention to style and detail;
- Self starter with ability to multi-task
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Innovative
- Ability to prioritise and plan effectively
- Awareness of different media agendas
Note: People Living with HIV (PLHIV) are particularly encouraged to apply
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application letters, updated CVs, copies of relevant academic documents and National ID should be attached. Submit applications to [email protected] or hand deliver on Plot 213, Sentema Road, Mengo, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 4th June 2024 by 5:00pm
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