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Job Title: Communication and Marketing Officer – African Biodigester Component (ABC) project
Organisation: SNV
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
SNV is an international development organisation that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has annual revenues of over €120 million, and 1300 staff working in 25 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation that uses project financing to implement our mission.
About Project:
The African Biodigester Component-ABC is a programme aiming to develop and strengthen the demand and supply of a commercial biodigester sector, creating sustainable biodigester mature markets in Uganda. Therefore, we believe that customers understanding of the value proposition will drive the demand for biodigester technologies. With informed demand, in a committed enabling environment and supported by accessible and appropriate financing, the technology will gain commercial attraction, resulting in sustainable, inclusive growth of the sector.
Job Summary: The purpose of this position is to promote ABC activities to increase the reach, impact, and visibility through the delivery of influential marketing; communications across a range of reactive and strategically planned in multiple channels. The internet has evolved into a powerful tool for reaching out to a diverse range of people, and websites are the most effective means of disseminating information. It is critical for the ABC project to have its own Facebook, YouTube, and other social media platforms to achieve its objectives. Therefore, a specific focus will be on the promotion of social media as a communications tool, both within the wider awareness raising space, and amongst biodigester users as a means of targeted user group communication.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Undertake and develop marketing strategies and plans to promote biodigester technology products and services including but not limited to conducting market research, managing campaigns.
- In collaboration with the project team, develop compelling and technically accurate content including reports, technical briefs, press releases, speeches, newsletters, brochures etc.
- Conduct digital distribution, promotion, monitoring, social media, and website analytics.
- Develop, and design interactive, visual communications and digital products for the ABC.
- Analyse marketing metrics and data to evaluate campaign performance and make data-driven decisions.
- Develop branding and marketing materials that will maximise ABC project’s message, support programme objectives and contribute to sector growth.
- Set up and maintain a properly indexed ABC-UG picture library which is well indexed and searchable to project staff.
- Collaborate with the project Advisors, the learning partner and other projects’ MEAL teams and consortium partners to devise and execute impactful learning initiatives.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in, Communication, Journalism, Media studies, Public relations, or relevant field. Master’s degree in communication, public relations is an added advantage.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant progressive work experience in communications, marketing, journalism, and digital communication is required.
- Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Video editor, InDesign, and Mailchimp/email marketing.
- Excellent record of accomplishment in producing communication material including Articles, newsletters, social media posts and brochures, flyers.
Additional Information
- Communicative Flexibility: The capability of communicating a message in different ways to others, in accordance with their perceptions of the environment and reactions.
- Ingenuity: Capacity to think up inventive and smart ideas and solutions for daily problems.
- Analytical Capabilities: Be able to unravel complex and abstract questions, separate central and side issues, and quickly incorporate new knowledge.
- Initiative: Be action- and results-driven. When possible, grab the chance to take the initiative oneself and to act directly.
- Quality-orientation: Exert oneself to provide qualitatively good work. Aim at achieving or surpassing the established quality standards in own or another’s work and performance.
- Results-orientation: Undertake actions with effort, energy and tenacity, aimed at the achievement of objectives and concrete results
NB: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
How to Apply:
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and motivation letter in English at the link below.
Deadline: 10th March 2025
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