Job Title: Senior Community Liaison Officer
Organisation: Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
REF: UNMC-2025-EE-02-05
About Organisation:
The Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC) was established under the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022, (Act No. 25 of 2022) and incorporated under the Companies Act 2012, (Act No.1 of 2012). It is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. The overall function of UNMC is to manage the commercial holding and participating interests of the State in the mining and mineral industry to ensure that the country obtains optimal value from its mineral resources.
Job Summary: Support the Company in liaising with the local community & local government authorities to ensure the mining project activities are implemented as per schedule & scope, addressing the day to day concerns of the community & acceptable to all stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure the teams are undertaking the appropriate Stakeholder engagements to build trustful relationships with communities, local leaders and civil society (NGOs, tourism etc)
- Support to ensure the execution of the Social Management Plans (SMP) not limited to RAP, LRP and any other survey teams enter and work within the communities.
- Monitor the implementation of the SMP by project teams and contractors to set KPI.
- Identify unanticipated impacts, report these to the Company’s management and also inform on emerging risks to Company’s image, staff and assets.
- To understand the social clauses in contractors and subcontractors’ contracts & to monitor relations between Company’s contractors/sub-contractors and local communities.
- Promote awareness and understanding of project operational activities and their implications for communities;
- Ensure necessary monitoring, reporting and feedback of activities through daily, weekly, monthly reports on Company’s social performance identifying risk and opportunities and track commitments;
- To monitor and report on compliance with the social clauses of contracts, as well as the overall standards of the Company Group including Company’s Code of Conduct, Ethics charter, and HSEQ Charter.
- Ensure that the most appropriate information-sharing tools are used for different stakeholder groups, including vulnerable groups.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Marketing, Communications, Public Affairs, Social Sciences, Journalism, International Relations, Languages and Linguistics, Law or any other relevant degree.
- A Master’s Degree in either Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Project planning and management or any relevant discipline
- A minimum of six (6) years of experience working in a similar position in rural communities preferably with in mining areas.
- Experience of working local government institutions & have strong community liaison experience skills.
- Ability to plan, organize, manage & implement work assignments, juggle competing demands & work under pressure of frequent & tight deadlines.
- Recognized knowledge of community conservation matters; integrated conservation and development; livelihood development;
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain good relations with a wide range of stakeholders, local communities, NGOs, Local Government, etc.;
- Demonstrated ability to apply good judgment & decision-making skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills & ability to establish & maintain effective partnerships & working relations with people in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment with sensitivity & respect for diversity.
- Good negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Ability to assist with formal consultation processes, by supporting meetings,taking meeting notes and organizing information;
- Ability to analyze data and verbal and written communication to inform activities;
- Ability to use a range of problem-solving techniques to resolve low- to medium-level issues among community members, and seek assistance from colleagues promptly if required;
- Age: 30-45 years
How to Apply:
Applicant should visit the UNMC website at www.unmc.co.ug or the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development website: www.memd.go.ug to view the detailed job description, select and apply for the job of choice and submit application through the online application system https://form.jotform.com/250122842226548
Only applications received online will be accepted. Applicants are required to attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents. (Note that the academic documents should be certified by the awarding local institutions while awards by foreign institutions should be certified by the foreign institution or a duly authorized Certification body of that country) All applicants must attach soft copies of relevant motivation letter, CV and academic transcripts in word and PDF formats only.
Applications without Certified academic documents will not be considered.
UNMC offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive and attractive benefits.
Deadline: Friday 19th April 2025 at 5:00pm
NB: Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
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