Job Title: Communications Officer
Organisation: PEAS Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
PEAS is an international education not-for-profit organisation with the mission to ‘expand access to sustainably delivered, quality secondary education across Africa’. Since 2008, PEAS has built and operated high quality low-cost not-for-profit secondary schools in close partnership with government in communities where there is urgent unmet demand for secondary education. We currently run 28 secondary schools in Uganda and 4 in Zambia serving over 15,000 students.
Job Summary: You’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering PEAS Uganda’s communications strategy, working closely with programme and business development teams to craft compelling stories, manage media engagement, and lead high-impact events. From building relationships with journalists to running our social media channels, you’ll play a vital role in strengthening PEAS’ visibility and voice.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the design of a communication strategy, and ensure it’s full role out and implementation across the network and with alignment with the global strategy
- Regularly identify ‘’key Impact Points’’ and package them for both internal and external audiences, and work closely with Senior Team to send out such media information
- Lead on all media facing events, ensure identification of media channels for peas communications, mindful of the intended beneficiaries
- Lead in generating human interest stories, based on field activities and package them for local media channels
- Working with the Business Development Team and local Programme staff, provide support in acquisition of on line and off line tools for business development.
- Working with the Business Development team and local Programme staff, provide support in acquisition of website material required to managing or updating the website.
- Work with Business development team and school network staff in obtaining, assembling, coordinating, materials and events
- Where necessary, act as a representative of PEAS to communicate the work of the organisation in line with corporate guidelines
- Tapping into the national and local media to increase Peas’ visibility in Uganda using the most appropriate and targeted approaches.
- Production of communication materials (brochures, leaflets, stickers, etc) to profile Peas’ work in Uganda.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of the Activity’s communication strategy to support project goals.
- Lead on ensuring branding, marking, and accessibility consistency and compliance across events, messages, and products.
- Improves, creates, and maintains knowledge about management systems and sharing of templates, processes/procedures, resources, and best practices in an easily accessible manner for Workforce Development of staff
- Where necessary, generate stories for news production and balanced and cutting-edge television stories and a regular education news features
- Events Management of both small and high-level events
- Coordinated media management, media field trips and media coverage
- Digital media content development for different social media platforms
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in mass communication or related qualification from a recognised university.
- Four years experience in similar or related roles will be required.
- Good communication skills.
- Adheres to peas’ Child Protection Policy
- Ability to take good photos and video shoots
- Willing to speak up and proactively raise issues
- Good creative writing and computer skills.
- Good mobilization skills.
- A good team player.
- Creativity and innovation.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Analytical
- Ability to work under harsh field conditions
Desired
- Knowledge of education related communication and branding
- Abreast with current communication trends and social media platforms
- Experience in working with local media channels and with existing connections / collaborations
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below
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