Job Title: Senior Communications Officer
Organisation: Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE)
Duty Station: Kira, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE) was created on 5th July 2024 by Statutory Instrument No. 53 of 2024, under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act (UOTIA), Cap. 262, as an Other Degree Awarding Institution (ODAI). UNITE is a multi-campus institution with campuses in Kabale, Kaliro, Mubende, Muni, and Unyama, and its headquarters located in Kira Municipality (former Shimoni Core PTC). The institute is fully accredited by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
Job Summary: To market and generate positive publicity for the Institute and its products.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designs material or programmes, services and products that project and promote the Institute.
- Liaises with media houses and marketing associations to maintain positive cooperative and harmonious relations.
- Edits the content for dissemination including press releases, newsletters, magazines, bulletins and other extension services
- Supervises the design and conduct of surveys on public opinion about the programmes and products of the Institute.
- Responds to adverse publicity or complaints about the Institute in accordance with the Institute’s PR and marketing strategy.
- Establishes and maintains positive networks with media houses and marketing institutions
- Participates and arranges media coverage and publicity events for the Institute’s ceremonies, occasions and events.
- Supervises, mentors, coaches, counsels staff and appraises lower-level staff of the Unit.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Promotional materials designed.
- Media houses and marketing associations coordinated.
- Content for dissemination edited.
- Surveys designed, conducted and supervised.
- Adverse publicity or complaints managed.
- Positive networks with media houses and marketing institutions established and maintained.
- Media coverage and publicity events arranged.
- Staff in the Unit supervised and appraised.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Should either have a Bachelor’s degree in either Journalism, Multimedia studies, Education, Social sciences, Humanities, Law, Marketing or Mass Communication from a recognized Institution; OR Chartered Institute of marketing (CIM), Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
Work Experience
- Three (3) years’ experience in either public relations or marketing duties in a recognised institution.
Competencies
Technical Competencies
- Information Communication Technology
- Knowledge in corporate marketing
- Human resource management
- Strategic thinking
- Planning, organizing and coordinating
Behavioral Competencies
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Results orientation
- Ethics and Integrity
- Effective communication
- Leadership
How to Apply:
Candidates should submit 5 hard copies of the application in a sealed application pack containing copies of the following:
- Application letter; the subject line must indicate the position applied for and Job reference Number.
- Detailed and up-to-date signed CV including working contact details and names and contact details of three referees (Academic, Professional and Personal), one of whom must be either your present or most recent employer. The referees should be advised to send confidential references directly to the email address [email protected].
- Certified copies of Academic Transcripts and Certificates
- A copy of the National Identity Card
- Copies of previous appointment letters
- The envelope should be clearly marked “Application for the post of” as indicated above.
- Incorrectly addressed applications may be rejected.
- Age Limit: The applicant should be aged Forty -five (45) years or below at the time of application.
- Tenure of Appointment: The appointment is on permanent terms upon successful completion of a probationary period of six months.
- Details of the Job Description and Person Specification: These can be accessed on the Institute’s website www.unite.ac.ug
- Applications should be delivered physically to the undersigned not later than 7th January, 2026 at 5.00 pm. East African Time
N.B: Only successful candidates will be notified
The Secretary, Appointments Board
Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE)
Kira Municipality,
P. O Box 7112, Kampala.
Deadline: 7th January 2026
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Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48