Manager Advocacy Communication & Partnerships Job Placement -TASO Uganda

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Organisation: The AIDS
Support Organization (TASO Uganda)
Funding Source: Centre for
Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
VA No.: TASO-2017-HR/5
REF: REF: TS/HR/ADVOCACY 11
Reports to: Executive
Director
About Us:
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda) is an organisation
contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and
improving the quality of Life of persons, families and communities affected by
HIV infection and disease.
About CDC Project:
TASO has received a 5-year CDC-PEPFAR Grant to implement accelerated
HIV/AIDS epidemic control activities through a Health Systems Strengthening
approach in Soroti Region, covering 8 districts of Soroti, Kaberamaido (Cluster
1), Katakwi, Amuria (Cluster 2), Serere, Kumi, Bukedea and Ngora (Ouster 3). In
addition, TASO will be implementing accelerated HIV/AIDS epidemic control
activities through a Health Systems Strengthening approach in Masaka and
Kalungu districts, as a Sub-recipient under the Masaka Region Rakai Health
Sciences Program (RHSP) Consortium funded by PEPFAR through CDC.
Job Summary: The Manager
Advocacy Communication & Partnerships will provide strategic, technical and
managerial leadership in the design, development, planning and implementation
of TASO’s advocacy & resource mobilization programs, public relations and
communication strategies to leverage synergies for attainment of the wellbeing
of People Living with HIV and manage the organizational documentation and
Policy relives for a positive image of TASO.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Provide overall leadership, coordination,
    documentation of advocacy & resource mobilisation of programs
  • Tasked with ensuring that advocacy,
    Communication and Public Relations and resource mobilisation strategies
    are developed
  • Ensure public relation and image is built
    for TASO
  • Build and maintain networks with friends
    of TASO
  • Also, the jobholder will initiate and
    strengthen partnerships & Linkages
  • Ensure that TASO Governance and leadership
    structures are properly coordinated
  • Ensure that the TASO best practices and
    innovations are developed, documented and publicized.
  • Ensure that all policies are reviewed and
    disseminated
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the CDC Project
    Manager Advocacy Communication & Partnerships career placement should
    hold a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Public policy, Mass
    Communication or any related field
  • Additional Training in the orientation in
    HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support
  • Training in project planning and
    management and resource mobilization
  • Training in advocacy and public policy
    formulation
  • Prior training in public administration
    and budget analysis
  • A minimum of five years of relevant
    experience with demonstrated success in advocacy, policy and
    communications within the National development community and three years
    of senior management experience.
  • Significant experience with Ugandan and
    international- based HIV/AIDS advocacy and policy issues.
  • Proven leadership skills, with unique
    ability to manage staff and communicate effectively.
  • Demonstrated history of successfully
    building critical, long term, engaging relationships with stakeholders and
    relevant partners.
  • Special Knowledge of PLHIV Centred Health
    care service delivery
  • Skilled and knowledgeable in Trends and
    developments in HIV/AIDS prevention and Care
  • Skilled and knowledgeable in TASO’s
    mandate, programmes and activities
  • Working knowledge of human rights
    protection and promotion
  • Skilled and knowledgeable in public policy
    formulation and lobbying
  • Working knowledge of the activities of
    other AIDS Support organizations in Uganda
  • Working knowledge of TASO’s Key partners
    and their roles
  • Working knowledge of National HIV/AIDS
    prevention Strategies
  • Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Policy framework
  • Good strategic thinking skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are invited to send an application
letter, resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three
referees. All interested Candidates MUST attach a fully filled Application
Form, download
here, or pick it from any TASO Centre and register in the applications
book.
Note: Please firmly
staple your papers together only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please forward your applications to:                   
The Director, Human Resource & Administration,
P.O. Box 10443, Kampala. Uganda
      
OR Hand deliver your application to TASO HQ level II, located at Old
Mulago Hospital
Deadline: 27th May
2017 by 4:30pm
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