Field Expert on Awareness Raising and Communication Job Placement – GIZ

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Organization: GIZ
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Team leader of
Responsible Land Policy Uganda (RELAPU)
About US:
GIZ provides customised solutions to complex challenges. We are an
experienced service provider and assist the German Government in achieving its
objectives in the field of international cooperation. We offer demand-driven,
tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development.
Job Summary: The Field
Expert on Awareness Raising and Communication is responsible for the conceptual
design for Continuous Awareness Raising and Information Dissemination (CARID).
The incumbent will ensure that the implementation of the visibility plan of the
project. The jobholder will work in liaison with the MLHUD, District
Authorities, Land-related NGOs, and other Development Partners and the support
to coherent approaches. He /s he will be ensuring regular reporting on project
progress, innovations and results. The incumbent will be tasked with
mainstreaming gender sensitive approaches.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent will facilitate and organize
    the communication and awareness raising efforts of the project
  • Close liaison with local government and
    non-government partners in Mubende and Mityana districts as well as the
    Ministry of Lands on developing and implementing a comprehensive
    communication and awareness raising strategy
  • Provide technical advice to partner
    organisations from civil society organizations, traditional authorities,
    private investors and representatives on communication and awareness
    raising on land management and land rights issues
  • In charge of the identification of
    training needs and collaboration with Field Expert on Capacity Development
    on the development of training courses and capacity building
  • Responsible for negotiation, management
    and supervision of implementation of tenders with partner organisations for
    awareness raising and communication activities
  • Support to the establishment of dialogue
    platforms between finance providers, farmers and land owners
  • Active participation in and organisation
    of multi-stakeholder dialogues and other platforms on land management and
    VGGT application in the region
  • Enhance collaboration with other partners
    and projects working on lands issues
  • Ensure particular focus is given to rights
    of women and marginalized groups
  • Initiate and oversee the implementation of
    financial agreements with partner organisations
Implementation of responsible land policy:  Organization of multi-stakeholder
dialogues between civil society organizations, traditional authorities, private
investors and representatives of the state on good land governance following
the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure” (VGGT)
Other duties/additional tasks:  Support
to conflict management and conflict resolution processes on conflicts arising
in the course of land inventory procedures
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should preferably hold
    a University degree in public relations and communication with proven
    knowledge on land management in Uganda
  • At least five years’ professional
    experience in the preparation and implementation of communication and
    awareness raising strategies
  • Previous exposure and experience in the
    context of securing land rights in rural Uganda is an advantage
  • Work experience in Mityana/Mubende or
    adjacent regions would be an asset
  • Very good knowledge of English and Luganda
    languages
  • Good working knowledge of ITC technologies
    and related software (Photoshop, GIS, design software, etc.) and computer
    applications (e.g. MS Office)
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of
    cultural, socio-cultural context in Central Uganda region
  • Previous exposure and experience on gender
    mainstreaming and results based monitoring desired
  • Active, flexible and dynamic team player
    and excellent networker
  • Very Good writing and communication
    skills;
  • Experience in workshop organisation or events
    management
How to Apply:
All interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their
applications with detailed CVs and a one page letter addressing the applicant’s
motivation by email to
recruitment-uganda@giz.de
Deadline Friday, 13th January,
2017
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