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• Ensure
  effective performance management of communication teams and individuals to
  meet MSI Uganda quality standards and agreed donor deliverables.
• Management
  of the performance all communications activities against budgets and
  performance indicators
• Timely,
  accurate and complete reporting of verified communication activity results
• Strategic
  development and execution of community engagement strategies that leverage
  constructive partnerships with other implementing partners, GOU,
  stakeholders and community leaders
• Responsible
  for the development of a costed strategy and work plan with clear
  deliverables for community engagement and promotion of outreach and
  BlueStar services
• Development
  of performance management dashboards and metrics for mass media, community
  and interpersonal communication activities
• Ensure
  collaboration with other teams to ensure promotional activities for
  outreach and BlueStar providers is appropriately timed, delivered and
  effective in raising community awareness of LTM Programme activities
• In
  charge of the development of IPC standard operating procedure with support
  from MSI
• Design
  and implement effective referral tracking system
• Actively
  motivate team members to deliver high quality results, in time and to
  budget
• Identification
  of long and medium term objectives to guide the development of community
  engagement and identify opportunities for improvement and expansion
• Examination
  of MSI experience in other places for learning and ideas to improve
  communications approaches, materials, and evaluation methods

• Ensure
  that performance deliverables are set the Communications Team
• Oversee
  the performance through regular monitoring against and agreed dashboard
  for all communication areas
• Develop
  key working relationships and new partnerships with other implementing
  partners and community stakeholders to expand reach, impact and value for
  money
• Identify
  and support teams to correct any quality, compliance, operational or
  client care issues affecting communication activities to improve client
  outcomes
• Actively
  support and deliver training to ensure consistency in the quality and
  performance across all communications activities
• Ensure
  the appropriate distribution of vouchers through IPC
• Ensure
  timely, complete and accurate financial and programmatic reporting of all
  activities
• Ensure
  activities are implemented to MSI standards, on time and to budget

• The
  Head of Communications should hold a relevant degree
• Significant
  experience developing effective behaviour change communication and
  marketing strategies
• Working
  knowledge of behaviour change communication methodologies and effective
  gender and youth approaches
• Past
  experience developing and implementing IPC programmes
• Previous
  experience managing large referral networks, including client and referral
  tracking and tracing
• Past
  exposure and experience in effective media planning
• Proven
  ability to set targets and manage budgets effectively
• Demonstrated
  ability in facilitating capacity development of diverse teams deployed
  across large geographies
• Excellent
  communicator to others on key strategic issues
• Fluency
  in more than one Ugandan language is desirable

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