Communications Officer Job at Mercy Corps

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Organisation: Mercy Corps Uganda
Duty
Station: Kitgum, Uganda
Reports
to: Monitoring,
Evaluation, Learning, and Communications Manager
About
Mercy Corps:
Mercy Corps drives high
quality, analytical work in tough places. We have been operating in Uganda since
2006 and currently manage a breadth of programs in Acholi and Karamoja
sub-regions with funding from a basket of donors. We partner with a range of
private, public and civil society actors to systemically broaden opportunity
for people across northern Uganda. Much of our work focuses on crowding-in
private sector actors to deliver highly demanded but poorly supplied products
and services that enhance the growth and competitiveness of the agricultural
sector and improve the overall quality of life for the poor. Our work is
market-oriented and consistently innovative and dynamic.
Job
Background:
Mercy Corps – Uganda’s
primary approach of our results-driven programs focuses on market facilitation.
Our efforts aim at crowding in potential market actors in agricultural
production and marketing, health and nutrition service delivery as well water
and sanitation services.  We rely on our program officers to report
direct effects of our programs and help identify the indirect benefits our
programs have on the community. We achieve this by embedding M&E into our
program staff’s regular activities and reporting. The data they collect is then
synthesized to develop best practices for Mercy Corps Uganda. They also
identify learning opportunities that will help guide our program development.
Job
Summary: The
Communications Officer will offer technical support in program design,
implementation and utilization of information collected at different project
cycle phases and stages. The primary role of the Communications Officer
will be to tell the story, results, and impacts of our programs to our
beneficiaries, clients, donors, the global Mercy Corps agency, the local and
national government and Uganda’s boarder development community. This will be
done by utilizing program data to develop a variety of communications documents
including one-pagers, newsletters, brochures, social media, photos and video.
This person will be responsible for collecting stories from the field to be put
on our website and deliver to the target audiences.  We also
anticipate this role to assist the M&E team by conducting literature
reviews and qualitative research.
The Communications officer
will assist with coordinating and setting up public events including
ground-breakings, diplomatic visits, informational lunches, and internal
learning opportunities. Under the guidance of the MELC Manager, the
Communications officer may also contribute to the development of Mercy Corps –
Uganda’s brand. This will include graphic design for all communication
materials.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Conduct
    follow up on all Mercy Corps policies, procedures, grant compliance and
    documentation requirements
  • Implement
    and make sure all respective donors M&E rules and regulations are
    respected
  • Stay
    up-to-date on all program activities
  • Regularly
    produce written communications documents
  • Participate
    in on-going M&E training and support for all Mercy Corps programs
  • Prepare
    a weekly report of all completed and planned activities
  • Plan
    and coordinate events for the public and Mercy Corps staff
  • Visit
    sites to collect stories and conduct qualitative research both
    independently and in teams
  • Keep
    professional relationships with local and provincial government officials,
    local NGOs and civil society organizations, local religious leaders and
    other notables to ensure support for and acceptance of Mercy Corps’
    programs
  • Maintain
    close working relationships with donors, other humanitarian and
    development organizations, and local partners, including representing
    Mercy Corps at local meetings as required
  • Be
    adaptable and flexible to take new tasks and new assignments as requested
    from time to time
  • Conduct
    himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to
    bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission
  • Assist
    other finance functions and offices when ever need arises
  • Any
    other tasks to be assigned by the supervisor.     
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should hold a bachelors degree or equivalent in Journalism, English,
    International Development or another relevant degree.
  • Possession
    of a masters’ degree or equivalent in Journalism, English, Social Science,
    International Development or another relevant degree.
  • The
    job holder should possess three years work experience
  • Professional-level
    fluency of English
  • Excellent
    writing skills
  • Familiarity with qualitative research and literature reviews
  • Comfortable
    working on a geographically dispersed team, including working
    independently as times
  • A
    can-do team player attitude
  • Excellent
    interpersonal skills
  • Comfortable
    working with all levels of an organization including senior management
  • Qualitative
    research or other publications
  • Qualitative
    field research including leading focus groups, interviews, and collecting
    success stories
  • Skills
    in Graphic design, Photography, Experience coding qualitative data and good
    understanding of Nvivo, and/or Dedoose
How
to Apply:
All candidates should send
their applications including a cover letter clearly stating your salary
requirements, CV (with 3 referees), a 1-3 page writing sample, and copies of
academic qualifications/certificates to: HR/Admin Manager, Kampala Head Office,
Uganda or via E-mail to mcuganda@ug.mercycorps.org
with the subject line; Communications Officer clearly indicated.
NB:
Please note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted by Mercy Corps.
Women candidates encouraged to apply. Selected applicants will be given a
homework assignment to present and discuss with a small team of MC staff at
either the Kampala Head office or one of the field offices (Kitgum, Kaabong, or
Kotido).
Deadline:
1st August 2013.
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