Vacancy title:
Communications Director
Jobs at:
Chemonic International Inc
Deadline of this Job:
July 24, 2018
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
JOB DETAILS:
Chemonic International Inc a leading international development consulting firm seeks a Communications Director for the Feed the Future Uganda Youth Leadership for Agriculture (YLA) Activity. The five-year (July 2015—July 2020) Activity supports Ugandan partners, with youth in the lead, to identity and promote sustainable, inclusive, and cost-effective approaches that put youth - especially female youth squarely in the agriculture sector as leaders, farmers, entrepreneurs, and employees.
The purpose of this flagship activity is to increase economic opportunities for approximately 350,000 Ugandan female and male youth ages 10 to 35 in agriculture-related fields, in order to increase their incomes and build their entrepreneurship, leadership, and workforce readiness skills. Chemonics International seeks to recruit dynamic, inspired and innovative individuals that are committed to making a difference in the lives of others.
Position: Communications Director
Responsibilities
The Communications Director is responsible for overall management of YLA’s communications strategy, team, delivery of the Activity’s communications deliverables, and responding to USAID requests as necessary. The Communications Director manages and receives direct reports from the Graphics Arts Designer and the Technical Writer.
The position is based in Kampala-and reports directly to the Chief of Party. Some of the key tasks include:
This position will require the following minimum qualifications and experience:
Job application procedure
Please electronically submit a cover letter, CV and three professional references to chemonicsuyla@gmail.com not later than July 24, 2018. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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