Background information about the job or company:

The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner E-Services for performing the following duties:-

• Advising management team on communication issues, strategies and usage of communication platforms;
• Planning and supervising implementation of information dissemination programs, public relations and open Government sessions;
• Planning and supervising public education programmes and dialogue sessions, press briefings and publications in available fora;
• Carrying out risk assessments, developing and implementing crisis communication management strategies;
• Assuring quality of content for media and public dissemination;
• Designing mechanisms for public information management and requirements;
• Supervising the production of Information, Education and Communication materials (newsletters, brochures, etc.) to raise awareness of the Institutional programmes;
• Preparing and submitting work plans, budgets and performance reports for the Department to the relevant authorities;
• Supervising and appraising staff;
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications or requirements:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication; or Journalism; or Communication Studies; or Public Relations; plus a Masters Degree in Journalism and Multimedia; or Strategic and Corporate Communication; or in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants must have a qualification from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).

Experience needed:

• Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Communications Officer in Government.

• Advising management team on communication issues, strategies and usage of communication platforms;
• Planning and supervising implementation of information dissemination programs, public relations and open Government sessions;
• Planning and supervising public education programmes and dialogue sessions, press briefings and publications in available fora;
• Carrying out risk assessments, developing and implementing crisis communication management strategies;
• Assuring quality of content for media and public dissemination;
• Designing mechanisms for public information management and requirements;
• Supervising the production of Information, Education and Communication materials (newsletters, brochures, etc.) to raise awareness of the Institutional programmes;
• Preparing and submitting work plans, budgets and performance reports for the Department to the relevant authorities;
• Supervising and appraising staff;
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication; or Journalism; or Communication Studies; or Public Relations; plus a Masters Degree in Journalism and Multimedia; or Strategic and Corporate Communication; or in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants must have a qualification from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).