About Organisation:

Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) was established in 1992 by an Act of Parliament (Cap 208) and is under the Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda. The Act provides for the Commission to Oversee, Plan and Coordinate AIDS Prevention and Control activities throughout Uganda.

Job Summary:

To provide strategic leadership and technical guidance on social and behavior change initiatives and supervise the management and professional development of the HIV/AIDS advocacy services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing strategic direction and leadership for Social Behavioral Change Initiatives and aligning them with overall program goals and objectives.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive social behavioral change strategies and plans.
• Identifying and addressing knowledge gaps and social and behavioral risk factors that hinder desired behavior change outcomes.
• Overseeing the design, planning, and implementation of social behavioral change communication interventions, including formative research, material development, and training; and ensuring social behavioral change interventions are evidence-based and aligned with relevant theories, models, and frameworks.
• Tracking and documenting social behavioral change processes, results, and learnings to ensure data-driven decision-making.
• Coordinating with national, regional/zonal, and local stakeholders to ensure standardization of messages to avoid duplication of effort.
• Advocating for the integration of social behavioral change communication principles into policies and programs.
• Developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans for social behavioral change activities.
• Developing and disseminating high-quality social behavioral change materials and messages.
• Engaging with media and other communication channels to promote social behavioral change.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• An Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Social Sciences, Community Psychology, Sociology, Social Work and Social Administration; Human Rights, Gender and Women Studies; Development Studies; Community Based Rehabilitation; Mass Communication or Health Promotion and Education from a recognised University or Institution.
• A Master’s Degree in either Public Health, Social Sciences, Community Psychology, Sociology, Human Rights, Gender and Women Studies, Development Studies, Community-Based Rehabilitation, or Health Promotion and Education from a recognised University or Institution.

Work Experience

• At least twelve (12) years of relevant working experience, three (3) of which should be as Manager, Advocacy or Manager, Social Behavioral Change; or an equivalent level of experience in government or a reputable organisation.

Required Competences

Technical Competences

• Strategic Thinking:
• Leadership and Management:
• Analytical and critical thinking skills:
• Project Management:
• Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
• Change management
• Policy management
• Effective communication
• Financial management
• Planning, organizing, and coordinating
• Information technology
• Records and information management

Behavioral Competences

• Networking
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Interpersonal Skills
• Result orientation
• Assertiveness and self-confidence
• Flexibility
• Pro-activism
• Teamwork
• Ethics and integrity
• Political ingenuity
• Accountability

• Providing strategic direction and leadership for Social Behavioral Change Initiatives and aligning them with overall program goals and objectives.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive social behavioral change strategies and plans.
• Identifying and addressing knowledge gaps and social and behavioral risk factors that hinder desired behavior change outcomes.
• Overseeing the design, planning, and implementation of social behavioral change communication interventions, including formative research, material development, and training; and ensuring social behavioral change interventions are evidence-based and aligned with relevant theories, models, and frameworks.
• Tracking and documenting social behavioral change processes, results, and learnings to ensure data-driven decision-making.
• Coordinating with national, regional/zonal, and local stakeholders to ensure standardization of messages to avoid duplication of effort.
• Advocating for the integration of social behavioral change communication principles into policies and programs.
• Developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans for social behavioral change activities.
• Developing and disseminating high-quality social behavioral change materials and messages.
• Engaging with media and other communication channels to promote social behavioral change.

• Strategic Thinking
• Leadership and Management
• Analytical and critical thinking skills
• Project Management
• Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
• Change management
• Policy management
• Effective communication
• Financial management
• Planning, organizing, and coordinating
• Information technology
• Records and information management
• Networking
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Interpersonal Skills
• Result orientation
• Assertiveness and self-confidence
• Flexibility
• Pro-activism
• Teamwork
• Ethics and integrity
• Political ingenuity
• Accountability

• An Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Social Sciences, Community Psychology, Sociology, Social Work and Social Administration; Human Rights, Gender and Women Studies; Development Studies; Community Based Rehabilitation; Mass Communication or Health Promotion and Education from a recognised University or Institution.
• A Master’s Degree in either Public Health, Social Sciences, Community Psychology, Sociology, Human Rights, Gender and Women Studies, Development Studies, Community-Based Rehabilitation, or Health Promotion and Education from a recognised University or Institution.