JOB DETAILS:
ActionAid International Uganda (AAIU) is a Ugandan national development organization, affiliated with ActionAid International- a global federation of independent members and national programs working in 47 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas for a just and sustainable world. We have worked in Uganda since 1982. In Uganda, we have a physical presence in 15 districts, in addition to collaborative work with our partners, reaching out to 39 districts, with a deliberate focus on districts where the poor and vulnerable persons are concentrated.

About the Citizens’ Action Against Corruption Activity: The high levels of corruption, permeating all sectors of Ugandan society is driven by growing impunity, citizen apathy and permissive social norms that promote, facilitate, and even justify corruption. While Uganda has the basic policies and institutional framework necessary to address corruption in place, the efforts have neither stopped, nor reduced the leakage of public resources, or enjoyed the confidence of majority of citizens. A multipronged approach of strengthening accountability systems, as well as strengthening citizens action against corruption, as well as promoting positive norms is needed to make sustainable impact in the fight against corruption. Citizens’ Action Against Corruption is conceived to empower citizens to lead the anticorruption efforts and promote accountability. To this end, AAIU would like to announce nine (9) positions on this USAID supported Activity to be based in Kampala, Gulu, Kapchorwa, and Kumi offices.

Communications and Digital Engagement Officer- (1 Position)
Location: Kampala
Reports to: Chief of Party (CoP), with matrix reporting to AAIU Communications Officer.

Job Summary: Support the COP to provide technical leadership in, and coordination of all communications and digital engagement needs of the Activity, ensuring brand presence and visibility of the Citizens’ Action Against Corruption activity, impact and collaborations, mainstreaming media and social media relations ensuing full compliance with the Citizens’ Action Against Corruption Activity Branding and Marking plan, as well as the Communication and Coordination Plan,

Key Result Areas:
Effectively maintain Citizens’ Action Against Corruption activity media relations:
• The Officer will be responsible for building relations with key media houses and personalities, in liaison with the CoP, and USAID

• Coordinate media engagements including press conferences, advocacy initiatives and campaigns in line with the branding and marking plan.
• Conduct field visits with media and undertake daily media monitoring to analyse mentions, and trends, and issues relevant to the Citizens’ Action Against Corruption Activity.

Build capacity of the target groups on digital campaigns and communications:
• Coordinate structured and tailored training of targeted citizen groups, networks and social movements on digital campaigns, analysis and engagement on anticorruption issues.

• Facilitate the development of training manuals, tools and reference materials for digital engagement by partners and staff
• Conduct mentorship sessions for existing and emerging citizen groups on evidence-based digital advocacy and campaigns on corruption and accountability

Community mobilisation and social movement building:
• Coordinate and support Citizen structures, networks and coalitions in the documentation of evidence to expose corruption and inform digital advocacy campaigns on contextual structural challenges that perpetuate Corruption and poor state of public services.

• Facilitate and moderate digital citizens’ engagement on corruption, accountability and service delivery
Support timely and quality publication of “Citizen Chronicles on Corruption” (C3)
• Periodically identify contextually relevant themes to amplify citizens’ voices and lived experiences against corruption
• Support the project team and contributors to gather content, review and ensure stories are professionally edited for publication
• Train staff and contributors in quality writing and analysis of corruption stories and data
Support Activity Campaign Rollout on Anti-Corruption and Accountability
• Initiate, facilitate and publish citizens’ anticorruption campaign messages and slogans for “Citizen Action Against Corruption Activity” through the Activity, AAIU communication platforms, any other available media in line with the Communication and Coordination Plan
• Draft and disseminate press statements, and media scripts to different media platforms in collaboration with COP and Activity Finance Manager.
• Document the different activities in the anticorruption campaign Activity.
Promote the Corporate Brand of Citizens’ Action Against Corruption Activity
• Ensure availability of diverse visibility materials in consultation with the USAID AOR and COP
• Disseminate and monitor compliance with Citizens’ Action Against Corruption Branding and Marking plan, as well as Communication and Coordination plan, and AAIU guidelines by staff and partners in publication, and public engagements

Qualification:
A bachelor’s degree in either Information Science, Journalism/Mass Communications, Communications Science, Media Studies or Marketing from a recognised institution. A relevant postgraduate qualification multi-media studies, digital communication is an added advantage.

Experience:
At least four (4) years of similar work experience in a reputable Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and experience working on USAID related project will be an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies:
Excellent writing and editing skills, and able to adapt your style for different audiences, strong creative thinking and innovative content creation skills, graphics/image design and editing skills, attention to detail ability to simplify popularize complex social issues, excellent time management and ability to prioritize competing tasks, superior knowledge of design software (Adobe, Photoshop, etc), interest in visual arts, photography and phot editing skills.