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Solidaridad is a global civil society organization (CSO) that provides market driven solutions for sustainable production practices across different supply chains. We envision a world in which all we produce, and all we consume, can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations. Our mission is to bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all stakeholders.

Title: Communications & Knowledge Management Officer

Duration: 1-year contract

Position level: Junior Level

Reporting: Senior Project Manager

Location: Uganda

Position Overview

Main objective of the function

Solidaridad is looking for a Communications & Knowledge Management Officer with a passion for the development sector, strong interpersonal and communications skills, and enhanced multi-tasking abilities. The ideal candidate will steer the internal and external Communication aspects of Solidaridad Uganda to ensure Brand visibility and equity. S/he will have experience in graphic designs, photography, videography, social media suites, writing news, impact and feature stories. S/he will also be expected to exercise a degree of responsibility and proactivity.

Position in the Organization

The Communications & Knowledge Management Officer will report to the Senior Project Manager, work closely very closely with the Regional Communication & Knowledge Officer, project team and with the local programme teams for alignment to organizational procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities

Communications

  1. Provide overall technical support and advice on communications, marketing and public relations to Solidaridad Uganda.
  2. Work with the REC Communication function to customize and implement a content strategy that is designed to the needs of the Country, while maintaining RECl consistency and accountability.
  3. Analyse and report on impact of communications activities on a quarterly basis, and also compile and submit periodic management reports as prescribed.
  4. Coordinate initiatives that enhance communication with key stakeholders and facilitate use of appropriate media to generate visibility for Solidaridad’s brand among internal and external audiences.
  5. Facilitate documentation and dissemination of experiences, lessons learnt, impact stories, best practices and case studies.
  6. Take and edit pictures, audio and video recordings for documentation purposes and for sharing with partners and key stakeholders.
  7. Facilitate the production of newsletters, IEC materials, publicity materials such as brochures, pamphlets, documentaries, annual reports and special publications etc as directed by management.
  8. Support in drafting of various articles, letters and communiques as and when required.
  9. Provide advice including development of relevant messages and use of the right media channels for effective communication.
  10. Develop press materials including press statements and releases, and information kits/fact sheets.
  11. Maintain Solidaridad Uganda official social media platform sites (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) and keep them current, relevant, updated and interactive, while ensuring implementation of emergent platforms.

Knowledge Management**

  1. With support of The Regional Communications & Knowledge Management Officer develop and oversee the implementation of a knowledge management strategy.
  2. Support the development, management and coordination of knowledge management databases and tools.
  3. Conduct training sessions about the various knowledge management tools.
  4. Resolve questions from office and field staff about how to use the knowledge management tools.
  5. Capture and provide feedback about knowledge management tools and processes to national, regional and global Solidaridad knowledge management leaders.
  6. Assist with conceptualizing enhancements to the knowledge management tools and processes.
  7. Support the update / enhance the knowledge management training materials.

Core Competencies

  1. High-level communication skills.
  2. Strong time management and prioritisation skills.
  3. Flawless verbal and written communication skills.
  4. Effective interpersonal skills.
  5. Strong attention to detail.
  6. Experience working in developing countries.
  7. Experience with design and implementation of communication strategies & plans, content calendars and content/copywriting.
  8. Self-motivated, but able to work within a team.
  9. Experience working towards achieving set targets and exceeding them.
  10. Demonstrated self-reliant problem-solver.
  11. Able to travel extensively within Uganda and occasional Regional travel.
  12. Proficiency in digital media platforms, graphic designs, Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Creative Suite.

Key Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mass Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations or any related field.
  2. Knowledge in IT is an additional advantage
  3. At least three (3) years’ experience in a Communications role (including internal), serving in the development sector or related experience in the private sector engagement.
  4. At least two (2) years experience in Knowledge Management
  5. Proven track record in developing videos, taking/editing photos and writing impactful stories.

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As a frontrunner in the area of sustainable economic development, Solidaridad seeks to create prosperity for everyone that respects both the people and the planet. With almost 50 years of experience, experts in the field and pragmatic collaboration with influential partners in and around the supply chain, Solidaridad develops smart solutions that bring lasting positive impact.

We envision a world in which all we produce, and all we consume, can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations.We bring together supply chain actors and engage them in innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all.

Solidaridad initiates corporate social responsibility and fair trade to combat poverty worldwide.

Solidaridad is an international network organization with more than 20 years of experience in creating fair and sustainable supply chains from producer to consumer.

Solidaridad was launched in 1969 by the Catholic bishops as an advent campaign in aid of Latin America. In the 1970s, protestant churches joined Solidaridad and a formal ecumenical organization emerged in 1976. During those days, this model was a unique form of collaboration between the Dutch churches in their programmes for development aid in Latin America.Unfortunately in the 90s, inter-church cooperation came under pressure and the breakdown of ecumenical collaboration started. In the end, the church-based foundation of Solidaridad’s work gradually eroded. The Catholic Church became increasingly inward-looking and less inclined to see responsibility for the world as a task. The growing conservatism within the churches led to breaking of the ties. The era of 40 years of eucumenical cooperation ended in 2010. But still to date, many local Christian communities are committed to Solidaridad’s work.International network organization The developments in the relationships with the churches created new opportunities for Solidaridad. An international network organization is being built up, both in terms of governance as well as in terms of operations. This change of structure will give our partners in the South a prominent say in the policymaking processes. The implementation of that policy will be better underpinned by the knowledge and experience of local partners. Moreover, the implementation of the policies will be decentralized and delegated to the regional expertise centres, thus making a better use of local expertise.Solidaridad The Netherlands is to be one player in a network of nine Regional Expertise Centres (RECs) in various parts of the world. In the process, the organization’s centre of gravity is shifted from North to South. The offices in the South take over the entire project cycle. Solidaridad The Netherlands will apply itself to market development in the North, fundraising to cover the network budget and publicity campaigns to involve consumers, citizens and businessess in the taks of making the international economy more sustainable.Fair Trade In 1988, Solidaridad was the founding father of the Max Havelaar label for coffee for the Dutch market. This was the starting point of Fair Trade certification, directly leading to the international standard of Fair Trade (FLO). After having introduced fair trade coffee Solidaridad initiated in 1996 a fair trade scheme for bananas. For this purpose, Solidaridad set up the fruit company Agrofair. This company is co-owned by farmers and supplies its fair trade labelled fruit to supermarkets across Europe. At the turn of this century Solidaridad established Kuyichi jeans, a trendy sustainable fashion brand that is sold in over than 500 leading stores across Europe.CSR-models Corporate social responsibility is developing at a fast rate. Solidaridad is building on this together with UTZ CERTIFIED, the sustainable label for coffee, cocoa and tea. MADE-BY, the label for clean clothes introduced in 2004, is another of Solidaridad’s initiatives. Solidaridad is also intensively involved in CSR models such as Social Accountability International (SAI) and the Business Social Compliance Inititiative (BSCI), and is active in Round Tables for responsible soy, palm oil, sugarcane and cotton. An increasing number of large and small companies, brands and retailers, all over the world are now working with Solidaridad on sustainable chain development.
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0 USD Uganda CF 3201 Abc road Contract , 40 hours per week Solidaridad  

Solidaridad is a global civil society organization (CSO) that provides market driven solutions for sustainable production practices across different supply chains. We envision a world in which all we produce, and all we consume, can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations. Our mission is to bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all stakeholders.

Title: Communications & Knowledge Management Officer

Duration: 1-year contract

Position level: Junior Level

Reporting: Senior Project Manager

Location: Uganda

Position Overview

Main objective of the function

Solidaridad is looking for a Communications & Knowledge Management Officer with a passion for the development sector, strong interpersonal and communications skills, and enhanced multi-tasking abilities. The ideal candidate will steer the internal and external Communication aspects of Solidaridad Uganda to ensure Brand visibility and equity. S/he will have experience in graphic designs, photography, videography, social media suites, writing news, impact and feature stories. S/he will also be expected to exercise a degree of responsibility and proactivity.

Position in the Organization

The Communications & Knowledge Management Officer will report to the Senior Project Manager, work closely very closely with the Regional Communication & Knowledge Officer, project team and with the local programme teams for alignment to organizational procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities

Communications

  1. Provide overall technical support and advice on communications, marketing and public relations to Solidaridad Uganda.
  2. Work with the REC Communication function to customize and implement a content strategy that is designed to the needs of the Country, while maintaining RECl consistency and accountability.
  3. Analyse and report on impact of communications activities on a quarterly basis, and also compile and submit periodic management reports as prescribed.
  4. Coordinate initiatives that enhance communication with key stakeholders and facilitate use of appropriate media to generate visibility for Solidaridad’s brand among internal and external audiences.
  5. Facilitate documentation and dissemination of experiences, lessons learnt, impact stories, best practices and case studies.
  6. Take and edit pictures, audio and video recordings for documentation purposes and for sharing with partners and key stakeholders.
  7. Facilitate the production of newsletters, IEC materials, publicity materials such as brochures, pamphlets, documentaries, annual reports and special publications etc as directed by management.
  8. Support in drafting of various articles, letters and communiques as and when required.
  9. Provide advice including development of relevant messages and use of the right media channels for effective communication.
  10. Develop press materials including press statements and releases, and information kits/fact sheets.
  11. Maintain Solidaridad Uganda official social media platform sites (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) and keep them current, relevant, updated and interactive, while ensuring implementation of emergent platforms.

Knowledge Management**

  1. With support of The Regional Communications & Knowledge Management Officer develop and oversee the implementation of a knowledge management strategy.
  2. Support the development, management and coordination of knowledge management databases and tools.
  3. Conduct training sessions about the various knowledge management tools.
  4. Resolve questions from office and field staff about how to use the knowledge management tools.
  5. Capture and provide feedback about knowledge management tools and processes to national, regional and global Solidaridad knowledge management leaders.
  6. Assist with conceptualizing enhancements to the knowledge management tools and processes.
  7. Support the update / enhance the knowledge management training materials.

Core Competencies

  1. High-level communication skills.
  2. Strong time management and prioritisation skills.
  3. Flawless verbal and written communication skills.
  4. Effective interpersonal skills.
  5. Strong attention to detail.
  6. Experience working in developing countries.
  7. Experience with design and implementation of communication strategies & plans, content calendars and content/copywriting.
  8. Self-motivated, but able to work within a team.
  9. Experience working towards achieving set targets and exceeding them.
  10. Demonstrated self-reliant problem-solver.
  11. Able to travel extensively within Uganda and occasional Regional travel.
  12. Proficiency in digital media platforms, graphic designs, Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Creative Suite.

Key Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mass Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations or any related field.
  2. Knowledge in IT is an additional advantage
  3. At least three (3) years’ experience in a Communications role (including internal), serving in the development sector or related experience in the private sector engagement.
  4. At least two (2) years experience in Knowledge Management
  5. Proven track record in developing videos, taking/editing photos and writing impactful stories.

2021-11-13

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