Communication and Public Relations Assistant Inter-Religious Council of Uganda

The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) is a national Faith-Based Non-Government Organization. Its current membership comprises of the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda, the Church of Uganda, the Uganda Orthodox Church, the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council and the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Other religious organizations notably the independent Pentecostal and Evangelical churches participate in the implementation of IRCU programs. IRCU’s Vision is ‘A divinely peaceful, united, prosperous Uganda where all people enjoy full health and freedoms for the common good.’
The council implements a range of programs namely HIV/AIDS, Gender Based Violence prevention, Peace, Justice and Governance. IRCU wishes to recruit competent persons to fill the vacant positions as below. Female qualified candidates are encouraged to apply:

JOB TITLE: Communication and Public Relations Assistant
Number of Vacancies: One (1)
Reports To: Communication & Public Relations
Specialist
Duty Station: Kampala

Job Purpose: To participate in the development, implementation, and identification of strategies for effective communication and public Relations for the IRCU secretariat.

Key results areas:
1. Maintain and provide access to IRCU Resource library in line with the IRCU communication policies and procedures
2. Participate in developing, maintenance and implementation of communication & Public Relations systems within and outside IRCU in line with the organization policies and procedures
3. Document and disseminate information useful to the organization in line with the IRCU Strategy
4. Collect and procure relevant public information and educational materials for display in the resource centre.
5. Support in providing public relations linkages for the organization in line with instructions from the immediate supervisor.
6. Participate in the documentation of experiences within IRCU in line with the strategy and IRCU communication guidelines/ policy
7. Attend to all the IRCU visitors and ensure that relevant information is issued to them.
8. Participate in the preparation of marketing campaigns, public relations programs, special events, fund raising efforts and arrange press conferences whenever required.
Requirement:

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Mass communication, Library Science or any other relevant discipline
• Graphic design and web designing is an added advantage
• Accreditation to any communication & public relations bodies shall be regarded as added advantage.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in Communication and public relations in a service delivery organization.
• Experience in social marketing with evidenced/recorded experience

Person Specifications
• Substantive knowledge of current practices of communication and ICTs.
• Strong organization and management skills and the ability to work as a team and respond to deadlines.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Very strong reporting /writing skills
• Complex Problem solving, decision making and Judgment
• Critical Thinking,
• Coordination and Reading Comprehension
Salary: - USD/month
How to apply:

How to apply

Each candidate for the posts above is required to submit his/ her application letter with certified copies of his/her academic certificates/transcripts and a letter of recommendation from his/ her leader of Church/Mosque/ place of worship not later than 2nd December 2011 to the address below.

The Human Resource & Administration Manager Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) Namirembe Hill Plot 884, Centenary Road P. O. Box 7502, KAMPALA.