Advocacy and Business Development Manager NGO Jobs – AIDS Information Centre (AIC)
Job Title: Advocacy and Business Development Manager
Organisation: AIDS Information Centre (AIC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director of Planning and Programs
About US:
AIDS Information Centre (AIC) is a national Non-Governmental Organization committed to improving the quality of life of orphans and other vulnerable children.
Job Summary: The Advocacy and Business Development Manager will take charge of and coordinate the advocacy, public relations, business development and resource mobilisation functions of AIC; and to ensure that AIC has in place appropriate strategies and programs for these functions, and that they are effectively implemented.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Up-to-date policies, strategies and guidelines available for AIC’s advocacy, business development, research and information functions
- Plans and budgets available as necessary for carrying out AIC’s advocacy, business development, research and information functions
- Proposals for support to AIC formulated and submitted to prospective development partners
- Resources solicited for implementation of AIC’s advocacy, business development, research and information programs
- Define strategic positioning, brand architecture, communication strategy and overall business plan integration for the program
- Manage relationships with government and state levels to ensure alignment of AIC communications strategy with government priorities and implementation of strategy
- Adequate resources mobilised for implementation of AIC programs
- Proposals prepared for AIC to engage in new programs
- Implementation of AIC’s advocacy, business development, research and information programs well carried out, supervised and coordinated
- Design and execute innovative on-ground community engagement activities like activations, product launches, road shows, events, etc.
- Strategic advocacy issues arising from AIC operations followed up
- Awareness created among the communities, other organisations and general public, of the availability of AIC services and the need to utilise and support them
- IEC and BCC strategies for AIC effectively promoted, disseminated and implemented
- Partnerships and networking established and maintained with appropriate institutions
- AIC image effectively promoted
- Adequate awareness existing among AIC staff and the Board on the importance of good customer care and public relations
- Information resources required for AIC services adequately available, well managed and effectively utilised
- Information pertaining to HIV and AIDS, and other related conditions, effectively availed to interested parties through the AIC resource centres and other appropriate dissemination channels
- Publications on AIC programs and best practices prepared and disseminated
- Appropriate behaviour change communication strategies in place, and effectively implemented
- AIC annual general meetings effectively organised
- Research themes identified and related programs developed
- AIC staff sensitised on the need to engage in research work
- Collaborative research work carried out with other institutions
- AIC research activities well-coordinated and effectively evaluated
- Research findings appropriated documented and disseminated
- Reports on advocacy, public relations, business development, resource mobilisation, information management and research activities periodically submitted to top management
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in in Development studies, Social sciences, Mass communication, Public Health, psychology , Post graduate training in Project planning and Management is added advantage from UMI.
- Six years’ experience in advocacy-related work, two of which should be at senior level in HIV/AIDS support services
- Four years of working experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation in local government sector.
- Proposal Writing skills and experience
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical support to project implementation.
- Should have communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
- A team player and an effective training facilitator
NB: Applicants should clearly state their Salary requirements in their motivation letters.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications clearly stating salary expectations in the cover letter with an updated CV (with 3 referees 1 of whom should have been your direct supervisor), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates addressed to:
The Human Resource,
AIDS Information Centre – Uganda
Plot. No. 1321.Block 12
Mengo – Kisenyi
P.O. Box 10446 Kampala.
Email to: recruitment@aicug.org
Deadline: 1st July 2019 by 5:00pm
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