Communications & Marketing Director Employment Opportunity – World Vision International
Job Title: Communications & Marketing Director
Organisation: World Vision International
Reports to: National Director
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The Communications & Marketing Director will lead World Vision’s efforts to increase the overall influence, income and impact of the ministry in Uganda. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, provide strong strategic communications and marketing direction for the organization, positioning it and building on its established reputation and trust.
Lead in the development and implementation of an integrated strategy for the building of a high-performance communications & marketing function that is managed, structured, focused and staffed for productive and quality work. This strategy will identify the key communications and marketing needs of World Vision Uganda, while setting and steering strategic communications and marketing goals and processes that are contextualized to and in alignment with its core ministry functions and goals and to that of Our Promise.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Communications and Marketing strategy
- Develop and implement Context-driven communications strategy and associated business planning that supports organizational strategy (at national and Partnership levels) execution is developed and implemented, including strong monitoring and evaluation
- Provide advice , guidance and support to the National Director as a communications and organizational leader
- Ensure senior and cross-functional teams have broad understanding of how communications integrates with and strengthens organizational strategy, programming, operations, resource acquisition, and support functions.
- Provide spiritual leadership and input to the organization and guidance to the communications and marketing department
Reputation and Influence management
- Strategically position World Vision in mainstream and social media to mobilise public support for social and policy change
- Ensure reputational risks are managed in an agile and proactive way, in line with WVI global standards
External engagement
- Develop Evidence-based content for resource generation, sponsorship transformation and ministry
- Ensure that external engagement business planning is mapped, developed and implemented in partnership with advocacy team
Internal Communications
- Develop a strong internal communications function that mobilizes staff for strategy, ministry execution and impact
Team management
- Build a high performance through the leading of; goal setting, prioritization, process management, and relationship management
Marketing and fundraising
- Develop a high performing marketing function is to build organizational capacity to raise local sources of funding to better and more sustainably support the ministry World Vision
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the World Vision Communications & Marketing Director job placement should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in Communications, Media, Journalism, Arts or similar
- At least five years’ experience leading and managing communications and production teams in international NGOs or Creative Industries
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of international development and the communication and media industry
- Advanced Photo and Video production, editorial, graphic design and media skills
- Proven experience of training and capacity building of others
- Advanced level of computer proficiency, Mac and PC, including editing skills across Adobe and Apple software for video, photo, media, design
- Experience working with children and youth
- Spiritual maturity, interfaith knowledge and a biblical worldview – Ability to articulate and model WV’s Christian identity and mission in an inclusive way.
- Demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Self-management/resilience and emotional maturity.
- Good team player
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please follow instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment portal. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 2nd August 2019
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