NatureUganda is the BirdLife partner in Uganda and the operational organization of the East Africa Natural History Society. Having been established in 1909, it is the oldest conservation NGO in East Africa. It was set up as a scientific organization with the aim of documenting the diversity of wildlife in East Africa and its mission is to promote the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature” in Uganda. In pursuing this mission, it strives to enhance knowledge of Uganda’s plants, animals and habitats, create nature friendly public, advocate for policies favourable to the environment, take action to conserve priority species, sites and habitats.
Nature Uganda is an equal opportunity employer and seeking to recruit highly qualified, self-motivated and result oriented candidates for the following three (3) positions as detailed below,

Job title: Communication and Advocacy Officer
Reporting to: Executive Director
Duration of appointment: Three (3) Years
Duty Station: NatureUganda national secretariat, Kampala but will support all communication and advocacy requirements for all programmes in the country

Overall purpose of the Job
Design communication strategies on policy, environmental research and conservation, create content for all communication channels or forums for members and partners and organize events that catalyze conservation action

Key tasks of the position
• Design and implement communication strategies on different issues, including national policies, natural resources management, conservation, and sustainable finance, (and other topics as needed) in line with NatureUgana’s strategic Plan
• Develop and implement integrated communication plans and campaigns to support the policy and conservation work including both online and offline activities
• Responsible for developing communications collateral and launching key publications both internally and externally
• In cooperation with NatureUganda other staff, identify and develop strong products for media outreach, and organization branding
• Support technical staff to deliver on communications plans and products (publications, brochures, press releases, social media outreach)
• Work with communicators in partner organizations to liaise on and coordinate joined communications activities, support network activities with communications and social media assets and website updates
• Manage and monitor media relations including maintaining a media database and publications as appropriate

Required Qualifications and skills:
• Minimum of a university degree in communication, social science, behavioural change communication, strategic communication, journalism, public relations, development studies or related field.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail and creative flair, strong skills in the common computer software packages, website design and management, excellent oral and written communication skills and exceptional organisational abilities
• Knowledge of media relations, developing communication materials, writing content for different channels and developing social media campaigns/projects;
• Strong technical/IT and social media skills,
• Experience in event management and production of printed materials, such as newsletters, reports, policy briefs, etc.
• At least three (3) years of experience in implementing and managing communication or advocacy projects or campaigns in the field of conservation.
• Good interpersonal skills, self-motivated, creative, and strong team player able to work effectively in a network setting;

Method of Application

Qualified candidates should send their online applications including a motivation letter, detailed CV, academic documents, contacts of two professional referees to:
The Executive Director
NatureUganda, P.O.Box 27034 Kampala
Email: [email protected]
Applications should be completed and submitted ON-LINE not later than 5th September 2021.. Applicants are advised to: a) Apply ON-LINE b) Scan and submit relevant documents (Academic Transcripts and Professional Documents, other supporting documents) and sent on-line. c) Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only portable documents format (PDF) is allowed. d) Ensure the email subject contains your name and job applied e) Where possible obtain recommendation from a person in a relevant field.
Applicants who will not have received feedback 10 days after the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful. More details of the jobs can be found on NatureUganda Web site page, www.natureuganda.org