Publications/Audio Visual Officer Job at Uganda AIDS Commission - Employment Opportunity in Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
Friday 28th March 2014
Job details:
Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) was established in 1992 by a Statute of Parliament, to coordinate and harmonize the national response to HIV/AIDS.

One of the core functions of UAC is “to establish an information base on HIV and AIDS in Uganda” that will “collect, analyze, and disseminate information on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its consequences.” To do so, UAC set up the National AIDS Documentation and Information Centre (NADIC) in 1994, to act as a national HIV and AIDS information hub with the necessary capacity to fulfill its role and contribute to evidence-based policy, programming and decisions making by major players.

We are recruiting long term technical assistance to support the following functions at the Commission.

Job Title: Publications/Audio Visual Officer

The overall purpose of the Technical Assistance (TA) is to support production of information and communication products , facilitate the popularization of AIDS competence and strengthen and build capacity of the human resource in NADIC for two years.

Reports to:

Director Planning, and Strategic Information

Key Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop HIV/AIDS information/knowledge management policies, strategies and plans;

• Enable and facilitate knowledge sharing communities and networks;

• Develop and review tools, standards and methods for information collection and management;

• Support production of HIV/AIDS audio-visual material;

• Develop publications/ Information materials for the HIV/AIDS response

Person specifications:

1. Qualifications:

• A first degree in mass communication / Information science from a credible institution

• A post graduate degree in communication.

2. Experience:

• Experience of 3- 5 years in a public or private reputable organization in a similar or related position.

• Extensive experience with publications, including web-publishing;

• Strong experience with publication software;

• Solid experience producing training materials, including E-learning tools;

• Professional photography experience;

3. Skills and Competencies:

• Strong communication skills,

• Experience with non- linear editing systems and image manipulation and editing programs

• Ethics and integrity

Job application procedure

Interested candidates should provide a Cover letter expressing interest in the job, a detailed CV, including present position, names, addresses, and phone contacts of three professional referees, copies of professional/educational certificates and send it to: The Director General, Uganda AIDS Commission, Plot 1-3 Salim Bay Road Ntinda, and P.O Box 10779, Kampala Closing date of applications: Friday, 28 March 2014

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