Uganda: Xavier Project Communications Director

Xavier Project is looking for an employee with extensive experience in communications and a passion for advocating for educational opportunities for refugees. He or she will be based in Kampala, Uganda and the salary range is $9,000 to $11,500 per year. Additional benefits to be discussed. The officer will be supervised by the Xavier Project CEO. Target start date – May or June 2016. The job is open to national and international applicants.

Organisation profile

The vision of Xavier Project is for a world where everyone has the right to equal opportunities and protection wherever they live and whatever their background. This right is denied to refugees and we use education to change this. Education provides protection and is the best possible tool to help refugees to access equal opportunities. At Xavier Project we use pioneering education as the means to achieve our vision. We are promoting education for refugees in Kenya and Uganda in particular, so that they can have a positive difference on their communities, whether in their host countries or countries of origin.

Xavier Project has two departments each with their own strategic objective designed to meet this vision. The Education Department aims to increase access to relevant, quality formal education delivered in a safe environment for refugee children. The Tamuka Department aims to make vocational and life-long learning available to all refugees even in emergency situations, primarily through the use of ICT.

Xavier Project is registered as a local NGO in Uganda, an international NGO in Kenya and a company and charity in UK. All operations are in Kenya and Uganda, but a majority of funds are raised in UK. We have a three way partnership agreement between the branches of Xavier Project and one executive team primarily based in the Xavier Project headquarters in Nairobi. Xavier Project currently employs 28 permanent staff and has an annual income of $500,000 which has been increasing by 50% every year since its founding in 2008.

Job Description and Expectations

This employee will lead Xavier Project’s communications and marketing team and design a communications strategy.

Duties:

· Take responsibility for all external messages and branding being portrayed by Xavier Project

· Manage a team of three employees who will be contributing to the communications department

· Actively seek opportunities to spread the good reputation of Xavier Project and our vision

· Manage a database of active Xavier Project supporters and initiate innovative strategies for engaging them more fully

· Oversee the management of content to be shared on social media

· Maintain all online platforms, ensuring content reflects Xavier Project’s current activities

· Design and collect/generate content for a monthly digital newsletter for donors and wider network

· Maintain Xavier Project’s website and utilise the site to maximise visibility of all Xavier Project activities

· Design all printed content and promotional materials

· Generate photographic and video content to support campaigns and events

· Collect and develop case studies and success stories that can be used as part of fundraising appeals

· Use appropriate monitoring tools to regularly check the effectiveness of communication and marketing strategies

· Oversee Xavier Project’s Young Ambassadors programme

· Any other duties that from time to time should be required

Requirements:

· A commitment to Xavier Project’s core values and basic knowledge of refugee issues

· Faultless English written communication

· Engaging use of the English language in all communications

· Academic background related to Communications or Development

· Experience working in a communications related role

· A level of self-motivation and ability to function well in a small organisation

· The position will include a design element, so knowledge of a design package is preferred

· Significant amount of time spent in United Kingdom preferred (Xavier Project’s support base is largely in the UK)