Public Relations and Advocacy Officer.- Uganda Insurers Association

Uganda Insurers Association is an umbrella body that promotes the development and expansion of sound insurance and reinsurance activities in Uganda. The Association is looking to recruit a competent person to fill the position of a Public Relations and Advocacy Officer preferably with a minimum of three (03) years experience. JOB TITLE: Public Relations and Advocacy Officer. Summary of Duties: Work towards developing and promoting the insurance sector within and outside Uganda. Key Responsibilities include: Act as the Public Relations Liasion Officer of the Association and issue communication in liasion with Chief Executive Officer. Prepare and oversee implementation of Public Relations and CSR programmes on an annual and mid term basis. Actively follow up and implement insurance sensitization programmes and design strategies for dissemination of insurance information to end users. Writing and distributing insurance related press releases to targeted media. Liaise and co-ordinate with organisations to which the Association is a member and participate in dialogue and forum as arranged from time to time. Identify information sources that need to be harnessed to build up an insurance information database. Prepare and recommend information, materials necessary for the establishment of a viable information centre at the secretariat and manage prompt and regular updates on the UIA website. Participate in research on domestic regional and international insurance issues and document of findings for information of members and action of the Secretariat. Serve as Liaision Officer with the Police departments in an effort to enforce Motor Third Party Insurance and arrange for the implementation related activities (including but not limited to Police sensitization programmes, road spot checks within and outside the central Police district. Assess and recommend training needs for members of the Association interested entities. Plan and prepare for conferences, seminars and workshops undertaken by UIA. Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer.

Requirement: Applicants should possess an honors degree in Mass Communication (with a bias in communication), or a Business related discipline. A recognized qualification in insurance will be an added advantage. Minimum of three years experience with a reputable PR firm 3). Must be a person with high integrity, good analytical and interpersonal skills. Must be self driven and highly innovative with ability to work with minimum supervision. Must be computer literate with capacity to use a number of the common Word processing packages and other statistical packages

How to apply: If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application with a curriculum vitea, certified copies of academic and relevant certificates plus contact addresses of (03) referees (email including day time telephone number) to: The Chief Executive Officer Uganda Insurers Association Plot 24A, Acacia Avenue-Kololo P.O. Box 8912, Kampala Closing date is Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 5:00pm Only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted. Uganda Insurers Association is an equal opportunities employer