Position Title: Marketing Associate,Jobs in Uganda,
Organisation: International Law Institute-African Centre for Legal Excellence
(ILI-ACLE)
Primary Location: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 18th April 2014
Job Description:
Background Information:
Fifteen years ago, we established an Institute dedicated to providing affordable
and high-level
post-professional education to public and private sector
officials in Uganda in the areas of law, governance, finance and project
management to equip these professionals with practical tools to stand
shoulder-to-shoulder and compete effectively with other professionals across
the globe. The relevance of our approach was quickly recognized, and over the
years, we began to draw public and private sector professionals engaged in
development from across countries in Africa.
Today, ILI-ACLE enjoys continuing collaboration with partners such as the
Open Society Initiative for East Africa in the area of International Criminal
Law and with the Danida Fellowship Centre in the areas of Promoting Government
Integrity and Anti-Corruption and the Human Rights-Based Approach to
Development. ILI-ACLE is also pursuing partnerships with major U.S. and
international law schools, including a new ABA approved collaboration with the
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, to develop opportunities for
more diverse and sustainable capacity building for practicing lawyers, law
students and law professors. ILI-ACLE’s partnerships will continue to raise the
bar for the region’s public and private sector institutions, and we strive to
be ever-relevant and ready to meet the region’s evolving needs.
Job Summary:
The Marketing Associate will be responsible for supporting the Programmes
Department through the management of the Institute's external communications.
This involves regular updating of Institute's website, and social media pages,
as well as through the design and distribution of new promotional materials to
the Institute's large professional network, including bi-weekly target emails,
annual brochures, an updated promotional/ informational video, capacity
statement, billboard advertisements, newsletters, press releases, newspaper
advertisements, amongst other marketing tools. The Marketing Associate will
also monitor the Institute's activities to ensure that they are being
effectively marketed.
Required Qualifications, Competencies and Attributes:
• The prospective
candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from a recognized
institution, as well as relevant working experience in the area of marketing,
preferably in an international organisation.
• Extensive knowledge in
database management will be an added advantage.
• The candidate should
demonstrate a high level of organization, flexibility, ability to quickly
learn, understand and conceptualize the Institute's mission, ability to work independently
and adhere to deadlines, and the ability to thrive in a multi-cultural and
international-level work environment.
• This position is open to
all qualified applicants and may be completed off-site/remotely.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should submit
(1) a letter of interest
demonstrating knowledge of and commitment to the work of the Institute and
qualifications for the position,
(2) CV (including contacts for three professional references), and
(3) two sample promotional materials
developed by the candidate, to; administrator@ili.or.ug.