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We are seeking a Director to manage a five-person Communications and
Learning Office.
Communications & Learning Director at Chemonics International-
Uganda
Position Title:Communications and Learning Director
Organization: Chemonics International- Uganda
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Activity Name: USAID/Uganda Feed the Future Commodity Production and Marketing Activity
Reports to:the Chief of Party
Application Deadline:April 15th, 2015
Organizational Profile:
Chemonics International, Inc. seeks a senior professional for the
USAID/Uganda-funded Feed the Future Commodity Production and Marketing Activity
(CPMA). CPMA provides technical support for sustainable production and
marketing of high quality beans, maize and coffee in the 34 Feed the Future
focus districts in Uganda.
CPMA contributes to USAID’s twin objectives of reducing poverty and
under-nutrition by sustainably increasing the production and marketing of
high-quality maize, beans, and coffee in the Feed the Future focus districts.
CPMA is concluding the second year of a five-year contract.
Activity Description
The USAID/Uganda Commodity Production and Marketing Activity is a five-year
project that seeks to provide technical support towards sustainable production
and marketing of high quality beans, maize and coffee in the 34 Feed the Future
focus districts in Uganda. The Activity will contribute towards achieving USAID
Feed the Future’s twin objectives of reducing poverty and under-nutrition by
increasing the quantity and quality of coffee, maize, and beans produced and
marketed by smallholder farmers.
Position Description
This is a professional position. The Communications and Learning Director
manages four persons focused on communications, monitoring and evaluation,
learning and knowledge management. Inherent in this scope of work is oversight
in the design and implementation of the performance monitoring and evaluation
plan, capturing, documenting, disseminating and showcasing the performance,
best practices, fostering learning and refining the activity design and
implementation. The Communications and Learning Director reports to the Chief
of Party
Detailed Responsibilities:
·
Oversee the development, update and
implementation of the Activity’s knowledge management, behavior change and
communications strategy to improve knowledge sharing and learning within and
with other stakeholders in the supported value chains
·
Oversee the design and
implementation of the performance monitoring and evaluation plan
·
Control the content of all Activity
learning and dissemination materials (e.g., best practices, lessons learned,
success stories and the Activity bulletin); and manage contract deliverables
(e.g., quarterly and annual reports);
·
Identify leverage points of new
opportunities, promote appropriate collaborations, Identify interventions and
scale-up best practices.
·
Manage information access and
knowledge sharing to make information about the Activity efforts,
accomplishments and lessons learned more widely available; strengthening links
between knowledge sharing and information systems and improving integration of
the tacit and explicit knowledge in the organization to facilitate seamless
exchange of vital information
·
Support USAID’s Collaboration, Learning
and Adaptation (CLA)/Knowledge Management agenda by promoting the capture and
sharing of lessons learned, new innovations and best practices and
participating in periodic meetings with FtF. Other donor and government
partners.
·
Provide technical direction and
implementation of behavior change and communication activities, ensuring
overall program activities achieve measurable impact and related results
·
Oversee press coverage of Activity events and direct media relations as
appropriate
Mode of application:
Please send resume, writing sample,
and three professional references to cpmrecruit@ftfcpm.com by April 15, 2015.
Please indicate the position for which you are applying in the subject of
the e-mail. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin,
religion, age, equal pay, disability, and genetic information.
