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Job Title ⇒ National Stakeholder Engagement Senior Officer
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Organisation ⇒ Target Malaria
Duty Station ⇒ Entebbe, Uganda
About US ⇒
The Uganda Virus Research Institute UVRI is a leading health research
institution in Uganda, based in Entebbe. Amongst other projects, it is a
member of the Target Malaria consortium. Target Malaria is a non-for-profit
research consortium that wants to contribute to saving millions of lives from
malaria. It includes African, European and North American scientists with a
focus on the most malaria-affected countries - currently working in Burkina
Faso, Mali, Ghana and Uganda. The consortium includes a diversity of
researchers - molecular biologists, medical entomologists, population
geneticists, protein engineers, social sciences researchers as well as risk,
regulatory and stakeholder engagement experts. Our teams are researching
approaches that can reduce the numbers of mosquitoes that spread malaria,
which would help complement existing control methods. Our research is at an
early stage, and while results so far have been promising, there is still a
long way to go. By reducing the population of the malaria mosquito, we aim to
combat transmission of the disease. The control method would be a long-term,
sustainable, and cost-effective solution to prevent malaria. This project
started a decade ago with a funding from the Grand Challenges in Global Health
initiative and is now receiving funding through a program of the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation.
Job Summary ⇒ Target Malaria Uganda is seeking to recruit a national
stakeholder engagement Senior officer. This new position has been created in
recognition of the importance of the dialog with stakeholders at national
level to build and maintain effective and constructive relationships with
multiple stakeholders for the success of the project. The project interacts
with a broad range of stakeholders at national level including representatives
of the national government, regulators, intergovernmental and non-governmental
organisations, scientific research groups, civil society groups or
individuals. In the longer-term engagement at the regional and Pan-African
level will also be essential for the success of the project.
The National Stakeholder Engagement Senior Officer will play a critical role
in building the profile and voice of Target Malaria through strategic
engagement. The role will require liaising across the range of the Target
Malaria teams to ensure engagement on the project is coordinated, coherent and
is a two-way dialog. The role is to ensure that stakeholders are informed but
also that their feedback, expectations and concerned is shared with the
project team. This is an essential part of the co-development and co-ownership
values of the project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒ The Senior officers will facilitate the
dialog between the national level stakeholders and the project. He/she will be
responsible for the promotion of trust and confidence between the national
stakeholders and the project.
Engagement activities
The National SE Senior Officer will be responsible and accountable for the
overall engagement activities at the national level in the following aspects
⇗ Ensure adequate information about the project to national level
stakeholders on project activities whether current or future
⇗ Ensure appropriate consultation of national stakeholders before the
implementation of activities and feedback concerns, suggestions to the project
for them to be considered;
⇗ Ensure that the national level dialogue is inclusive and effective by
mapping and prioritizing key stakeholders, and aligning this map to the
project's strategic objectives, goals and milestones;
⇗ Support the regulatory process by advising on and managing potential
stakeholder issues and coordinating stakeholder engagement activities with the
insectary, field entomology teams and the regulatory team;
⇗ Promote the use of effective communication by working closely with the
communications team to support the development of culturally appropriate tools
and methods taking into account social, political and cultural contexts;
⇗ Represent the project as required to high-profile, regional and national
stakeholders, building constructive relationships across governmental, non-
profit and private sector organisations
⇗ Participate in regional and Pan-African engagement activities according to
the international stakeholder engagement plan and under the leadership of the
stakeholder engagement manager
⇗ Monitor political debates and programmatic trends in the field of gene
drive technology and malaria vector control, and analyze their implications on
the project and our work
⇗ After appropriate training, respond to media as one of the project
spokespersons.
Strategy activities
⇗ Participate in the formulation and the implementation of a stakeholder
engagement strategy at national level in Uganda, and ensure the alignment with
local, regional and global strategies
⇗ Participate in the formulation of tools, procedures and policies for
stakeholder engagement and documentation of activities;
⇗ Contribute to consortium activities related to stakeholder engagement. • To
assess, prioritize, monitor and manage risks at national level and analyse and
report back how these risks could impact the project;
Reporting activities
⇗ Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the engagement and
stakeholders' acceptance level for the project,
⇗ Provide activity report and updates of support tools to facilitate follow-
up and reporting on National engagement activities,
⇗ Ensure that national engagement activities are implemented within the set
budget and timeline and raise any concern in this regard if there are
deviations to be anticipated.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant must hold a Postgraduate qualification in International
Development, Policy, Social Sciences or similar, or an equivalent
combination of relevant knowledge, extensive training and/or experience
⇗ Extensive experience in policy engagement at least 5-7 years experience
with co-developing and executing successful policy engagement and
communications campaigns 3-5 years
⇗ Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing stakeholder
engagement programmes
⇗ Strong existing network of stakeholders contacts in Uganda
⇗ Experience in mobilizing stakeholder networks from civil society
⇗ Experience in working in a field in development, where the policy framework
is evolving Experience in a multi-disciplinary environment, ability to
translate engagement perspective and technical aspects to non-
practitioners/non-expert
⇗ Advanced knowledge of stakeholder engagement issues and practices and an
understanding of their implications for the development, implementation and
evaluation of stakeholder engagement plan
⇗ Understanding of engagement challenges related to innovation, in particular
in the field of Biotechnologies
⇗ Outstanding organisational, time and project management skills, including
the ability to plan, implement and execute new initiatives
NB This Vacancy is open to Nationals of Uganda.
How to Apply ⇒
All applications must be in English and include a Curriculum Vitae, a cover
letter explaining why this position is attractive and why your profile fits,
and three references. Interested candidates should submit their applications
in a sealed envelope marked " National Stakeholder Engagement Senior Officer
-Target Malaria" to
The Director,
Uganda Virus Research Institute
P.O. Box 49 Entebbe. Uganda Email to targetmalariajobs@uvri.go.ug OR hand-
deliver to his office at Plot 51-59, Nakiwogo Road, Entebbe.
Deadline 8 th January 2021

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