Job Title: Communication Officer – EACOP Uganda
Organisation: SeaOwl Energy Services
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
SeaOwl manages the complete recruitment cycle from sourcing, recruitment, mobilization and personnel planning for energy customers. It is specialized in highly-skilled profiles and the underlying activity of designees / staff mainly covers drilling and off-shore oil rig management. It also provides scalable, integrated operations & maintenance resources and services covering the lifecycle of energy assets, as well as tele-operated surveillance and maintenance services.
About EACOP Project:
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project involves the construction and operation of a buried, cross-border pipeline to transport crude oil from the Lake Albert area in Uganda to the eastern coast of Tanzania for export to international markets. The pipeline will run from Kabaale in Hoima District, Uganda, to Chongoleani, Tanga Region, in Tanzania. The length of the pipeline is 1,443 kilometres (km) of which 296km will be in Uganda. In Uganda the pipeline will traverse ten (10) Districts, comprising Hoima, Kikuube, Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Gomba, Sembabule, Lwengo, Rakai and Kyotera.
Job Summary: The Communications Officer is responsible for coordinating and implementing both internal and external communications and activities and contributes to the planning and implementation of the EACOP project communication plan. The role holder
coordinates and oversees the day-to-day communication activities and manages relationships and activities with project stakeholders. The Jobholder reports to the Communications Lead and works closely with all other departments.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage the Companies External Communications regarding mainstream media, and alternative media.
- Work with the technical teams to plan and Implement the Communications Documentations Calendar for the purpose of Knowledge management.
- Coordinate documentation of activities in multimedia formats and oversee the whole process of content production and lead contractors in the process.
- Oversee the development of project content by all stakeholders and partners.
- Participate in strategizing with the Communications team innovative and creative ways of documenting and disseminating knowledge.
- Coordinate documentation trainings using mobile tools to field personnel.
- Assist in strategizing the flow of pro-active dissemination of information.
- Compile a key contact person list for the respective ongoing Project activities that require knowledge management.
- Provide support on any internal communication objective.
- Attend regular planning/update sessions with external communications agencies to ensure successful execution of communications strategies.
- Work closely with other communications team members, to ensure a cohesive communications approach.
- Designing and implementing effective learning activities,
- Managing knowledge-sharing events, activities, and campaigns.
- Collecting and Structuring Information, Digitizing Information and Encrypting Information.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
- Five years of working experience in the respective field.
- Be an excellent communicator who can initiate and continue interactions with the people who share their insights and knowledge
- Know how to record and store information in a physical and digital format
- Have experience in journalism and creative writing skills.
- Skills in multimedia production.
- Be attentive to detail
- Ability to work both in a collaborative team environment, as well as independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to distil complex information into clear, actionable communication
- Clear understanding of how to reach stakeholder audiences through targeted messaging and effective use of communications tools.
- Ability to visualize, gather, analyse, and organize information
- Requires advanced writing skills; ability to write clear and concise standard operating procedures, work instructions and knowledge articles for complex processes to a varied audience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in internal and external communications management.
- Ability to translate complex business information into engaging content.
- Multitasker and capable of simultaneously managing multiple projects with different deadlines.
- Fluency in English (Written and Spoken)
How to Apply:
Interested applicants who meet the criteria as outlined above are encouraged to send a detailed CV ONLY by email to: Via email: career.ea@seaowlgroup.com Subject of your email should be the position you are applying for.
Deadline: 9th September 2022 at 5:00pm
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