Senior Officer, Public Relations and Corporate Affairs Jobs – Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)

Job Title: Senior Officer, Public Relations and Corporate Affairs

Organization: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head, Public Relations and Corporate Affairs

About US:

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is established as a Statutory Body under the Uganda Registration Services Bureau Act Cap. 210. The Bureau is a key player in Commercial, Civil and Intellectual Property Rights Registration that facilitate private sector development and vital statistics for national planning.

Job Summary:  The Senior Officer, Public Relations and Corporate Affairs will provide professional expertise to enable the Bureau engage with the public in a constructive manner, manage the organization’s brand and raise the profile of the organization to its stakeholders

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organize and/or participates in Media relations – workshops/seminars news features and general coverage.
• Suggest and promote usage of URSB brand and its related intonations to build corporate image
• Manage public education activities within the country.
• Update information sources – website, social media pages, news briefs and call center.
• Manage URSB publications – content and general branding.
• Supervise Front Desk Officers and the Officer, Clients Relations.
• Ensure URSB content in adverts, supplements and feature stories is of the required quality and up to standard
• Plan for and ensures business clinics are regularly organized to educate the public about the work and various services URSB offers to the public.
• Develop and implements the URSB public relations work plan / activities each quarter.
• Manage client enquiries on email, face to face or through social media.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time the supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Senior Officer, Public Relations and Corporate Affairs must hold an Honours degree in communication or journalism from a recognised university
• Membership of the Public Relations Association of Uganda preferable
• At least three years of relevant work experience in a reputable organization 1 of which must have been at supervisory level.

How to Apply:

All candidates should strictly fill this prescribed application form, Download Here, and Email it to jobs@ursb.go.ug. The subject line should have the position applied for and the form saved in applicant’s name. No academic documents should be attached at this stage.

Deadline: 5^th October 2020