Job Title: E T Consultant
Selection Criteria
The position requires a person with experience in marketing social services or consumer goods in developing countries. Specific requirements include:
i A minimum of a Masters degree in a field relevant to the WSP, such as business, marketing, communications or a relevant field with technical expertise in marketing, promotion, advertising, public relations, market and consumer research techniques or behavior change communication or equivalent combination of education and experience.
ii Have at least two years of relevant experience with proven expertise in developing marketing plans and communication strategies aimed at behavior change toward a social or profit objective.
iii Experience in developing appropriate, acceptable, and comprehensible messages for specific target audiences. Prior experience in and detailed knowledge of the sanitation and hygiene sector highly desirable.
iv Experience supervising and/or conducting qualitative and quantitative research.
v Strong conceptual and research/analytical skills with the ability to think strategically and rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources into conclusion and recommendations.
vi Demonstrated experience and ability to work with clients and partners, to influence without dominating, advise on politically difficult reforms, and gain and retain confidence in a personal ability to deliver on required products.
vii Excellent listening as well as verbal and written communications skills and the ability to express complex strategies in simple and actionable terms. Full written and spoken fluency in English is required.
viii Willingness to spend significant amounts of time outside of the office, including periodic travel to districts throughout the country.
5. Supervision
The Marketing Analyst will:
i) Formally report to the WSP-Africa Principal Regional Team Leader (PRTL) based in Nairobi, on all substantive and professional matters.
ii) Report regularly to WSP Uganda country team and the Uganda National Hand washing Steering Committee and to which S/he will be a member and act as secretary to the committee.
iii) She/he will in consultation with the chairperson convene regular meetings to share updated programme related information, discuss issues and action required. S/he will keep notes from the monthly meetings. S/he will also be a member of the communication subcommittee.
iv) Liaise with the WSP-AF Sanitation and Hygiene team, and the global network of Handwashing country coordinators, with an emphasis on East Africa to keep up-to-date on recent technical developments, carry out troubleshooting, and share partnership experiences.
Closing Date: 04-Jan-2008
Please download the application attached below.
Thanks,
Mac