ORGANIZATION NAME: LifeNet International

LOCATION: Kampala, Uganda

ELIGIBLE CITIZENSHIP: Uganda

ROLE CODE: G03-Nat

SALARY: Monthly stipend of USD 550

Role Overview

The Multimedia Associate will work with both the Uganda Country Director and our Vice President of Advancement (based in USA) towards the development of fundraising, marketing and publicity tools, and content for promoting LN’s work in Uganda and across Sub-Saharan Africa. This position will have a local focus working with our Uganda leadership team in generating and producing content for online distance learning, which is a brand new program pioneered in late 2020. This is a vital extension of LifeNet’s ability to deliver health and management training in creative and dynamic ways across all of our country programs. We are looking for a motivated, creative individual with talents in communications, multimedia, video production and editing, as well as storytelling to a variety of stakeholders and audiences.

Responsibilities 

Contribute to the process of digitizing and producing additional training content through our online distance learning platform 

Supervise local storytelling and implement a qualitative data collection process for the Uganda team 

Support the Vice President of Advancement with any communication and media requests, fundraising activities, proposal information and report creation, with a focus on reports requiring multimedia 

Perform site visits to interact with our partners and team members in the field 

Gather stories from and photographs of patients and health workers during field visits

Skills and Experience 

Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required

Excellent English writing and communication skills, with experience telling compelling stories through reports and other materials for external audiences*

Graphic/visual design skills, e.g. experience in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or InDesign*

Experience in video and multimedia production, across all levels of planning, design, and execution*

Organizational skills, ability to coordinate activities across various departments and ability to prioritize*

At least one year of professional experience in a related field (multimedia, production, writing, etc.)

Experience or familiarity with public/global health or development work

Master’s degree or certification in communications, public health or a related field

Experience or familiarity with church institutions

Experience working with a production studio or video editing and production

An excitement for analyzing complex organizational problems, identifying innovative solutions, and engaging others to implement, preferably in a low-resource environment

Ability to perform in an entrepreneurial team-based environment, deliver strong results, and ask for help when needed

Ability to function well in a diverse, cross-cultural work environment

Excellent Interpersonal and intercontinental communication skills

Independent and self-motivated

About the Organization

LifeNet International (LN) exists to transform African health centers to provide quality, sustainable care. Operating in East Africa, LN works to improve the quality of health systems from the ground up and is specifically dedicated to health systems strengthening in the private not-for-profit sector. In Uganda, approximately 60% of all healthcare services are provided by faith-based not-for-profit centers, many of these serving rural, low-income populations. Through partnerships with faith-based health centers, LifeNet implements practical responses to everyday health challenges facing the poor.

We currently are operating in Burundi, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi, with more than 250 health center partners receiving monthly training, support, and mentorship from our incredible LifeNet training teams. We have an incredible multi-disciplinary team that values impact at scale, sustainability, quality, and compassionate care.Multimedia Associate

ORGANIZATION NAME: LifeNet International

LOCATION: Kampala, Uganda

ELIGIBLE CITIZENSHIP: Uganda

ROLE CODE: G03-Nat

Role Overview

The Multimedia Associate will work with both the Uganda Country Director and our Vice President of Advancement (based in USA) towards the development of fundraising, marketing and publicity tools, and content for promoting LN’s work in Uganda and across Sub-Saharan Africa. This position will have a local focus working with our Uganda leadership team in generating and producing content for online distance learning, which is a brand new program pioneered in late 2020. This is a vital extension of LifeNet’s ability to deliver health and management training in creative and dynamic ways across all of our country programs. We are looking for a motivated, creative individual with talents in communications, multimedia, video production and editing, as well as storytelling to a variety of stakeholders and audiences.

Responsibilities 

• Contribute to the process of digitizing and producing additional training content through our online distance learning platform 

• Supervise local storytelling and implement a qualitative data collection process for the Uganda team 

• Support the Vice President of Advancement with any communication and media requests, fundraising activities, proposal information and report creation, with a focus on reports requiring multimedia 

• Perform site visits to interact with our partners and team members in the field 

• Gather stories from and photographs of patients and health workers during field visits

Skills and Experience 

Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required

Excellent English writing and communication skills, with experience telling compelling stories through reports and other materials for external audiences*

Graphic/visual design skills, e.g. experience in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or InDesign*

Experience in video and multimedia production, across all levels of planning, design, and execution*

Organizational skills, ability to coordinate activities across various departments and ability to prioritize*

At least one year of professional experience in a related field (multimedia, production, writing, etc.)

Experience or familiarity with public/global health or development work

Master’s degree or certification in communications, public health or a related field

Experience or familiarity with church institutions

Experience working with a production studio or video editing and production

An excitement for analyzing complex organizational problems, identifying innovative solutions, and engaging others to implement, preferably in a low-resource environment

Ability to perform in an entrepreneurial team-based environment, deliver strong results, and ask for help when needed

Ability to function well in a diverse, cross-cultural work environment

Excellent Interpersonal and intercontinental communication skills

Independent and self-motivated

About the Organization

LifeNet International (LN) exists to transform African health centers to provide quality, sustainable care. Operating in East Africa, LN works to improve the quality of health systems from the ground up and is specifically dedicated to health systems strengthening in the private not-for-profit sector. In Uganda, approximately 60% of all healthcare services are provided by faith-based not-for-profit centers, many of these serving rural, low-income populations. Through partnerships with faith-based health centers, LifeNet implements practical responses to everyday health challenges facing the poor.

We currently are operating in Burundi, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi, with more than 250 health center partners receiving monthly training, support, and mentorship from our incredible LifeNet training teams. We have an incredible multi-disciplinary team that values impact at scale, sustainability, quality, and compassionate care.