Below The Line Activation Assistants – Population Services International (PSI)

BELOW THE LINE ACTIVATION ASSISTANTS (2)
DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BASED AT: PSI UGANDA HEAD OFFICE
REPORTS TO: SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL CHANGE COORDINATOR
START DATE: AUGUST 2021

WHO WE ARE
Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing
organization. We are a diverse group of over 5,000 entrepreneurial development professionals located in over 40 countries committed to making it easier for all people to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire. PSI is using it’s global presence and 50+ years of experience to help reimagine healthcare. We are working to shape market systems, shift policy and funding, and strengthen global capacity to better support consumer empowered healthcare.

Join us!

We are looking for two (2) suitable candidates to take on the role of Below The Line Activation Assistants. This position will lead the planning, implementation and reporting of Below the Line Activations (BTL) in all the 9 DISC Districts.

This position will also supervise the marketing experiential, events management agency/suppliers and partner facility demand creation contact persons to ensure that activation materials and Covid-19 protocols are delivered, appropriately setup in a timely manner for an effective and efficient community/facility SI activation to achieve projected results. The position will be required to track and document activation results, document processes and learnings including participation in progress and After-Action review meetings.

Your contribution

• Lead the planning, execution and reporting of the partner community and facility BTL activations.
• Coordinate the BTL marketing experiential and events management agency/suppliers.
• Liaise with partner facility in charges and demand creation focal persons to align activation schedules for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Oversee the timely and successful execution of community and facility activations in the DISC Districts to achieve the projected results.
• Ensure timely, appropriate community and facility SI activation set up, branding and messaging.
• Identify and leverage partner facility demand creation assets to maximize community and facility activation success.
• Establish and maintain strategic relations with the District Health Teams and relevant local partner organizations that provide Self-Inject contraceptives.
• Ensure that government of Uganda MoH stipulated Covid-19 protocols are always activated and adhered to during the community and facility activations.
• Track and document activation processes, results and learnings.
• Participate in all progress and After-Action Review meetings.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, marketing, business, social sciences or Humanities.
• A minimum of 5 years of develop and implement innovative and effective community activations and experiential events.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of experiential marketing principles for commercial services and products.
• Experience working with the private sector is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated capacity to use existing tools to track, document and analyze performance for improved service marketing.

What would get us excited?

• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills.
• Practical, Innovative, resourceful and highly adaptable person.

REQUESTED APPLICATION MATERIALS

Interested candidates should email their cover letter addressed to the Human Resources and Administration Manager, PSIU, and an updated CV ONLY to apply@psiug.org indicating the Job title in the subject of the email.

Inclusion of your salary expectation in your cover letter is a key requirement.

Submission of certified academic papers is compulsory.

Applications should reach us not later than 5.00pm (1700H) on Friday August 13th, 2021.
Applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible!

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from partner staff, facility owners, administrators, providers, demand creation focal persons and District local government authorities.

• Ability to work in a challenging and fast-paced environment.

The Candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:

• Measurement: Evidence, research. metrics and evaluation inform our choices
• Pragmatism: We strive for excellence, but useful and timely are better than perfect
• Honesty: We act with integrity, share what we achieve, and admit when we fail
• Collaboration: Active partnering drives impact
• Trust: We have confidence in our people to make good decisions
• Commitment: We build local capacity and programs that last

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.