BACKGROUND: Trade for Jobs Uganda is a five-year initiative (2025–2030) co-led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Using a market systems approach, the project leverages trade as a driver for decent job creation and income generation for women and men living in poverty in Uganda, by strengthening two high-potential sectors: dairy and tourism. The project will build toward national objectives and priorities on developing the production, productivity and value addition of both sectors, as outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP) IV (2025/26-2029/30). It intends to do this for the project beneficiaries – women and men living in poverty, through:

• Strengthening regional and global trade of dairy products and tourism services, with a focus on micro enterprises and SMEs.

• Supporting private sector development for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including through value addition, diversification, enhancing competitiveness, and improving the business environment.

• Engaging with Swedish companies to leverage their expertise, services, products and private investment potential. The project will adopt a market systems approach as it is an approach that focuses on delivering long-term sustainable impact at scale. The approach is analysis-focused, partner driven, and driven by evidence-based adaptation. RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direct supervision of the ITC Trade for Jobs Uganda Project Manager and in close coordination with the Trade for Jobs Uganda Deputy Team Lead, the Advisor will perform the following duties:

• In collaboration with the project team and with support partner specialists, contribute to the development and implementation of the project’s communications and visibility strategy in line with organizational guidelines, ensuring consistent messaging, branding, and stakeholder engagement.

• Contribute to the production, review and dissemination of information materials including press releases, newsletters, success stories, infographics, videos, and social media content that highlight project achievements in the dairy and tourism sectors.

• Contribute to the planning and coordination of visibility and outreach activities such as events, exhibitions, fairs, and media engagements to promote the project’s impact and partnerships.

• Contribute to coordination of partnership with national and local media to ensure accurate coverage of project activities.

• Collaborate with team members to ensure alignment, synergy and efficient workload management through all project interventions.

• Support the development and operationalization of a knowledge management plan to capture, store, and disseminate insights, lessons, and good practices emerging from project interventions.

• Work closely with the Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer to transform monitoring data and results into accessible learning products, including case studies, evidence briefs, and policy notes.

• Support documentation of systemic changes, crowding-in effects, and success stories demonstrating trade-driven job creation and MSME competitiveness improvements.

• Establish and maintain a digital repository of project materials, including photos, reports, and communication outputs, ensuring easy retrieval and institutional memory.

• Work with the technical team members to collect technical inputs, activity reports, project results and use them to develop communications products. • Contribute to ensuring project knowledge and communication products are tailored for diverse audiences including government partners, private sector actors, development partners, and beneficiaries.

• Liaise with organizational communication focal points to align project communication outputs with institutional standards and obtain necessary clearances.

• Perform any other communication-related duties as requested.

Copyright: The personnel has to ensure that s/he has obtained the necessary permissions with regard to intellectual property rights required to perform his/her services under this consultancy contract and for the subsequent dissemination by ITC in any form. Documentary proof is to be submitted to ITC. Should any license fee be due for the use of copyrighted materials of third parties, the Consultant shall request the prior written permission from ITC. S/he has further to ensure to obtain accreditation to event(s), if required.