| Overview : Following a request for electoral assistance from the United Nations (UN) by the Electoral Commission (EC) through the Government of Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a UN electoral Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) was deployed to Uganda from 13 through to 24 April 2015. Subsequently in June 2015, the NAM report recommended UN support to the electoral process and that the support should be delivered through UNDP in partnership with other relevant UN agencies, particularly UN WOMEN, OHCHR and UNESCO and covers the period until December 2017. Key among the recommendations in the NAM report is promoting confidence building among electoral stakeholders, with focus on support to initiatives aimed at creating conditions for inclusive political dialogue, trust in the electoral authorities, and nurturing peaceful acceptance of elections and overall, continues to build on the work of the “Peace Architecture for Conflict Transformation project”. This project focuses on enhancing constitutional democracy with focus on I) strengthening institutions of democracy to improve the electoral cycle and electoral processes; ii) strengthening social engagement in democratic processes with focus on enhancing the role, the media in enabling access to information and nurturing citizen engagement iii) Promoting women’s participation in political processes; iv) Strengthening mechanisms and coordinated capacities for conflict prevention in the various phases of the electoral cycle and v) Enhancing accountability for human rights. It is against this background that the Electoral Commission with financial assistance from the UN seeks to recruit the services of a Media/Public Relations Advisor. For further details (Terms of Reference and submission instructions); please check on our jobs website where your completed application should be uploaded. Attached here to, is Annex II and Annex I. | 
