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Country: Uganda
Summary: USPPSC Offshore, Supervisory Development Outreach & Communications (S/DOC) Specialist
UGT Ref No: 107958908
Deadline: 29 Oct 2024
Financier: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: SOL72061724R00012
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Purchaser : AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
US MISSION COMPOUND-SOUTH WING PLOT 1577 GGABA RD PO BOX 7856, UGA
Primary Point of Contact: Christa Oluka, kampalausaidjobs@usaid.gov, Phone Number 0414306001
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Email :kampalausaidjobs@usaid.gov

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USAID/Uganda is seeking to hire a USPSC (Offshore) for the position of Supervisory Development Outreach & Communications Specialist (S/DOC) The S/DOC position is part of the Program Office at USAID/Uganda. The S/DOC reports directly to the USAID/Uganda Supervisory Program Officer. USAID Uganda is one of Africa Bureau's largest missions, with a multi-year portfolio valued at $1.5 billion. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, the Mission's program budget stood at $458 million including emergency assistance. USAID Uganda implements a Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) with the goal of partnership with the Ugandan people to put Uganda on a path to achieve its Vision 2040. Uganda is a priority country for USAID across all global health initiatives, as well as Feed the Future and Power Africa. USAID implements programs to boost agricultural productivity, increase access to electricity, support financial inclusion, protect Uganda-s threatened biodiversity and wildlife, and bolster educational outcomes and democratic governance. USAID Uganda directs most of its programs through cooperative agreements and contracts to a wide range of international and local non-governmental organizations.
The United States Government (USG) has a complicated relationship with Uganda. As a major contributor to peacekeeping operations on the continent, Uganda is a key security partner. However, the country's ability to play a positive regional role is eroding due to deteriorating democratic and civic space, worsening human rights violations, declining economic growth, and increasing debt fueled by corruption. The Government of Uganda exhibits an increasingly restrictive posture towards civil society and aversion to foreign influence, although it relies heavily on foreign assistance.
The human rights environment declined precipitously in 2023, with increasing anti-LGBTQI+ fervor across Uganda fueled by hateful narratives about recruitment of primary school children into...
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