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Public relations officer

Other names

public affairs officer, public relations coordinator, communications officer, press secretary, public information officer, media coordinator, press consultant, media relations officer, press relations officer, media consultant

Marketing, sales and communication

They speak for a company to the public and the media, write news statements, and update its website and social media.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.

  2. 2

    Plan or direct development or communication of programmes to maintain favourable public or stockholder perceptions of an organisation's accomplishments, agenda, or environmental responsibility.

  3. 3

    Post and update content on the company's Web site and social media outlets.

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Sources

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Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
chargé des relations publiques/chargée des relations publiques
español
encargado de relaciones públicas/encargada de relaciones públicas
العربية
مسؤول علاقات عامة / مسؤولة علاقات عامة
português
Técnico de relações públicas/Técnica de relações públicas
Deutsch
Public-Relations-Fachkraft
italiano
responsabile relazioni pubbliche

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