Communications Director, Ghana Health and Education Initiative, Ghana

Communications Director

Posted on: January 9, 2013

Posted by: Ghana Health and Education Initiative

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GHEI is recruiting for a Communications Director to be based in Humjibre, Ghana.

Start date: March 13, 2013

Duration: 13-24 months, with preference given to people who can commit for the full 24 months

Job summary: This position entails working closely with both the local Ghanaian staff and the Western Team to manage GHEI's in-country publicity and web-based marketing. Responsibilities include facilitating local stakeholder meetings, promoting GHEI's work through social media and blogging, and organizing campaigns for current and potential donors. This position requires a great deal of flexibility since responsibilities can change greatly throughout the year. During the summer months, GHEI hosts a series of short-term volunteer groups, and the Communications Director plays a role in recruiting, training, and supporting these teams of volunteers. This position requires creativity, an outgoing personality, thoughtfulness, initiative, and an ability to work in a challenging, resource poor environment.

This position reports to the in-country Program Director and U.S.-based Executive Director.

Responsibilities:

• Manage GHEI's blog and social media presence, including FB, Causes, Twitter, YouTube
• Write and update copy for GHEI website
• Organize all mailings, e-newsletters, email updates, and fundraising campaigns for donor affinity groups, Serve and Learn alumni, and previous Coordinators
• Coordinate Annual and Quarterly Reports for Ghanaian stakeholders and Annual and Quarterly Reports for Western stakeholders
• Organize GHEI Annual General Meetings at the community, district, and regional level
• Provide staff training in computer proficiency and English language and composition
• Revise internal and external reports, proposals, promotional materials
• Track Summer Serve and Learn 2012 volunteer recruitment program, and provide support where needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably a Masters in field related to the position
• Minimum 1 year relevant work experience in nonprofit marketing/publicity, journalism, or creative writing with developing country experience preferred
• Familiarity with social networking (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube) and blogging
• Outgoing personality and willingness to take initiative
• Preference given to candidates with knowledge of web design
• Ability to live a rural, resource-poor environment with limited internet capabilities and intermittent power outages, etc
• Demonstrated cross-cultural awareness
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with others in Ghana and in the US/UK
• Commitment to the highest professional standards, ethics, and values
• Flexibility and willingness to undertake a wide variety of tasks as required
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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For more information on the application process, and to download the application, please go to http://ghei.org/work-us.

The application deadline for the Communications Director position is February 6, 2013. Applicants are strongly advised to apply early as applications will be considered as they are submitted. Preference will be given to applicants that submit well before the deadline.

To apply please send your completed application and resume to employment@ghei.org. In addition, all applicants must provide one professional recommendation sent directly from the recommender to employment@ghei.org. All application materials should have the subject line, 'CD-your name'.

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Humjibre, Western, Ghana

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Start date

March 13, 2013

Application deadline

February 6, 2013

Education requirements

4-year degree

Languages needed

English

Employment type

Full time

Professional level

None specified

Job function

Marketing, Photography, Communications,Communications And Social Media, health,education, Fundraising & Develepment

Owner's areas of focus

Health and medicine, Volunteering, Youth,Community development, Rural, Education,Women