ACDI\/VOCA is an economic development organization that fosters broad-based economic growth, raises living standards, and creates vibrant communities. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI\/VOCA has worked in 146 countries since 1963. Its practice areas are catalyzing investment, climate smart agriculture, empowerment & resilience, institutional strengthening, and market systems.<\/p>\n
We are currently seeking a Communications Specialist to be based in the Kumasi Office. The successful candidate will be responsible for the\u00a0following:<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Communications Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Managing and developing appropriate positioning, messaging and dissemination strategies for the project. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Development Communication, Public Relations or any related field Location:<\/strong> Kumasi<\/p>\n How to Apply For the Job<\/strong><\/p>\n To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a resume\/CV to:<\/p>\n hr@acdivocaghana.org<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 08 August, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ACDI\/VOCA is an economic development organization that fosters broad-based economic growth, raises living standards, and creates vibrant communities. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI\/VOCA has worked in 146 countries since 1963……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[97],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-43e","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15576\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensuring compliance with branding and marketing requirements for events, internal and external communications and learning materials
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Facilitating information sharing and access within the project and within country
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Supporting the management and development of knowledge and information management systems
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Building communication strategies into various project components, capturing and relaying relevant information to stakeholders
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Developing promotional materials, communication and learning deliverables and related activities
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Supporting technical staff in the collection and writing of success stories, lessons learned, case studies and other learning communications
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Supporting and\/or leading project sponsored events
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Preparing and coordinating annual performance reports for the donor organisation<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum of 4 years of experience in progressively more responsible roles, developing strategic communication strategies and working with domestic and international media. Photography, graphic or web design experience preferred.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong written and oral communication skills, including demonstrated ability to write required documents in clear, concise, well-organised manner
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Proven ability to manage publications from conceptualization to completion
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge of international development theory, practices, and issues. Advanced knowledge of communications and media for international development programs
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to work independently with minimum supervision to complete projects and meet deadlines
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Advanced computer skills in a Windows based environment including Word, Publisher, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.<\/p>\n