{"id":23674,"date":"2017-05-05T09:24:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T09:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=23674"},"modified":"2017-05-05T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T09:24:57","slug":"msi-ghana-jobs-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/msi-ghana-jobs-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"MSI Ghana Jobs 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MSI is working with USAID to strengthen its M&amp;E program, contributing to more effective program design and ultimately health service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>USAID\u2019s health portfolio in Ghana targets a diverse array of issues, including maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, nutrition, and malaria. Successful programs require timely data collection and analysis and well-designed evaluations to enhance performance and share learning.<\/p>\n<p>MSI is implementing the Evaluate for Health (E4H) project, helping USAID to strengthen its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&amp;E) program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0 Communication Specialist, USAID\/Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evaluation, and Adapting Activity (PELA), Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Proposal Summary: MSI is preparing to bid on the USAID\/West Africa\u2019s Peace through Learning, Evaluation, and Adapting Activity. The project will strengthen USAID\/West Africa\u2019s effectiveness implementing its projects; coordinating its activities; learning from its experiences; and serving as an information, communication, and thought-leader regarding peace promotion and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the West Africa region.<\/p>\n<p>This position is contingent upon continued donor funding<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MSI is seeking a long-term Communication Specialist to manage communications activities under the project, including the dissemination of evaluation and research findings, best practices, and other lessons learned from CVE activities in the region. S\/he will work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning specialist to support the project\u2019s mission to serve as an information, communication, and thought-leader in West African peace promotion and CVE activities. This position will be based in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare, review, and edit news releases, newsletters, research summaries, reports, and publications and ensure that they comply with USAID branding requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and implement dissemination plans for study, evaluation and assessment findings.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate the translation of documents in English, French or local languages.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist to gather data for performance monitoring reports, evaluations, and studies, and assist in writing reports when needed.<\/li>\n<li>Perform other related activities as requested by the COP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant experience in communications, journalism, media relations or a related field, particularly in West Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in communications or related field.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability to develop communications plans and outreach strategies with a diverse array of stakeholders, including USAID, national and local governments, civil society groups, and public institutions, including universities and research institutes.<\/li>\n<li>Experience writing press releases and success stories and use of social media preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with CVE and peace promotion strongly preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Expert skills in Microsoft Word for report and document preparation. Skills in publication software preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Proven skills in PowerPoint and other presentation software.<\/li>\n<li>Fluency in English and French.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSI is working with USAID to strengthen its M&amp;E program, contributing to more effective program design and ultimately health service delivery. 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