{"id":23902,"date":"2017-05-18T14:31:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T14:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=23902"},"modified":"2017-05-18T14:31:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T14:31:39","slug":"environmental-justice-foundation-jobs-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/environmental-justice-foundation-jobs-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Justice Foundation Jobs 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a UK-based non-profit organization working internationally to protect the environment and defend human rights. EJF\u2019s work focuses on protecting the world\u2019s seas and oceans by investigating and exposing illegal \u2018pirate\u2019 fishing and exploitation in the seafood industry. We train local people and communities in the latest video technologies, research, and advocacy skills, enabling them to investigate, expose and combat local threats to wildlife and wild places, and the people who live alongside them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title: Communications Officer (Ghana)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cape Coast, Ghana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting to:<\/strong> Ghana Country Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> Full-time, for the duration of the project (3 years) after 6 month trial period<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary: <\/strong>Commensurate with experience<\/p>\n<p>Are you an ambitious, highly talented Communications Officer with fantastic copywriting skills, an eye for a good story and bold confidence to secure media coverage?<\/p>\n<p>Are you passionate about using the power of communications to combat illegal fishing and deliver impact to protect people and our shared planet?<\/p>\n<p>If so, you\u2019re the person the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is looking for. As EJF\u2019s Ghana Communications Officer you will be working closely with the Ghana Country Coordinator and our international communications team to develop and deliver an ambitious media strategy for EJF\u2019s project to secure the sustainability and social equity in Ghana\u2019s fisheries sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EJF aims to build greater environmental sustainability and social equity in Ghana\u2019s fishing sector, by reducing illegal fishing, building local capacity towards securing legal, sustainable fisheries and to promote the implementation of the FAO voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure (VGGT) in the context of national food security. EJF aims to promote food security and improved livelihoods of fishers and families by reducing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in Ghana\u2019s Inshore Exclusion Zone (IEZ) and promoting participatory co-management of fisheries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EJF is seeking someone who can:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plan, develop and implement agreed communications strategies.<\/li>\n<li>Work with the international communications and video production teams to produce high-quality films and radio programmes and promote these products to both media outlets and in local screening events.<\/li>\n<li>Proactively build and expand EJF\u2019s network of journalist and media contacts in Ghana, securing significant media coverage for EJF\u2019s work in the country.<\/li>\n<li>Write compelling press releases, briefings, op-eds, speeches and articles and pitch stories and features to journalists.<\/li>\n<li>Respond to media inquiries and work with colleagues to maximize opportunities for coverage.<\/li>\n<li>Support the production of key communication and visual materials, including flyers, leaflets, and billboards.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate press events and trips \u2013 ensuring the smooth running of special events, including for guest speakers and other high-profile supporters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Essential skills and attributes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold a degree or equivalent in communications, media, journalism, public relations or a similar field.<\/li>\n<li>An experience of working in a media\/press team with excellent working knowledge of the media landscape in Ghana. Existing contacts an advantage.<\/li>\n<li>Strong news sense and the ability to convey complex messages to multiple audiences, including local fishing communities.<\/li>\n<li>A track record of delivering projects with minimal supervision.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills \u2013 both English and Fante.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to produce inspiring and fact-checked copy for print and online.<\/li>\n<li>Tactful, friendly and calm under pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Confident, resilient, tenacious and collaborative in your approach.<\/li>\n<li>Passionate about environmental and human rights issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desirable skills and attributes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience working within television or radio media, including operating a camera and conducting recorded interviews.<\/li>\n<li>Previous experience of working on environmental or fisheries issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply, please send a CV and covering letter in English to <strong>recruitment@ejfoundation.org.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Closing date for applications: 22 May 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a UK-based non-profit organization working internationally to protect the environment and defend human rights. 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