The Civil Service Council invites applications from suitably qualified Ghanaians for appointment as Director of the Information Services Department.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Director of the Information Services Department<\/strong><\/p>\n Objective<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Provide leadership and strategic direction for the restructuring of the management and operations of the Department.<\/p>\n Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Provides professional advice to the Minister of Information for effective decision making Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A minimum of Master\u2019s Degree from a recognized University in Communications Studies, Journalism or an equivalent discipline Competencies and Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to review technical reports Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications should be submitted with the following supporting documents: \u2022 Curriculum Vitae \u2022 A minimum of 4 page statement (in 1.5cm spacing in 12 font size) on challenging issues affecting the performance of the information services department and how you intend to address them \u2022 Addresses of 3 references including telephone numbers and email The applications, together with the above listed documents should be forwarded to:\u00a0The Head of the Civil Service<\/strong>\u00a0Office of the Head of the Civil Service<\/strong>\u00a0P.O.Box M49<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a025 April, 2018<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Civil Service Council invites applications from suitably qualified Ghanaians for appointment as Director of the Information Services Department. Job Description Job Title:\u00a0Director of the Information Services Department Objective \u2022…..<\/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":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-7KU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29816"}],"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=29816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29816\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Advice the Ministry on the development of a restructuring plan for the department
\n\u2022 Leads the implementation of the reform plan in the department
\n\u2022 Provides inputs for sector policy formulation
\n\u2022 Provides leadership for the dissemination of government programmes to the public and institutions
\n\u2022 Leads the review of press releases and publications by the press and media houses and government institutions
\n\u2022 coordinates and monitors departmental activities with regard to press coverage during state events and ceremonies
\n\u2022 Maintains good relationship and public image with the international agencies, government and non-government institution including official visitors in articulating government policies, answering queries on issues and sharing government accomplishments with the public and the media
\n\u2022 Provides effective management for the department.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A minimum of 15 years relevant experience with 7 years in a senior management position in a public service organization or in a reputable private sector organization
\n\u2022 Membership of a relevant professional body
\n\u2022 Applicants must be able to serve an initial term of 4 years before the statutory retirement age of 60 years
\n\u2022 Extensive knowledge in ICT<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Ability to demonstrate excellent leadership in performance management
\n\u2022 Ability to manage and work with people of diverse backgrounds and interest
\n\u2022 Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
\n\u2022 Good human and public relation skills
\n\u2022 Must have good experimental knowledge of government policies and programmes
\n\u2022 Conversant with the activities of government Ministries, departments and agencies
\n\u2022 Abreast of local and international news
\n\u2022 Knowledge in basic french language and other foreigh languages<\/p>\n