Job Summary
Company:
GrowthAid
Category: Media / Journalism
Location: Tema
Job status: Full-Time
Salary: GH
Education: Degree
Experience: 4 years
Job expires: 10 Jul-2022
Job Title: Communications and Visibility Officer
Place of Work: Tema- Ghana
Reports to: Operations Manager
Main Relationship: Executive Director, Operations Manager, Finance
Officers, Programmes and Project Officers, Consultants, Contractors,
HR and Administration Officer,Associates, Partners.
About GrowthAid
GrowthAid is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization limited by
guarantee. Our vision is of a world where everyone has adequate access to safe
water and sanitation and where no one dies from preventable diseases. GrowthAid
works in collaboration with like-minded organizations
to reach poor and marginalized people with safe water, improved sanitation, and
hygiene services. We hold our values of accountability, integrity,
transparency, and respect dearly and demonstrate these in what we do and how we
work.
General Role Summary
• The Development Communication and Visibility Officer’s primary function is to
develop communications and visibility strategies and lead in the implementation
of such strategies in line with the organization’s goals and vision, with the
ultimate purpose of making GrowthAid the
go-to organization on WASH and NTDs for donors, policy makers and other
collaborating organizations.
• He/ She will ensure that all works meet the national and organisational
specifications and standards.
Essential Job Accountabilities
Communications Management
• Facilitate the creation of communications strategy, and work with other teams
to set communications priorities.
• Lead in developing and roll out of visibility, communications and influencing
strategies and campaigns.
• Generate content that strategically communicates programmatic work in line
with the organization’s values and ensuring that updates and images used in
public campaigns such as media, website articles, social media and fundraising
are in line with standard requirements and regulations.
• Monitor and enforce responsible usage of information and images
(photos/videos) in communications in compliance with the organizational policy
with consent and usage protocols.
• Adhere to and enforce brand guidelines across programmatic communications.
• Ensure that fundraising efforts are actively and constantly supported by
appropriate communications across all media outlets and publication materials
of the organization.
• Develop and implement communications advocacy strategies and materials to
guide/support conference participation, public speaking, and other advocacy
campaign events.
Press and Media Management
• Develop appropriate materials for all media engagements/events and ensure
that they are available in time to all staff and event stakeholders
• Serve as a point of contact for press and media enquiries.
• Lead in the facilitation of innovative opportunities to showcase the works of
the organization.
Digital Marketing
• As applicable, provide updates and support for programme websites.
• As applicable, create, align and implement social media content in
collaboration with team members.
• Ensure adherence to partnership communications requirements. Includes meeting
grant and implementation partnership standards.
• Identify and carry out innovative digital marketing campaigns to accelerate
brand awareness
People and Team Management and Support
• Lead in the induction of new staff on all aspects of communication and ensure
that all staff are aware of their roles in ensuring effective communication
within and outside the organization.
• Provide capacity building support and good supervision to team members to yield
maximum results.
• Maintain good communication and conflict resolution skills among staff.
• Provide an interactive environment for team members to learn and share ideas.
• Create a participatory environment for team members.
Business Development and Fundraising
• The key function of the communications and visibility role is to support
fundraising. The Communications and Visibility Officer must therefore ensure
that everything that he/she does is in support of fundraising.
• Ensure that all frequently asked questions (FAQs) that fundraisers ask are
available in a format that is usable, at the right place and mirrors the values
of the organization.
• Participate and provide support to teams in all the fundraising value-chain
activities.
Organisational Learning
• As part of our commitment to organisational learning and in support of our
understanding that organisational learning is more effective, efficient, and
relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5%
of their time learning activities that benefit GrowthAid as well as themselves.
Accountability to Users
• GrowthAid team members are expected to support all efforts toward
accountability, transparency, and integrity specifically, our users and to
national and international standards, while actively engaging user communities
as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field
projects.
Qualification Required & Experience
Key Managerial Competences:
1. Excellent interpersonal relationship and problem solving skills.
2. Good written and verbal communication skills.
3. Ability to work as team member with shared goals
4. Ability to motivate others to achieve results
5. A good understanding of managing performance and performance management
system.
B. Technical Competencies:
Ability to:
• Develop and/finalize content for the website and social media handles
including webpage management.
• Outstanding video and photo taking and editing skills, proofreading, and
writing skills with an unwavering attention to details preferred
• Strong graphic design programme skills preferred
• Strong interest in story telling both hearing and creatively telling them
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, google suite and relevant tools
• Project management skills and ability to independently multitask and
prioritize
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills; ability to work with our partners,
colleagues and those we support on the field.
• Ability to adapt and work in a flexible and evolving environment
• High level of comfortability with new technologies and ability to quickly
learn new tools.
• Willingness to occasionally work in a varying schedule.
Qualification Required & Experience
• Must have a minimum qualification in fields relating to Communication or
Marketing, or International Relations/Development/Gender Studies complemented
by work experience and possess a relevant first degree.
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years of relevant work experience in a
similar role (non-profit setting with remote team structure)
Location: Tema
How To Apply For The Job
All interested applicants that meet the specifications of the various position
should submit an application letter and a current curriculum vitae (CV) to:
hr@growthaid.org
Please indicate the position in the subject.
Closing Date: 10 July, 2022