Essential Job Duties:

• Plan, design, and disseminate strategic communications outreach materials that empower citizens to monitor public service delivery and engage government with their concerns;
• Collaborate with government officials to improve their accountability and good governance messaging through print, broadcast, and social media;
• Supervise the program’s outreach activities, ensuring that project activities are publicized;
• Identify public relations opportunities to engage with communities including public forums and town hall meetings;
• Assure that all assistance provided is technically sound and appropriate to meet activity objectives;
• Develop regular reports and monitor ongoing communications campaigns to inform future project outreach and activities; and
• Support the preparation of deliverables such as press releases, blogs, articles, and other written/social media materials.

Secondary Job Duties:

• Contribute to ongoing Democracy International business development efforts in Ghana and around the world.

• A Master’s degree (or higher) and seven years’ relevant work experience, or relevant work experience of nine years in lieu of an advanced degree;
• Experience in programming related to public relations, good governance, transparency and accountability, citizen engagement, and civil society outreach; USAID experience preferred;
• In-depth familiarity with, understanding of, and ability to successfully navigate public relations, communications outreach, and advocacy within the Ghanaian context preferred;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders and team members;
• Professional fluency in English (both spoken and written) required;
• Excellent computer skills; and
• This position is open to Ghanaian citizens.

Reporting:

• This position reports to the Chief of Party.
• Direct reports may include members of the DI Ghana Team.