Communication Specialist at Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development

We have started building our professional LinkedIn page. Follow Company: Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development Location: Ghana State: Jobs in Accra Job type: Full-Time Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Ghana No views yet Job Description Key tasks and responsibilities of the Specialist: The Communication Specialist’s overall responsibility is planing, designing, implementing and carrying out communication activities under the project. Activities to be performed by the communication Specialist include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop and implement a communication strategy/plan for all components of the Project to ensure that the content of the messages to the different target audience is effective, consistent and align with the project development objectives

• Develop and manage the project’s online communication plan including social media plans, including facebook, public website, Twitter, etc

• Coordinate the design, printing and publication of the project’s communication materials and reports

• Develop and manage the project’s internal communication networks to ensure relevant and consistent exchanges between project team members

• Draft information, content and/or products for public access and fulfil requests for information from the media and public

• Draft project brief/publicity materials including the project briefs fact sheets and success stories

• Proactively develop cutting-edge media materials, including videos and social media products, production of documentaries of project activities

• Design communication campaign for the implementation in partnership with local radio stations in the target areas in line with the community-driven Development (CCD) approach

• Liaise with the social safeguard specialist and the CDD/Capacity Building Specialist to operationalise the stakeholder engagement plan

• Ensure multi-channel communication from the national PIU to all institutional and operational actors, beneficiaries and interested parties

• Ensure that all institutional and operational actors of the project (MDAs, MMDAs, communities) are informed about the activities of the project and the obligations of the various actors

• Ensure the timely production of periodic technical monitoring reports in terms of communication for the Project and its partners

• Supervise the activities of the projects service providers (communication agencies, media outlets, etc) in terms of communication and

• Perform any other related tasks assigned by the MLGDRD/Project Coordinator

Qualification Required & Experience

• Masters Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, information sciences, social sciences or r...