Communication Manager - African Cashew Initiative (Accra)

About the role

GIZ is recruiting a Communication Professional for the African Cashew Initiative (ACI), a public-private partnership funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. GIZ acts as lead agency across five countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Mozambique), aiming to raise small-scale farmers' incomes and create jobs, especially for women. The position is based in Accra.

Key responsibilities

• Implement ACI and GIZ communication standards and guidelines, and support the ACI communications manager in presenting a consistent ACI/GIZ image to national and international partners
• Coordinate media work in the five project countries: press releases, media events, journalist tours and monitoring of media coverage
• Develop PR tools (brochures, fact sheets, newsletters, presentations) and organise partner visits
• Manage the ACI website and social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube), and provide editorial support to the GIZ office website
• Produce and edit ACI materials, including the ACI News Bulletin, policy briefs and technical publications, and advise on corporate design
• Organise the ACI booth at conferences, document the Cashew Master Training Program and handle logistics for meetings and events
• Run internal communications such as Brown Bag Lunches, meeting documentation and the staff newsletter, and coordinate external communication providers

Required profile

• BA/MA in communication, PR, marketing or a comparable degree
• At least 5 years of professional experience in communication (media, PR, journalism, internal communication, marketing, lobbying or similar)
• Very good written and spoken English and French; German is an advantage
• Willingness to travel frequently in West Africa and internationally on short notice

Required skills

• Editorial experience, including articles and press releases
• Good knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Very good working knowledge of ICT tools and MS Office

Applications with a detailed CV and a short motivation letter are sent by email to the GIZ Ghana HR department; the closing date was 20 October 2015.