AVAILABLE POSITION: Partnerships and Communications Officer

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Fixed Term (Full Time)

EMPLOYMENT DURATION: 3 Years (Renewable. Includes three (3) months probation)

WORK STATION: North Legon, Accra

JOB PURPOSE:
Grow PEN’s tested approach for improving education in the Ghanaian context through strategic partnerships and foster sustainable and valuable partnerships between PEN and STEM education stakeholders through effective planning, development and management of resource mobilisation strategies and activities with the aim of scaling up PEN’s hands-on STEM products and services. The successful candidate will support PEN with communications and marketing skills, competencies, and experiences to increase the organisation’s brand awareness and drive sales of PEN products and services.

KEY FUNCTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Proactively lead writing of pitches, concept notes, and proposals as well as partnership meeting minutes, team updates, and other documentations.

• Actively engage INGOs and local NGOs working on education programmes/projects in Ghana for business intelligence and opportunities.

• Produce content for communication material in support of fundraising such as brochures, appeals, videos, newsletters, organizational capability statement, and annual reports and their reviews.

• Support the production of quarterly fundraising status reports.

• Conduct market research to assess donor priorities and identify opportunities

• Proactively prospect for funding opportunities that align with PEN’s mission, objectives and strategies.

• Create engaging quarterly, semi-annual, and annual fundraising programs by tagging along global events like Giving Tuesday etc.

• Responsible for the communication flow between PEN and its audience and stakeholders.

• Manage the organisation’s corporate branding in line with PEN branding strategy and guidelines and ensure the maintenance of a good public image at all times.

• Collaborate with Supervisor to develop and implement effective communication and marketing strategies.

• Write, edit, and distribute content, including publications, press releases, website content, videos, annual reports, speeches and other marketing material that communicates the organization's activities, products, and/or
services and STEM education in Ghana.

REPORTING: The Partnerships and Communications Officer shall report directly to the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Manager and Programmes Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in international development, international relations and diplomacy, development studies, communications and marketing and any other relevant field.

• A minimum of 3 years experience in the not-for-profit sector working with development
partners, communications, and marketing with the objective of raising funds/mobilising resources for projects.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: Professional command of the English language is a minimum requirement.

CORE VALUES AND MOTIVATION:
● Learning

● Integrity

● Generosity

● Humility

● Transparency

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

● Strong oral, written, and persuasive communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relationships while respecting diversity of people and being sensitive to their needs.

• Ability to establish clear goals and to achieve desired results consistent with agreed strategies and targets.

• Ability to analyse data and all other sources of information, to break them into component parts, patterns, and relationships and demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be a part of a much larger system.

• Applicable skills in the use of data tools such as Microsoft Excel and others.

• Strong connections with public discourse gate-keepers and figures (e.g. media organisations and personnel, celebrities, politicians, and brands

• Proficiency in social media management

● Working knowledge of Canva, Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, Microsoft Office.

● Knowledge of Content Management software like WordPress.

Interested applicants should send their Resume/CV, Cover Letter and other supporting documents to the email: jobs@practicaleducationnetwork.com

Email subject MUSTbe [VACANCY POSITION_YOUR NAME]. For example, PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER_EMMANUAL ADDO]

DEADLINE: Friday, 19^th April, 2024

(Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so submit your application as early as possible. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications received after the deadline may not be considered.)