Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for African Centre for Economic Transformation Recruitment for Communications.
African Centre for Economic Transformation is a non-profit Accra-based think tank. ACET economists, researchers, and support staff advise African governments—including Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone—on economic matters..
Job Description
- Company: African Centre for Economic Transformation
- Location: Ghana
- State: Accra
- Job type: Full-Time
ACET has a strong track record of high-quality research and policy advisory work in support of African economic transformation. The communications coordinator assists the Director of Communications in the implementation of the organisation’s communications strategy towards engaging a wider audience in an interactive manner to effect policy change in Africa.
Job Description
Specifically, the Communications Coordinator:
• Coordinates communications work across the organisation
• Maintains the ACET info account and updates information on the ACET website
• Leads or supports and for the media and proofreads content to be uploaded to the ACET website
• Liaises with the media around ACET events
• Engages on economic transformation issues with audiences on a variety of social media platforms
• Monitors media pick-up of ACET publications and other content.
Requirements/ Experience
• Relevant Master’s Degree
• At least 5 years media experience and some organisational experience
Knowledge, Skills and abilities
• Writing, editing and analytical skills
• Familiarity with both print and broadcast media
• Rapporteur skills
• Organisational and coordination skills
• Pays great attention to detail
• Demonstrate interest in economic transformation
How to Apply
Interested applicants should email their CV and an accompanying cover letter to: info@acetforafrica.org
Application Deadline: 22 February, 2019.
