Marketing and Communication Officer at Lively Minds Ghana

Job Description

• The postholder will have the exciting role of supporting the team in Ghana strengthen our communications approach.
• The postholder will support our communications and marketing activities to ensure the GES Lively Minds programme increases its visibility amongst key stakeholders.

 
Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Works closely with the Head of Marketing and Communication and our managers in 
• Ghana and Uganda to ensure that we maintain active presence on all LM social media platforms. 
• Photograph programme activities,collect and share relevant content/report on field activities.
• Develop and produce engaging, promotional and informational communication and marketing materials e.g. flyers, videos, social media content, etc.
• Support in the production of reports to donors and other stakeholders by collating the progress of our programme. 
• Liaises with our IT team in keeping track of LM marketing and communications trends . 
• Assist in developing escalation protocols for managing communication crisis. 
• Assist in conducting market research to identify opportunities for promotion and growth
• Support in drafting Lively Minds communications with approval from Head of Marketing & Communications 
• Support Head of Marketing and Communications in drafting high quality marketing and PR materials (i.e pitch decks, blogs, proposals, reports, web content, social media, videos, photos, presentations, award applications, news/features articles) 
• Provide administrative support for all content and updates to the website and social media platforms ensuring these are consistent with the Lively Minds brand.
• Support in organising engagement events (stakeholder and funder visits, dissemination events)
• You may be assigned any other responsibility in agreement with your line manager, in contribution to Lively Minds work and in recognition of your experience and skills. 
• It is therefore expected for staff to be flexible and willing to contribute to the work of the wider team.

To succeed in this role, you will be

• A great communicator and marketer with excellent attention to detail and good interpersonal skills
• Strong writing and analytical skills
• Analytical: Constantly monitoring progress and results to iterate and get the best result
• Creative, proactive, and energetic:bringing new ideas and a can-do attitude to get to the very best sustainable results.
• A team player that values and prioritises inclusivity: helping to create a positive work environment where everyone is motivated and feels able to participate, learn, improve and contribute
• Able to deliver high quality work in a fast-pace high pressure environment with minimal supervision

Experience and Skills
Essential Experience and Skills

• Undergraduate degree, preferably in communication and marketing IT Savvy
• 1-2 years experience in Marketing and Communication skills, including knowledge in photography
• Knowledge of current marketing and communcation tools

Desirable Experience and Skills

• Experience delivering training and building the capacity of others