Job Description

One of Africa’s leading Communication consulting firms in Accra requires a qualified person to fill the position of: Communications Consultant

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Client Communication Needs Analysis
  • Assists with the review of strategic plans and annual operational/marketing plans or tactical plans of clients to determine associated communication needs
• Situational Analysis - Communication Research
  • Gathers data on specific client activities to facilitate the development of concepts for assigned clients
• Concept and proposal development 
  • Contributes to the development and implementation of Communication proposals, concepts, strategies and plans for clients. This includes concepts, proposals, strategies and plans for digital communication.
• Support for client communications activities as follows:
  • Assists with the development of editorial Material such as:
    • Key and sub messages
    • Fact sheets
    • Talking points
    • Q and As
    • Issues based Q and As
  • Speeches 
  • Press Releases
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Feature articles
  • Newsletters
  • Brochures
  • Annual reports and other publications 
• Supports Channel selection and deployment
  • Contributes to selecting appropriate channels for delivering on clients’ messages and activities.
• Awareness and knowledge creation 
  • Assists in generating awareness and knowledge about client products and services. 
• Supports clients with building, managing and sustaining relationships with stakeholders.
• Media management and relationship building  
  • Cultivates and maintains good relationships with the media
  • Assists with coordinating media coverage for clients’ activities 
  • Analyzes media clippings on clients with appropriate recommendations 
  • Social Media Management 
    • Develops and implements social media strategies and plans for clients as follows:
    • Content development and posting
    • Manages social media  campaigns 
    • Monitors  and evaluates social media campaigns 
• Reporting 
  • Prepares activity, contact, weekly, and monthly reports on work done for assigned clients as required.
• Undertakes any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Required Skills or Experience

• A good first degree in communications or related discipline
• A second degree will be an advantage 
• At least 5 years working experience in the communications industry
• Significant knowledge of the media landscape in Ghana 
• Strong digital communication skills 
• Expertise in communication research
• Considerable Agency experience
• Membership of Professional Communications body 
• Ability to manage at least three accounts (mix bag of major and small accounts