Company Profile

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), a leader in global health, is a nonprofit public health management consulting and research organizations dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world.

Job Description

• Job Location: Tamale with periodic travel to project sites as required.
• Reporting: The Communication Specialist will report to the project’s Chief of Party.

Job Summary
The Communication Specialist is a key member of the USAID Advancing Nutrition Ghana team, undertaking all communication-related tasks to ensure information is well-presented and accessible to a wide range of stakeholders.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the USAID Advancing Nutrition technical staff, deliver technical assistance to national and subnational government agencies to design and implement effective communication strategies to promote multi-sectoral planning and implementation for food security and nutrition
• Lead the design, review and dissemination of knowledge management and communication materials for dissemination to target audiences, ensuring compliance with project-approved branding and marking requirements and graphic standards 
• Contribute to drafting quarterly, annual, and other ad hoc reports on project activities and ensure all reports are compliant with the project branding and marking requirements.
• Assist project staff and stakeholders to design and hold public learning events at national and regional levels (inclusive of target districts) to share program learning and improve understanding of nutrition in multi-sectoral programming
• Manage the project’s communication and media engagement and supporting Regional Coordinating Councils and Districts on effective media engagement
• Collaborate with USAID Advancing Nutrition technical staff and coordinate with the MEL Specialist to develop success stories and document lessons learned, using a human-interest approach bolstered with project data.
• Document impact of program through photography and videography featuring project beneficiaries, project staff and counterparts.

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor`s Degree in Communication, Development Studies, Social Science, Project Management or related area with a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible work experience managing project communications.
• Prior experience working on a USAID-funded project in a communications capacity
• Prior experience facilitating knowledge learning events involving national and subnational government stakeholders, NGOs and donors.
• Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Suite, graphics, PowerPoint, photo and video editing tools.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken with strong presentation skills.

Preferred Skills or Experience

• Experience with photography, videography and news writing a plus.
• Experience supporting national and subnational local government authorities, CSOs and USAID projects