Information, Communications and Marketing Advisor

Very passionate about Marketing and Communications?

Have creative planning and coordination skills? 

Work as the Communications Advisor, with a dynamic team to support project communications.

initiatives across the FARIAD operational regions.

Demonstrate an impact through Sustainable Agriculture in the Ghana with FARIAD project.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support in the development of communication strategies for FARIAD.
• Create a database of Farmers and Members using MS Cloud or other equally efficient and effective systems.
• Support the documentation of agricultural market systems by developing short videos and photographs depicting women and youth, products and processes.  
• Accompany the team on field visits and selected agricultural markets to capture photos and video footage.  
• Collaborate with the FARIAD Secretariat and Field Officers in developing related communications materials and graphic needs. 
• Maintain FARIAD on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms.
• Draft qualitative case studies to capture project results and impact.
• Participate in pre-assignment training.
• Design and participate in at least 3 public engagement initiatives before, during, or after the assignment. Volunteers will be equipped with the tools, training, and support to achieve these goals. Volunteers will also have one virtual check-in with the Projects Officer throughout their assignment.
• Set up a personalized volunteer fundraising page on the FARIAD platform and share it in your networks.
• Volunteers will be supported with the tools, training and support to achieve the fundraising goal.
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• Ensure that a gender equality
• lens is consistently applied in the execution of all activities
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• Support partners to empower
• young women and promote a culture of gender sensitive representation in
• all activities and program benefits
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• Submit reports as required by
• the partner organization and by FARIAD.
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Experience

and Qualifications

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• Degree and/or training in
• Marketing/Communications or a related field
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• Minimum of two years
• professional experience in your field of expertise
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• Basic photography, videography,
• graphics and social media skills are required
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• Experience of travel and
• working in different cultures an asset
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• A commitment to gender
• equality, youth inclusion, and international volunteering
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• Flexibility, adaptability,
• excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity
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• Experience with group
• facilitation and trainings, including content development considered an
• asset
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• Experience living and working rural
• communities considered an asset.
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• Written and oral fluency in
• English
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