Communication Officer At GIMPA

Essential Job Duties: Develop a one year work plan with set goals and priorities, including:

• Informing specific and general audiences about the GIMPA Faculty of Law, the conference and its follow-up activities;
• Improve coordination across International Criminal- Justice (ICJ) community in Africa and beyond relative to the conference and its outcomes;
• Position the GIMPA Faculty of Law, through communications support, as a force to bring together current discourse on the ICC and Africa;
• Increase information and knowledge-sharing across the 10 field, including improved reliability, integrity and availability of 10 data; and
• Build strong relationships of trust and credibility with key audiences.

Establish Efficient Process Forgathering And Managing ICJ Information, Including:

• Tracking relevant research and initiatives; and
• Creating authoritative resource library with information made available in a wide choice of channels and formats;
• Write press releases, calendar listings, and marketing emails, and distribute to local, national, regional and international media lists.
• Manage social media presence and assume responsibility for consistent, quality postings.
• Lead design and production of all print materials, including volume of published conference articles and proceedings.
• Update and maintain database of conference speakers and attendees, as well as subscriptions for companion publications
• Produce compelling content to acquire new audiences and increase engagement of existing presenters; subscribers and attendees.
• Partner with web manager to ensure conference website is frequently updated with fresh content and opportunities for engagement.
• Oversee photo and video shoots, manage digital archives and curate photography.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Salary & Benefits The successful candidate's salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Qualification Required & Experience Establish efficient process forgathering and managing ICJ information, including:

• Tracking relevant research and initiatives; and
• Creating authoritative resource library with information made available in a wide choice of channels and formats;
• Write press releases, calendar listings, and marketing emails, and distribute to local, national, regional and international media lists.
• Manage social media presence and assume responsibility for consistent, quality postings.
• Lead design and production of all print materials, including volume of published conference articles and proceedings.
• Update and maintain database of conference speakers and attendees, as well as subscriptions for companion publications
• Produce compelling content to acquire new audiences and increase engagement of existing presenters; subscribers and attendees.
• Partner with web manager to ensure conference website is frequently updated with fresh content and opportunities for engagement.
• Oversee photo and video shoots, manage digital archives and curate photography.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Salary & Benefits The successful candidate's salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job Interested applicants are invited to submit the following materials via email to address:

• Cover letter
• Resume, CV
• Portfolio/Work samples
• List of three professional references with contact information, including phone and email.

Application should be hand-delivered or emailed to the GIMPA Law conferences secretariat at the following address:

[email protected] Closing Date: 25 February, 2016

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for the next phase of the selection process. An interview will be required for final selection