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Communications Manager | ReliefWeb



Company Description



Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.



Ghana Somubi Dwumadie will support people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, neurological and substance use conditions (MNS) to improve their health and wellbeing and ensure they are engaged, empowered and able to enjoy improved social and economic outcomes and rights. The four key outputs of the Programme include:



  • Stronger policy, leadership, resources and governance systems that respect the rights of people with disabilities, including people with mental health disabilities

  • Scaled-up quality, integrated, disability inclusive community-based and recovery oriented mental health and social services

  • Reduction in negative and discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and norms against people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities

  • Evidence generated to inform policy, practice and enabling environment

Position



Options Consultancy seeks a Communications Manager to join our Mental Health and Disability Programme in Ghana. The focus of this role is on strategy and branding of the programme, along with digital, internal and external communications engagement activities.



Working under the supervision of the Programme Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E Advisor) and working closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team, the Communications Manager will develop, coordinate and implement the communications strategy in order to successfully raise the profile of the programme and deliver targeted dissemination activities of programme learnings.



The Communications Manager will also work closely with the Team Leader in order to enhance the reach and uptake of all internal and external communications activities, and to develop and adjust the communications strategy to ensure continuous alignment with the programme strategy and approach.



The role is responsible for coordinating and proactively engaging with the programme team in order to promote and identify learnings within the programme, opportunities for synergies and opportunities for external communication.



S/he will be responsible for developing high quality content and learning materials a range of communications channels, including the website, and ensure they are fit for purpose and aligned with strategic programme goals.



Requirements



To succeed in this role, you will have:



  • You will have experience in developing and implementing marketing and communications strategies and doing so with a technical understanding of international development, health issues and/or disability and mental health

  • You will have experience of building successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders and collaborators and be an excellent writer and editor, skilled at distilling and interpreting large amounts of technical information for a range of audiences

  • You will be a confident self-starter, you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to work in a fast-moving and complex environment


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