Camfed recruits for Executive Officer, Strategic Partnership

Camfed seeks Executive Officer, Strategic Partnership. We are an International organisation dedicated to the eradication of poverty in Africa through the education of girls and the empowerment young women. JOB SUMMARY Company: CAMFED Ghana Industry: NGO Category: Media/Communication Location: Accra Job Status: Full-time Salary: GH¢  Education: Bachelor's Experience: 7 years Job Expires: 31 Aug, 2012 Job Description Camfed Ghana is seeking to recruit motivated and dynamic individuals to support its programmes.  You will provide support to the Executive Director in managing strategic partnerships and in external communications and advocacy. Specific duties include: Professionally and effectively articulating the mission, vision, core values and programmes of Camfed to external audiences, acting as a credible advocate for the organisation when required, ensuring the consistency and integrity of all external communications, working with the Executive Director to engage with and cultivate strategic partnerships, managing on-going partnerships with strategic donors, facilitating donor visits, and/or accompanying the Executive Director and Executive Team on donor visits, generate proposals for prospective donors and compiling reports and updates for strategic donors in liaison with Camfed teams in the UK and US  Required Skills or Experience Successful candidates must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work on teams and collaborate across organisational functions, an eye for accuracy and detail, an ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks and flexibility to travel. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in communication/public relations or a related field, a post graduate degree will be an advantage A minimum of 7 years of experience in international development/corporate social responsibility and/or strategic partnerships Knowledge of international development issues from the perspective of organisations and governments, especially in education, gender and youth development Experience in developing partnerships at the local and institutional level, building working teams, coalitions and alliances between organisations Excellent research, writing and editorial skills Ability to distill complex issues and processes into simple clear messages Public speaking Budget management A flexible, proactive approach to work Ability to work under pressure How To Apply More information about the positions can be found at our website: www.camfed.org/jobs  Note: Please email your CV (maximum 2 pages) and cover letter (maximum 1 page) to: ghana@camfed.org by 05.30 p.m. on Friday, 31st August 2012 Also; please ensure you meet the person specification and use the job title in the subject line of the email. Applications which do not meet these criteria will be rejected. Search for Other Jobs Here