Division: Corporate Services
Department: Sustainability & Social Impact
Location: Accra
Position: Advisor, Portfolio (Education)
Level: MTN Level 2
Reports to: Senior Manager, Sustainability & Social Impact

Job Summary:

Work with cross functional teams to meet MTN Ghana Foundation’s Corporate Social Responsibilities initiatives and sustainability objectives under the Education Portfolio role.

Job Role
Key Tasks:

• Responsible for implementing all MTN Foundation Scholarship Projects under the Education Portfolio (Intake of new beneficiaries, Database updates, Processing of Fees & Follow up with students etc.)
• Develop and communicate responses to scholarship enquiries
• Compile up to date Foundation information and share with social media team for uploads
• Organize Picture and video gallery of all Foundation activities/projects
• Ensure Foundation projects visibility internally eg. Sharing real time information on all relevant digital platforms
• Provide input into Board submission papers and reports (project proposals and agreement) in liaison with implementing partners.
• Communicate project achievements to relevant stakeholders in MTN.
• Liaise with team to respond to project proposals and other relevant correspondences from external stakeholders.
• Monitor, evaluate and provide reports on all projects under the education portfolio
• Plan and organize project implementation( per assignment)
• Coordinate progress meetings with project teams.
• Liaise, enhance and maintain relationships with project stakeholders.

Context:

• Dynamic and highly competitive telecommunication & ICT industry
• Highly legal and regulated environment
• Performance driven Environment
• Diverse cultural environment
• Unionized environment
• Active Media Engagement & Brand Reputation
• Regionalization structure implication

Qualification Required & Experience

• A 1st Degree in Social Sciences or a relevant field.

Experience

• 3 years experience in project coordination, preferably with an NGO in a Cross functional project environment.
• Experience in project monitoring and evaluation a plus

Professional/Technical competencies:

• Knowledge of Project Planning and Control
• Knowledge of Public Relations Management
• Reporting
• Knowledge of Resource Management
• Knowledge Service Level Agreement Management
• Knowledge of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Stakeholder Relations Management
• Good Knowledge of Vendor Management
• Strong Social Media Skills
• Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Behavioral qualities:

• Good communication skills – both verbal and written
• Telecommunications Business Savvy
• Research Orientation
• Learning and Self Development
• Problem Solving
• Result Orientation
• Performance Improvement

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae by 8th June 2018 to:

mtnghanarecruitment@mtn.com

Kindly indicate the Position in the email subject and note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Closing Date: 08 June, 2018