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Start Date: 04 July 2017
Length of Contract: 2 months
No. of Vacancies: 1

Main Purpose of Job:

•   Support the Migration Section in administrative/project work; events management and communications.

Roles and Responsibilities:

•   Support MDA in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Migration Fund projects in Ghana, particularly returns/reintegration projects, irregular migration sensitisation campaigns and capacity building project for GoG MMDAs.
•   Following up on meeting schedules and appointments.
•   Draft minutes of meetings with action points
•   Regular update stakeholder list; filing of correspondence/reports in both electronic and manual formats.
•   Support in organising events- writing and sending out invites to stakeholders, making follow-ups on attendance, and drafting briefs on events with recommendations for future events.
•   Provide media- worthy communication on Migration Section’s activities, for publication on Post’s website
•   Monitor news items in the local and international media that have direct impact on our work and make press-cuttings for reference purposes.
•   Support MDA during migration operations
•   Follow-up on stakeholders on nationality confirmation issues.

Qualification Required & Experience

Other Skills/Experience/Qualifications:
Essential on arrival:

•   A continuing student or graduate from a recognised tertiary institution.
•   Knowledge of Ghana’s political, economic, social and cultural environment.
•   Excellent command of English, oral and written communication.
•   Experience in project/budget management.
•   Self-starter with proven ability to work effectively with little supervision.
•   Proactive and strategic approach to work, maintaining flexibility and initiative in performance
•   Experience in or commitment to operational delivery
•   Possess information management/protection skills with a high level of emotional intelligence.

Desirable:

•   Fluency in French language

Learning and Development:

•   Online e-learning
•   On the job learning, job shadowing and mentoring
•   Access to library
•   Various development workshops

Competencies:

•   Seeing the Big Picture
•   Demonstrating Resilience
•   Changing and Improving
•   Leading and Communicating
•   Delivering Value for Money
•   Collaborating and Partnering

Language requirements:
Language:

•   English

Level of language required:

•   Advanced level proficiency in English Language (ability to understand, write and speak English language without any difficulty)

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

To apply for this, kindly send an email to Recruitment.Accra@fco.gov.uk, stating in the subject “INTERNSHIP – DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE” attaching your CV, and a cover letter of not more than 300 words, answering the questions below:

'Why are you applying for this job?
What do you intend to gain from working at the British High Commission, and
what will you bring to the table?'

Closing Date: 21 April, 2017