Partnerships and Communications Officer at Inspire Action

The incumbent will be an excellent team player, possess the required interpersonal skills and will be able to maintain flexibility in their role. The key responsibilities are, though not limited to: Partnerships:

• Scan partnerships opportunities (facilitate assessments of client needs, Inspire Action’s comparative advantages, and partner survey analysis, among others);
• Monitor and evaluate humanitarian and development trends and needs to identify areas of collaboration within Inspire Action’s mandate and existing capacity.
• Establish contacts with potential partners, organizing meetings and negotiations, and prepare subsequent records of meetings, plan of action and follow-up for potential partnership development opportunities;
• In coordination with the Programme team, lead on the identification, design, formulation, drafting and negotiation of new projects and programmes, including concept notes and project documents;
• Actively participate in the identification, design, formulation and negotiation of new projects and programmes;
• Draft concept notes and technical briefs for further discussion with partners and donors;
• Identify potential partners to pursue new partnership opportunities and ensure portfolio growthby promoting quality service to maintain a competitive edge;
• Prepare letters for Expression of Interest for potential partnerships when considered consistentwith Inspire Action’s mandate, goals and development strategy;
• Liaise extensively with Government departments, local government and ministries atoperational levels to promote Inspire Action engagement, visibility and operations in Ghana;

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• Liaise with UN partner agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations forprogramme development and information dissemination purposes;
• Draft agreements and/or contractual documents required for the signature and implementationof new projects;
• On behalf of the Country Manager, participate in and report on the relevant inter-agency, donorand government coordination meetings including addressing project development issues in consultation with Inspire Action technical experts when required. Take part in Humanitarian planning and programming processes, including strategic country analysis, UNDAF, response plans, etc.;
• Ensure completion of periodic country-related updates such as Country Engagement Opportunity Updates, Newsletters, Monday boards, and SharePoint;
• Support hiring process of ad-hoc consultancies.
• Provide support in formulation and implementation of annual Partnerships work plans;
• Assist in the preparation of project proposals for tenders or donors’ requests.
• Review and comment on technical and progress reports prepared by projects and provision ofadvice as needed to improve content and quality;
• Perform other related duties as required.Communications:
• Lead the development of Inspire Action’s communications standards (corporate design, standardsfor content) and Processes and Rules;
• Lead the design of advocacy strategies and country engagement plans in collaboration with the
•  Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive communication strategy for Inspire Action;
• Develop a communications plan and create a series of communications and advocacy tools showcasing Inspire Action’s strategic policy objectives;
•  Generate, edit and share content in line with the communication strategy that builds meaningful connections and encourages social media community members to take action;
• Produce high quality visual communication elements for external and internal communication; such as fact sheets, infographics, presentations, newsletters, roll-up banners etc;
• Provide support to the country teams on the creation of PowerPoints, posters, business cards, document templates, etc and other materials;