Deadline: 07 June, 2021

Location: Accra, Ghana

Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Alumni Network Coordinator.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Responsibilities

• Support and shape the activities of the alumni network to influence policy change that advances opportunities for young people and equality for girls
• Act as key point of contact and liaise with former sponsored children and programme participants and keep track of their activities
• Ensure up to-date database of the alumni network with relevant data of members
• Develop a strategy to reach out to former sponsored children and programme participants/club members who are 18 years and above and onboard them to the alumni network
• Help set up ‘PU alumni chapter’ across the various operational areas/programme units of Plan International Ghana
• Ensure effective participation of alumni in youth-led activities/projects in sponsorship communities
• Liaise with the sponsorship coordinators and community facilitators at PU level and put in place mechanism to ensure smooth transition onboarding of graduated sponsored children to the alumni network
• Share update on alumni activities in Ghana with the regional alumni coordinator
• Help in developing innovative campaign/advocacy activities to address issues relating to children and gender equality
• Prepare and submit yearly alumni activity report with budget to the sponsorship manager for consideration in the organisation’s fiscal year and budgeting
• Help with implementation of the country strategy of Plan International Ghana, particularly thematic areas that focus on youths
• Brainstorm and share innovative ideas and initiatives with the head of programmes for consideration
• Crowdsource ideas from alumni on country-specific problems and issues
• Manage all official social media handles (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) of the network
• Help penetrate the social media community and extend Plan International Ghana’s reach of influence through strategic activities
• Influence young people to campaign against inequality and advocate gender equality via social media
• Lead social media campaign/advocacy to advance children’s rights and equality for Girls
• Help develop social media advocacy/campaign ideas and materials
• Organise a series of advocacy/campaign activities on topical issues of concern to young people, especially girls
• Collaborate with other youth-led groups and organise virtual or offline activities on identified issue/problem or issues relating to gender-based violence, SRHR, gender equality, etc
• Prepare monthly or quarterly action plan for alumni activities
• Prepare monthly report on social media engagement and activities with analytics on performance of social media posts
• Help increase likes/followers of all official social media pages/handles of the alumni network
• Support in developing ideas on how to use the media for influencing and to engage young people on key issues of interest to them
• Share networking and job opportunities with the alumni network
• Support in creating multimedia content for alumni advocacy/campaign activities
• Support the sponsorship unit with video content for sponsorship marketing

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender Studies, or a related field
• Former Plan International Ghana sponsored child, programme participant or club member
• Strong communication skills
• Fluency in English and local languages
• Digital and social media skills
• Basic knowledge of photo and video editing
• Knowledge of graphic design and video editing applications (Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro etc.)
• Leadership attributes
• Willingness and ability to travel for field activities
• Experience in coordinating or leading a group or community
• Experience in managing a small budget
• Experience in creating multimedia content

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