Job vacancies

Social Secretary/Marketer

full or part time

Company Description
Hechtech conducts research for clients around the world while producing content for social media and running a small event space in Accra, with guest rooms, a restaurant, a garden nursery and a tiny shop selling homemade merchandise (see www.hechtech.com)

Role Description
Your job is to promote Hechtech House and connect it with people and communities in Ghana and around the world. They could include artists, actors, musicians, local religious groups, chiefs and priests, NGOs, and academics, as well as international organizations, especially funders. You would produce content for social media, assist with marketing campaigns, coordinate events, and handle communications and scheduling. Day-to-day tasks would include coordinating, scheduling, answering phone calls and networking.

Qualifications
YOU DO NOT NEED FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS. YOU JUST NEED TO BE SMART
• good research and analytical skills
• excellent written and spoken English and Twi, as well as other languages like Ga and French.
• general knowledge of current events in Ghana and around the world.
• interpersonal networking and communication skills.
• computer skills: MSWord, WordPress, audio and video editing (Capcut)
• social media savvy with tiktok, Instagram and more
• flexible: willing to take on whatever task needs doing
• highly organized and detail-oriented
• experience with marketing
• you must live close by Osu (no long commuting)

Salary
Starts at 2500ghs a month, bonuses commensurate with new revenue

Apply to: [email protected]
Be sure to include the following:
1. the location in Accra where you live (It must not be further than 10km from Osu)
2. a short but convincing note on why you think you are right for the job
3. a resume of your experience, knowledge of languages, education and background
4. url links to online content you have created, especially for social media
If your application is strong – with no typos – and easy to evaluate, we may ask you to come for an interview and testing.

Internship opportunity

Short-term internship (approx. three months)

We offer the opportunity to support the Hechtech team   with a wide range of research, creativity and management tasks. The work concerns contemporary Africa culture and social organization as well as  collaborations on African social media. With our risk consulting work we provide opportunities in conducting investigative research on complex assignments around the world on behalf of corporate and development sector clients. 

Applicants should have:

  • Africa-focused interests and experience with an understanding of the political social and cultural environment in specific sub-Saharan jurisdictions. 
  • exceptional research, analytical, problem-solving and presentational skills. 
  • be self-starters with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. 
  • Strong writing skills and an ability to communicate complex ideas effectively and concisely in writing.