Job Vacancy For Advancement Office Assistant



Lincoln Community School is one of the leading American International Schools in Africa and currently serves a population of 760 students from over 66 different nationalities.

Lincoln Community School seeks to appoint an Advancement Office Assistant to act as a liaison officers between the Advancement office and the community-at-large. He/she will work closely with the Director of Advancement, Admission officer, and Website Master in fulfilling the ambitious goals for LCS’s admission, development, marketing and community relations annual planning. The role entails supporting and facilitating communication systems for connecting with the community; carries responsibilities connected with all aspects of print and social media communication for the school and its diverse community

Duties specific to Communication:

• Assist Website master in editing and collating various forms of communication from the department .
• Post weekly FaceBook post about campus and Alumni news.
• Assist Advancement office with all communication needs
• Assist in the production of visual solutions to the communication needs of the school which includes taking photographs.
• Format and send out web-emails to specific groups as requested
• Work with Advancement Director to ensure Parent Portal is kept up to date

Duties specific to Admission:

• Provide assistance to admission office through database management
• Coordinate orientation needs of incoming families
• Assist with withdrawal needs of students and verification letters as requested
• Assist the Admissions Officer with all Administrative work relating to admissions

Generic Duties:

• Assist Director of Advancement on annual fundraising activities
• Ensure donor database is kept accurate.
• Support the needs of the development program as required
• Oversee submission of Advancement invoices to the Business Office and maintain records of the Department

Qualification Required & Experience

• Degree in any field
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in communications or in design and technology
• Experience of working in a multicultural environment
• Experience working with Microsoft Office, Google, and Photoshop
• Excellent organizational skills
• Demonstrated Proficiency in written and oral skills
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively; flexible, creative thinker
• Experience of managing projects

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

The compensation package for the position is competitive; salary will depend on relevant experience and qualifications.

• Submit a resume/dossier
• Cover letter stating how your experience qualifies you for the position
• Submit a list of references that includes name, office address, phone (office and cell) and current email address. These should be individuals who have supervised your work including your most recent employer.

Send these documents, preferably as one PDF file to:

recruitment@lincoln.edu.gh

Closing Date: 27 September, 2017

Please note that the school will only contact short listed candidates