Position: Head of Department, Information / Public Relations Unit
Education & Career:N/A
Duty: Tasked with disseminating government policies and programs to residents within the municipality.
Committees: N/A
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT & PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT
The department:
- Is responsible for sensitizing the public on the assembly’s activities (e.g. Health screening, revenue mobilization, town hall meeting).
- Creates a mechanism of communication between the municipal assembly and its residents and other stakeholders both internally and externally.
- Monitors media coverage of the activities of the assembly in the media for the attention and information of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) and the Municipal Coordinating Director (MCD) as well as write press releases, features, news stories and rejoinders for distribution to various media channels.
- Compiles and submit public reaction reports and situational reports within the assembly to the Greater Accra Regional Information Office and the Information Services Department Head Office.
Prepares monthly reports and daily reports on activities of the assembly for onward submission to the Greater Accra Regional Information Office.
The Department works in partnership with people in their communities to improve their well-being through promoting development with equity for the disadvantaged, vulnerable and the excluded.
The vision of the Department is to take lead in integrating the disadvantaged, vulnerable and excluded in the mainstream of development.
The Department operates under different Acts of Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. Each program of activity has its Act of Parliament. For instance:
The Children’s Act, 1998 (Act 560)
Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694)
Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732)
Persons With Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715)
The Department operates under different Acts of Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. Each program of activity has its Act of Parliament. For instance:
The Children’s Act, 1998 (Act 560)
Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694)
Persons With Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715)