John Affaidzi Appiah

John Affaidzi Appiah

CEO(A-League Consult) & President(African Chamber For Youth Development), Managing Director(Koforidua Clinic)

Ghana
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About

 John Appiah is an entrepreneur, human capital development specialist and youth empowerment enthusiast.

 He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Communication Studies and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is a Fellow at the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center (RLC) West Africa.

 He is the CEO of A-League Consult which is an independent human capital development training provider.

 He is also the founder and president of the Africa Chamber For Youth Development which is Africa’s premier youth development hub that has the overall goal of being the one stop chamber where youth leaders undergo training, capacity building and skills enhancement.

 He is the Managing Director of Koforidua Clinic, which is a Medical Facility that provides health services to the people in Koforidua and its surrounding towns.

 John has over 10 years of experience having worked in various high profile communication roles in organizations including British High Commission (Communication Manager), Invest in Africa(Marketing Manager), Joy FM(Producer, Super Morning Show & NewsFile), TV3(Presenter/Anchor New Day Morning Show)and 3FM(Panelist & Producer Sunrise Morning Show).

He is a board member of
 Role Model Africa
 Innovation for Empowerment and Development (IFED)
 SANYS Health Assistance Program
 Days For Girls International- Ghana
 Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) Mentorship Board

He is the
 Resident Communications Consultant for the International Perspective for Policy and Governance(IPPG) Africa
 Resident Communications Facilitator for the Young Diplomats of Ghana(YDG).
 Marketing and Communications Facilitator/Trainer for Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana.

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  • Days for Girls International Graphic

    Chairman Of The Board Of Directors

    Days for Girls International

    - Present 5 years 9 months

    Ghana

    Days for Girls International seeks to increase access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating social enterprises, mobilizing volunteers, and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigmas and limitations for women and girls. Together, we're creating a world with dignity, health, and opportunity for all.

    As Chair of the board of Board of Directors for Days For Girls International Ghana, my duties includes facilitating good board leadership and…

    Days for Girls International seeks to increase access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating social enterprises, mobilizing volunteers, and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigmas and limitations for women and girls. Together, we're creating a world with dignity, health, and opportunity for all.

    As Chair of the board of Board of Directors for Days For Girls International Ghana, my duties includes facilitating good board leadership and governance and setting the tone for the
    board meetings. Working collaboratively with the Country Director, I work towards molding
    the board’s culture and work. Through my role as Board Chair I influence the direction and
    priorities of the board. It’s an active role that engages the board members, building
    upon each member’s individual strengths.

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    Managing Director

    Koforidua Clinic

    - Present 6 years 9 months

    Ghana

    • Managing the strategic and the day-to-day operations of the entire hospital–clinical and managerial–ensuring that all departments are fully and comprehensive staffed and liaising with and supervising all clinical departments and medical and nonmedical staff to ensure delivery of medical services of high quality.
    • Ensuring that the Clinic puts in place sound financial investments, adequate staffing patterns, and strict adherence to hospital policies and procedures.
    • Implementing and…

    • Managing the strategic and the day-to-day operations of the entire hospital–clinical and managerial–ensuring that all departments are fully and comprehensive staffed and liaising with and supervising all clinical departments and medical and nonmedical staff to ensure delivery of medical services of high quality.
    • Ensuring that the Clinic puts in place sound financial investments, adequate staffing patterns, and strict adherence to hospital policies and procedures.
    • Implementing and facilitating channels of communication within medical and nonmedical staff to ensure that the hospital delivers high-quality medical services in a harmonious manner, following a team approach, reflecting the compassion of and a commitment to providing the best health care to our clients

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    Chief Executive Officer

    A-League Consult

    - Present 7 years 3 months

    Accra, Ghana

    The A-League Consult is an independent training provider and personal development specialist organization with a mission to provide/deliver quality training, capacity building sessions and skills enhancement workshops in three main areas

    1. COMMUNICATION
    a. Mastering the Art of Public Speaking and Presentation
    b. Media Interviewing and Media Engagement Skills
    c. Making the best of Social Media
    d. The Art of Pitching
    e. Networking Skills

    2. PERSONAL BRANDING…

    The A-League Consult is an independent training provider and personal development specialist organization with a mission to provide/deliver quality training, capacity building sessions and skills enhancement workshops in three main areas

    1. COMMUNICATION
    a. Mastering the Art of Public Speaking and Presentation
    b. Media Interviewing and Media Engagement Skills
    c. Making the best of Social Media
    d. The Art of Pitching
    e. Networking Skills

    2. PERSONAL BRANDING ESSENTIALS
    a. Building a Powerful Personal brand
    b. Developing and managing Personal Brands
    c. Your Personal Brand and Your Business/ Career

    3. LEADERSHIP
    a. What is Leadership?
    b. Leadership Skills
    c. Approach to leadership
    d. Basic Leadership Skills
    e. Managing Performance
    f. Decision Making and Problem Solving
    g. Skills Practice

    OUR TARGETS
    a. Entrepreneurs
    b. Business Leaders
    c. Managers
    d. Executives

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    Co-Founder and President

    African Chamber For Youth Development

    - Present 6 years 11 months

    Accra, Ghana

    The African Chamber For Youth Development is Africa’s premier youth development hub that has the overall goal of being the one stop chamber where youth leaders undergo training, capacity building and skills enhancement in three core areas

    1. COMMUNICATION
    a. Mastering the Art of Public Speaking and Presentation
    b. Media Interviewing and Media Engagement Skills
    c. Lobbying
    d. Advocacy
    e. Business Pitching

    2. PERSONAL BRANDING ESSENTIALS
    a. Building a Powerful…

    The African Chamber For Youth Development is Africa’s premier youth development hub that has the overall goal of being the one stop chamber where youth leaders undergo training, capacity building and skills enhancement in three core areas

    1. COMMUNICATION
    a. Mastering the Art of Public Speaking and Presentation
    b. Media Interviewing and Media Engagement Skills
    c. Lobbying
    d. Advocacy
    e. Business Pitching

    2. PERSONAL BRANDING ESSENTIALS
    a. Building a Powerful Personal brand
    b. Developing and managing Personal Brands
    c. Your Personal Brand and Your Business/ Career

    3. LEADERSHIP
    a. Understanding Leadership
    b. Basic Leadership Skills
    c. Team Management
    d. Project Management

    Target Audience
    a. Civil Society Leaders
    b. Entrepreneurs
    c. Activists
    d. Policy Lobbyists
    e. Advocacy Champions

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    Anchor, TV 3 New Day Morning Show and Radio Personality at 3FM

    Media General Ghana

    - 1 year 3 months

    Ghana

    Anchor, TV 3 New Day Morning Show and Radio Personality at 3FM

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    Marketing Manager

    Invest in Africa, Ghana

    - 2 years

    Accra, Ghana

    • Managing and coordinating all the marketing, advertising and public relations activities of Invest in Africa Ghana

    • High level engagement with senior figures at leading Ghanaian and international businesses, development partner organizations, trade associations and government ministries, to present Invest in Africa to them and discuss opportunities to collaborate

    • Developing and implementing the marketing strategy for targeting prospective clients of Invest in Africa’s…

    • Managing and coordinating all the marketing, advertising and public relations activities of Invest in Africa Ghana

    • High level engagement with senior figures at leading Ghanaian and international businesses, development partner organizations, trade associations and government ministries, to present Invest in Africa to them and discuss opportunities to collaborate

    • Developing and implementing the marketing strategy for targeting prospective clients of Invest in Africa’s flagship initiative called the African Partner Pool

    • Developing and managing the communications strategy for the Ghana SME Business Linkage Programme (which is a $4million SME training in partnership with AfDB and FAPA for SMEs on the African Partner Pool)

    • Managing and Coordinating Invest In Africa’s interest in the Ghanaian media and maintaining Invest In Africa's relationship with strategic media partners in Ghana

  • Head of Communications/Communications Manager

    British High Commission Ghana

    - 1 year 1 month

    Accra, Ghana

    The Head of Communications/Communications Manager is a key position at the British High Commission(BHC) working with all parts of UK government in Accra to promote the UK Government’s engagement with Ghana.

    Job Description
    • Designed and delivered a communications strategy that helped to deliver the UK Government objectives in Ghana and the region

    • Built relationships with and engaged the media and Ghana’s government publicity machinery

    • Acted as the…

    The Head of Communications/Communications Manager is a key position at the British High Commission(BHC) working with all parts of UK government in Accra to promote the UK Government’s engagement with Ghana.

    Job Description
    • Designed and delivered a communications strategy that helped to deliver the UK Government objectives in Ghana and the region

    • Built relationships with and engaged the media and Ghana’s government publicity machinery

    • Acted as the British High Commission’s official spokesperson and first point of contact for media enquiries

    • Oversaw all communications tools used by the British High Commission (e.g. media releases, web-sites, publications, twitter, facebook etc)

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    Producer, Super Morning Show and News File - Joy FM (99.7Mhz)

    The Multimedia Group (Ltd.)

    - 2 years

    Accra Ghana

    Producer for the Super Morning Show on Joy FM
    Producer(Research), News File, Joy FM and Multi TV Joy News

    Job Description
    • Determined the program content for Super Morning Show and News File within station guidelines

    • Directed presenters, content makers, assistants and other crew members during production.

    • Focal Person for the READ100 Project (a CSR project that was aimed at boosting reading habits of children between the ages of 8-14 and the building of 15…

    Producer for the Super Morning Show on Joy FM
    Producer(Research), News File, Joy FM and Multi TV Joy News

    Job Description
    • Determined the program content for Super Morning Show and News File within station guidelines

    • Directed presenters, content makers, assistants and other crew members during production.

    • Focal Person for the READ100 Project (a CSR project that was aimed at boosting reading habits of children between the ages of 8-14 and the building of 15 libraries across Ghana)

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    Customer Service Manager

    Intu-It Ghana limited

    - 2 years 8 months

    Accra

    • Helped to develop a customer service policy for the entire organization;

    • Managed a team of customer services staff;

    • Developed customer service procedures, policies and standards for my organization

    • Trained staff to deliver a high standard of customer service

Education

  • Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center (RLC) West Africa

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    The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is President Obama’s signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. It was launched in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Africa.

    President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Training for selected dynamic young African professionals in the West Africa Region. The essence of the…

    The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is President Obama’s signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. It was launched in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Africa.

    President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Training for selected dynamic young African professionals in the West Africa Region. The essence of the training is to equip young African Leaders with the knowledge and information needed to spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance and enhance peace and security across Africa.

  • University of Ghana Graphic

    Master of Arts (M.A.) Communication Studies University of Ghana

    Master of Arts (M.A.) Communication Studies

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  • University of Ghana Graphic

    University of Ghana

    BA Political Science and Sociology

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Volunteer Experience

  • Communications Director

    Ghana Youth Watch

    - Present 23 years 6 months

    Excellent Opportunity to give back to society using my skills and expertise

Languages

  • English

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