ABOUT CEPIL
The Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to promoting public interest, human rights, and justice for marginalized communities. Our mission is to make legal and policy interventions accessible to the most vulnerable, fostering sustainable development and equity.
CONSULTANCY OVERVIEW
As part of ongoing initiatives to support communities affected by extractive and land-related activities, CEPIL seeks the services of a qualified consultant or consulting team to undertake the following interrelated assignments:
• Revise and Update Existing Documents on Compensation and Negotiation Frameworks to reflect current national and international legal standards, institutional procedures, and community-based best practices.
• Translate a Simplified Guide that explains the laws and procedures around land compensations ,negotiontions and community engagement techniques into Twi, ensuring cultural and linguistic relevance for grassroots accessibility.
• Develop Infographics and Pictorial Guides (in Twi) illustrating the rights of affected persons and steps to take when confronted with land compensation or displacement challenges- or affected by mining or development projects.
KEY OBJECTIVES
• Review and Revision:
Assess and update CEPIL’s existing legal resource documents on land compensation and negotiation frameworks to reflect recent laws, court rulings, and sector practices.
• Translation for Grassroots Engagement:
Translate a simplified, community-friendly legal guide on land rights, compensation, and negotiation techniques into Twi to improve legal literacy and empower local communities.
• Infographic Development:
Create accessible, culturally relevant infographics and pictorial tools in Twi that illustrate legal rights, complaint procedures, and redress mechanisms for land compensation disputes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conduct legal desk review of current land compensation laws, negotiation frameworks, and regulatory updates.
• Engage with CEPIL legal and program staff to identify key changes and community concerns.
• Update and produce a revised version of the compensation and negotiation document.
• Translate the simplified legal guide into accurate, contextually relevant Twi.
• Design visually engaging, easy-to-understand infographics in Twi that depict:
• Rights of landowners and affected persons.
• Step-by-step procedures for asserting claims.
• Whom to contact or report to in land compensation disputes.
• Present draft versions of all deliverables to CEPIL for review and feedback.
• Incorporate feedback and submit final versions in editable formats.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Advanced degree in Law, Development Communication, Translation Studies, or a related field.
• Proven experience in legal research, document translation, and community-level legal education.
• Fluency in both English and Twi (written and spoken).
• Experience in graphic design or collaboration with illustrators is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work within demanding timelines.
DURATION AND DELIVERABLES
This consultancy is expected to be completed within 3 weeks from the date of signing the contract. Key milestones include:
1. Contract Signing: By 18th August 2025
2. Submission of Revised Framework Document: By 20th August 2025
3. Draft Twi Translation and Infographic Concepts: By 22nd August 2025
4. Submission of Final Deliverables: By 28th August 2025
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested applicants should submit the following to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line:
"Research Consultant Application – Compensation Framework & Twi Legal Guide"
by Thursday, 14st August 2025:
• A cover letter outlining your qualifications and suitability for the consultancy.
• A detailed CV highlighting relevant experience.
• Samples or portfolio of similar work (including translation or infographics if available).
• A brief proposed workplan and budget estimate.
CEPIL is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, persons with disabilities, and those from marginalized communities.
DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM
Agricultural value chains and extractive industries are key to many of Ghana’s economic, social and environmental challenges: notable among these are human rights violations and conflicts, perpetuation of inequalities and environmental degradation. In some instances, entire or significant parts of communities have been displaced to make way for new extractive industries and the development of export-led agricultural commodity value chains are adversely affected.
The ceding of farmland to mining has impoverished communities and impacted food production. Labour rights are being weakened in the large-scale mining sector due to outsourcing of employment, weak laws and limited enforcement of international standards. These problems are expected to worsen as Ghana opens its doors to more Foreign Direct Investment.
The Ghana FAIR for ALL programme has four main focus areas:
1. Strengthen local civil society to collect evidence of rights abuses in cocoa, petroleum and minerals (gold) value chains, support communities in seeking redress and hold public and private-sector actors to account.
2. Strengthen civil society to advocate towards mining companies, agribusinesses and their suppliers and traders, primarily through multi-stakeholder engagement and new business models, to advance women’s economic empowerment, prevent rights abuses and ensure a living income, specifically in cocoa and artisanal gold mining.
3. Promote fiscal and trade regimes that enable better domestic capture of value in value chains. Ensure value is redistributed to support local value chains that are owned and led by domestic enterprises.
4. Support civil society to influence budgetary processes, leading to a fairer and more equal Distribution of gains from cocoa, petroleum and minerals (gold).
