Panelist

About the company

The Organisation The Citizen Assembly is a program to model or pilot a new form of national assembly which retains decision-making power with citizens; think of a "parliament" in which debates are led by non-partisan citizens and experts in general.

Your tasks

The topic for the inaugural assembly will border on the Constitution and what to do about it to secure the best future for our country. Three different but equally common views have been strongly asserted by presidential candidates, political parties, civil society organisations, scholars and many other citizens in Ghana over the years and even now, to the effect that the best course of action for Ghana is to:

1. Maintain the Constitution as is, and not tamper with it; while others say to
2. Pursue constitutional amendments (as proposed by the CRC, or per some other proposal); and others say to
3. Replace our constitution with a new constitution or system of government.

The debate of the inaugural Citizen Assembly will seek to, for the first time, create a space for all such views to be constructively discussed and debated, to arrive at a conclusion which all parties can satisfactorily agree on.

The Citizen Assembly seeks, through this job post, panelists for its inaugural assembly and debate.

Requirements

An existing or previous role as either

• A senior lecturer in governance, political science or constitutional law;
• A leading officer or member of a governance or democracy-focused Civil Society Organisation; or
• An author or public personality or commentator in the area of governance, constitutional law or democracy.

A PhD in a field related to governance, political science or constitutional law will be a plus, but not strictly required.

What we offer

Besides offering a major opportunity for public education, the role will also offers a fair compensation package per episode.

How to apply

Interested parties are encouraged to apply as soon as they can, if they meet any of the requirements above.

To apply, please send an email to hq@thecitizenassembly.org, or a WhatsApp message to +233536269173, indicating

1. Your qualification (out of the list above); and
2. Which of the three (3) arguments or motions under the topic described above you are able to argue for as a panelist.

Other

The inaugural debate of this Citizen Assembly is scheduled for the 14th of November, 2026, and proceedings of the debate will be recorded for later broadcast, as a weekly TV program.

The panelist is an on-site and part-time role, for Saturday's only, involving 2-hour discussions and interrogations of a given topic (such as above).