The British High Commission (BHC) Accra has a vacancy for a Migration Projects Officer. This position will Support the Migration section’s specific front line operations while engagement with civil society and academia on migration issues.

The main elements of the job include:

•   Design, monitor, implement and evaluate projects in Ghana that fall under the remit of MDO.
•   Lead in the delivery of the Prisons reform project
•   Provide support in procurement for projects and deliver value for money for the tax payer
•   Assist with Home Office general inquiries concerning individual and generic issues that motivate asylum applications and requests for protection, by researching and submitting reports based on publicly available information to the Country of Origin Information Service (COIS)
•   Analyse and send findings to COIS, using FCO Guide to provide country information to Home Office and other partners across Government.
•   Regularly engage across a wide spectrum of migration focused academia world and civil society actors, to brainstorm on innovative ways and project designs that suits HMG’s migration agenda in-country especially on returns and intake reduction and monitor work on Assisted Voluntary Return programmes.
•   Support MDO to broaden scope of strategic engagements CSOs, academia and to maintain and sustain cordial relationships with key stakeholders through attendance to/active participation in stakeholder events, and stakeholder networking e.g. migration related conferences/meetings.

Qualification Required & Experience

The successful applicant is likely to have (one or more of):

•   A university degree or equivalent
•   Experience of managing/delivering projects
•   Experience of monitoring budgets and carrying out basic procurement (desirable)
•   Strong IT skills using Microsoft software, in particular Microsoft Excel (essential)

Key Competencies

•   Seeing the Big Picture: Seeing the big picture is about having an in-depth understanding and knowledge of how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives and the wider public needs
•   Collaborating and Partnering: People skilled in this area create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the Civil Service to help get business done
•   Managing a Quality Service:  Effectiveness in this area is about being organised to deliver service objectives and striving to improve the quality of service, taking account of diverse customer needs and requirements
•   Delivering at Pace: Effectiveness in this area means focusing on delivering timely performance with energy and taking responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes
•   Making Effective Decisions: Effectiveness in this area is about being objective; using sound judgement, evidence and knowledge to provide accurate, expert and professional advice
•   Delivering Value for Money: Delivering value for money involves the efficient, effective and economic use of taxpayers’ money in the delivery of public services provided for the successful candidate.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

The successful applicant will need to observe the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s diversity and equality policies, show some flexibility over working hours, as they may on rare occasion be unsociable and be able to travel occasionally on official business if necessary and observe the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s diversity and equality policies

Information for applicants

•   The monthly salary range for this position is between GHc 2,399.00 and GHc 3,757.00. The starting salary will be negotiable depending on experience
•   The appointment will be offered on an initial 1 year contract and subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period. Thereafter, the appointment will be renewed for periods of 12 months. Specific training and mentoring for the role will be provided for the successful candidate.
•   The successful applicant will demonstrate that they meet the requirements under Ghanaian law to work in Ghana, and to pass (or have passed) BHC internal security clearance.

Candidates interested in applying for this position should complete the attached application form; add their CV plus a cover letter to the Human Resource Manager at the address below:

HR Manager
British High Commission
Osu Link, off Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue
PO Box 296, Accra

with the envelope clearly marked Migration Projects Officer

or to this email address:  Jobs.BHCAccra@fco.gov.uk

Closing Date: 13 August, 2014

•   The closing date for applications is August 13, 2014.
•   Regrettably only those candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted soon after.

The British High Commission Accra is an Equal Opportunities Employer
More information about the work of the British High Commission in Ghana can be found at http://ukinghana.fco.gov.uk/en/