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Role overview

•   VSO Ghana is an implementing Partner (IP) of the Cocoa Life Programme in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
•   The Cocoa Life Programme is been expanded to 116 communities in 3 districts namely Atwima Mponua District, Asunafo South District and Ahafo Ano North District in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions.
•   The programme aims at improving the productivity of cocoa farms and farmers’ incomes from cocoa production, diversification of cocoa farmers’ incomes into livelihoods activities complementary to cocoa farming and improving cocoa communities’ access to quality social services, and institutional strengthening/engagement.
•   Gender, sustainable environmental management and child labour are cross-cutting themes being addressed as well.
•   Thus, VSO Ghana is seeking to recruit Community Development Facilitators (11) to join its team.
•   The Community Development Facilitator will serve as a community change agent, community mobilizer and capacity builder of individuals, communities, community structures, as well as facilitating the emergence and strengthening of community-led initiatives to improve and sustain the well-being of children and their families in cocoa growing communities.
•   The position reports to the Project Officer and is located in one of the communities in the operational districts mentioned above and responsible for a cluster of communities.

Qualification Required & Experience

Skills, qualifications and experience required

•   The successful candidate will be dynamic, proactive and strategic, with proven experience in community development work, project management and effective team player, possessing excellent interpersonal and communications skills, strategic thinking, leadership, representation, networking and partnership-building capacities.
•   Must be able to speak at least one native language of the operational areas mentioned above

Location: Nyinahin, Tepa & Sankore

How To Apply For The Job

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Closing Date: 05 January, 2016