The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) is a cash transfer programme started by the Government of Ghana (GOG) in 2008. It is targeted at the extremely poor, vulnerable and orphaned children, and the elderly. The objective of the programme is to reduce poverty by increasing consumption and promoting access to universal social services.

The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), implements the LEAP programme.

The programme has over seventy two thousand (72,000) beneficiary households with an average of people per household. The number of beneficiary household is set to be increased to 200,000 by 31st December, 2015
To enhance LEAP implementation and improve upon programme delivery at the national, regional and district levels, the World Bank, through the Ghana Social Opportunities Programme (GSOP) is strengthening the management and administration of the programme.

The Planning and Reconciliations Specialist is the person responsible for overseeing the budgets planning and reconciliation in order to ensure implementation and transparency in the management of monetary resources for the payment of LEAP beneficiaries.

Key Responsibilities:

•   To support and monitor the development and approval of the budgets of the resources obtained for delivery of payment to the beneficiary families in order to ensure the distribution of the budget calendar is aligned with program operation processes and have the required adequacy budget for the same.
•   Monitor the generation of paid listings file that performs the Payroll and Database Management Coordinator to ensure the availability and timely thereof.
•   Propose, design and implement improvements to processes transfers and reconciliations to ensure efficiency, accuracy of these processes and the documentation generated by themselves, in order to ensure transparency in the exercise of monetary resources, and compliance on time and work plans, regulations, policies, contracts, agreements, schedules and budgets.
•   Managing and monitoring processes transfers and reconciliations ensuring its implementation in a timely manner in order to ensure implementation and transparency in the management of monetary resources

Reporting Responsibility:
In the discharge of his/her duties, Planing & Reconciliation Specialist will report to the MIS Specialist. He/she will prepare and submit quarterly reports to MIS Specialist.

Duration of Assignment:
The contract will last for one ( 1) year initially, but renewable for a second year subject to satisfactory performance.

Qualification Required & Experience

The minimum qualifications required for the position are as follows:

•   As a minimum, Bachelors degree in business or public administration or a closely related field;
•   5 plus years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the development and maintenance of a comprehensive document and records management program; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
•   Experience in records management in a governmental setting is highly desirable.
•   With The Ability To: Develop and maintain complex record keeping systems.
•   Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, and project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
•   Research, develop and recommend cost-effective technical system improvements
•   Maintain security, confidentiality, and integrity of LEAP records and information.
•   Respond to requests and inquiries for information regarding records management
•   Establish and maintain a variety of filing, record keeping, and tracking systems,

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Only shortlisted individuals will be contacted. Letters of Intereste clearly  marked: "MoGCSP-LEAP PERSONEL" should be received by the close of work on or before Tuesday, December 9 2014 and addressed to:

THE CHIEF DIRECTOR
MINISTRY OF GENDER, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
P.O.BOX MBO 186
ACCRA, GHANA

Attn: Mr. Mawutor Ablo (tel: 0208164216/ 0242628598} Director, MoGCSP
For further enquiries contact the MoGCSP or the National Coordinator, GSOP(tel: 0302-770246)

Closing Date: 09 December, 2012

Note: MoGCSP reserves the right not to hire for the position(s) if it determines that a candidate suitable for the position(s) was not identified. For such an event the position(s) so affected will be re-advertised