{Forum For Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA),Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

FARA is the apex organization for agricultural research for development in Africa. The FARA Secretariat is the lead institution for Pillar IV of NEPAD’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) which encompasses agricultural research and technology dissemination and adoption. FARA works closely with sub-regional organisations (SROs) and national agricultural research and extension systems to ensure effective implementation of CAADP activities.

FARA’s mission is to create broad-based improvements in agricultural
productivity, competitiveness and markets by supporting Africa’ sub-regional organisations in strengthening capacity for agricultural innovation.

FARA in partnership with its constituent Sub-Regional Organizations (SROs), the African Network for Agriculture, Agro forestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE), the African Technology Policy Studies network (ATPS) and the Pan African Agribusiness and Agro-industry Consortium (PanAAC) is implementing a five year Universities, Business and Research in Agricultural Innovation (UniBRAIN) initiative supported by The Royal Danish Foreign Ministry (DANIDA).

UniBRAIN’s Development Objective is for innovation and entrepreneurship derived jobs in the agricultural sector to be created through partnerships between universities, research institutions and the private sector.

Job Title:E-Capacities Support Personnel – Ref: FARA/adv./e-capacity/2013

The major components of the UniBRAIN Initiative are:

•   Agricultural business innovations developed in a conducive institutional setting linking universities, research institutions and private sector in Danida priority countries. These are in Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania; in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana; in Southern African: Mozambique and Zambia
•   Agribusiness entrepreneurs and innovators produced by improving BSc and MSc agribusiness teaching and training
•   Innovation outputs, experiences and practices shared and up-scaled through improved networking and channels of communication.Implementation of UniBRAIN is facilitated by a team of institutions in which each member has, by virtue of its mandate and accomplishments, responsibilities for facilitating the involvement of particular categories of collaborating institutions and guiding the development of particular components.

Vacancy Announcement -Temporary Position

E-Capacities Support Personnel: Ref: FARA/adv./e-capacity/2013
An online decision support system for strategic human capital formation and a platform for matching demand to supply of capacities

Background
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) recognizes that for the success and sustainability of CAADP, radically new approaches are needed to produce effective change agents.

To do this African universities will have to revise their curricula and pedagogy and CAADP related national agricultural investment programs must help them improve their facilities and faculty conditions of service. Investment in agricultural capacity strengthening must be treated as an agricultural investment of equal, if not more, importance than, for example, developing new varieties and constructing irrigation systems because the success of all investments is determined by the quality of human and institutional capacity available to implement and sustain them.

In line with FARA’s mandate, the eCapacities facility is aimed at reducing fragmentation and value-adding integration to build critical mass, reduce wasteful duplication and avoid leaving critical gaps. However, FARA cannot be effective in helping the Forum’s stakeholders unless it has a well-developed means of identifying the human capacity requirements, the on-going actions that are addressing those needs, and the gaps that are not being addressed and for prioritizing future investments in strengthening capacity to build capacity

The framework and interactive database, dubbed eCapacities, will be used by the FARA Secretariat to build its capacity to receive, collate, analyse and provide access to information to the Forum’s stakeholders on what is being done, by which institution, where, and in what way, to strengthen Africa’s capacity to build capacity. It will similarly provide the FARA Secretariat with a means of receiving information from stakeholders on capacity that are identified in the process of developing and implementing agricultural research, extension and research projects and the national agriculture and food security investment programmmes (NAFSIPs).

The eCapacities facility will therefore provide tools for overlaying the two databases; a supply database and a demand database that together will enable the identification of the disconnects between what African tertiary training institutions are, or are planning to produce and what is needed by way of the types and qualities of their graduates and postgraduates. The database will contain institutional-level data coupled to a capacity to aggregate it at it at country, sub-regional and a continental scales.

The e-Capacities facility provides a web-based decision support system for strategic human capital formation in agricultural research and extension organizations, tertiary agricultural education institutes, government farmer-support entities and agro-based private sector organizations. The framework and database will be developed in five phases:

•   Phase 1: determining the stakeholders most likely to be interested in presenting their demands and potentials for improving their graduates match with the demands of the industry they are being trained for and learning about the range, format and quality of data and information that they could submit
•   Phase 2: developing the framework, databases and tools
•   Phase 3: engaging stakeholders in populating the databases.
•   Phase 4: validating the collection, collation and retrieval capacities of the framework and databases and validation the analyses and report writing tools
•   Phase 5: training key stakeholders who can train other stakeholders and institutionalize the framework and databases for routine use

Phases 1 and 2 have been done and a validated prototype is being piloted.

Reporting to the Director NSF4, the intern will

1. Assist Capacity Strengthening Program Officer to

establish the data collection network for eCapacities (based on the eCapacities SoP)
Monitor quarterly targets at Country Level, including:

•   Number of participating organisations
•   Satisfaction levels of participating organisations
•   Number of Graduates being tracked
•   Number of Job Opportunities Posted
•   Requests for Capacity upgrades by the Providers based on the Demand Profiles
•   Investments in Capacity upgrades
•   Provider Curriculum updates based on Demand profiles
•   Workplace problems assisted
•   Innovations / Technologies promoted by the Provider
•   Innovations / Technologies used by Workplaces
•   Meeting on a quarterly basis with the country coordinators to review their performance
•   Assist FARA IT to perform site Data Validity Checks
•   Facilitate site administrators to undertake
•   on-site training sessions and follow-up progress review meetings
•   Lead the collection and capturing of relevant data
•   Promote the platform within the organization
•   Assists other users in their organization with eCapacities to escalate the queries to FARA IT Required

Qualification Required & Experience

•   The successful candidate will have at least one year practical experience in an IT or data management role
•   S/he will have a graduate or equivalent qualification in agriculture, or a technical equivalent in IT or data management. Fluency in English is essential and fluency in French would be an advantage.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applications should be submitted with the names and contact details of three referees to:-

Dr Yemi Akinbamijo,
Executive Director,
FARA,
PMB CT 173 / 12 Anmeda Street,
Roman Ridge,
Accra, Ghana.

Tel: +233 302 772823
Fax: +233 302 773676,

email: recruitment@fara-africa.org

Closing Date: 17 October, 2013

•   NB: Please quote the vacancy reference code in your application to this job. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

{SEND-Ghana,Salaga-Northern Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

SEND-Ghana in partnership with the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) and the Credit Unions Association of Ghana (CUA Gh Ltd) is commencing the implementation of a 5- year Food Security through Co-operatives in Northern Ghana (FOSTERING) Project. The goal of the project is to increase sustainable, gender equitable food security for over 42,000 women and men in eight districts in the Eastern Corridor of Northern Ghana (East-Gonja, Kpandai, Nanumba South, Nanumba North, Krachi-Nchumuru, Zabzugu, Tatale-Sangule and Chereponi). The project tackles directly four key areas of improving food security and sustainable economic growth for small-holder farmers: improving production; better marketing of products; expansion of household activities into off-season businesses; and access to finance.

The following positions are required to join the current team in the implementation of the project. Interested persons with the required skills and experience are welcome to apply.

Job Title: Agriculture and Climate Change Officer
Job Location: Salaga
Reporting to: Programmes Director
Associates: All SEND Project Officers

Objective of position: To ensure that agriculture practices of the project principals are environmentally friendly for improved and sustainable livelihoods

DUTIES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning

•   Planning and coordinating all agriculture and climate change promotion activities in the project
•   Support the extension field staff to plan for agriculture and climate change related activities
•   To plan agriculture and climate change advisory services to the project
•   To coordinate MoFA staff  input into project plans and activities

Management

•   To work with the agriculture and climate change advisor in the implementation of advisory services
•   Provide support and supervise the extension team, Marketing and the Co-operative Development Officers in the implementation of agriculture and climate change activities
•   Managing the relationship between the project and the district MoFA offices and their staff
•   To prepare articles on the  experiences of the program on agriculture and climate change the SEND website and Citizen’s Watch
•   Will be the main counterpart to the agriculture and climate change advisor responsible for arranging logistics, meetings and providing feedback to management
•   Develop monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports on agriculture and climate change

Training

•   Identify training needs of the staff, principals and stakeholder institutions
•   Work with climate change advisor to prepare relevant training manuals
•   Work with climate change advisor to carry out trainer of trainers for principals and stakeholder institutions
•   Responsible for the preparation of training reports and make available to staff and beneficiaries for follow-up

Monitoring and Evaluation

•   Support field staff to plan and carryout monitoring activities
•   Work with M&E officer to conduct climate change and agriculture activities
•   Ensure that M&E recommendations and lessons learned are used to inform subsequent plans
•   Responsible for coordinating the collection of success stories on agriculture and climate change activities
•   Responsible for feedback to stakeholders on M&E findings and recommendations on agriculture and climate change issues

Representation

•   Participate in agriculture and climate change-related events (meeting, workshops, and conferences) and network within the country in-order to stay updated about agriculture and climate change.

SEND Downward Accountability

•   Ensure agriculture and climate change  activities, beneficiaries and expenditures are put on the SEND’s downward accountability notice boards
•   Participate in town hall discussions to promote the downward accountability activities every 6 months
•   Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor

Qualification Required & Experience

•   BSc in Agriculture, economics, rural development, environmental sciences, or related disciplines with at least three years of relevant experience

Required skills:

•   a)Understanding of principles of natural resources management relevant to climate change agriculture and track record of working with agriculture, forestry and land use data, analytical tools and models (b)Strong organizational, research, and oral presentation skills; (c)Proven ability to work in a team and intercultural environment, with minimal supervision; (d)Hands on and action oriented approach; (e)Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; (f)Enthusiasm for, and commitment to development work; (g)Willing to travel and field experience in Northern Ghana a plus (h)Understanding of sustainable agricultural practices and participatory approaches

Location: Salaga, Northern Region

How To Apply For The Job

All applications should be sent to jobs@sendwestafrica.org quoting the job title in the subject area.

Closing Date: 13 September, 2013

{Derma Area Rural Bank Limited,Brong Ahafo Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

Derma Area Rural Bank Limited, a reputable Financial Institution in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana seeks to engage an Credits Officer to strengthen its Credit units.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   1st Degree in agriculture or any business related course with at least 2 years working experience
•   Experience in banking and knowledge in T24 banking software application will be an advantage

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified and interested persons should send their applications together with detailed curriculum vitae to the following e-mail address:-

dermaarearuralbankltd@rocketmail.com

Closing Date: 19 September, 2013

{Confidential,Tema,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

A group of companies with interest in manufacturing, fishing, farming and mining located in the Tema Heavy Industry area is seeking to recruit suitably qualified and experienced persons as:- Farm Supervisor (Aquaculture)

Qualification Required & Experience

The Person

•   Must have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture with specialization in aquaculture or BSc in Biological Science with specialization in fisheries and aquaculture
•   Must be prepared to be stationed at the project site
•   Must NOT be less than 30 years of age

Location: Tema

How To Apply For The Job

All interested persons should forward their detailed resume and cover letter with attached recent passport pictures to:

The Group Administrative Supervisor
P.O. Box SC 171
Tema

Closing Date: 30 September, 2013

{ACDI/VOCA,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

Since 1963, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in 145 developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, DC., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has 80 projects in 36 countries and revenues of approximately $168 million.

Position: Senior Agriculture Productivity Specialist

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum of ten years experience in stable crop value chains, including experience in rice, maize and/or soya.
•   Experienec promoting good agronomic practices and technologies.
•   Demonstrated experience stimulating demand for and strengthening private sector led systems for input distribution and production support services

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a resume to:-

GhanaGTA@joinav.org

Closing Date: 31 August, 2013

Please write the position title for which you are applying in the email subject line. No phone calls please. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.

{Ministry of Food & Agriculture,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Aug-2013};

The proposed project will improve the investment climate for agri-business and establish inclusive PPPs aimed at increasing on-farm productivity and value addition in selected value chains. The project will have four components: (i) strengthening investment promotion infrastructure and facilitating secure access to land; (ii) securing PPPs and small-holder linkages in the Accra Plains; (iii) securing PPPs and small- holder linkages in the area under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA); and (iv) Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation.

The broad activities under each Component are confirmed as the following:

Component 1: Strengthening investment promotion infrastructure, facilitating secure access to land. This component will promote a secure investment climate that clarifies and strengthens the rights and obligations of investors, government and affected communities, and support an improved mechanism for facilitating access to land by reducing the search costs to potential investors through an expansion of a database of land suitable and available for investors and by building on nascent mechanisms for actively matching potential investors with suitable land owners.

Component 2: Securing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and smallholder linkages in the Accra Plains. This component will involve the identification and realization of private investments in the agricultural value chain through irrigation-based PPPs in the Accra Plains. This component will support the first transaction of Ghana’s PPP agenda (which extends beyond agriculture) and will draw on support to the MoFEP’s PPP Unit. It will support all necessary tasks of ‘taking the PPP to market’ including the provision of any viability gap financing. It will also strengthen community benefit sharing mechanisms by directly supporting smallholder linkages through out-grower schemes and contract farming arrangements as well as other improved arrangements for benefit sharing through corporate social responsibility and revenue management at the local level.

Component 3: Securing PPPs and smallholder linkages in the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) region. This component will involve the identification and realization of private investments in the agricultural value chain through PPPs. Investors could be local or international and would cover both production and processing activities as well as ancillary businesses. It will also strengthen community benefit sharing mechanisms by directly supporting smallholder linkages through out- grower schemes and contract farming arrangements as well as other improved arrangements for benefit sharing through corporate social responsibility and revenue management at the local level.

Component 4: Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation. This component would finance the operational costs of project management including monitoring and evaluation activities. It would also include necessary training and capacity building for the staff.

The Project is being implemented by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) established at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The PIU closely coordinates project activities implemented by agencies such as GIDA, GIPC, Lands Commission, EPA, etc. The PIU is seeking to recruit a full-time individual (a Project Officer) to support the implementation of all administrative related activities and processes in the project.

The Project Officer will provide a framework to facilitate the administrative processes of the Project staff. The Project Officer will facilitate project meetings with timely provision of rooms and equipment.

Project Administration Responsibilities

•   Provide the necessary administrative support necessary to keep the office running smoothly.
•   Work closely with the Financial Management and Procurement Specialists to ensure adequate and timely office supply, inventory and responsible for scheduling the maintenance of office equipment and project vehicles.
•   Establish procedures, schedules for the administrative staff and supervise their activities to ensure smooth flow of work
•   Perform other data management functions, including paper and electronic records management, setting up and managing spreadsheets and databases, producing reports, compiling information with the required analysis.
•   Perform word processing functions ranging from drafting memos to typing and editing reports, proposals and other business documents.
•   Knowledge in the use of word processing applications and good skills in business writing, editing and proofreading.
•   Coordinate meeting times, scheduling conference room facilities, booking off-site meeting locations, sending out invitations, keeping track of RSVPs, creating and distributing the agenda, and arranging for food and beverage service.
•   Take minutes during meetings and distribute them to attendees afterward.
•   Plan travels (local and foreign) on behalf of project staff and other Consultants.
•   Create and file expense reports on behalf of project travelers using trip receipts
•   Provide administrative support to the Project Coordinator with the planning and management of his work schedule
•   Support the Project Implementation Unit with secretariat backstopping to strengthen project management and report to the Project Coordinator.
•   Facilitate the preparation of Annual Work Plans and budgets and the Project’s Annual Reports;
•   Manage project documentation and records, reports, correspondents, events, etc.;
•   Serve as the Secretary to the Project Implementation Unit;
•   Assist in facilitating documentation for the recruitment of international consultants engaged in the Project;
•   Provide secretariat support to the Implementation Agencies to prepare appropriate Terms of Reference (TOR) for various consultancies envisaged under the project
•   Assist the Project Coordinator to prepare quarter1y , annual reports for the Project; and perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Project Coordinator

TERMS OF PAYMENT:
Payments will be made in equal end-of-month payments of agreed amount subject to completion of core reporting responsibilities as laid out in the Assignment Work plan. location: Accra (but with country-wide scope)

Duration:
Two (2) years (renewable yearly based on satisfactory performance)

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum qualification of a degree in related field of study (Administration, Agric Economics, Development Planning etc) and Post Graduate qualification in project management will be an advantage
•   Not less than seven (7) years post first degree working experience of which three (3) years must be after post graduate degree;
•   Not less than five (5) years working experience in a management capacity of which three (3) years must be project related;
•   Familiarity with the current agricultural policies in Ghana, administrative challenges and relevant structures as well as competence in project management is desirable;
•   Good leadership skills
•   Good analytical approach to technical details and ability to arrive at solutions and propositions quickly;
•   Highly responsible, self motivated team player
•   Able to work under pressure
•   Excellent interpersonal communications, fluent in English and good coordination skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Qualified and interested applicants should send application letters with copies of curriculum vitae, certificates and other relevant documentation to:

The Chief Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
P.O. Box M 37, Accra, Ghana

For further information please contact:

The Team leader
Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP)
Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA)
P.O. Box MB.37, Accra
alabibortey@gmail.com
Tel: + 233-20-0198921

Closing Date: 15 August, 2013

{Ministry of Food & Agriculture,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Aug-2013};

Job Summary

THE OBJECTIVES OFTHE ASSIGNMENT

The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) envisages monitoring and evaluation as a forward-looking activity given the likelihood of continued support to commercial agriculture in Ghana beyond the GCAP lifetime and future GoG reforms in the sector.

The Project intends to engage an individual professional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the SADA Zonal Office to work with the SADA Zonal Coordinator and the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist in the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to provide services with a view to ensure adequate reporting on progress towards the development objectives especially in the SADA zone and to lay a solid foundation of data and information on which evidenced-informed programming and policy-making can take place and coordination between development partners and GoG can be facilitated.

He/She will provide valuable sector-specific information to the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist of GCAP for feed- back to Ministry of Finance on outcomes of public-private partnership arrangements and also to SADA on the contribution that commercial agriculture can make to poverty alleviation and job creation.

The M&E Officer will be guided by the M&E manual and will assist the M&E specialist generate and implement an M&E framework and information management system of the Project that adheres to the project management information needs and implementation requirements of the World Bank and other donors.

The specific objective of the assignment is to provide M&E support to the project in the SADA zone to determine performance and progress toward achieving outputs and outcomes as outlined in the project document, M&E manual and M&E framework.

SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation system management with stakeholder participation. The Officer will conduct the tasks identified below by applying sound technical practices and methods; collecting and making use of available and necessary data in carrying out the assignment. The M&E officer shall work in close consultation with the SADA Zonal Coordinator of GCAP and the M&E Specialist of the PIU. The Officer will discuss issues that would affect efficient information monitoring and evaluation management with the M&E Specialist and the SADA Zonal Coordinator and agree on the ways to resolve them.
The specific functions of the M&E Officer will cover but not limited to the following:

•   Assist the M&E Specialist undertake a Baseline Survey for the project. This survey will collect information that will aid in project planning as well as provide a basis for monitoring and evaluating the impact of the project.
•   Design a project performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for the SADA zone which is aligned to the overall Monitoring Framework of the project, including roles and responsibilities for implementation under the supervision of the M&E Specialist.
•   Responsible for data collation, entry and generation of analyzed data and information on all M&E activities in the SADA zone
•   Collaborate with other focal persons for timely submission of data in the form and format required for reporting
•   Maintain an appropriate MIS system to monitor and evaluate progress in achieving the project outputs and outcomes in the SADA zone at key junctures during the project period to assess progress towards achieving project’s objectives.
•   Assist the M&E Specialist measure and evaluate Project Impact. This will include undertaking the Project’s mid- term impact evaluation and the final impact evaluation survey and measuring results against the baseline.
•   Develop where necessary, refine and implement, together with the SADA Zonal Coordinator, M&E Specialist and the Project Management Unit and project teams, the projects planning and M&E and MIS system.
•   Assist the M&E Specialist strengthen the capacity of the project implementing agencies in the SADA zone monitor project impacts and use the MIS (reporting functions related to M&E only) by providing on-the-job training.
•   Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with Implementing Agencies and primary stakeholders in the SADA zone
•   Check that monitoring data are discussed in the appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future re actions. If necessary, create such discussion forums to fill any gaps.
•   Participate and facilitate Mission Team Members’ access to monitoring and evaluation data and to stakeholders as well as direct personal knowledge of the field situation in the SADA zone.
•   Through the regular M&E system will incorporate learning activities throughout: through stakeholder review
•   activities, impact studies, cross-visits, field monitoring visits, to ensure lesson learning and feedback mechanisms
•   Will assist in the supervision of the annual value chain survey which will monitor the commercial agriculture value chain and the participation of smallholders in it.
•   Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the SADA Zonal Coordinator.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
The following criteria will be used to assess the performance of the M&E Specialist at regular intervals and based upon which the contract with the PIU may be continued or terminated:

•   Timeliness of project monitoring and evaluation management activities
•   Quality of documentation submitted for prior review
•   Quality and timeliness of reports

REPORTING AND TIME SCHEDULES
The Specialist will prepare Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual M&E reports to the SADA Zonal Coordinator and the M&E Specialist as inputs into the Zonal Report and the overall Project Management Reports and in addition, will prepare other reports, as and when needed.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, administration, management, economics, social sciences, Statistics
•   Development studies or other related field
•   At least 5 years experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation programmes and projects monitoring and evaluation.
•   Demonstrated knowledge of participatory M&E systems, project performance monitoring system, benefit monitoring and evaluation, or other relevant experience
•   Capacity to work under tight deadlines and to handle potentially controversial and/or very sensitive issues that require clarity, accuracy and speedy responses.
•   Must have excellent computing skills.
•   Membership of a Professional Body will be an advantage.
•   Proven ability to multi-task and work independently
•   Highly self-motivated, confident and with good interpersonal skill
•   Ability to arrange and facilitate consultations, meetings and workshops
•   Proven ability to produce quality reports (quantitative and qualitative data, photos, charts, maps),
•   Very good computer skills including use of technical software for M&E purposes such as SPSS, Stata, and Microsoft Excel
•   Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•   Fluency in English language.

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

COMMON CONSIDERATIONS

•   Remuneration: Competitive Salary
•   Terms of payment: Payments will be made in equal end-of-month payments of agreed amount subject to completion of core reporting responsibilities as laid out in the Assignment Work Plan.
•   Location: Tamale
•   Duration: Two (2) years (renewable yearly based on satisfactory performance)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Qualified and interested applicants should send application letters with copies of curriculum vitae, certificates and other relevant documentation to:

The Chief Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
PO Box M 37, Accra, Ghana

For further information please contact:

THE PROJECT COORDINATOR
GHANA COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE PROJECT (GCAP)
MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (MOFA)
PO BOX MB.37, ACCRA

alabibortey@gmail.com  Tel: + 233-20-0198921

Closing Date: 09 August, 2013

Applicants are to include direct contacts (reliable telephone, fax numbers and email address) in their applications in order to facilitate early and easy contact. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

{Ministry of Food & Agriculture,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Aug-2013};

Job Summary                         

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) has identified the SADA Zone as a particular focus for project interventions to attract Private Investment along the Value Chain. The Project intends to engage an individual professional as a Zonal Coordinator to oversee the implementation of project activities in the SADA Zone.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

The SADA Coordinator shall work in close consultation with the Project Coordinator of the PIU, He/She will discuss, issues that would affect the efficient implementation of the activities in the SADA Zone with the Project Coordinator and agree on the ways to resolve them, Within this context, the officer will carry out the ff:

•   Co-ordinate and supervise the activities of staff in the Zonal office in the implementation of the project in the SADA zone towards achieving GCAP’s objectives
•   Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of project activities and to recommend activities for adaptation where necessary based on field knowledge
•   Ensure timely and coherent delivery of programme services
•   Assess the business climate in the agricultural sector in the SADA Zone and use any insights gained to suggest products that will be appealing to commercial agricultural investors I providers of land for commercial agriculture
•   Facilitate the granting of incentives as per the national investment laws to the potential investor
•   Collaborate with other focal persons within and outside the PIU for timely and quality project progress and implementation reports for submission to GCAP Head Office in accordance with reporting procedures
•   Oversee the monitoring of all project activities in the SADA zone in line with agreed targets with the M&E Specialist of the PIU
•   Organize Technical Programmes, Workshops, Seminars and Training Sessions for the Zone in consultation with Project Implementation Unit, (PIU)
•   Maintain records, with the support of the administrative assistant and the M&E Officer, on technical and financial aspects of project operation
•   Monitoring reports of project activities and their outcomes
•   Minutes of meetings and workshops highlighting decisions and recommendations to guide project implementation
•   Supervise the preparation of Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB), in relation to progress and challenges of project implementation, for the Zone and its incorporation into the composite AWPB for the GCAP
•   Assist and facilitate duty visits by PIU, Consultants, Implementation Support Mission (ISM) among others
•   Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Project Coordinator,

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
The following criteria will be used to assess the performance of the SADA Zonal Coordinator at regular intervals and based upon which the contract with the PIU may be continued or terminated:

•   Timeliness of implementation and coordination of project activities in the SADA zone
•   Quality and timeliness of reports to the PIU.

REPORTING, COORDINATION AND TIME SCHEDULES

•   The Zonal Coordinator will report to the Project Coordinator of GCAP ‘located within the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Accra
•   S/he will work closely with the PIU and the Technical Committee of GCAP in relation to the implementation of the project in the SADA zone,
•   S/he will work closely with staff of partnering MDAs in the SADA zone (located in Tamale, Bolgatanga, and Wa)
•   S/he will also work with staff or contractors of relevant donor agencies (e.g., USAI D, DflD) as relevant.
•   S/he will prepare Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual reports as inputs into the Project Implementation Unit’s
•   Management Reports and will prepare other reports, as and when needed

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Master’s Degree in administration, management, agriculture, rural development, planning, statistics economics, social science or other relevant field
•   Strong management skills including ability to provide strategic guidance and technical oversight to staff
•   A minimum of 10 years’ experience and a strong track record of investor engagement in development projects especially in the agricultural sector.
•   Experience in carrying out stakeholder consultations and organizing workshops/seminars for Investors will be an asset
•   Very good skills in the development of workplans, and management of budgets and project expenditures
•   Conversant with Ghana’s investment code and incentives for Investment in the agriculture sector
•   Good interpersonal skins with experience in networking with partners at all levels (ministry, donors, private sector
•   NGOs and local community based organizations)
•   Working relationship between MoFA and the key implementing Agencies of GCAP is very essential
•   Familiarity with Ghana’s Agriculture sector with emphasis on the SADA zone
•   Proven track record in working effectively within multidisciplinary teams
•   Excellent time management skills, with an ability to deliver high-quality outputs on time
•   Capacity to work under tight deadlines and to handle potentially controversial and/or very sensitive issues that require, initiative, clarity, accuracy and speedy responses
•   Knowledge of gender inclusion practice as it relates to the Ghanaian rural and cultural context
•   Candidate must be computer literate and should have good verbal and-written English language skills

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

COMMON CONSIDERATIONS

•   Remuneration: Competitive Salary
•   Terms of payment: Payments will be made in equal end-of-month payments of agreed amount subject to completion of core reporting responsibilities as laid out in the Assignment Work Plan.
•   Location: Tamale
•   Duration: Two (2) years (renewable yearly based on satisfactory performance)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Qualified and interested applicants should send application letters with copies of curriculum vitae, certificates and other relevant documentation to:

The Chief Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
PO Box M 37, Accra, Ghana

For further information please contact:

THE PROJECT COORDINATOR
GHANA COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE PROJECT (GCAP)
MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (MOFA)
PO BOX MB.37, ACCRA

alabibortey@gmail.com  Tel: + 233-20-0198921

Closing Date: 09 August, 2013

Applicants are to include direct contacts (reliable telephone, fax numbers and email address) in their applications in order to facilitate early and easy contact. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

{Agrateam,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Aug-2013};

Agrateam looks for the Ghanaian subsidiary of a leading multinational company in the field of agro furniture. In a growing market, ensure the implementation of the group strategy in the cocoa market

• Get in touch with Cocoa chain players to collect information and enhance market knowledge and analysis
• Identify potential partnerships to help build a new distribution strategy and implement the correlated action plan
• Establish the yearly budget in accordance with group growth expectations
• Ensure the coordination of the business plan with the commercial and the supply chain teams
• Follow the implementation of the Development plan for new products with the technical team
• Interface with all other support function such as marketing, finance in order to get aligned with the company strategy, objectives and processes
• Produce a monthly report

Qualification Required & Experience

Expertise Applied:

• Master’s degree in agriculture – Mastery of sales and marketing tools
• 10 years work experience in the cocoa market Segment (Cocobod, exporters, LBC’s Agro importers and dealers
• Fluent in English – French (Written-Oral) appreciated

Competencies:

• Excellent commercial and marketing behavior with strategic skills
• Decision-making and results-oriented
• Planning and organizing projects and budget management
• Communication and teamwork
• Have knowledge about crop protection
• Have knowledge of the market and regulatory process of the country

Responding to: Country General Manager

Remuneration: Attractive packages – fixed wage + bonus + benefits

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Send CV and letter of Application by e-mail to:

recruitment@agrateam.com

Closing Date: 15 August, 2013