{Tropo Farms Ltd,Volta Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Jan-2013};

A large and fast-growing Aquaculture company

Job Summary:

Tropo Farms Limited an aquaculture company based on the Volta Lake is inviting qualified applicants to apply for the above vacant position.

Remuneration: Very attractive, based on skills and experience

Qualification Required & Experience

Should be a SSSCE certificate holder with a minimum credit pass in both English and Mathematics and not less than 2 years practical experience in a similar role. Ability to swim is an added advantage

Location: Volta Region

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified applicants should send their CVs and cover letters by e-mail to:

tropofarms.recruiting@gmail.com

Closing Date:  31 December 2012

{Tropo Farms Ltd,Volta Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Jan-2013};

A large and fast-growing Aquaculture company

Job Summary:

Tropo Farms Limited an aquaculture company based on the Volta Lake is inviting qualified applicants to apply for the above vacant position.

Remuneration: Very attractive, based on skills and experience

Qualification Required & Experience

University degree holder in Fisheries, Biology or any other related field of study, ideally with not less than 2 years practical experience in fish-farming. Ability to swim is an added advantage

Location: Volta Region

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified applicants should send their CVs and cover letters by e-mail to:

tropofarms.recruiting@gmail.com

Closing Date:  31 December 2012

{Tropo Farms Ltd,Volta Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Jan-2013};

A large and fast-growing Aquaculture company

Job Summary:

Tropo Farms Limited an aquaculture company based on the Volta Lake is inviting qualified applicants to apply for the above vacant position.

Remuneration: Very attractive, based on skills and experience

Qualification Required & Experience

An SSSCE Holder and should be 18 years old and above, with a minimum credit pass in both in English and Mathematics. Ability to swim and paddle a canoe single-handedly within the working area

Location: Volta Region

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified applicants should send their CVs and cover letters by e-mail to:

tropofarms.recruiting@gmail.com

Closing Date:  31 December 2012

{Ministry of Food & Agriculture,Kumasi,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

The Government of Ghana has received a loan from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in various currencies towards the cost of implementing the Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme (RTIMP). The programme is expected to be implemented across 90 districts in Ghana.

RTIMP is being funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Ghana (GoG) for a period of 8 years (2006-2014). The Programme commenced in November, 2006 and is supposed to end in 2014. The programme is in its sixth year of implementation.

The Goal of the RTIMP is to enhance income and food security in order to improve livelihoods of the rural poor. The main purpose of the programme is to build a competitive market-based Root and Tuber Commodity Chain (RTCC) supported by relevant, effective and sustainable services that are available to the rural poor.

RTIMP is being implemented through four (4) components as follows:

•  Support to Increased Commodity Chain Linkages
•  Support to Increased Root and Tuber Production
•  Upgrading of Root and Tuber Processing, Business and Marketing
•  Programme Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation

Under the overall supervision of the National Programme Coordinator (NPC), and in close collaboration with other specialists of RTIMP, the primary role of the MES is to be responsible for guiding the overall M&E strategy and implementation of related activities within the programme and via partners, plus providing timely and relevant information to programme stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the overall supervision of the National Programme Coordinator, the MES will be responsible for guiding the overall M&E strategy and implementation of related activities within the project and via partners, plus providing timely and relevant information to project stakeholders. Specifically, the MES will be responsible for the following nutrition’s:

A – Setting Up The System:

•  Help revise the project log-frame matrix, particularly in the areas of the objective hierarchy, indicators and monitoring mechanisms
•  Develop the overall framework for project M&E, including annual AWPB reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned workshops
•  Guide the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each component (with zonal coordinators and component heads), to record and report physical progress against the AWPB
•  Ensure that the M&E system is effectively implemented by key stakeholders (BACs, DAs, FBOs, GPOs etc)
•  Develop and manage the RTIMP MIS to ensure a proper flow of information to and from the operational level to PCO (eg. DADUs and -field-units of IPs), ZOs and PCO, and especially the provision of timely and adequate information for decision taking by Programme management
•  Develop the process of decentralizing the M&E system to the Zonal, District, community and IA levels using participatory methods
•  Engendering RTIMP activities by identifying and accounting for gender issues in planning, monitoring and evaluation
•  Ensure that appropriate M&E procedures are prepared, established and implemented so as to provide sufficient basis for review of programme progress and for recommendation for changes in the emphasis which may be found to be necessary

B – Implementation of M&E:

•  Support in developing the AWPBs
•  Based on the AWPB and in particular the programme budgets, design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of project activities
•  Provide guidance to staff and implementing partners on qualitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of project activities, effects and impacts
•  Foster participatory planning and monitoring by training and involving primary stakeholder groups in the M&E of activities
•  Liaise with PCO staff and their respective Zonal coordinators in monitoring and evaluating the activities of the Technical Service Providers
•  Review on regular basis the status of Programme implementation with a view of adopting corrective measures and bringing to the attention of the NPC any problem/issues arising thereof  which may impede he implementation for the Programme;
•  Responsible for the process to prepare Annual and Quarterly Work Programmes/Budgets for activities by the programme implementers (eg. DADUs and -field-units of IPs), and, with the support and inputs from other technical specialists, for the consolidation and preparation of the final RTIMP AWP/B;
•  Prepare Quarterly Monitoring Reports on all aspects of programme implementation and progress with special regard to the activities of the DADUs and -field-units of IPs, and including services in the areas of training, marketing, financial services, technology promotion and policy consultations
•  Undertake field surveys and give technical backstopping to ZO Coordinators for their M&E task as well as Programme implementers
•  Coordinate and consolidate periodical reports from Implementation Partners/Technical; Service Providers, and Zonal Officers
•  Responsible for the timely preparation of the RTIMP Annual Report which will contain evaluation of project progress in relation to the Programme’s objectives. S/he will have similar responsibility in regard to project Mid-Term Review and Project Completion Reports
•  Responsible for Programme Start-up Workshop, Annual Review Workshop and other such relevant activities aimed at assessing project progress
•  Carry out any other activities that are assigned by the National Programme Co-ordinator

C – Communication:

•  Excellent knowledge of English, including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions;
•  Capacity to communicate fluently with other disciplinary specialists and different stakeholders (civil society, government authorities, local communities, project staff);
•  Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed
•  Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with project staff, implementing partners and primary stakeholders
•  In collaboration with the accountant, provide the programme coordinator with management information that she/he may require
•  Computer skills: Full command of Microsoft applications (word, excel, power point) and common Internet applications will be required

Note: The assignment will require frequent travel within the country
Duty Station: Kumasi

Qualification Required & Experience

Professional Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience with the following skills and knowledge:

•  M.Phil/M.Sc in Social Sciences, Planning, Agricultural Economics, Socio-economics or related field
•  Experience in donor-funded project related M&E;
•  Must be familiar with IFAD’s Framework for a Results and Impact Monitoring System (RMS) for IFAD-Supported Country Programmes;
•  Excellent writing and presentation skills;
•  Willingness and ability to work in a team;
•  Willingness to work extra hours and sometimes on weekends;
•  The logical framework approach and other strategic planning approaches;
•  M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory);
•  Planning and implementation of M&E systems;
•  Training in M&E development and implementation;
•  Facilitating learning-oriented analysis sessions of M&E data with multiple stakeholders;
•  Information analysis and report writing

Competencies:

•  Team-worker and team-builder: you have the capability to foster and coordinate teamwork; and establish harmonious working relationships in a multicultural environment;
•  Self-developer/Innovator: you are willing to learn, share and acquire new competencies and seek new challenges by exploring new approaches;
•  Performer: You will be able to work against an agreed outcome and priorities;
•  You will seek performance feedback from supervisors and support staff in the performance review in a constructive and objective manner;
•  Negotiator and communicator: You will work effectively with others to meet mutual goals. You will negotiate to align parties and build networks. You will engage in audiences, commanding attention and respect and inspiring credibility. You will write clearly, succinctly and convincingly as well as listen and communicate effectively to engage others

How To Apply For The Job

Women are particularly encouraged to apply. Qualified and interested applicants should send application letters enclosing copies of their curriculum vitae, certificates and other relevant documents to:

National Programme Coordinator
Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
P. O. Box 7728
Cadbury Hall
Asokwa – Kumasi

Closing Date: 17 December, 2012

Please include telephone and fax numbers and email address to facilitate early and easy contact. Only short listed applications will be contacted.

{StarShea,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

The operation manager will coordinate and supervise the field activities of the Shea Coordinators attached to him, help them in achieving their own target, and build their capacities.

He will coordinate and supervise the production operations in butter and the sales operations in nuts,  by planning the activities, organizing the resources, supervising the logistics with the help of the Finance, Administration and Supply Manager, ensuring that the goods are transferred to the client.

He is responsible for coordinating and supervising the certification processes in organic and fair trade.

His target is to contribute to the growth of the StarShea Network, by recruiting new members and ensuring that the women of the network are properly trained to deliver quality products.

 A. Managing the Shea Coordinators.

•  Organizing Shea processors into groups, clusters, associations & a network
a)  Assess the size and structure of the groups of groups formed or recommended by the shea coordinators
b)  Ensure that the recruitment is consistent with the growth target and take all necessary measures to adapt the size of the network to the target
c)  Evaluate the autonomy level of the trained groups, and check the effective role of women executives
d)  Coach the Shea Coordinator in the measures to implement to improve the group dynamic
•  Capacity building of shea processors
a)  Supervise the trainings, check the quality process compliance of the groups during nut and butter processing.
b)  Advise and orient the Shea Coordinator to help him achieve better quality process within his groups
•  Other services to enable women sell qualitative and optimized products.
•  Organic and Fair trade certification
a)  Participate to the training of the Shea Coordinators and supervise the scale up training of the women
b)  Executes random inspections on the field during processing to ensure that the key points of the ICS (Internal Control System) are followed
c)  Take all necessary measures and coach the Shea Coordinator in order to achieve the target set in the ICS
d)  Maintain the documentation about the certified groups and controls the accuracy of the information provided by the Shea Coordinators

B. Organize and Supervise the production of nuts and collection

•  Control the capacity of the women and check the pre-financing figures / delivered bags with the help of the Shea Coordinators
•  Supervise the deals for local warehouses, security, material needed
•  Organize any pre-financing of nuts if necessary, supervise the disbursement with the Shea Coordinators
•  Plan the nut collection sites with the constraints of the buyer and the women executives, manage the loading and transport cost to minimize them
•  Organize and negotiate the transport of the nuts and supervise the delivery with the help of the Finance, Administrative and Supply Manager
•  Supervise the payment of the women after delivery to the client.

C. Organize and supervise the production of butter

•  Make sure that the Shea Coordinator provides him with reliable capacity figures.
•  Organize any pre-financing of operational costs if necessary, supervise the disbursement
•  Select the communities / groups who will process for an order and determines the targets and the time line with the Shea Coordinators
•  Organize the transport of the packaging material, the nuts if necessary with the Finance, Administrative and Supply Manager
•  Make sure that the target will be reached, take any necessary measure with the field team to re-distribute the volumes assigned to different groups/communities if needed
•  Check randomly the quality process and coach the Shea coordinator in empowering the women executive in their quality management role. Control the collection of samples, the analysis and share the results with the team with recommended actions for improvement if need be.
•  Organize the pick up from the communities with the Finance, Administrative and Supply Manager and organize the supervision of the container loading wherever it takes place
•  Organize the payment of the women and collect the evidence of payment from the Shea Coordinators
•  Makes recommendations based on the observation of the production processes on measures to increase women revenue and reduce their processing costs.

D. Implement Traceability System

•  Centralize the data collected by the Shea Coordinator during the different processes, provides them with reports and data about the warehouses, the nut and butter orders
•  Coach the team in the use of the traceability tools, the smart phone and the reports
•  Maintain the master data of the network in order to reflect the groups structures and capacity

Reporting line

•  Directly reports to CEO

Management line

•  Manages directly the Shea Coordinators, is responsible for the achievement of their targets, for their personal development and training, for their daily implication and motivation

Transversal lines

•  For all administrative stuff: per diem, technical support, administrative questions he refers directly to the Finance, Administrative and Supply manager
•  For the training he will be integrated in the PlaNet Finance project team

Compensation

•  The compensation will be in three parts

Fixed amount monthly

•  Variable amount, every 3 month on KPI’s (to be determined yearly and agreed upon with the management)
•  Number of new women recruited
•  Number of collected bag per women
•  Number of kg of butter processed by women
•  Quality of the products delivered to Star Shea
•  Optimized costs: number of women trained per day/ trip cost
•  Variable amount, yearly:
•  Cost optimization of women: checking the process and helping them find economic ways to transform butter
•  Increase of revenue of the women: nuts opportunities, butter opportunities, increase yield, increased part of the nuts/butter sold through SS Ltd,
•  Certification process success
•  Traceability tool usage

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Mandatory: northern languages: Dagbani, Wali, Gonja
•  Well organized and autonomous
•  Motivatde by the social target of the company and by empowering the women
•  Managemet skills and willigness to empower its team
•  Driving licence, ready to work on motorbike on the field
•  Ready to get involved in field operations

Salary: 2500-3000 GHS gross monthly

How To Apply For The Job

send cover letter and resume by mail:

info@starshea.com

Closing Date: 15 December, 2012

{StarShea,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

Shea Coordinator wanted for immediate employment.

Location: Field
Office: Tamale, Ghana
Mission Start: June 1st
Contract duration: 2 years local contract

Job summary:
The shea coordinator is attached to a determined sector, he is managing the women groups in this sector.

His target is to build/gather women groups who could be suppliers of StarShea Ltd for nuts and butter. Benefitting from StarShea access to market and increasing their revenue.

He is their coordinator and main contact for all relations with StarShea Ltd: commercial transactions, logistic issues, pre-financing.

Organize Shea processors into groups, clusters, associations & a network, provide technical & group & business management training to strengthen the Shea network, and provide other business advisory services that will enable groups sell to StarShea or other buyers.

A. Organize Shea processors into groups, clusters, associations & a network.

•  Identify & assess communities suitable for shea production;
•  Assess & select shea processors who meet the requirements for participation to the network;
•  Form groups of shea processors in the selected communities from the qualified producers;
•  Facilitate the formation, selection of leaders & functioning of associations & the network of shea processors in each  district,, develop and document bye-laws for the groups;
•  Asses existing shea groups in communities, check group functionality and dynamic, provide them with additional group management training of necessary.
•  Train groups of shea processors on group dynamics & management;
•  Strengthen the ability of the leaders of the shea network to function effectively to enable the network meet the requirements of buyers;

B. Capacity building of shea processors & the shea network

•  Train the women on business management & how to process quality nuts & butter;
•  Monitor, coach and mentor the groups and their secretaries throughout the year in their processing and business activities;
•  Work with the women to optimize their cost of production with any adequate action.

C. Provide other services to enable women sell qualitative and optimized products.

•  Facilitate access to credit from other sources (MFI’s, ..)
•  Facilitate the shea processors & their groups to acquire any necessary tools for their business activities: protective clothing, mobile phones, stoves, roasters, …
•  Implement the shea quality assurance system of the network at the field level to ensure high & consistent quality of products;
•  Identify the women in need of a cash advance, determine the level of pre-finance needed. Gather all demands and formalizes the disbursement demand to StarShea Ltd.
•  Receive the money to disburse and proceed to individual disbursement. Supervises the reimbursement in products or collection in community warehouses.

D. Organizes the supply chain for the product delivery

•  Assist the network leaders to organize the shea processors to deliver products to StarShea Ltd.
•  Collect the relevant data required for utilizing the Rural Management  software to facilitate the management of orders from buyers;

Reporting line

•  Directly reports to CEO

Transversal lines

•  For all administrative stuff: per diem, technical support, administrative questions he refers directly to the Administrative manager
•  For the training he will be integrated in the PlaNet Finance project team

Compensation
The compensation will be in three parts

•  Fixed amount monthly
•  Variable amount, every 3 month on KPI’s (to be determined yearly and agreed upon with the management
•  Variable amount, yearly

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Mandatory: northern languages: gonja, wali, dagari
•  Business mindset, cost effective,
•  Organized and autonomous
•  Familiar with Office tools (excell, word, powerpoint) and ICT (traceability system to be managed)
•  Ability to ride motorbike and to be field based
•  Motivated to work with women in villages to empower them

Salary: GHS 700 – 800 gross monthly

How To Apply For The Job

apply by sending coverletter and resume to:

info@starshea.com

Closing Date: 03 January, 2013

{Milton Park Ltd,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

We are representing a leading European Biofuels company who are looking for an experienced Agronomist and Plantation Manager to manage and work on a 4000 hectare Jatropha plantations in Ghana.

We are able to offer people real career opportunities with a company that is really due to grow and one you can build a real career in.

•  Jatropha
•  Palm Oil
•  Plantation
•  Farming
•  Farmer
•  Agronomist

Duties will include :-

•  Management of plantation staff of up to 500 employees
•  Overall management of the plantation , ensuring it is properly maintained
•  Harvesting and the logistics of getting the harvested commodity to the factory
•  Road Construction
•  Planning the evolution of the plantation such as replanting and extensions
•  Financial and budgetary control
•  Trade Union negotiation
•  We can pay strong rates of pay and good work benefits.
•  All insurance , accommodation and meals will also be provided.
•  This is a company where you can make a career in , there is plenty of opportunity to rise up in one of the world’s leading Agricultural companies.

Qualification Required & Experience

You must have at least 3 years Commercial experience in the Plantation business and be willing to work in a remote environment

How To Apply For The Job

If this is of interest to you please send me your CV / Resume as a WORD document to:- conor@millarcameron.com and I will call you immediately.

Closing Date: 27 December, 2012

We are looking for people with specific Jatropha experience so please pass our details around.

{Laine Service Ltd,Takoradi,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

Our client, a major stakeholder in the cocoa industry wishes to recruit a vibrant Contract Administrator in Takoradi.

Qualification Required & Experience

The successful candidate should

•  have a minimum of 2-5 years experience in cocoa industry and international
trade
•  be able to document, administer and monitor purchases and sales
•  have appreciable knowledge in shipping Transactions
•  be able to ensure timely execution and performance
•  must be between 30 and 45 years

Remuneration – attractive

How To Apply For The Job

Send CVs to:-

nathaniel.otengantwi@laineservices.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

{Relief International,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

Established in 1990, Relief International (RI) is a leading global change organization that transforms adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations.  RI bridges the gap between immediate humanitarian relief and long-term community development.  RI also comprises EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) to expand its work to combat poverty by helping small producers and other entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses that create jobs and increase productivity, market opportunities and incomes.  The merged organization is currently working in more than 30 countries to combat global poverty through humanitarian and economic development programs based on sustainable, enterprise-oriented solutions.

Job Summary

Program Summary:
RI/EW is currently seeking advisors and experts for key positions in the upcoming 5-year USAID Ghana Agricultural Technology Transfer Project (ATT) Project.  The overall goal of the ATT Project is to provide technical assistance and capacity building for increasing the availability of agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana to focusing on improved seed technologies, including biotechnology; managing soil fertility; agriculture sector communications and knowledge management tools; strengthening capacity for agricultural research for technology development and transfer; and to strengthen public and private sectors to disseminate such technologies.  The project will focus on maize, rice, and soya and will be closely integrated with other USAID Ghana Feed the Future (FtF) and Government of Ghana’s projects and programs in the seed and soil fertility sectors.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

•  The Integrated Soil Management Advisor will support research on integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) to address issues of declining fertility and severe soil degradation in Northern Ghana.
•  He/she will contribute to advancing ISFM technology that supports agricultural productivity and yields and finds new conservation agriculture and agro-forestry techniques, and contribute to them available for dissemination through ICT solutions.
•  The Advisor will work with the fertilizer sector in Ghana to strengthen their technical and business management skills, access to finance, and other constraints in the agro-inputs supply chain. The Advisor will also support the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority’s (SADA) objective for the northern regions to maintain a forested, green sustainable resource base in northern Ghana.

Qualification Required & Experience

Qualifications & Requirements:
RI/EW seeks a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results through teamwork for this anticipated program.

•  Master’s degree in an agriculture relevant field;
•  Minimum of 7 years’ professional experience in developing countries, some of which should be in Africa, in increasing the availability of soil fertility management technologies for smallholder agriculture. Soil fertility management experience should include several of the following: soil nutrient management, conservation agriculture, minimum tillage, cropping systems and rotations, agro-forestry, chemical fertilizer, including tailored blends, and soil amendments (e.g., lime);
•  Experience with value chain approaches in developing fertilizer sectors, including fostering vertical and horizontal relationships in the industry to increase quality of services and products, especially for smallholder farmers, and promote competitiveness of the industry;
•  Experience in building capacity of both public and private sector actors in the fertilizer sector in carrying out regulatory requirements for the fertilizer industry including quality assurance, establishment and use of grades/standards, packaging and labeling, and inspection/testing;
•  Solid background and knowledge of USAID Rules and Regulations;
•  Excellent interpersonal, communication, public speaking, and strategic planning skills required;
•  Strong English writing skills required;
•  Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, tasks efficiently;
•  Excellent time management skills and resourcefulness with strong attention to detail;

How To Apply For The Job

To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, 3 professional supervisory references (whom we may contact after a second interview) with the date of availability to: hrdevelopment@ri.org.

OR

To apply, please click on this link:

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH07/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=RI&cws=4&rid=285

Closing Date: 23 December, 2012