{Confidential,Accra,Full-Time,GH,BSc,3 years,18 Nov-2017};

A reputable company has vacancy for the following: Agronomists

Qualification Required & Experience

• BSc Agricultural Science
• At least 3 years working experience in fruits procurement or agronomy

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Kindly submit your covering letter & resume to:

jobs@bomart.com / hrdbfl2017@gmail.com

Closing Date: 18 November, 2017

{Confidential,Ashanti Region,Full-Time,GH,Diploma,2 years,30 Nov-2017};

A plantation in Nkawie in the Ashanti Region is looking for experienced persons to apply for the position of Grains Manager.

Qualification Required & Experience

• The ideal candidate should have a minimum of a diploma in agriculture or its related field with at least 2 years of experience in a similar position
• The ideal candidate should also reside in or around kwadaso.

Location: Ashanti Region

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants should send their CVs to:

marketingjobs03@gmail.com

Closing Date: 30 November, 2017

{World Vegetable Centre,Upper East Region,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,27 Sep-2017};

The World Vegetable Centre (WorldVeg) is a non-profit, autonomous international agricultural research centre with headquarters in Taiwan and regional offices around the globe. WorldVeg conducts research and development programmes that contribute to improved incomes and diets in the developing world through increased production and consumption of nutritious and health-promoting vegetables. WorldVeg’s Regional Office for West and Central (WCA) – Coastal and Humid Regions in Cotonou, Benin Republic conducts vegetable research and development and provides training and information services with the goal of improving nutrition and livelihoods among small-scale farmers and consumers in West and Central Africa. For more information on The World Vegetable Center, please visit our website: www.worldveg.org

Job Description

WorldVeg is seeking for a motivated and qualified consultant to conduct dry season agronomic, cropping systems research and development activities in Northern Ghana from October 1, 2017. The consultant report technically to the Project Manager for Vegetable value chains and administratively to the Regional Director of WorldVeg WCA – Coastal and Humid Regions. The position is only open to nationals from Ghana or other national with work permit for Ghana.

Duty station: Navorongo, Upper East Region with field work travels to project sites in Northern Region.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research on characterization of vegetables varieties, fertilizer, water and land management
• Conduct research on vegetable cropping systems research and development activities, including field trials, and other technical aspects of breeding and crop protection programmes for vegetables (onion, tomato, hot pepper, African eggplant, okra, roselle, jute mallow, Amaranth, etc.)
• Plan and implement field experiments, including field layout, data collection, supervision of field assistants, farm labourers, students, other trainees.
• Collect, analyse and summarize a broad range of data form on on-station and on-farm trials.
• Train project beneficiaries on good agricultural practices
• Coordinate and assist in the conduct of WorldVeg project activities in Ghana
• Prepare draft quality technical reports and articles, and
• Perform any duty assigned by the Project Manager and the Regional director.

WorldVeg provides a competitive pay and benefits commensurate with experience and in accordance with the national personnel employment scheme.

Qualification Required & Experience

• MSc or equivalent in vegetable production, agronomy, crop science or related agricultural science discipline from a recognized university.
• Proven experience in data collection and analysis with a research and development organization
• Ability to plan and work independently
• Good writing and verbal communication skills in English and other local languages in northern Ghana.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of statistical packages for economic analysis.
• Good team player and adaptable to working in multi-cultural team.

Location: Upper East Region

How To Apply For The Job

Applications, including curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three referees, should be addressed to: The Country Representative, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and submitted by email to:

iitaghana@gmail.com

Closing Date: 27 September, 2017

Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

{Confidential,Kumasi,Full-Time, GH,Degree, 5 years,05 Sep-2017};

For the Green Innovation Center Programme the German consulting company AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants and its Ghanaian partner CDC Consult are improving the livelihood of small holder farmers in the rice and the maize value chains in Ghana.

In the frame of this project, we are looking for: National Long-Term Expert (Maize / Rice)

Qualification Required & Experience

• Academic Degree in Agriculture or a discipline relevant to the project
• At least 10 years professional experience in the agriculture development with farmers and with up and down-stream stakeholders along the value chains (rice and/or maize)
• At least 5 years of professional experience in the maize and or rice value chain
• Proven management competencies
• Proven work experience in value chain promotion in general at all value chain levels, producers, private sector and participant government and NGOs, as well as in improving the framework for value chains and knowledge management
• Work experience in complex projects
• Proven experience of gender-sensitive activities
• Excellent communication and networking abilities
• Proven relevant professional experience in ICT
• Command of oral and written English

Location: Kumasi, frequent traveling in Ashanti and to Accra.

How to Apply For the Job

Please apply with your CV to:

jeanbernard.lalanne@gmail.com

Closing Date: 05 September, 2017

{IFDC,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, 5 years,01 Sep-2017};

IFDC is a nonprofit, science-based organization working to alleviate global hunger and poverty by improving sustainable agricultural productivity. The organization was established in 1974 in response to the twin crises of food insecurity and rising energy prices. IFDC is governed by an international board of directors and supported by bilateral and multilateral aid agencies, private enterprises and foundations and Headquartered in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA.

IFDC enables smallholder farmers in developing countries to increase agricultural productivity, generate economic growth, and practice environmental stewardship by enhancing their ability to manage mineral and organic fertilizers responsibly and participate profitably in input and output markets.

Project Background

• The Feed the Future USAID Agriculture Technology Transfer Project (FTF-USAID ATT) is a five-year activity funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Ghana Mission (USAID/Ghana), to increase the competitiveness of rice, maize and soya value chains to foster broad-based and sustained economic growth through the increased availability of agricultural technologies for increased and sustained productivity in Northern Ghana. The project focuses on the Ghana’s Feed the Future (FTF) intervention zone, which covers the three regions of northern Ghana: Northern, Upper West and Upper East— addressing technology constraints in the production of rice, maize and soy.

• Specifically, the project focuses on improving the rice, soybean and maize value chains by strengthening the seed industry and complementary agricultural practices via the promotion of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) practices. This is achieved in collaboration with government research and regulatory institutions, and the private sector, by developing public institutions’ and private businesses’ capacities to introduce new technologies and supply agricultural inputs in collaboration with other stakeholders.

• Demand for and adoption of new technologies will be heightened through information dissemination, training, and other collaborative efforts. By encouraging the introduction and adoption of sustainable technologies, the Agriculture Technology Transfer project looks to increase productivity and profit margins for agricultural producers throughout Northern Ghana.

• Successful technology adoption requires stakeholders to approach agriculture as a business, increasing revenues while decreasing expenditures (especially labor costs). These technologies are strengthening Ghana’s productivity in the agricultural sector and need to be effectively and efficiently introduced to create a sustainable private-sector supply while also creating a demand for these new technologies via information dissemination, trainings, and other collaborations.

Position Background and General Summary

• Grant awards and project resources will promote the sustained development of the public and private sector seed fertilizer industries operating within the project’s target districts of northern Ghana while connecting them with existing research and extension services.

• The Grants Manager (GM) will coordinate and lead the grants award portfolio. In collaboration with other senior staff, and under the supervision of the Technical Director, the GM will manage all aspects of the grant award process from inception, to drafting, to selection, to awarding, to execution, and to reporting final payments. As the grants will be the primary tool for the project to facilitate its technical activities, the GM will report directly to the Technical Director to ensure harmony across program activities supported and/or facilitated via the grants department.

Supervision

• The Grants Manager reports to ATT’s Deputy Chief of Party.

Specific Duties

Specifically, the Grants Manager will:

• Coordinate, monitor and supervise all stages of a grant, in accordance to the Grants Manual and ensure members of the grants team are working cohesively together to diligently facilitate grants from inception to close out.
• Ensure all relevant members of the project team know their roles and responsibilities, including the process of application, assessment, awarding of grants.
• Manage the financial, accounting, and administrative procedures controlling the funds and expenditures for the grants component of the project, including appropriate reporting to designated authorities.
• Guide the project team on how to monitor and process deliverables and prepare check requests for payment to grantees.
• Provide guidance on the analysis and assessment of budgetary and financial aspects of grants.
• Ensure effective communication between project staff and grantees such that grant recipients are provided with suitable technical advice and assistance in the fields of management, including financial management and sustainability.
• Liaise with public and private sector partners to determine practical applications of the grants and the best value for funding issued as grants to private companies, service providers, NGO’s, public sector institutions and other actors associated with the dissemination of technologies for improving agricultural productivity.
• Ensure that sub-grantees are in compliance with applicable US government rules and regulations, project reporting and program operations in accordance to the project’s approved Grants Manual and USAID Grants guidelines for Cooperative Agreements.
• Ensure all IFDC policies, procedures, relevant reporting requirements (financial and technical) and schedules are followed throughout the stages of a grant.
• Regularly report to the COP, DCOP and Technical Director on the preparation of all project documentation required by the donor (USAID) and IFDC that relate to the grants program of the project, including:
• Grants Tracking and Updates;
• Quarterly updates for the Quarterly report;
• Bi-weekly updates;
• Annual Reporting, among others.
• Ensure the highest level of honesty, integrity, openness and transparency in administering grant award processes and procedures.
• Report any concerns or issues related to the awarding and management of ATT grants, whether verified or not, to the COP.

Qualification Required & Experience

• The successful applicant will have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in development projects managing small and medium sized sub-awards and/or grants (preference will be given to applicants with familiarity with IFDC’s grant making and management processes and procedures).
• Experienced with USAID sub-awards and/or grants management guidelines.
• Ability to communicate effectively and write technical reports in English.
• Educational background or progressive management experience in accounting, accounts management, or finance.
• Willing to work in Tamale, Ghana as the Duty Post.

Location: Tamale

How to Apply For the Job

Please read these carefully. Failure to comply will adversely affect your application.

Interested applicants are kindly requested to send their applications in English in the form of a one page letter and current CV describing their experience, qualifications and three reference contacts by email.

Emails should be sent to: jobsinifdcghana@ifdc.org with copy to: jfagbegnon@ifdc.org

Closing Date: 01 September, 2017

Applicants should indicate in the subject line of the email: Grants Manager Position.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview scheduled in Tamale. No telephone queries will be responded to.

{ACDI/VOCA,Upper West Region,Full-Time,GH,Degree,5 years,08 May-2017};

We are currently seeking an Agriculture Production Officer to be based in the WA Office.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

•   Employing the appropriate technical strategies and methodologies to achieve maximum agronomic benefits toward short and long term project goals
•   Identifying specific supply chain opportunities within his/her area of operation, documents their status and intervention needs and adopts the most appropriate measure to make them effective and efficient
•   Monitoring closely the performance of assigned actors and documents all changes (both qualitatively and quantitatively) in line with the program’s M&E framework and guidelines for tracking the transformation process and ensures that all such data and information is shared within the program
•   Familarizing him/herself with the gender mainstreaming plan and environmental management plan to ensure they are incorporated into their daily operations
•   Working closely with the Regional coordinators and other regional staff to coordinate program activities, effectively utilize project equipment and resources and to communicate well with multi-program actors on common message and united assistance
•   Contributing to the preparation and drafting of the annual reports and any other project publications as required
•   Actively engaging in collaborating with program stakeholders including trade associations, NGOs, government agencies, universities, research agencies, value chain actors, other donor programs and strategic partners.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s Degree in agriculture or a related field from a recognised university. Master’s Degree in agribusiness development or related field, desirable.
•   At least 5 years of post-qualification working experience, involving close work with smallholder farmers in rural communities. A good working knowledge of maize, rice and soybean
•   Proficiency in computer use, especially MS, Word, MS Excel and Power Point
•   Excellent critical thinking skills and judgment. Proven willingness to make timely and sound decisions. Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
•   Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and in a team environment, in an atmosphere of multiple projects, shifting priorities and deadline pressurers
•   Ability and willingness to travel routinely within working area and country

Location: Upper West Region

How To Apply For The Job

Interested individuals should submit a signed cover letter and CV to:

hr@acdivocaghana.org

Note: When submitting your application, start the subject line with position title.

Closing Date: 08 May, 2017

{Confidential,Central Region,Full-Time,GH,N/A,5 years,22 Apr-2017};

A reputable company is seeking the services of the following: Farm Manager

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Must have at least 5 years experience in crop and animal farming, be skilled in record keeping and basic ICT

Accomodation will be provided

Location: Ojobi, Central Region

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidate should call us on:

0243-577500

Closing Date: 22 April, 2017

{Confidential,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Diploma,3 years,30 Mar-2017};

An Animal Feed processing company requires:- Extension Officer

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Diploma in Agriculture with at least 3 years post qualification experience. (Experience in Poultry Husbandry would be an advantage)

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified applicants should send their applications through:

gapfaghana2@gmail.com

Closing Date: 30 March, 2017