{Christian Rural Aid Network,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Masters Degree, 3 years,30 Oct-2015};

A local Christian NGO is inviting applications for the position of Agricultural Project/ Regional Coordinator

The successful applicant will be responsible for managing the programmes, projects and activities of the organization, which are largely agricultural based at the regional level.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   At least a Master’s degree in any of the following: General Agriculture, Agric Extension, Agribusiness, Agric
•   Administration or Regional Planning plus First Degree in Agriculture from a recognized university
•   Demonstrated knowledge and skills in project planning and management as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
•   Computer literacy with deep knowledge and skills in EXCEL, SPSS, among others
•   Excellent skills in financial management towards strengthening financial capacity for sustainability.
•   Excellent communication skills in written and oral English as well as negotiation skills
•   Outstanding presentation skills

Other requirements:
Additionally, applicant must have:

•   At least three (3) years post-qualification experience working in a similar environment
•   Skills and capacity to prepare timely proposals and project reports.
•   Demonstrated experience and success in project management, implementation and M&E
•   Experience in dealing with foreign donors and familiarity with donors’ technical and financial reporting procedures.
•   Ability to formulate and execute strategies and policies, and to create new approaches.
•   Demonstrated experience in working with and eventually leading a multi-disciplinary team of experts.
•   Demonstrated drive for achieving results, and ability to drive others towards success
•   Applicant must be a committed Born Again Christian and must be able and willing to work under pressure with very little or no supervision.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Employment terms and conditions are subject to qualification, experience and competence of the applicant. Interested and qualified applicants must submit applications with Curriculum Vitae, including the names and telephone numbers of three (3)
referees to:

The Director of Administration.
Post Office Box UC 97,
Cape Coast,

Email us:

orcrangh@cran.org

Closing Date: 30 October, 2015

{Panfida Farms Co. Ltd,Accra,Full-Time, GH,HND / BSc, N/A,29 Oct-2015};

Panfida Farms Limited (PFL) is wholly owned Ghanaian Company registered under the laws of Ghana as a Limited Liability Company. PFL exist to produce and supply protein needs for the local and international market.  Our products include Poultry, Piggery and other livestock.

We are looking for a FARM MANAGER

Main Duties & Responsibilities

•   Coordinate, supervise, manage and undertake farming operations to raise poultry and piggery
•   Oversee proper animal welfare, good housing requirements, good feeding and good environmental practices all the time
•   Keep daily records of events and proper book keeping at all times
•   Advise on technical and practical poultry methods and profitability ventures.
•   Analyze operational costs for the supply of agro inputs, feed and equipment for production
•   Monitor birds health and seek veterinary advice when necessary
•   Adopt appropriate integrated pest management programme in controlling pest and diseases
•   Train and supervise other farm hands
•   Prepare and present monthly and quarterly farm report

Qualification Required & Experience

•   HND / BSc. in Agriculture or related courses
•   Certificate from college of Agric will be an advantage
•   At least four (4) years working experience with 2 years as a farm manager
•   Ability to brood birds and use simple farm tools
•   Should be analytical and possess excellent organizational skills
•   Should possess good management and interpersonal skills
•   Knowledge of modern farming methods
•   Should have computer literacy in MS Office

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested persons should send a cover letter and a current resume to:

The Manager  
Panfida Farms Co. Ltd
P. O. Box LG 767
Legon

Or

panfida.farms@gmail.com

Closing Date: 29 October, 2015

{TRIAS Ghana,Bolgatanga,Full-Time, GH,Bachelors Degree, 3 years,30 Oct-2015};

TRIAS Ghana is a branch of TRIAS Belgium, an international NGO headquarters in Brussels, that works to improve-the Livelihood security of small entrepreneurs and small scale farmers in developing countries especially in Africa and Latin America. Since 2008, the Regional Office of Trias, Ghana has been implementing a three-year programme in partnership with 12 Rural and community Banks (RCBs) in the three Northern Regions of Ghana aimed at increasing the access of their target groups to adequate appropriate and quality micro-financial services in a sustainable way. From 2011 to 2013, Trais Ghana intends to expand the scope of the programme to include the organisational and institutional strengthening of some Member based Organisations (MBOs)

•   Title : Project Officer
•   Organization: Trias Ghana
•   Duty Station: Bolgatanga (with regular travelling within and to the Northern and Upper West Region).
•   Duration: 1 year, with possibility of renewal
•   Reports to: Country Representative, Trias Ghana

Background

Trias Ghana is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to improve the livelihood security of micro entrepreneurs and small scale family farmers in northern Ghana. In September 2015, the Northern Rural Growth Porgram (NRGP) awarded a grant to Trias to implement a 1 year Guinea Fowl Value Chain Project. The project aims at increasing income from guinea fowl production in rural households on sustainable basis. The project wants to develop an inclusive and profitable guinea fowl value chain to generate agricultural surplus production and orient it towards remunerative markets in southern Ghana.

The expected results of the project are:

•   Female guinea fowl farmers in the three northern regions of Ghana empower themselves, allowing for their active participation in guinea fowl farmers organizations and active involvement in services aiming at improving production and sales capacities.
•   The internal capacities of Guinea fowl farmers’ organizations and their base groups in the three northern regions of Ghana have been strengthened allowing for democratic management and control of their organisations and their resources.
•   Guinea fowl farmers organizations in the three regions of northern Ghana in collaboration with strtegic partners are able to facilitate better access to financial and non-financial services to their members to increase production and marketing of guinea fowls resulting in increased incomes and improved livelihood of their members.

For effective implementation of the project. Trias Ghana is looking for a young, dynamic and experienced person to fill the position of project officer.

Main duties and responsibilities

•   Coordinate the implementation of the project activities in the 3 regions of Northern Ghana.
•   Provide institutional and organisation strengthening for the target producer organisations from the primary to secondary level.
•   Provide technical and organisational support to ensure the active functioning of the Value Chain Committees.
•   Actively liaise with other collaborating institutions such as Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Aggregators, Micro-Finance Institutions and other value chain actors to provide services to the target farmers.
•   Collect relevant information and maintain an information database and submit timely activity reports according to project reporting guidelines.
•   Represent Trias in relevant meetings as may be required.
•   Carryout any other task assigned by his / her superiors.

Remuneration

Negotiable, but within prevailing market rates offered by similar NGOs in Northern Ghana.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A bachelor’s degree in agriculture, preferably in animal science/husbandry and with at least 3 years’ experience with farmer organisations or in the field of value chain development.
•   A degree in development studies with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in working with farmer organisations in the field of value chain development would also be considered.
•   A Master’s degree in agriculture or development studies with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
•   Demonstrated experience in project cycle management
•   Excellent presentation skills, both verbal and written
•   Demonstrated experience in working with Farmer Based Organizations and value chain development. Experience in agricultural marketing would be an asset
•   Experience in monitoring and evaluation.
•   Be pro-active, a team player, with good communication skills, able to work with little supervision and able meet deadlines.
•   Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and internet applications) is a must
•   Sufficient knowledge and working experience of Northern Ghana will be a great advantage.
•   Be available to take up the job in less than one month after interview

Location: Bolgatanga

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and eligible persons may e-mail their application letter with current Curriculum Vitae (CV) to:

triasghana@triasngo.be

Or to:

Trias Ghana
P.O. Box 778
Bolgatanga, UER

Closing Date: 09 October, 2015

{GIZ,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree, 5 years,22 Sep-2015};

The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH draws on the wealth of regional and technical expertise as well as tried and tested management know-how. As a federal enterprise, we support the German Govemment in achieving its objectives in tne field of intemational cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ offers customised solutions to complex challenges. We offer demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development in more man 130 countries worldwide.

Responsibilities:

The senior advisor is responsible for:

•   Managing an area of responsibility that forms part of the programme objectives, team agreements and/or agreements with the superior;
•   Supporting the Team Leader Country Programme in its tasks to promote relevant subject areas in the Ghanaian agricultural and food sector;
•   Assisting project/programme initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups;
•   Innovation and knowledge management;
•   Creating and maintaining good working relations with the project partners, the contractor, consultants relevant farmer organisations, private sector associations and companies in agricultural production, processing and marketing.

The professional advisor performs the following tasks:
Tasks

Advising the partner institution(s)

The senior advisor:

•   Assists and monitors the development and implementation of project/programme plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts;
•   Makes field visits to sites of project partners within Ghana and possibly abroad (mainly Germany)
•   Contributes to preparing and implementing the coordination process, joint project / programme activities and work at the regional level;
•   Deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with the project/programme’s area of activity;
•   Develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes. improvements and initiatives;
•   Participates in identifying needs for external support and advice;
•   Supports elaboration-of policy recommendations and develops a strategic approach;
•   Assist in defining terms of reference, selection, and supervision of contracted third parties in carrying out project activities, including performance evaluation;
•   Support in monitoring project progress, reviews reports and documents concerning the project progress determines bottlenecks and recommend alternative courses of management action to the Team Leader.

2. Networking and Cooperation

•   Supports cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners, assists with PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project/programme environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships;
•   Communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and Information for the benefit of the project/programme;
•   Cooperates very well with and ensures regular contacts with other GIZ-units, project partners and relevant private sector companies and institutions as well as with other projects and organisations working in the field.

3. Knowledge management
The senior advisor

•   Compiles information about the Ghanaian agricultural and food sectors at large and about individual sub-sectors;
•   Ensures knowledge transfer to project/programme information;
•   Develops ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures;
•   Draws up reports and inputs and presentation documents;
•   Prepares appropriate input for various project/programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by the programme manager and GIZ Head Office;
•   Assists with research activities and studies on political issues which benefit joint programmes;
•   Support research and studies activities on policy topics that will benefit the tasks of the project

4. Coordination and management tasks
The professional, advisory:

•   Assists with general project planning and develops project concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation;
•   Coordinates relevant project activities at local level in consultation with the manager and in cooperation with the partners, both as regards implementation and preparing organisational aspects;
•   Compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments; prepares the budget for key events and related financial documentation in the absence of the Team Leader, undertakes appropriate actions to facilitate continued operation of the programme;
•   Handles other management on behalf of GIZ (e.g. offer preparation, impact monitoring, project progress review, reporting)

Qualification Required & Experience

•   MSc degree in agricultural sciences, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering with proven experience in the agricultural or food sectors Professional experience
•   At least 5 years of professional working
•   Experience in the Ghanaian agricultural and/or food sectors, preferably in business- related organisations or projects
•   Experiences with German organisations and/or in Germany are of advantage

Other Duties/Additional tasks:
special tasks which are relevant to the project have to be taken on request by project manager

Other knowledge, additional competencies:

•   Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office);
•   Fluent written and oral knowledge of the European language widely used in the country and a working knowledge of German;
•   Willingness to updated skill as required by the tasks to be performe – corresponding measures are agreed with management

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their applications with a detailed Curriculum Vitae and a half to one-page letter addressing the applicant’s motivation by email to:-

hr-ghana@giz.de

Closing Date: 22 September, 2015

•   Kindly note that only short-listed applicants  would be contacted.
•   If you do not hear from us 2 weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

{IFDC,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,20 Sep-2015};

IFDC (www.ifdc.org) is an International Public Non-Profit Organization striving to improve the livelihood of people in developing countries throughout the world. Its mission is to facilitate the sustainable improvement of agricultural productivity through the development and transfer of effective and environmentally sound plant nutrient technology and agricultural marketing.

Feed the Future USAID Agriculture Technology Transfer (FtF USAID ATT)

The Feed the Future USAID Agriculture Technology Transfer Project (ATT Project) will address Ghana’s complex value chain issues, focusing on using technologies to improve the seed sector, and will identify sustainable solutions leading to increased competitiveness in the rice, soybean and maize value chains. The expected outcome is an increased availability and use of agricultural inputs and technologies to increase and sustain agricultural productivity in Northern Ghana. The project requires the services of seed value chain and Platform advisor to support its operations and IFDC seeks to hire full-time one to be stationed in the Tamale office.

Position summary  

The ‘Seed Value-Chain and Platform Advisor’ is responsible for:

•   Providing support to emerging seed companies, and following up on capacity and investment needs.
•   Making informed decisions on the effective demand for the different seed classes (breeder, basic and certified) and related contributions to the biannual Northern Regions Seed Stakeholder Meeting.
•   Facilitating potential public-private partnership activities supported by the Agricultural Technology Transfer project.

S/he will be the knowledge broker and facilitator to initiate the multi-stakeholder dialogue to increase the seed chain coordination, support the transformation of seed producers into seed companies, and create strong market linkages and improve the collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders in the seed sector.

Under the supervision of ATT’s Senior Seed Business Advisor, the Seed Value-chain and Platform Advisor will:

•   Coordinate the seed value-chain and effective seed demand bi-annual assessments for ATT target crops that include required quantities of breeder, basic and certified seed; varieties in demand; and seed quality challenges;
•   In collaboration with the Agricultural Policy Support Project (FTF-APSP) contribute to and facilitate the Northern Ghana Seed Sector Stakeholder meetings, including preparations, organization and follow-up on agreed actions that address the  systemic bottlenecks e.g. quality assurance, variety release, seed chain coordination, public-private partnerships for development and (exclusive) use of newly released varieties, and marketing issues (fake seeds, labeling);
•   Present ATT results, activities and grant opportunities to a wider audience and solicit ideas for filling the gaps in the seed chain (in terms of production, processing and marketing);
•   Coordinate the priority implementation issues and opportunities that spring from the Seed Law, Seed Regulations and National Seed Plan
•   Work closely with consortium partners (IFDC, CDI, ISU, GAABIC and other local public institutions and private businesses) while they implement activities in the country;
•   Assist the Senior Seed Business Advisor in developing work plans for organizing development activities, budgets and project-specific plans;
•   Ensure all project indicator targets and deliverables are being achieved regarding the seed sector development component of ATT;
•   Work together with other IFDC projects/initiatives to leverage impact in the project region.

Supervision

The ‘Seed value chain and platform advisor’ position will report directly to the Senior Seed Business Advisor. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this anticipated position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Duty Location

The ‘Seed Value-chain and Platform Advisor’ will be based in Tamale and should be available to travel within the country when necessary, especially throughout the Northern three regions.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Ghana national;
•   An MSc degree in a relevant field of sciences such as crop science, agronomy, agribusiness development  and other degrees of agricultural orientation, and/or development or business orientation with hands-on agricultural experience and knowledge;
•   A minimum of four years of work experience in agricultural projects in Ghana;
•   Experience in private sector development and facilitation of public private partnerships;
•   Ability to design and facilitate multi-stakeholder processes and institutional innovation processes;
•   Affinity with capacity strengthening and facilitation of trainings;
•   High level of communication and writing skills and sensitivity towards cultural differences;
•   Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of products and
•   Excellent English language skills (written and verbal).

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Please read these carefully. Failure to comply will adversely affect your application. Qualified and interested candidates are kindly requested to send electronically their applications in the form of a letter of a one page letter and current CV describing their experience, qualifications and three reference contacts by email.

Emails should be sent to msallah@ifdc.org and asulemana@ifdc.org

Closing Date: 21 August, 2015

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No telephone studies will be responded to.

{ACDI/VOCA,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Aug-2015};

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 is currently seeking the services of a Program Associate (to be based in its Tamale office) for the Farmer-to-Farmer Program (F2F).

F2F is a regional program that provides technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, and agribusiness throughout Ghana to use of US volunteers.

Essential Responsibilities

•   Assist in initiating contact with targeted host organizations to assess their technical assistance needs. This includes working with Farmer groups and other collaborating agencies to identify potential volunteer assignments
•   Conduct needs assessment of potential host organisations for the F@F volunteer program and assess the capacity of host organizations to meet F2F requirements using standard data collection forms
•   Develop scopes of work on time to field a high volume of volunteers, act as a coordinator between selected host and volunteer consultants and monitor volunteer consultants in country to ensure their safety and the achievement of the assignment objectives
•   Support the mobilization of volunteers including writing letters of invitation and providing logistical information and support to volunteers
•   Coordinate the review of potential volunteer resumes between ACDI/VOCA technical staff and host organizations for effective decision making related to appropriate volunteer qualifications
•   Assist in monitoring and evaluation of assignments after completion to assess impact of the volunteer program on beneficiaries

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Degree in agriculture, agribusiness, Natural Resource Management or related field
•   Minimum four (4) years of experience in agriculture
•   Excellent written and oral communication skills
•   Demonstrate ability to work independently and as a team
•   Proficient in Microsoft office (Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint
•   Detail oriented, highly organised, responsive, self-motivated

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

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

hr@acdivocaghana.org

Closing Date: 17 August, 2015

{World Vision International,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Aug-2015};

World Vision International is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Job Summary

Provide leadership and direct technical assistance to the livelihoods program as required and lead in developing initiatives that promote livelihoods and economic security for project communities.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and a minimum of five years of experience in a leadership position responsible for developing youth employment and livelihood interventions and the technical aspects related life skills training, micro-lending, savings, programs, micro-insurance, micro-franchising, village savings and loan programs etc.
•   Understanding of child labor issues, including youth employment in cocoa producing areas of Ghana.
•   Experience working successfully with government agencies and private organizations engaged in promoting improved livelihoods for households and youth employment programs.
•   Good understanding of community development/economic sectors in Ghana.
•   Proficiency in English and an Akan language is preferred

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should send their application letters and CV quoting only the Job Position in the subject line to:-

ghana@wvi.org

Closing Date: 06 August, 2015

As a Child focused organization, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children.  All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.  World Vision is an equal opportunity employer.

{Confidential,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Aug-2015};

An agro-processing company in the Western Region that is involved in the cultivation of oil palm and the processing of palm oil and palm kernel oil invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacancy:- Plantations Supervisor

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A diploma in general agriculture or its equivalent from a recognised institution with a minimum of (3) three years working experience in plantation work

Age: Between 35 – 45 years

Location: Western Region

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants should send their CV to any of the address below:-

P.O.Box 61,
Takoradi

or email us:-

bobuabassaw@yahoo.com

or Takoradi FM Stations Advert No. (@Skyy Power FM – 93.5 and Good News FM 96.3)

Closing Date: 31 July, 2015