{Catholic Relief Service (CRS),Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,31 Oct-2014};

Catholic Relief Service (CRS) is a faith-based international development organization. CRS Ghana was established in 1958, a year after Ghana gained independence. In Ghana, CRS works with the nation’s people to tackle poverty on several fronts including improving health, nutrition, and care and support for people living with HIV; increasing access to water and sanitation; promoting agriculture to enhance food security; and increasing financial assets through Savings and Internal Lending Communities.

Job Summary

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has been working in Ghana since 1958 in Health, Agriculture, Peace Building, Water and Sanitation, Microfinance and Education programs.  Together with other strategic partners, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for a 5-year Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program being developed. The COP will lead a team of technical team in providing leadership, management and direction for the project staff and partners.

Primary Functions:
The COP will be responsible for provision of leadership, supervision and overall management and coordination of the WASH for Health Project

Key Job Responsibilities:

•   Provide leadership, supervise and mentor local administrative and financial staff to effect sound project management, fiscal and administrative due diligence and the development of organizational and individual capacities.
•   Lead and provide guidance on the implementation of administrative and financial policies and procedures that will enhance the cost effectiveness of program implementation.
•   Execute operational planning/budgeting procedures and tools outlined in line CRS policies and to provide adequately addresses support needs to financial, administrative, logistical, HR, and procurement units.
•   Lead and provide guidance in engaging technical and administrative support for short-term consultants and contractors
•   Ensure compliance of project operations with USAID, and CRS Office administrative policies and guidelines.
•   Support implementation efforts throughout WASH for Health operational regions
•   Respond to pertinent information requests from project donors, partners and other relevant organizations/institutions;
•   Administer and manage the efficient utilization and maintenance of project resources, including vehicles, IT and office equipment and furnishings, and any other physical assets purchased by or assigned to the project;
•   Provide leadership on all policy matters concerning project administration and financial management of the project

Key Working Relationships:

•   CRS/Ghana’s WASH4Health Team, Health Program Manager, Head of Programs and Country Representative, Regional Technical Advisor for Emergency and WATSAN and WATSAN Sector representatives (government and NGOs)

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Commerce or related field.
•   Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience managing USAID/USG funded projects.
•   Excellent planning, management and organizational skills. Skilled in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
•   Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills.
•   Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team.
•   Demonstrated skill in quickly assessing priorities and opportunities and managing a variety of activities with attention to detail.
•   Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with donor, project stakeholders, in-country collaborators and staff at all levels of the organization.
•   Strong MS Office skills, including Excel.
•   Strong written and oral presentation skills in English.
•   Ghanaian nationals strongly encouraged to apply;

Desirable

•   Experience in managing multi-regional USAID WASH and Public Health Grants and contracts.

Competencies

•   Set clear goals and  work  towards achieving them
•   Collaborates effectively with staff and stakeholders
•   Manages financial resources with integrity
•   Applies program quality standards to project design and organizational learning

Agency-Wide Competencies

•   Upholds a Spirit of Service and Integrity
•   Cultivates Constructive and Collegial Relationships
•   Models Principled Stewardship
•   Promotes continuous learning and innovation

Location: Accra and Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Please submit cover letter, CV, as well as three work references (names and contact information only) to:-

GH_jobs@global.crs.org in a format: Application.CV.(Name). Chief of Party – WASH for Health.WASH4-HEALTH

Closing Date: 16 October, 2014

Note:  This position is contingent upon CRS being awarded the contract.

{World Vision International,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,31 Oct-2014};

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. For over three decades, World Vision has been working with rural communities in all 10 Administrative Regions of Ghana to provide portable water, promote sanitation and hygiene practices, quality education and enhance food security.

World Vision Ghana (WVG) is looking for a highly qualified, proactive, motivated and resourceful person to fill the position of Market Facilitator.

The position is based in Kintampo with a lot of field visits.

Job Summary
Market Facilitator will work under the supervision of the SATISFY Program Manager and close collaboration with other project officers to facilitate the establishment of viable rural based agricultural enterprises, link the producer groups to markets through ICT systems and facilitate the establishment and growth of Savings Groups.

Key Responsibilities

•   Build Relationships with Farmer Based Organizations (FBO) to improve access to market.
•   Support Farmer Based Organizations to prepare Business plans to respond to market and grow their production and business.
•   Facilitate the formation of FBOs/Community Based Organisations (CBOs) as core groups for participation in identifying commodity value chains and assist in marketing business relations efforts to brokers.
•   Facilitate/train farmers on farming as business including cost benefit analysis.
•   Identify and propose innovative approaches in promoting rural rooted agricultural technologies.
•   Identify innovative ICT based approaches to access market information.
•   Sensitize and promote VSLA methodology to farmers and communities to improve pro-poor resource mobilization and access to credit.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural economics, Business Administration and marketing or Business development.
•   Minimum of 3 years working experience in a similar position.
•   Experience in working with cereals, pulses or horticultural promotion projects.

Critical Competencies

•   Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
•   Strong understanding of Agricultural Commodity, Value Chain, financing transformational development and frameworks.
•   Good knowledge of VSLA methodology.
•   Excellent interpersonal skills, proven networking, team-building and communication skills.
•   Ability to conduct baseline data collection using GIS tools.
•   Critical and analytical thinking skills.
•   Demonstrate commitment to the empowerment of the poor in rural communities.
•   Willingness to live and work in difficult and challenging terrains and communities.

Location: Kintampo

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: 26 September, 2014

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.  WV is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe in diversity and promote opportunities for all individuals. Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply.

{Millennium Villages Project,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,31 Oct-2014};

The Millennium Villages Project, supported by Millennium Promise Alliance and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is a bottom-up approach to lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Millennium Villages’ team of experts in Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, Economics, Energy, Water, Agribusiness, Environment and Information Technology are working with local communities and governments to apply a proven holistic package of interventions to help villages get out of extreme poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

With support from Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, a SADA Millennium Village has been  established in parts of the West Mamprusi, Mamprugu Moaduri and Builsa South Districts of the Northern and Upper East Regions of Ghana. The project area covers a cluster of contiguous rural communities with an estimated population of 25,000 people.

Background:

In an effort to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in the northern savannah ecological zone, the Government of Ghana through the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) partnered with UK Aid, and Millennium Promise to implement the Millennium Villages Project in 35 communities located in the West Mamprusi, Mamprugu Moaduri and Builsa south districts. The MV area represents the poorest sections of three District Assemblies.

JOB SUMMARY

The M&E Officer is being recruited for the SADA Millennium Villages Project site to assist the M&E Coordinator in all aspects of monitoring and evaluation of the project, including quality assurance and reporting of key impact, outcome monitoring, economic costing and process evaluation data.

Specific responsibilities:

Assist the M&E Coordinator in the collection of key impact, outcome monitoring, economic costing and process evaluation data in the MV SADA site. In particular:

Main Tasks
Management    

•   Assist the M&E Coordinator in reporting of M+E data in annual project and donor reports for public dissemination,
•   Assist the M&E Coordinator to prepare and submit reports to various stakeholders
•   Assist the M&E Coordinator to develop workplan and budgets for M&E activities in the site

Impact assessment    

•   Assist the M&E Coordinator in training, oversight, and management of survey staff,
•   Assist  in the coordination of survey field and data systems,
•   Assist  in data cleaning and indicator generation,
•   Assist in generation of site-reports.

Outcome Monitoring    

•   Assist Sector Coordinators in entry results into the MVIS system.

Process Evaluation     

•   Assist the M&E Coordinator in collecting and reporting annual qualitative process data,
•   Ensure accurate collection of transcripts and notes,
•   Assist in organizing and properly labeling of anonymous data.

Economic costing    
Assist the M&E Coordinator to coordinate the annual collection of costing data from all external project stakeholders: government sector offices, NGOs, UN organizations, community groups, and any other partners,

Relationships    

•   Reports directly to the M&E Coordinator
•   Directly supervise data entry clerks
•   Work closely with sector coordinators

Other    

And any other task that might be assigned to him/her by the Team Leader or M&E Coordinator

Qualification Required & Experience

The M&E Officer will have the following minimum qualifications:

•   A First degree in Epidemiology, Statistics or a related discipline;
•   Ability to work with different data sources:  quantitative, economic and qualitative data;
•   A minimum of 3 years of field research experience including undertaking survey, outcome monitoring, process evaluation or economic costing work;
•   Experience with working with African Demographic Health or Socioeconomic Surveys data sets;
•   Fluency in statistical software including CS-Pro, Excel, SPSS, NVivo, and Stata; Geo-referencing skills desirable;
•   A proven track record of data management and analytical skills;
•   Demonstrated capacity in generating scientific reports, data tables, presentation materials and scientific outputs;
•   Familiarity with the Millennium Villages Project and its field and data management systems would be an advantage.

Location: Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

Terms of offer

MVP offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. The employment contract is for a period of one year with the possibility of renewal. MVP prides itself on its collegial, supportive and gender sensitive working environment and believes that staff diversity promotes excellence. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications

Applicants should apply by email, sending a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V. and names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to:

SADA.MVP@millenniumpromise.org with copies to employment@mdgwca.org and jacob.ubindam@millenniumpromise.org.“Application for “SADA M & E Officer” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message.

Closing Date: 16 October, 2014

•   Applications will be considered until 30th September, 2014.
•   Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at:

www.millenniumvillages.org

www.millenniumpromise.org

www.unmillenniumproject.org

www.mdgcentre.org

{CARE International,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,31 Oct-2014};

CARE works in 87 countries around the world to support over 900 poverty-fighting development and emergency projects.

Our Mission
To serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world

Our Vision
We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.

Job Summary

CARE Ghana seeks a Grants’ Manager to support an upcoming bid to the USAID/WASH for Health Project (W4H), which aims to increase access to water and sanitation at the community level. The project will work with local communities, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies to improve and expand access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, including facilitating private sector investment, establishing community-managed systems, promoting hygiene behavior change, and empowering women to take on leadership roles.

Project staff will operate in target districts that complement USAID/Ghana’s other health investments; staff activities will focus on six project components:

•   Component 1: Increase use of improved household sanitation;
•   Component 2: Improve community water supply services;
•   Component 3: Improve sector governance and policies;
•   Component 4: Expand key hygiene behaviors;
•   Component 5: Leverage public/private partnerships to magnify the impact of USG investments; and
•   Component 6: Improve water supply and sanitation infrastructure for health facilities.

USAID/Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Health Project (USAID/W4H) is one of numerous activities designed to work together under USAID/Ghana’s Health System Strengthening (HSS) Project to achieve equitable improvement in health in Ghana. Other USAID-funded projects are People for Health, Innovate for Health, Evaluate for Health, Communicate for Health, Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING), Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING), and USAID/DELIVER.

USAID/Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Health Project (USAID/W4H) is one of numerous activities designed to work together under USAID/Ghana’s Health System Strengthening (HSS) Project to achieve equitable improvement in health in Ghana. Other USAID-funded projects are People for Health, Innovate for Health, Evaluate for Health, Communicate for Health, Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING), Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING), and USAID/DELIVER. The Manager will plan, implement, administer, coordinate, report, monitor and evaluate specific activities of each grant made via the project.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s degree in public administration, economics, or a related field;
•   Five years of grants’ management experience with the ability to develop grant agreements, monitor and manage a grant program;
•   Ability to supervise and provide assistance to communities and sub-grantees;
•   Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, in English;
•   Strong interpersonal skills; and
•   Ability to work efficiently within a team.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please refer to the following link for the complete solicitation; http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=263308

Interested candidates should submit their applications and detailed CVs to the HR Officer, CARE International in Ghana or electronically to:-

hr.ghana@co.care.org

Closing Date: 19 September, 2014

•   PLEASE INDICATE CLEARLY IN THE SUBJECT LINE THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.
•   Closing date for submission of applications is Friday, 19th September, 2014.
•   Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
•   CARE encourages Ghanaian nationals and international candidates to apply.

OUR DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH; WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES, PARTICULARLY WOMEN, TO APPLY

{CARE International,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,31 Oct-2014};

CARE works in 87 countries around the world to support over 900 poverty-fighting development and emergency projects.

Our Mission
To serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world

Our Vision
We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.

Job Summary

CARE Ghana seeks a Chief of Party to lead an upcoming bid to the USAID/WASH for Health Project (W4H), which aims to increase access to water and sanitation at the community level. The project will work with local communities, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies to improve and expand access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, including facilitating private sector investment, establishing community-managed systems, promoting hygiene behavior change, and empowering women to take on leadership roles.

Project staff will operate in target districts that complement USAID/Ghana’s other health investments; staff activities will focus on six project components:

•   Component 1: Increase use of improved household sanitation;
•   Component 2: Improve community water supply services;
•   Component 3: Improve sector governance and policies;
•   Component 4: Expand key hygiene behaviors;
•   Component 5: Leverage public/private partnerships to magnify the impact of USG investments; and
•   Component 6: Improve water supply and sanitation infrastructure for health facilities.

USAID/Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Health Project (USAID/W4H) is one of numerous activities designed to work together under USAID/Ghana’s Health System Strengthening (HSS) Project to achieve equitable improvement in health in Ghana. Other USAID-funded projects are People for Health, Innovate for Health, Evaluate for Health, Communicate for Health, Resiliency in

Northern Ghana (RING), Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING), and USAID/DELIVER.

The Chief of Party (COP) will be responsible for technical supervision and administrative oversight for the proposed project. The individual will be responsible for all aspects of coordination and communication with other USAID-funded projects, other United States Government (USG) sponsored cross-sectoral activities, and Government of Ghana (GOG) agencies and ministries on the urgent actions and partnerships needed in order to achieve the expected results of the proposed project.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Master’s degree relevant to water, sanitation and/or hygiene;
•   Eight years of professional experience in water and sanitation, local governance, and private sector capacity-building for improvement of water and sanitation services, and behavior-change promotion;
•   Demonstrated leadership, supervisory and project management skills in working collaboratively with other donors, host country institutions, and international organizations in support of a project of similar size and scope;
•   Proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams;
•   Excellent organizational, analytical, and oral and written communication skills in English;
•   Strong interpersonal skills; and
•   Knowledge of Ghanaian water supply and sanitation issues (desirable).

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

CHIEF OF PARTY (WASH)-GHANA – [2446]

Interested candidates should submit their applications and detailed CVs to the HR Officer, CARE International in Ghana or electronically to:-

hr.ghana@co.care.org

Closing Date: 19 September, 2014

•   PLEASE INDICATE CLEARLY IN THE SUBJECT LINE THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.
•   Closing date for submission of applications is Friday, 19th September, 2014.
•   Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
•   CARE encourages Ghanaian nationals and international candidates to apply.

OUR DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH; WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES, PARTICULARLY WOMEN, TO APPLY

{IEA Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Sep-2014};

A leading public policy organization is seeking two  professionals with drive and passion to fill the challenging role of Programmes Officer.

Responsibilities

•   As part of a team, you will plan and organize programmes of the organization. This will include drafting concept notes, compiling and updating participant lists, organizing logistics, etc.
•   Identify and work with reputable media houses to ensure comprehensive media coverage of all programmes
•   Regularly update the organisational’s mailing list to reflect its current stakeholders
•   Plan and prepare comprehensive quarterly workplans highlighting activities to be undertaken in each quarter.
•   Prepare narrative reports on all programmes and document lessons learnt.
•   Prepare budgets and financial accountability statements.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A mature individual with commitment to excellence and teamwork.
•   Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, Masters Degree preferable
•   At least three (3) years of relevant professional experience
•   Ability to work under pressure, multitask and deliver to tight deadlines.

Remuneration: Attractive salary commensurate with experience

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV to:-

applications@ieagh.org

Closing Date: 19 September, 2014