{DAI,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2014};

DAI, a global consulting firm based in the United States, is currently accepting applications from senior and mid-level local candidates for long-term positions for an anticipated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Ghana.

Responsibilities
The Monitoring and Evaluations Specialist will work with the project team in designing an overall programmatic monitoring and evaluation system to help inform USAID and senior managers of progress toward achievement of key results as agreed in the annual work plans.

Primary responsibilities include:

•   Provide leadership in designing the program’s Monitoring and Evaluation Plan;
•   Facilitate the development of relevant milestones and indicators for substantive accomplishments in each of the project’s main task areas;
•   Formulate operational plans to monitor milestones and report on indicators;
•   Provide timely data analysis;
•   Support grantees and project staff with M&E capacity development and training;
•   Design a reporting format that is acceptable to USAID — i.e., user-friendly but feeds into their annual planning and budgeting process, feasible for the DAI team, and cost-effective;
•   Recommend a reporting schedule that provides USAID and senior project managers with timely information without being unduly burdensome or distracting from project implementation.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   5 years of experience in the area of monitoring and evaluation, particularly in the area of water, sanitation and hygiene.
•   An advanced degree in statistics, mathematics, demography, economics, political science or other related field.
•   Proven ability to design and implement a monitoring and evaluation plan.
•   Experience working with international donor agencies, USAID in the region
•   English proficiency required.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidates should e-mail CV and cover letter referring to the position of interest to:-

GhanaWash@dai.com Early responses are encouraged.

Closing Date: 31 March, 2014

{DAI,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2014};

DAI, a global consulting firm based in the United States, is currently accepting applications from senior and mid-level local candidates for long-term positions for an anticipated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Ghana.

Responsibilities

The Behavior Change Communication Specialist will:

•   Provide leadership and have overall responsibility for technical direction and implementation of hygiene behavior change and communication activities, ensuring overall program activities achieve measureable health impacts and related results;
•   Demonstrated experience working with government agencies / ministries, the private sector, and communities to improve demand and expand access to WASH services;
•   Excellent technical and managerial experience, including managing complex rural and urban WASH behavior change activities involving multiple program partners;
•   Collaborate with team members to identify interventions and scale- up best practices;
•   Build strong and effective partnerships among national – and community-level actors.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   At least 7 years of professional experience providing technical leadership in hygiene behavior change and communication;
•   Subject matter expertise in hygiene promotion, behavior change communication, and local capacity building;
•   Familiarity with the political, social, and cultural context of Ghana;
•   Masters degree in public health, community development, communications, or a related social-science discipline.
•   English proficiency required

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidates should e-mail CV and cover letter referring to the position of interest to:-

GhanaWash@dai.com Early responses are encouraged.

Closing Date: 31 March, 2014

{DAI,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2014};

DAI, a global consulting firm based in the United States, is currently accepting applications from senior and mid-level local candidates for long-term positions for an anticipated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Ghana.

Responsibilities

•   The Grants Manager will devise and assist in the design, development, implementation, and program monitoring and evaluation of grant-making authority and grants management policies, procedures, and practices.

Other responsibilities include:

•   Providing procedures and policy guidance and interpretation for program staffers as well as sub-grantees to ensure adherence to grant management policies.
•   Analyzing and evaluating grant applications, proposals and awards to ensure adherence to grants management
policies.
•   Ensuring proper negotiation of the terms and conditions for sub-grants
•   Reviewing and analyzing budget estimates for allowable, allocable, and reasonable costs.
•   Ensuring post-award management provided in accordance with the relevant regulations, including but not limited to reporting, audits, etc in accordance with USAID directives and policies.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   3-5 years of demonstrated experience in grants design and administration, preferably in the area of water, sanitation
and hygiene.
•   Prior background in grants award and grants management as well as prior experience in the award and administration
of subcontracts.
•   Working knowledge of USAID contract management and grants management polices and procedures required
•   Proficiency in English required

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidates should e-mail CV and cover letter referring to the position of interest to:-

GhanaWash@dai.com Early responses are encouraged.

Closing Date: 31 March, 2014

{Projects Abroad (PAHO),Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2014};

Position Summary
You would be responsible for the supervision of all our Social Work interns on placement in Ghana.  This will involve agreeing on internship requirements and areas of study with volunteers prior to their arrival, supervising volunteers on their project, providing advice and guidance related to their work, providing feedback and formal evaluations that will satisfy requirements set by universities.

Role and Responsibilities

•   Assign   volunteers   to   an   appropriate   project   based   on   their   skills, experience, and internship requirements
•   Complete  a  thorough  induction  with volunteers upon   arrival,  covering roles and responsibilities, work schedule etc.
•   Individual   monitoring – meet each   volunteer  on a regular   basis   to continue monitoring their work.
•   Stand as a mentor for each volunteer. Offer guidance, suggestions and support.  As the Social  Work Supervisor,  every volunteer should  feet comfortable to come to you with a question or an issue. Help maintain the internal database and website ensuring descriptions relating to the Social Work projects are up-to-date and accurate.
•   Respond to queries relating to Social Work Internships.
•   Hold regular workshops and discussion groups with volunteers to share ideas and training.
•   Complete volunteer evaluation and monitoring forms, and write a report of their work at the end of-their project

Qualification Required & Experience

Essential criteria

•   A degree in Social Work
•   Membership of relevant Social Care governing body.
•   Minimum of two years experience working as a Social Worker. Excellent Written and Spoken English Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
•   Highly organised
•   Excellent communication skills
•   A good understanding of the volunteer sector.

Desirable

•   Other languages
•   Experience working in the volunteer / NGO sector
•   At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
•   Experience working with different nationalities.
•   Project Management experience
•   Experience of working in or visiting other countries.

Along with your degree in Social Work and your enthusiasm to work with people from different cultures, you must respond well to others, possess interpersonal, customer service and team working skills. You will be energetic and relish the opportunity to work in a challenging environment.

Location: Accra (will be expected to travel to various other regions, sometimes staying overnight)

How To Apply For The Job

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to:

Emmanuel Abaaja: emmanuelabaaja@proiects-abroad.org and Daniela Cristea: danielacristea@projects-abroad.org

Closing Date: 20 March, 2014

{International Cocoa Initiative (ICI),Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2014};

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) seeks a Community Development Assistant to support its operations to improve the lives of children in cocoa growing communities. JOB FUNCTION Under the supervision of the ICI National Coordinator and in close collaboration with the Programme Associate, the Community Development Assistant will be responsible for initiating, executing, monitoring, collecting data and reporting on interventions related to the empowerment of communities and the protection of children within them.

Job Description

Activity planning & management:

•   Assist the Programme Associate with the planning of activities for communities within the Amenfi West, Amenfi Central, Akontombra and Sefwi Wiawso Districts in the Western Region.
•   Support communities in these Districts in the execution of their Community Action Plans (CAPs) to ensure that activities are implemented well and on schedule;
•   Monitor activities in the communities.
•   Discuss community response to project activities and re-plan to avoid community fatigue;
•   Prepare activity reports, success stories, documenting best practices and other necessary materials from implementation of activities in the communities and facilitate their dissemination to the relevant partners and beneficiaries.

Training and capacity development:

•   Provide relevant capacity development for community groups including the Community Child Protection Committees in the performance of their tasks;
•   Arrange and undertake relevant trainings on resource mobilisation, CAP monitoring, CAP assessment and review, mainstreaming CAPs into district development plans and any other relevant training that promotes the use of CAPs.

Reporting

•   Prepare monitoring reports in accordance with ICI’s reporting frameworks;
•   Make recommendations for improvement of activities in the communities, including within ICI’s other projects;
•   Support preparation of reports, brochures and other communication materials of ICI and their dissemination.

Financial management

•   Prepare financial reports from project activities;
•   Support the ICI Finance Associate to prepare financial reports using ICI’s financial reporting formats.

Collaboration and communication

Collaborate with the community and district-based stakeholders including District Assemblies for successful implementation of the project activities and achievement of the CAPs.

Applicant must have

•   Knowledge of the concepts of child protection and child labour including its causes, dimensions and effects;
•   Knowledge of international and national laws and policies on child labour;
•   A strong knowledge of the cocoa sector;
•   Knowledge of data collection and analysis;
•   Skills and proven experience in programme development and monitoring, report preparation and knowledge documentation;
•   Experience of partnership development;
•   Experience in working at community level;
•   Experience in preparing and facilitating training;
•   Very strong written and verbal communications skills in English;
•   Have good people management skills;
•   Be able to initiate action at short notice, produce high quality results and able to work independently, as well as be a good team player;
•   Be competent in Office Suites (Word, Excel, Power Point, conversant with using the internet).

Qualification Required & Experience:

Applicant must have:

•   A Bachelor’s Degree in Planning or Social Sciences.
•   At least 4 years working experience in the development or social sector.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

The position  is foreseen to be based  in Accra (possibly subject to change in the future)  and will involve extensive travel to Amenfi West, Amenfi Central, Akontombira and Sefwi Wiawso Districts in the Western Region.

LANGUAGES

•   Fluency in written and spoken English, and a Ghanaian language preferably Twi.

Indicative starting date: April, 2014. This is a one year initial contract with a possibility of renewal.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

TO APPLY FOR THE POST

•   An application letter stating the skills that you would bring to the post and your motivation
•   Your CV/résumé including names and contacts of at least two referees (no photographs, please).
•   Writing sample.

Send application documents to:-

o.dadebo@cocoainitiative.org

Closing Date: 20 March, 2014

Please send only Word documents with the titles “<your name > cover letter” and “<your name > CV”. Please put “Community Development Assistant” in the email subject line.

{Management Sciences for Health (MSH),Greater Accra Volta Western Central and Northern,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2014};

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and provide organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 35 country offices and the US, our staff from more than 74 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

MSH seeks Regional Coordinators for a five-year USAID Health Systems Strengthening project that will support equitable improvement in health status in Ghana.

•   The project will be managed from Accra, and will work at national, regional and district levels, with implementation in five regions. Regional coordinators will be hired for 5 regions: Western, Central, Greater Accra, Northern, Volta.
•   Each Regional Coordinator will represent the office in the specified region.
•   S/he will be the point person to coordinate and implement activities.
•   S/he will supervise the regional office staff and oversee the administrative, financial and logistic function of the regional office.

Specific Responsibilities

•   Manage the day to day functions of the regional office (administrative, financial and logistic)
•   Work closely with the teams at the Accra office with the implementation of activities at regional level
•   Participate in the implementation of the work plan activities at regional level
•   Facilitate communication between the regional office and the Accra office
•   Represent the project during work groups at community level and with the staff at the primary health facilities
•   Act as the focal liaison person between the regional offices and the Accra office
•   Report on the activities of the regional office, in a timely manner

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Degree in relevant field, such as medicine, management or education
•   Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role, preferably on a United States Government-funded project
•   Prior experience working in the Ghanaian health system is preferred
•   Excellent planning, management and organisational skills
•   Proven leadership skills, including effective skills in developing interpersonal relationships, negotiations and conflict management
•   Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels
•   Strong verbal and written English communication skills

This position is contingent upon project award and funding.

Location: Greater Accra, Volta, Western, Central and Northern

How To Apply For The Job

Please send CV / resumes to: Mr Austine Felix:-

afelix@msh.org

Closing Date: 18 March, 2014