{Camfed,Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

Camfed Ghana is seeking to recruit motivated and dynamic individuals for the following position.

You will assist in multiplying educational opportunities for girls and other vulnerable children by supporting the implementation of a strong education programme that fully addresses children’s rights and needs and engages their communities. You will be responsible for planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Camfed’s education programmes.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Keeping up-to-date records of all beneficiaries on the programme database, ensuring payments of fees and co-ordinating bursary packages to students, supporting our network of volunteers and local partners, preparing activity, monthly and quarterly reports, organising meetings/workshops/conferences, carrying out regular monitoring visits to programme districts, documenting best practices, stories and communication pieces, supporting the development of donor proposals and reports, and any other duties as defined by the line manager.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum of a degree or its equivalent in a relevant field, at least 5 years + experience in programme planning and delivery, monitoring and evaluation, experience of working with gender, education or other relevant development issues,
•   Experience working with an international NGO and the ability to speak at least one northern language will be an advantage.

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Please email your CV (maximum 2 pages) and cover letter (maximum 1 page) to:

ghana@camfed.org

Closing Date: 08 November, 2013

Please use the job title in the subject line of the email.

Applications which do not meet these criteria will be rejected. Only shortlisted candidates will be considered for an interview. Previous candidates need not apply.

{Millennium Villages Project,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

Unit: SADA Millennium Villages Project

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).

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

Purpose of the Position

The goal of the position is to coordinate the work of the Millennium Village Project (MVP) related to Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, child and maternal health respectively. The scope of this work includes child illness and nutrition services, newborn and neonatal care, maternal antenatal and postnatal care, safe deliveries, and family planning (FP) services.

The RMNCH facilitator will report directly to the Health Coordinator. The incumbent will also liaise with appropriate MVP Research Scientists and work as a team with facilitators in other MVP sectors, including nutrition, e-health, education etc. The RMNCH facilitator will also work closely with the staff at the health facilities and with the Community health workers, including traditional birth attendants.

Responsibilities/Duties

The RMNCH facilitator will have the knowledge, ability and skills to perform the following tasks:

•   Basic and emergency obstetric care
•   Monitor and supervise midwives to carry out best practice in obstetric care
•   Assist in the planning and implementation of programs including working collaboratively with the department of education teachers in schools on RMNCH
•   Assist in the planning and implementation of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV infection (PMTCT) programs
•   Work closely with Health team and clinics to review RMNCH programs
•   Assist in the organization and facilitation of RMNCH training programs
•   Collect and collate monthly data and reports from midwives in health facilities under the jurisdiction
•   Track all referred pregnant women, communicating effectively with the referral hospital on feedbacks on women referred to the hospital before, during and after delivery.
•   Collate and analyze RMNCH activities
•   Assist with the procurement and acquisition of RMNCH logistics
•   Have counseling and community mobilization skills in especially FP and VCT

Qualification Required & Experience

•   BSc in Reproductive Health with at least 2 years working experience OR, a Certified senior nurse midwife with at least 3 years working experience
•   An additional 2 years district / community health experience will be an added advantage

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.

Location: Northern Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

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

Closing Date: 10 November, 2013

“Application for SADA MVP RMNCH Facilitator” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message.

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

{DKT International ,Nationwide Recruitment,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

Directly reports to: Marketing Coordinator

Job Summary

•   Directly educate Community groups about contraception with a focus on DKT’s brands.
•   Assist Women/Men interested in DKT’s brand of contraceptives to gain access to them by managing referrals to trained providers and selling contraceptive products to them.
•   Recruit and work with a team of Peer educators to sell short term contraceptives directly to interested Women/Men in their territories and collect data related to usage and acceptance patterns of the various types of contraceptives.
•   Enroll interested Youth in an SMS /Voice message system to receive reproductive health information

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Directly educate women about  contraception with a focus on DKT’s Brands

•   Meet with Women, Youth & Men Groups in various venues and educate them on the various types of contraception and their advantages and also address appropriately any misconceptions about contraception.
•   Discuss the misconceptions related to the various types of contraceptives and address them satisfactorily.
•   Promote DKT’s brand of contraceptives to various Women/Men groups to drive up acceptance and trial of the brands/products

Assist Women interested in DKT’s brand of contraceptives to gain access to them by managing referrals to trained providers.

•   Refer Women interested in clinical contraceptives to nearest trained provider sites
•   Follow up on all referrals to ensure that the Women actually keep their referral appointments and service providers are informed of referrals to expect.
•   Follow up on Women who accept shorter term contraceptives to ensure that they keep their appointments when they are due for another administration.
•   Work with Sales Coordinators to ensure that providers are always stocked with required quantities of products.

Recruit and work with a team of Peer Educators to sell short term contraceptives directly to interested Women/Men in their territories and collect data related to usage and acceptance patterns of the various types of contraceptives.

•   Recruit with the help of Marketing Coordinator, plan training and work with a team of Peer Educators to do door to door education of Women/Men groups on DKT contraceptive products and sell the products to them.
•   Compile data on referrals made per month
•   Compile data on acceptance of contraceptives per month
•   Report on women reached (Demographics)

Enroll interested Youth in an SMS /Voice message system to receive reproductive health information

•   Actively collect contact data from community members within specified target groups to receive RH information through SMS
•   Put the data together and submit to marketing Coordinator.

Other Duties:

•   Perform other duties as may be assigned by Marketing Coordinator periodically.
•   Ensure confidentiality in the handling of all business related issues.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   HND in Marketing or a Diploma in any Science related Course.

Work Experience

•   Minimum of 1 year Experience in Marketing /Sales.
•   Experience in sales/Marketing of Pharmaceuticals will be an advantage
•   Experience in an International company may be an added advantage
•   Must be based in any of the 10 Regional Capitals in Ghana.

Skills and abilities

•   Good negotiations and interpersonal skills
•   Good Communication skills
•   Excellent selling skills
•   Flexible
•   Effective time management
•   Organizational skills
•   Excellent writing and oral communication skills
•   Fluent in English
•   Computer literate
•   Self driven
•   Achiever

Location: Nationwide Recruitment

How To Apply For The Job

Send a CV to:-

henry_bruce@dktghana.org

Closing Date: 25 November, 2013

The subject of the email should be Community Representative

{Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA),Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to creating, evaluating, and replicating innovative solutions to poverty and policy problems worldwide. IPA specializes in using randomized impact evaluation to assess the effectiveness of development programs.

IPA seeks an Evaluation Coordinator for immediate hire, who will assist with implementation and evaluation of a project measuring the impact of interventions at the individual and community level on child health and key health behaviours.  This position will be based in Tamale, and will require travel within the Northern, Upper East, and Upper West Regions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Evaluation Coordinator will work closely with international researchers and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:

Data Collection Management:

•   With research team and partners, refine survey instruments;
•   Oversee and monitor data collection and survey field work, including planning, logistics, hiring, and training;
•   Conduct qualitative research to inform research design;
•   Run pilot survey exercises, provide feedback on field operations and survey instruments, and make and monitor improvements;
•   Provide quality control for collected data through data cleaning, and assisting in preliminary analysis; and
•   Assist in the writing of project reports and policy memos.

Financial Management:

•   Work with IPA Ghana’s financial staff to keep detailed accounts of all project activities; and
•   Develop monthly and activity-specific budgets for project work, while monitoring project expenses against total grants.

Human Resource Management:

•   Manage human resource procedures in coordination with IPA’s HR Manager, including recruiting, evaluations, disciplinary action, etc.;
•   Supervise at least one direct-report, overseeing training and professional development of staff; and
•   Enforce all IPA Ghana policies and work with IPA Ghana management to execute staff disciplinary action.

Miscellaneous:

•   With Research Manager, obtain and share information from local government offices, NGOs, and/or healthcare providers;
•   Communicate regularly with management team on matters including finance, logistics and government relations; and
•   Other duties related to project implementation as needed.

The commitment sought for this position is a minimum of one year.

Qualification Required & Experience

It is required that candidates have:

•   At least three years of project or programme management experience
•   Strong knowledge of experimental research design
•   Experience designing detailed protocols, and supervising their execution
•   Strong computer skills including high proficiency in Word and Excel
•   Demonstrated experience in budgeting, and financial management skills
•   Very high level of proficiency in English; strong oral and written communications skills
•   Demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies
•   Bachelor’s degree in economics, public health, social sciences, or a related field

It is preferred that candidates have:

•   Master’s degree in economics, public health, social sciences, or a related field
•   Extensive experience supervising, designing and implementing data collection and/or field work activities, and managing teams of field workers
•   Strong professional experience working in the health sector
•   Experience in data management, econometrics or programming using STATA or SPSS
•   Experience in behavior change communications and/or health in Ghana
•   Oral proficiency in Dagbani, Frafra, Dagaare/Wali, Buli or Sissali

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

To apply, please complete the web-based application at the following URL:

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1421278/IPA-Ghana-Evaluation-Coordinator

Note that a Cover Letter and CV will be required to complete the form.  Incomplete applications, or applications not completed through the web-form will not be considered.

Closing Date: 22 November, 2013

However applications will be screened on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Due to the high volume of applications received by IPA, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted by email or phone.

{Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA),Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to creating, evaluating, and replicating innovative solutions to poverty and policy problems worldwide. IPA specializes in using randomized impact evaluation to assess the effectiveness of development programs.

Evaluation Coordinator (EC) Disseminating Innovative Resources and Technologies to Smallholders (DIRTS)

IPA Ghana seeks an Evaluation Coordinator who will coordinate evaluation of interventions under the Disseminating Innovative Resources and Technologies to Smallholders (DIRTS) study including: marketing agricultural input technology packages and providing community-based mobile extension services. Lead Principal Investigators on the DIRTS study are Dean Karlan and Christopher Udry of Yale University.

The study’s interventions are implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the Ghana Insurers Association and several other partners. Evaluation of the project occurs via a series of electronic and paper surveys with randomly selected respondent households. This position will be based in Tamale, with required travel across the Northern Region.

Job Summary:

The Evaluation Coordinator, working closely with the implementation team and the Project Coordinator, will help design, manage, and execute three annual data collection activities: (1) annual survey of ~4000 respondent households on Blaise software (2) weekly labor surveys on Open Data Kit throughout the agricultural season and (3) paper harvest survey for insurance policyholders. The position will involve development of instruments in conjunction with the Project Coordinator and Principal Investigators, providing oversight and direction to the IPA evaluation team, managing evaluation finances, directing implementation evaluation staff and coordinate evaluation partner relationships (with Principal Investigators at local and US-based institutions). Specifically, the Evaluation Coordinator will;

•   Support the impact evaluation team creating, piloting, programming, and implementing survey instruments.
•   Design data collection instruments and protocols; recruit, hire and supervise surveyors to collect and enter data; and compile and summarize the data. Oversee and monitor data collection and survey field work, including planning, logistics, hiring, and training. For each data collection effort, ensure data quality, integrity of analysis, and adherence to budget.
•   Conduct qualitative research to inform research and survey design.
•   Run pilot survey exercises, provide feedback on field operations and survey instruments, and monitor improvements.
•   Provide quality control for collected data through data cleaning and analysis.
•   Provide close, on-site supervision of data collection, while surveys are ongoing.
•   Keep both the rest of the evaluation team and relevant members of the project implementation team routinely updated on activities, concerns, and decisions that need to be made. Provide routine updates on activities, plans, and any observations or emerging findings that may be of importance.
•   Communicate regularly with relevant team members on matters including finance and logistics.
•   Write up reports on findings from qualitative and quantitative investigations on particular matters.
•   Write reports with feedback and analysis on relevant project evaluation progress.
•   Write reports with feedback and analysis of how the survey instruments seem to be working.
•   Assist in the analysis of the survey data, and the writing of project reports
•   Review monitoring reports and help identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project
•   Prepare budgets and track expenditures
•   Communicate observations and feedback from field visits to the Implementation Coordinator and Evaluation Team so as to ensure continuous mid-course adjustments can be made and appropriate training and support is planned and provided.
•   Make unannounced visits to Field teams to audit monitoring records and produce monitoring reports.

Qualification Required & Experience

It is required that candidates have;

•   A bachelors or Master degree in economics, development, statistics, or related field
•   Excellent management, communication and organizational skills
•   Project management experience, as well as experience supervising, designing, and implementing data collection and/or field work activities, and managing teams of field workers is preferred.
•   A strong conceptual grasp of development research, randomized control trails, and collection of field data. Experience in field data collection and surveying is a strong plus.
•   Experience designing survey questionnaires, and analyzing quantitative survey data, is preferred.
•   Knowledge of Stata (strongly preferred), SAS, or other data analysis software

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

To apply, follow this link and complete all required information

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1421278/IPA-Ghana-Evaluation-Coordinator

Note that a Cover Letter and CV will be required to complete the form.  Incomplete applications, or applications not completed through the web-form will not be considered.

Closing Date: 10 November, 2013

Due to the high volume of applications received by IPA, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted by email or phone.

{WSUP Ghana,Kumasi,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

WSUP is a non-profit partnership between the private sector, NGOs and research institutions focused on solving the global problem of inadequate water and sanitation in low-income urban communities.

WSUP brings lasting solutions to low-income areas by working in partnership with service providers including water utilities, local authorities and businesses, and the communities they serve.

WSUP strengthens the capacity of service providers to deliver sustainable city-wide water and sanitation services, promote good hygiene and raise the environmental standards of low income communities.

WSUP achieves this through supporting the adoption and replication of effective, sustainable and scalable models and institutional capacity development for pro-poor urban water and sanitation services by service providers and/or national governments. Additionally, WSUP empowers service providers to mobilise investment finance for pro-poor service scale-up and promotes successful approaches globally. WSUP has a Country Programme office in Kumasi, with key focus on project sites in Kumasi and Accra.

•   Project Manager Kumasi
•   Programme: WSUP Ghana
•   Reporting To: Country Programme Manager (CPM)
•   Base: Kumasi
•   Contacts: Internal
1)   Programme Director (PD)
2)   Country Programme Manager
3)   Project Officer Community Development
4)   Project Officer Sanitation & Hygiene
•   Contacts: External

Job Purpose
The purpose of the Project Manager Kumasi role is to provide support to the WUSP Country Project Manager in order to ensure that all aspects of the implementation of the project supported by WSUP proceed in a coordinated, efficient and timely manner in accordance with the agreed programme and budget.

Main Responsibilities

•   Support the CPM to plan and implement the water, sanitation and hygiene activities set out in the WSUP programme and to achieve the given targets within the allocated resources and time frame.
•   Deliver the project objectives for Kumasi, managing local procurement tasks and the recruitment of sub-consultants and sub-contractors, preparing and monitoring Task Orders and Consultancy Agreements.
•   Assist the CPM in the coordination of project partners including government, civil society, private sector.
•   Facilitate the design and formation of context based management models for service delivery to low income consumers.
•   Work in partnership with local service providers in the implementation of service improvements.
•   Identify capacity needs of service providers, institutions and other management structures involved in service delivery and coordinate the delivery of capacity development to address the gaps
•   Ensure adequate post construction O & M support is in place for the institutional structures put in place to support service delivery.
•   Facilitate the development of forms of agreement between service providers and others to ensure the sustainability of the relevant management models.
•   Prepare and submit activity and financial reports to CPM on project implementation.
•   Assist with the documentation and sharing of learning and best practices with project stakeholders, liaising with the WSUP M&E Manager and Communications Officer.
•   Assist the CPM and PD with the financial management and monitoring of the Ghana programme.
•   Provide quality assurance for all design, construction and maintenance processes in accordance with the programme standards, and routinely suggest improvements to ensure high quality standards and cost effectiveness.
•   Ensure compliance of all legal, health, safety and environmental requirements of WSUP projects’ construction activities in Ghana in accordance to all internal, national and international standards.
•   Supervise WSUP Project Officers.
•   Undertake any other project-related tasks that shall be assigned by the CPM.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent qualification, in civil or construction or environmental health engineering with strong understanding of development project management is a mandatory educational and experiential requirement.
•   A minimum of 7 years of demonstrable competence and experience in integrated/community-based, water supply and sanitation improvement projects for international development organisations. Experience in low income urban WASH is an added advantage.
•   Demonstrable experience of construction contract management and contractual adherence to national and international standards.
•   Proven experience of 2 years working in a project management role, with a track record of success in achieving results.
•   Excellent computer skills, with an understanding of MS Project, Engineering and GIS software desirable.
•   Should be a team player, driven by own initiative, good communicator and have ability to work under minimum supervision
•   Some experience working in a commercially oriented water utility desirable.
•   Leadership and inter-personal skills.
•   Ability to work effectively within a small, multi-disciplinary programme team and to liaise with institutional partners, consultants, contractors, community representatives and local politicians.
•   Motivated by the mission of WSUP.
•   Good written and spoken English is essential. Ability to speak Twi would be desirable.

Location: Kumasi

How To Apply For The Job

This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated, ambitious and highly motivated professional available almost immediately. If you meet the above requirements, please send a completed application form and details of your current salary to:

wsupghana@wsup.com

Closing Date: 11 November, 2013

•   We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
•   WSUP is an equal opportunities employer

{African Development Bank,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

Objectives

The overall goal of the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) is to alleviate poverty and address climate change through reducing the rate of deforestation. Its purpose is to provide grants to eligible entities for activities that: 1) slow and eventually reverse the rate of deforestation in the Congo Basin; 2) provide support mechanisms which conserve the forests; 3) maintain benefits to local communities; and 4) mobilize additional financial resources to support required actions.

Duties and responsibilities

List the major responsibilities of the position, beginning with the most important one, and explaining how each is achieved. Begin each duty statement with a verb. Miscellaneous tasks which take only a small portion of time can be grouped and listed together:

Under the overall supervision of the CBFF Coordinator and day to day supervision of the Resident Representative, the Operations Officer will act as a Task Manager and contribute to the effective delivery of the CBFF’s programme in designated countries within the Congo Basin. He/She will contribute to the strategic planning and monitoring of the CBFF programme, the establishment of a portfolio of projects that collectively contribute towards achieving the CBFF programme, grant management operations of selected projects, and in the communication and networking initiatives of the CBFF. These responsibilities will be undertaken within the context of the CBFF strategies and work plans, Operational Procedures and Bank’s policies and procedures. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Strategic Planning and Monitoring:

•   Contribute to the development of appropriate strategies, for endorsement by the GC, that define a coherent and pro-active CBFF programme that promotes innovative and transformative approaches to reducing deforestation and degradation (e.g.REDD), mitigating climate change, and reducing poverty within forest-dependent populations, with a particular emphasis on the application of livelihoods and rural development frameworks and approaches;
•   Contribute to the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation systems and a results-based framework, drawing on rural development and livelihood tools and methods, to enable assessment of CBFF outcomes and impact against targets and corresponding indicators, and propose studies intended to establish baselines and assess change/progress;
•   Contribute to the preparation of annual reports and issue-specific reports detailing achievements, opportunities and constraints;
•   Contribute to the application of livelihood and rural development tools and methods to inform the planning and monitoring of CBFF’s programme, with due consideration to indigenous populations, vulnerable groups and gender equity.

Projects and Grants Management

•   Contribute to the building of a coherent portfolio of projects/ programmes that individually and collectively contribute to achievement the CBFF strategies and objectives, particularly with regards to livelihoods and rural development within the context of implementing REDD, sustainable forest management and poverty reduction initiatives;
•   Assist eligible institutions in the Congo Basin countries in the preparation of project proposals and advise them in utilizing CBFF resources;
•   Participate in the review of project concepts and proposals from eligible institutions and proposals identified by the Secretariat and Governing Council, using the criteria developed by the CBFF Secretariat;
•   Collaborate with the Fund Management Agent, the CBFF partners, and/or contracted agents in undertaking grant management functions of small and medium size grants implemented by NGOs/CBOs;
•   Facilitate, and where required lead, internal reviews of projects and programs proposed for funding, including close collaboration with COMIFAC national coordinators;
•   Undertake field missions to monitor projects/ programs implementation or cause such missions to be undertaken by the secretariat, partners and/or contracted agents;
•   Facilitate the preparation of Grant Agreements, in collaboration with relevant CBFF’s and Bank’s staff, for project proposals endorsed by the Governing Council.
•   Review requests from grantees regarding procurement of services, goods and works and make proposals for the Secretariat action;
•   Review disbursement applications and progress reports, in collaboration with relevant CBFF’ and Bank staff, and make proposals for the Secretariat action;
•   Contribute to grant administration activities in collaboration with the other CBFF’s and Bank’s specialists;
•   Contribute to the preparation of the annual work plan budget of the CBFF;

Communication and Networking

•   Engage regularly in dialogue and exchanges with CBFF Secretariat CPO and other staff on the appraisal, supervision and monitoring of CBFF projects;
•   Coordinate with the Bank’s relevant regional offices, the Natural Resources Management and Environment Division in OSAN, and other relevant Divisions.
•   Develop partnerships with donor institutions, NGOs, Civil society regional networks and regional partner institutions of COMIFAC;
•   Participate in relevant national and regional meeting, conferences, seminars, workshops related to the Congo Basin and forestry/ climate change related issues; and
•   Any other duties relevant to the successful functioning of the CBFF as may be required.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of Master’s degree in economics, agro-economy, rural  development or equivalent disciplines ;
•   At least five (5) years of professional working experience, of which at least 5 in management of development projects, preferably in rural development, forestry and / or environment. Additional experience in preparing programs and projects, project monitoring and supervision, and result based project management systems would be an advantage;
•   Working experience and demonstrated ability to use analysis and planning tools and approaches in rural development and livelihood improvement, in natural resources management, vulnerable local communities, and communities dependent on naturel resources are essential.
•   Knowledge of development issues relating to rural development in Central Africa or any other forestry region, in particular with development or conservation organizations would be an advantage;
•   Demonstrated capacity and ability to understand and solve complex project management problems;
•   Result-oriented, client oriented, team player, demonstrated ability to work in multicultural environment and maintain effective working relations with colleagues, good interpersonal relations;
•   Excellent self-organization skills, ability to prioritize own tasks in the work program, and timely delivery;
•   Demonstrated ability to take initiatives, to synthetize, to conceptualize complex issues and to write reporting documents;
•   High degree of tact and sensitivity in dealing with internal clients and stakeholders at all levels;
•   Computer literate and competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, SAP, and PowerPoint).
•   Excellent written and verbal communications skills in French with working knowledge in English.

This is a position for a Project staff and it is therefore, not a regular position of the African Development Bank.  The contract for this assignment is subject to different terms.

Location: Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified candidates should

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 30 October, 2013

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply