{Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA),Upper West Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

This post will be based in Upper West Region and no relocation allowance will be provided.

Position Summary

The Water Catchment, Storage and Irrigation project is an applied research, pilot project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the Grand Challenges Exploration program.

The goal of this pilot is to identify technologies that will allow women in northern Ghana to extend the season during which they can grow food for their families, thus improving household food security.

To achieve this goal, the project will test a range of household scale water catchment and storage systems that can be combined with irrigation systems.  At least two systems that pass initial tests will then be user-tested through installation in homes of volunteers.  The project team will engage private suppliers of equipment and components at each stage of the project with the aim of stimulating commercial distribution of successfully tested systems to communities across northern Ghana.

The Project Technical Lead will provide overall management and implementation of this 18-month pilot project.  The Project Technical Lead will supervise the work of a Technical Officer and will carry out the administrative and financial management duties of the project.  This full time, 18-month position reports directly to the North American Project Manager and keeps the MEDA Ghana Country Project Manager regularly informed of project progress.

Duties

•   Develop project work plan with specific milestones that will lead to achievement of project goals
•   Investigate existing technologies both through literature review as well as exploration of water development innovation across Ghana.
•   Identify technologies to be tested
•   Carry out the initial tests, documenting all aspects – including a)cost/benefit of each model, b)ability of women to manage and maintain, c)effectiveness of catchment and storage, d)ease of integration with irrigation systems, e)availability of equipment, etc.
•   Recruit women volunteers for phase two testing of systems in household settings. Provide practical training on system installation, maintenance and management.
•   Build relationships with private sector suppliers and women farmers to cultivate linkages and distribution networks that will provide these technologies to women and ensure that women understand their management and use.
•   Develop relationships with community leaders, women’s groups, relevant government representatives, community-based organizations other INGO experts, etc. to build understanding of water catchment and storage options and to stimulate broad adoption.
•   Develop tools and process to monitor success of the pilot project against objectives.
•   Document the outcomes of all tests, share lessons learned and promote the distribution and use of effective systems.
•   Supervise the work of the Technical Officer. Ensuring the two-person team works closely together to achieve the project objectives within the short timeframe.
•   Maintain complete financial records for the project, document all expenses and provide regular financial reports to the MEDA Ghana Country Project Manager.
•   Report regularly to the Project Manager

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Experience with rainwater catchment and harvesting technologies
•   Demonstrated self- starter, willing to take initiative and innovate to meet the objectives of an assignment.
•   Practical construction experience
•   Experience working on women-focused programs.
•   Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Management, Business, or other related field.
•   Minimum of 5 years’ experience in finding solutions to challenges of water catchment, storage and distribution.
•   Private sector experience an advantage.
•   Appreciation and support of MEDA’s faith, values and goals

Location: Upper West Region

How To Apply For The Job

Please submit letter of application and resume to:-

lkadiri@meda.org

Closing Date: 18 November, 2013

Please do not submit application if you do not meet the qualifications as stated.

{MSI Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

Management Systems International (MSI) seeks candidates for an anticipated USAID-funded project designed to reduce corruption, increase accountability and build capacity of designated institutions within the Government of Ghana.

Job Summary

•   Qualified candidates will use their expertise to assess needs, design solutions, provide technical assistance, train staff and build the capacity of local organizations and government institutions.
•   Senior and mid-level professionals with anticorruption, civil society and/or governance experience, particularly with donor-funded development projects  are encouraged to apply. At least five years of experience required.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified candidates should

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 15 November, 2013

We are constantly in search of talented, creative individuals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets to contribute to our team both at headquarters and in the field, and encourage you to apply.

{Marie Stopes International,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2013};

MSI’s goal is to meet the needs of the underserved and dramatically improve access to the use of family planning and other reproductive health services. MSIG is part of Marie Stopes International’s Global Partnership, which operates in over 43 countries worldwide.

The Regional Training Centre Coordinator will be responsible for the management, marketing, coordination, alignment, monitoring and analysis of the training centre activities within MSIG. The objective of the Regional Training Centre is to provide high quality (clinical and non-clinical) training for MSIG staff members, MSI partners in West Africa and external partners in Ghana, while generating a sustainable source of income for the country programme.

Key Responsibilities

•   Develop annual work plan including income and costs projections that show an upward trend.
•   Maintain an updated database of resource persons, facilitators & trainees
•   Keep and manage records of all Regional Training activities including accurate finances, training reports etc.
•   Ensure Regional Training activities are compliant with MSIG procedures and USAID where applicable in terms of administration, procurement, clinical quality, legality, finances and best practice.
•   Responsible for developing marketing materials in collaboration with the Communications and Marketing department, continuously looking for innovate ways to market the centre
•   Define yearly targets in conjunction with Head of Department and implement strategies to achieve set revenue targets in relation to cost
•   Develop a brand strategy for the Centre in conjunction with Line Manager and the Marketing Team

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Administration or Human Resource Development.
•   Additional Certificate in Marketing and or Communication
•   Post Graduate Certificate in Marketing, Communications and Project Management or any related course will be an advantage

Experience/Skills

•   At least 5-years post-graduation experience in a similar role
•   Experience in adult learning principles and organising resources
•   Experience in facilities management, maintenance and marketing of products
•   Experience working within an International Non-Governmental Organisation strongly required
•   Excellent customer and people relations or management skills
•   Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

These are all local positions. Interested Non-Ghanaians must therefore have the necessary legal permits required to work in Ghana.

For any of the positions applied for, please label application and email with the exact preferred job title and location, for example (Regional Coordinator Youth, Accra etc.).

Interested and qualified applicants should send their applications addressed to:

The Head Human Resource and Admin
Marie Stopes Int. Ghana
PMB 267, Accra

Or by

e-mail through: recruitments@mariestopes.org.gh

Closing Date: 08 November, 2013

{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.