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Job Vacancy For Peace Building Officer At SEND-Ghana (Salaga, Northern Region)

Posted on: September 5th, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{SEND-Ghana,Salaga-Northern Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

SEND-Ghana in partnership with the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) and the Credit Unions Association of Ghana (CUA Gh Ltd) is commencing the implementation of a 5- year Food Security through Co-operatives in Northern Ghana (FOSTERING) Project. The goal of the project is to increase sustainable, gender equitable food security for over 42,000 women and men in eight districts in the Eastern Corridor of Northern Ghana (East-Gonja, Kpandai, Nanumba South, Nanumba North, Krachi-Nchumuru, Zabzugu, Tatale-Sangule and Chereponi). The project tackles directly four key areas of improving food security and sustainable economic growth for small-holder farmers: improving production; better marketing of products; expansion of household activities into off-season businesses; and access to finance.

The following positions are required to join the current team in the implementation of the project. Interested persons with the required skills and experience are welcome to apply.

Job Title: Peace Building Officer
Job Location: Salaga
Reporting to: Programme Officer
Associates: All SEND Project Officers

Objective of position: To ensure maximum coordination and capacity building support to community based conflict surveillance and management teams to reduce conflict towards a more sustainable and peaceful Eastern Corridor.

DUTIES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning

•   Planning and coordinating all peace surveillance activities in the project
•   Providing support for the surveillance teams to plan their activities
•   Facilitate the alignment of peace education and surveillance with other project activities
•   To plan networking involving the surveillance teams with similar initiatives in the eastern corridor to maximize effectiveness
•   To plan peace advisory services to the project

Management

•   Responsible for managing and coordinating the peace surveillance teams
•   Responsible for developing and managing the relationship between the project peace building initiatives and similar initiatives in the eastern corridor
•   Responsible for identifying and managing the resource needs of the surveillance teams
•   Will be the main counterpart to the peace building advisor responsible for arranging logistics and meetings of the project
•   To prepare articles on the  experiences of the program on peace building for the SEND website and Citizen’s Watch
•   Develop monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports on peace building

Training

•   Identify training needs of the staff and peace surveillance teams
•   Work with peace building advisor to prepare relevant training manuals
•   Work with peace building advisor to carry out trainer of trainers for principals and stakeholder institutions
•   Responsible for the preparation of training reports and make available to staff and beneficiaries for follow-up

Monitoring and Evaluation

•   Support conflict surveillance teams to plan and report activities
•   Responsible for coordinating the collection of success stories on peace building initiatives
•   Work with M&E officer to report on peace building activities
•   Ensure that M&E recommendations and lessons learned are used to inform subsequent plans
•   Responsible for feedback to stakeholders on M&E findings and recommendations on peace building issues

Representation

•   Represent the programme in all peace building networking activities such as WANEP-Ghana activities

SEND Downward Accountability

•   Ensure peace building activities, beneficiaries and expenditures are put on the SEND’s downward accountability notice boards
•   Participate in town-hall discussions to promote the downward accountability activities every 6 months
•   Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor

Qualification Required & Experience

•   BA/BSc in Development Studies, rural development, Peace Studies, Social Sciences or related disciplines with at least three years of relevant experience in similar position

Required skills:

•   (a) Ability to analyze, understand and report on conflict issues; (b) Good communication, animation, social mobilization and negotiation skills (c)Good facilitation and training skills (d)Proven ability to work in a team and rural environment, (e)Proven ability to work with minimum supervision (f)Enthusiasm for, and commitment to development work; (g)Willing to travel extensively in the eastern corridor of Northern Ghana (h)Field experience in Northern Ghana a plus

Location: Salaga, Northern Region

How To Apply For The Job

All applications should be sent to jobs@sendwestafrica.org quoting the job title in the subject area.

Closing Date: 13 September, 2013

Job Vacancy For Assistant Grants Manager At International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) – Tamale

Posted on: September 4th, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC),Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

The Feed the Future USAID Agriculture Technology Transfer (ATT) Project will address Ghana’s complex value chain issues, focusing on using technologies to improve the seed sector and will identify sustainable solutions leading to increased competitiveness in the rice, soybean and maize value chains. The expected outcome is an increased availability and use of agricultural inputs and technologies to increase and sustain agricultural productivity in Northern Ghana.

Specifically, the project will focus on improving public institutions and private sector businesses capacities to introduce new technologies to Ghana’s agricultural sector – focusing on the seed sector while working with other stakeholders in Ghana’s agro input sector. By encouraging the introduction and adoption of sustainable technologies, the ATT project aims to increase productivity and profit margins for agricultural producers throughout Northern Ghana.

Position Summary

IFDC is currently seeking candidates to become an Assistant Grant Manager: it is a full-time position for a 5-year USAID-funded project based in Tamale, Ghana.

The Assistant Grants Manager is a full-time, long term position responsible for the smooth administration and accountability of grants under the Agriculture Technology Transfer project, including tracking grants to grantees.

Qualification Required & Experience

Mandatory Requisites

Only those candidates whose work experience and education meet the three mandatory requisites below will be considered for the position:

•   Minimum three (3) years experience issuing and monitoring sub-agreement awards to organisations
•   Bachelor degree in one of the following: business administration, finance, economics, accounting, and/or related field.
•   Professional working experience in tracking and reporting on work activities with keen attention to details
•   Excellent skills in using computer Microsoft office applications such as Word and Excel Copied at: ghanacurrentjobs.com
•   Good data management skills
•   Knowledge of USAID regulations, sub-contract procedure and good administrative skill will be added advantages

Preferred Requisites

•   Master’s Degree in relevant field
•   Minimum five (5) years experience issuing and monitoring sub-agreement awards to organisations

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Deputy Chief of Party, the Assistant Grant Manager for the Agriculture Technology Transfer Project will:-

•   Assist the Grants Manager in the process of oversight and management of procedures according to IFDC and USAID rules and regulations. Specific procedures include solicitation, selection, award, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and close-out of local sub-contracts and grants
•   In coordination with the Grants Manager Develop and facilitate training programme for grants application process to train and assist potential grantees tp apply for and receive project grants within a set application and reward framework
•   In coordination with the Grants Manager, establish financial, accounting and administrative procedures for control of funds and expenditures for grants component of the project, including appropriate reporting and authorities
•   Perform pre-award assessments to determine applicant management and technical capacity to administer grant awards, when necessary.
•   work with accounting team to process deliverables and prepare check requests for payment to grantees.
•   Draft and manage subcontracts, grants and relevant grants documentation
•   Analyse, assess and assist with budgetary and financial aspects of grant proposals, recipient financial management capacities and needs, and disbursement of grants
•   Ensure effective communication between project staff, subcontractors and grant awardees such that grant recipients are provided with suitable technical advice and assistance in the fields of management, including financial management and sustainability
•   Monitor compliance of all agreements governing the award of subcontracts and grants and prepare reports to the Grants Manger and other senior-level technical staff as requested
•   Ensure the highest level of honesty, integrity, openness and transparency in administering grant award processes and procedures
•   In conjunction with the Grants Monitoring team, ensure overall integrity in the administration of grants/subcontract award processes and procedures Copied at: ghanacurrentjobs.com
•   Report any concerns or issues, whether verified or not, to senior management through supervisor
•   As well as any other assignment that the supervisor deems necessary for the success of the project or contribution to the work of IFDC as a global institution.

Duty Location

The Assistant Grants Manager will be based in Tamale (Ghana) but should be available to travel within the country when called upon to.

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants are kindly requested to send their applications in English in the form of a one page letter and current CV describing their experience, qualification and three reference contacts by email. Emails should be sent to the Regional HR Officer at:-

lbello@ifdc.org with copy to: bkiger@ifdc.org

Closing Date: 13 September, 2013

Applicants should indicate in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview scheduled in Tamale. No telephone queries will be responded to. The interview will consist of a panel interview and may include a written and/or oral test in English.

Job Vacancy For Innovations Senior Programme Manager (“Community Benefits Health”) At KPMG Ghana

Posted on: September 4th, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{KPMG Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

Two exciting opportunities to make an impact in Maternal Newborn Child Health (MNCH) in Ghana.

Our client, Concern Worldwide, is an international non-governmental, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the worlds poorest countries. Its project, Innovations for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health initiative (Innovations) is aimed at identifying and field-testing innovative ways of increasing access to high-impact, low-cost health interventions known to save the lives of women, infants and children.

On behalf of Concern Worldwide, KPMG invites two highly skilled and motivated professionals to join the Innovations Team to oversee and manage two separate projects in Ghana. The two successful candidates will travel regularly to challenging locations and may be located within the project test district during the Implementation and Evaluation phase of the project.

Innovations Senior Programme Manager (Community Benefits Health)

The successful candidate will be responsible for one of the Innovations projects being implemented in Ghana which will explore creative means of incentivising behaviour change in a manner that is neither individually-focused nor monetary-based.

Major Responsibilities of the role

Serve as the primary in-country point of contact on health-related and other technical matters providing timely information, reports and learning from the country; ensuring good stewardship of all resources; track progress; and participate in key local and international meetings.

Phase One – Design and Develop phase (3-6 months)

•   Manage the design, consultation and prototype stages before full implementation launch
•   Conduct routine field visits to assess the quality of work and identify current, emerging, and potential risks/challenges that might compromise the two phases of the project
•   Develop planning documents, meeting agendas, work plans, budgets and all other tasks required for developing the idea and obtain all appropriate ethical and other approvals, as necessary
•   Assist design and develop the innovations through formative research, local consultations with stakeholders and partners and prototyping aspects of the idea.

Phase Two – Implementation and Evaluation phase (18- 24 months)

•   Oversee the development and update of partner-specific and joint work plans and budgets
•   Ensure project monitoring plans are aligned with relevant national policies and protocols and supportive supervision plans
•   Prepare vital documentation to obtain and/or maintain ethical approval from local review bodies
•   Assess the quality of implementation and identify current, emerging, and potential risks/challenges
•   Verify project monitoring tools and methods are appropriate for generating quality evidence on the processes, outputs and intermediate outcomes outlined in each projects M&E framework
•   Plan and execute activities to promote use of project data to inform health planning and service delivery decision making
•   Review monthly and quarterly reports submitted by the project implementers

Qualification Required & Experience

Key qualifications & experience (“Community Benefits Health”)

•   Advanced degree in health / relevant undergraduate degree with 10-15 years of substantial experience in the health sector
•   5 years minimum relevant senior management and/or programme management experience at country level
•   Experience in community engagement and mobilization, behaviour change programming and methodology, research, monitoring and evaluation.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

•   Entrepreneurial and business minded
•   Proven people management skills
•   Ability to meet tight deadlines
•   Strong communication and problem solving skills
•   Knowledge of Ghanas maternal, newborn and child health sector, monitoring and evaluation and evidence-based health planning
•   Links with social innovation networks, social entrepreneurs and social enterprise and technology incubators.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Submit your CV and one to two-page cover letter outlining how your experience meets the specifications to:

HR Advisory Services
KPMG
Marlin House
13 Yiyiwa Drive, Abelenkpe
P.O. Box GP 242
Accra

Or by e-mail to: hr@kpmg.com.gh

Closing Date: 17 September, 201

Please visit www.innovationsformnch.org to learn more about the Innovations initiative

Job Vacancy For Innovations Senior Programme Manager (Care Community Hub) At KPMG Ghana

Posted on: September 4th, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{KPMG Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

Two exciting opportunities to make an impact in Maternal Newborn Child Health (MNCH) in Ghana.

Our client, Concern Worldwide, is an international non-governmental, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the worlds poorest countries. Its project, Innovations for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health initiative (Innovations) is aimed at identifying and field-testing innovative ways of increasing access to high-impact, low-cost health interventions known to save the lives of women, infants and children.

On behalf of Concern Worldwide, KPMG invites two highly skilled and motivated professionals to join the Innovations Team to oversee and manage two separate projects in Ghana. The two successful candidates will travel regularly to challenging locations and may be located within the project test district during the Implementation and Evaluation phase of the project.

The Role – Innovations Senior Programme Manager (“Care Community Hub:)

The successful candidate will be responsible for one of the Innovations projects being implemented in Ghana which will creatively use technology to improve social support and career development addressing the constraints and limitations in ensuring connectedness for health workers stationed in rural Ghana.

Major Responsibilities of the role

Serve as the primary in-country point of contact on health-related and other technical matters providing timely information, reports and learning from the country; ensuring good stewardship of all resources; track progress; and participate in key local and international meetings.

Phase One – Design and Develop phase (3-6 months)

•   Manage the design, consultation and prototype stages before full implementation launch
•   Conduct routine field visits to assess the quality of work and identify current, emerging, and potential risks/challenges that might compromise the two phases of the project
•   Develop planning documents, meeting agendas, work plans, budgets and all other tasks required for developing the idea and obtain all appropriate ethical and other approvals, as necessary
•   Assist design and develop the innovations through formative research, local consultations with stakeholders and partners and prototyping aspects of the idea.

Phase Two – Implementation and Evaluation phase (18- 24 months)

•   Oversee the development and update of partner-specific and joint work plans and budgets
•   Ensure project monitoring plans are aligned with relevant national policies and protocols and supportive supervision plans
•   Prepare vital documentation to obtain and/or maintain ethical approval from local review bodies
•   Assess the quality of implementation and identify current, emerging, and potential risks/challenges
•   Verify project monitoring tools and methods are appropriate for generating quality evidence on the processes, outputs and intermediate outcomes outlined in each projects M&E framework
•   Plan and execute activities to promote use of project data to inform health planning and service delivery decision making
•   Review monthly and quarterly reports submitted by the project implementers

Qualification Required & Experience

Key qualifications experience (“Care Community Hub”) –

•   Advanced degree in information technology, health / relevant undergraduate degree with at least 5-10 years of substantial experience in the health sector or in product design/development
•   3 years minimum relevant senior management and/or programme management experience at regional and/or country level
•   Experience in maternal health, information technology, human resource capacity building, research, monitoring and evaluation.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

•   Entrepreneurial and business minded
•   Proven people management skills
•   Ability to meet tight deadlines
•   Strong communication and problem solving skills
•   Knowledge of Ghanas maternal, newborn and child health sector, monitoring and evaluation and evidence-based health planning
•   Links with social innovation networks, social entrepreneurs and social enterprise and technology incubators.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Submit your CV and one to two-page cover letter outlining how your experience meets the specifications to:

HR Advisory Services
KPMG
Marlin House
13 Yiyiwa Drive, Abelenkpe
P.O. Box GP 242
Accra

Or by e-mail to: hr@kpmg.com.gh

Closing Date: 17 September, 201

Please visit www.innovationsformnch.org to learn more about the Innovations initiative

Job Vacancy For Senior Capacity Development Advisor, Evaluate for Health At MSI Ghana

Posted on: September 4th, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

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

Project/Proposal Summary:

The anticipated Evaluate for Health project will have two major efforts: one, to conduct assessments across USAID|Ghana’s health portfolio; and second, to build the monitoring, evaluation and action research capacity of the Mission, its grantees and local Ghanaian institutions. There will be three focus areas for this capacity building: Evaluation Studies and Assessments; Performance Monitoring and Evaluation; and Research Management; some action or operations research may also be called for. A heavy emphasis will be placed on evidence-based decision making and building local systems (Organizational Development) over training individuals. The anticipated duration of this contract is 5 years and the project will be based in Accra, Ghana (with travel throughout Ghana); candidates must be willing to relocate to Accra.

Position Summary/Responsibilities:

•   This Senior Team member will be one of three Key personnel, reporting to the Project Director
•   Lead the design, facilitation and management of all trainings, workshops, and long-term capacity building efforts with the USAID|Ghana Health Team, their grantees, government and local  institutions
•   Manage all staff and consultants supporting capacity building efforts, ensuring quality control, timely deliverables and client satisfaction
•   Lead the design, development and implementation of all training related activities

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Master’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in social sciences, Organizational Development, business/ systems analysis, or related field.
•   At least ten to fifteen (10 – 15) years of progressive experience conducting capacity building efforts (analysis, training, consulting) with government agencies entities and local NGOs. At least five (5) of these years should be in Africa.
•   At least two (2) years of experience implementing monitoring and evaluation activities.
•   At least five (5) years of Team Lead experience
•   Excellent facilitation, interpersonal and team management skills.
•   Fluency in spoken and written English is required.

Location: Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should send applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae to:-

recruitment@msi-inc.com

Closing Date: 18 September, 2013

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Job Vacancy For Senior Evaluation Advisor, Evaluate for Health At MSI Ghana

Posted on: September 4th, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

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

Project/Proposal Summary:

The anticipated Evaluate for Health project will have two major efforts: one, to conduct assessments across USAID/Ghana’s health portfolio (HIV, MCH, Wat-San, Malaria/ID’s); and second, to build the monitoring, evaluation and research capacity of the Mission, its grantees and local Ghanaian institutions. Evaluations will likely be project-based, mid-term, final, and performance assessments; large-scale population-based studies are not anticipated, though some impact evaluations may be required. The anticipated duration of this contract is 5 years and the project will be based in Accra, Ghana (with travel throughout Ghana); candidates must be willing to relocate to Accra.

Position Summary /Responsibilities:

•   This Senior Team member will be one of three Key personnel, reporting to the Project Director, with primary responsibility for the Evaluation and Assessments part of the contract.
•   S/he will work with the USAID and other partner staff to lead design of assessment approaches and methodologies to meet the deliverables required for each Task Order/ evaluation.
•   Lead design, testing and application of data collection instruments, sampling frames, etc.
•   Lead design on data analysis methodologies, serve as lead analyst for interpreting survey/ field data results, and be responsible for technical report writing and deliverables
•   Manage data collection teams and evaluation support staff/ consultants, being ultimately responsible for quality and timeliness of deliverables

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Master’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in social sciences, biology, health or related fields.
•   Minimum eight (8) years’ progressive experience in designing, managing, and analyzing the results of both performance and impact evaluations of development projects; 5 of these years should be in developing countries, (3) of these years assessing international donors-funded projects.
•   At least five (5) years’ experience implementing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, including expertise with sampling methods, database management and statistical analyses.
•   At least three (3) years of experience leading evaluation or field research teams.
•   Fluency in spoken and written English is required; strong technical writing skills required.
•   Excellent team management and interpersonal skills.
•   Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Location: Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should send applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae to:-

recruitment@msi-inc.com

Closing Date: 10 September, 2013

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Job Vacancy For Project Administrative Assistant (SHS Graduate Can Apply) At UNDP Ghana

Posted on: September 3rd, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{UNDP Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

Under the guidance and supervision of the Cluster Manager, Sustainable Development Cluster, the Project Administrative Assistant provides project management support services, including processing requests for payments, budget management and monitoring. The Project Administrative Assistant promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach in the Sustainable Development Cluster.

The Project Administrative Assistant works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projects staff in the CO and UNDP HQs staff to exchange information and ensure excellent and consistent service delivery. S/he will work closely with the project staff of the Community Resilience through Early Warning (CREW) and the sustainable cocoa production projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of key functions:

•   Provision of project support services;
•   Provision of support to financial monitoring and reporting.

Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing

Working closely with the UNDP-designated project officers, the incumbent will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:

•   Responsible for all ATLAS-related transactions, e.g. keep track and update Risk Management Module and issues log;
•   Maintain the project budget and expenditure, including formulation, revisions, and record keeping in ATLAS, monthly status reports, and reporting and liaising with the UNDP on budget matters;
•   Support preparation of background information for project implementation, work plans and budget;
•   Keep records and files of financial and technical documentation and reports;
•   Support the purchase of goods and services and following up on issuance of contracts and payments;
•   Liaise on the conduct of project audit and ensure access by auditors to project documentation, personnel, and institutions involved in the project;
•   Provide administrative support to the relevant project officers.

Undertake other duties per the requirements of the project.

Competencies
Core competencies

•   Communicating information and ideas: Communicating clearly and effectively. Seeking to understand the ideas of others. Facilitating and encouraging open communication. Creating an environment for open communication. Inspiring and persuading others;
•   Ethics and values: Taking actions that are congruent with what he/she says. Reliably delivering on promises and honoring commitments made. Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN/UNDP in actions and decisions. Demonstrating an appreciation of differences in values and learning from cultural diversity. Moves from demonstrating sensitivity to encouraging full participation, to leveraging diversity;
•   Knowledge sharing/continuous learning: Taking responsibility for self-learning and development. Actively seeking learning and career development opportunities. Promoting organizational learning and knowledge management. Building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
•   Organizational awareness: Understanding, building and using formal/ informal systems and contacts in a complex organizational and global environment to obtain results. Moves from an ability to use organizational services to assist others, to applying corporate thinking and applying judgment, to building support and finally, demonstrating political acumen;
•   Self-management and emotional intelligence: Managing moods, responding effectively to stress, situations of ambiguity or crisis. Managing relationships with others to achieve mutual benefits. Building an emotionally intelligent organization;
•   Working in teams: Working effectively with colleagues in ways that allow the achievement of shared objectives. Building teams both within existing organizational structures and outside of them. Creating team spirit and unity of purpose across the business unit.

Functional competencies:

•   Building strategic partnerships: Establishing, maintaining, and utilizing a broad network of contacts. Building partnerships and strategic alliances. Leveraging the resources of national governments and other development partners;
•   Client orientation: Understanding and meeting or exceeding client needs. Anticipating and addressing client needs and concerns. Developing innovative approaches to meeting client needs. Ensuring overall provision of quality services to clients;
•   Job knowledge and technical expertise: Demonstrating and applying professional and/or technical; expertise/knowledge of the post or discipline. Focusing on the knowledge and skill areas necessary to effectively perform the functions of the post. Identifying and seeking to expand knowledge and improve work processes;
•   Conceptual innovation in the provision of technical expertise: Supporting UNDP’s advocacy by developing innovative and creative approaches to the provision of technical expertise. Moves from research to analysis to developing innovative and creative approach to conceptual leadership and championing conceptual innovation.
•   Creating visibility for UNDP/supporting UNDP’s capacity to advocate: Ensuring that UNDP has the visibility and corporate image it requires as the key development actor;
•   Design and implementation of management systems: Ensuring that UNDPhas the internal management systems it requires as the key development actor;
•   Innovation and marketing new approaches: Enhance existing processes or products. Developing original and innovative ideas and approaches;
•   Integration in a multi-disciplinary environment;
•   Promoting accountability and results-based management: Monitoring and promoting practices, procedures and systems that support accountability and results-based management, while also influencing change in the organizational culture;
•   Results-based programme development and management.Effectively managing core and non-core resources to achieve UN development results.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Secondary Education with specialized training in financial management;
•   University Degree in Business or Public Administration would be desirable.

Experience:

•   Six years of relevant administrative experience is required at the national or international level. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and experience in handling of web based management systems;
•   Experience in ATLAS project management system is an asset.

Language:

•   Fluent in written and spoken English.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified candidates should

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 11 September, 2013

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Job Vacancy For Programmes Coordinator At YMCA Ghana

Posted on: September 3rd, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{YMCA Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

•   Work Base: Accra, Ghana with travel nationally and internationally
•   Contract type: Fixed Term Contract

A Christian, Youth Focused Organisation seeks to recruit a Programme Coordinator to design and implement innovative youth development and empowerment programmes in Ghana. The organisation is a registered NGO and exists to enhance the mind, body and spirit of young people in Ghana for the holistic transformation of their communities, Nation and the African continent.

The Programme Coordinator will report to the National General Secretary of the organisation and will provide leadership, strategic direction and be responsible for resource mobilization, effective coordination, management and implementation of programmes nationall

Specific roles

Technical Management

•   Oversight and management of technical projects including planning, implementation, undertake field visits, and reporting
•   Develop project proposals, create budgets and planning for new activities
•   Liaise with donors and potential funders to identify and pursue potential programme and funding opportunities
•   Coordinate project activities with activities of governmental agencies
•   Working knowledge of social investment (CSR) programmes by the private sector in Ghana

Reporting and Representation

•   Primary programme representative to donors, relevant government entities, partners, other implementation and stakeholders
•   Responsible for narrative programmatic reports, in line with grant agreements
•   Responsible for submission of quarterly status reports on all projects countrywide for the information of the NGS and partners of the Organisation
•   Documentation of impact of projects and programmes countrywide, with focus on analysis and dissemination of lessons learnt and best practice models
•   Support strengthening of communication strategy to make the organisation more visible to development actors in the country especially through project and programme brochures, case studies and press releases.

Team Management

•   Responsible for recruitment and supervision of key project staff, interns, student on attachment, and other short term programme consultants
•   Responsible for team building of project staff at national and regional level, conduct performance appraisal in line with operational procedures

Administration/Finance

•   Assure proper budget follow up for all funded project activities, monitor budget allocation is correct and respect proposal grant guidelines
•   Ensure all projects follow financial and administrative procedures of the Organisation
•   Prepare regular financial expenditure reports, in consultation with the Finance Department

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelors Degree from a credible university in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Development Planning, Community Development or a related field. A Masters Degree and the ability to speak French would be an added advantage.
•   3 – 5 years professional experience at project management level with a youth serving organization, national NGO, or governmental agency.
•   Result oriented with demonstrated ability to manage a team and work independently.
•   Proven ability in programme management, including planning, implementation, community mobilization, monitoring and evaluation.
•   Excellent communication skills oral, written and presentation skills and demonstrate ability to meet strict and high quality implementation and reporting deadlines.
•   Ability to work with no supervision and under pressure.
•   Willingness to travel within Ghana and internationally.
•   Computer literate

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applications with a cover letter, up-to-date 4-page CV with names of 3 referees and day time telephone contact and working email address, copies of relevant documents should be sent by email to:

applicants@ymcaghana.org

Closing Date: 16 September, 2013

•   Late applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
•   Interviewees will be contacted by the last week of September 2013 and interviews conducted no later than October 2013.

Job Vacancy For Project Officer (Kumasi-Ejisu)

Posted on: September 3rd, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{Confidential,Kumasi-Ejisu,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

The project officer will over see the smooth operations of the organisation and also identify potential donors for the realisation of the organisational goals and objectives.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent;
•   3 years of work experience related to development programmes and/or projects, with national/international agencies. Experience in Project Management will be an asset; working experience in community based projects/ activities will be an advantage.
•   Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to work independently, handle a variety of concurrent activities, rank priorities, organize work efficiently, and deliver assignments in a timely manner often under time constraints;
•   Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and orally, in English;
•   Computer skills in MS Office.
•   Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills.

Location: Kumasi-Ejisu

How To Apply For The Job

All interested persons should forward their details to:-

chancetochange.ghana@gmail.com  or taithoes@yahoo.com

Closing Date: 02 October, 2013

Job Vacancy For Assets & Inventory Officer At World Vision International (Savelugu, Northern Region)

Posted on: August 30th, 2013 by Ghana Jobs

{World Vision International,Savelugu-Northern  Region,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Sep-2013};

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 the 10 Administrative Regions of Ghana to provide portable water, promote sanitation and hygiene practices, quality education, particularly at the basic level, enhance food security and respond to disasters.

Job Title: Assets & Inventory Officer

Purpose of the position

To set up and maintain an efficient and transparent assets and inventory management system to enable proper stewardship of assets, material supplies and equipment; and ensure that proper documentation is maintained for the movements of all goods, materials and equipment.

Major Responsibilities

•   Ensure the maintenance, updating and proper tracking of fixed assets register in accordance with policy.
•   Ensure stock taking is done at least twice a year and advise management on the disposal of obsolete items.
•   Generate various quality and timely reports in accordance with World Vision Internally Financial Manual and on issue of supplies from stores for inclusion in the Field Financial Report.
•   Ensure timely implementation of all audit recommendation relating to the management of fixed assets and inventories.
•   Design and set up efficient fixed assets and inventory management system at the projects and train field finance staff in fixed assets and inventory management.
•   Keep track of equipment/tools/materials supplies for field operations and account for their utilization and management of surpluses.
•   Prepare Monthly reports on what goes out and what comes in as well as Field Trip Reports and submit to the Programme Manager through the Grant Accountant

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Education and Experience : Degree in Accounting or Part II of ACCA/CA/CIMA
•   Good working knowledge in MS Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
•   4 years working experience in similar position

Other Competencies

•   Ability to track and account for the movements of good and materials.
•   Produce accurate and timely reports on asset.

Location: Savelugu, Northern Region

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should send their application letters and cv quoting only the job title as the subject to:-

ghana@wvi.org

Closing Date: 13 September, 2013

As a child focused organisation, 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. Women are highly encouraged to apply.