{USAID / RING,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,08 Feb-2016};

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

The Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) project is a 5-year integrated project funded by the USAID Feed the Future (FtF) Initiative and is designed to contribute to Government of Ghana (GoG) efforts to sustainably reduce poverty and improve the nutritional status of vulnerable populations. The goal of RING is improved livelihoods and nutritional status of households in Ghana.

Job Location: Sanerigu/Central Gonja/Saboba

Reporting Relationship:  Governance Advisor reports to Program Manager

Job Overview

•   The RING Governance Advisor supports the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies (MMDA) and all RING activities within the assigned districts. The Governance Advisor is the primary point of contact of RING at the MMDAs and for communications between the MMDA and the RING Senior Management. S/He provides overall Governance support to the MMDAs and coordinate complementary technical assistance provided by RING technical staff for Agriculture, Livelihoods, Nutrition and WASH. S/He also interacts with community leaders and members where activities are taking place. As a member of the governance team, the Governance Advisor will deliver needed capacity building and technical assistance to all levels of the MMDAs as directed. The Governance Advisor will also support the implementation of community level capacity building interventions that promote transparent and accountable governance.

•   Specific activities the Governance Advisor will carry in his/her district will vary based on district work plans and individual district technical needs.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Representation & Partnership Management

•   Represent RING at the MMDA by articulating a positive image to MMDAs, communities and beneficiaries;
•   Build bridges and promote a clear understanding of the RING project among district and community-level partners;
•   Develop positive relationships with project stakeholders through effective, respectful and supportive communication;

Capacity Development

•   Identify areas in need of strengthening (governance and technical);
•   Provide identified governance and technical capacity support to the MMDAs and their sub-structures;
•   Notify RING senior staff of district capacity development needs outside the expertise of the Governance Advisor;
•   Support the organization of district staff training activities relating to RING interventions;
•   Provide quality assurance during interventions carried out by MMDA staff or consultants;

Components Integration

•   Provide needed assistance (to RING or MMDAs) across all three components of the project;
•   Conduct periodic scoping exercises to develop an awareness of major activities occurring within a district (whether RING-led, GoG or other organizations), ensuring that an informed approach is taken when targeting interventions and communities;
•   Prompt district focal person, when necessary, to coordinate among the relevant district technical departments (DADU, GHS, DWST, etc.);

Project Management

•   Support planning units (and other technical departments) to develop annual work plans in line with District Medium Term Development Plans and RING project objectives;
•   Support district focal person to undertake periodic project reviews and adjust implementation timelines based on the current status of the program;
•   Support the various technical departments in their procurement processes, and undertaking Value for Money Analyses relative to their procurement undertakings/activities.

Project Sustainability & Ownership

•   Identify community champions within RING communities to increase intervention ownership;
•   Identify district and community-level options for innovation grants;
•   Support district to ensure all groups (specifically the vulnerable) are included in the project planning, implementation and monitoring;

Project Monitoring & Evaluation

•   Support the monitoring and evaluation unit with data collection, validation and storage at MMDA level;
•   Regularly visit project sites to track the impact of interventions on prime targets;
•   Support partner MMDAs in developing their monitoring and evaluation reporting schedules;
•   Conduct joint monitoring visits with MMDA staff and participate in regular data reviews;
•   Support in the presentation of monitoring results by MMDAs at the appropriate fora;
•   Coordinate with relevant stakeholders during project planning, implementation and monitoring;
•   Contribute to the development of annual work plans, performance monitoring systems and tools, and writing of project reports;

Reporting & Communication on Project Activities

•   Provide weekly updates to supervisor, and contribute towards the preparation of other project reports to project management team and other relevant stakeholders for management decision- making;
•   Liaise with the technical units (Agriculture, Livelihoods, WASH, Nutrition, and Governance) of RING to ensure a steady flow of information concerning field-based activities;
•   Identify potential success stories, draft narratives and follow up for final publication for both MMDAs and RING; and
•   Assist the RING project office in the preparation of scene setters for official visits to the MMDAs and project communities.

Qualification Required & Experience

Personal characteristics that will be an asset for this position are:

•   A supportive and patient demeanor;
•   Honesty, integrity, and the ability to work independently, with little on-site oversight;
•   A passion for development and supporting the growth of the most vulnerable populations;
•   A willingness to work under challenging circumstances (i.e. poor road and phone networks, no electricity or running water); and
•   The ability to remain neutral, whether politically, tribally, or religiously, in all circumstances.

Professional qualifications the candidate must have are:

•   At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Development, Social Sciences, Political Science, or other relevant field;
•   At least three years’ work experience in community development, project management, capacity building, governance strengthening or other relevant fields;
•   A strong demonstrated working knowledge of the District Assembly and its sub-structures;
•   Proven project, budget and personnel management experience;
•   Strong writing skills,  and IT skills, specifically in Microsoft Excel;
•   A willingness to spend at least 80% of the work week in his/her assigned district, traveling on difficult terrain;
•   The ability to ride a motorcycle; and
•   Proficiency in at least one, preferably more, local languages (Dagbani, Mampruli, Nanum, Gonja, Anufo, Likpakpaln, Basara, Moar, Twi, etc.).

Location: Sanerigu/Central Gonja/Saboba

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidate should send their CVs to:-

Email:  hrghana@ghanaresiliency.org

Closing Date: 08 February, 2016

{West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI),Accra,Full-Time, GH,Bachelors Degree, 2 years,25 Feb-2016};

The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) was established to build the institutional and operational capacity of civil society in West Africa, through knowledge management, capacity development and policy influencing. WACSI seeks committed, motivated and dynamic persons to join its team in contributing to enhancing civil society’s efficiency and effectiveness in West Africa. The Officers will undertake activities that seek to strengthen the institutional and operational capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs).

General Description:

•   The Programme Officer (Capacity Development) will report to Head of Capacity Development.
•   The officer will undertake activities that will support strengthening the organisational and technical capacity of CSO partners in such fields as governance, financial management and sustainability, administration, monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, and constituency building; the provision of training to emergent CSO leaders; and other forms of training, grants and technical assistance.

Responsibilities:

•   Assist with the design and implementation of WACSI’s Capacity Development programmes;
•   Design and manage institutional assessment tools, training and technical support;
•   Participate in unit and cross-unit programme/project planning and proposal development;
•   Developing and drafting project work plans, reports, concept notes and other documentation, such as training and resource materials, presentations, and budget proposals;
•   Troubleshooting to help identify and resolve project issues, thus ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget;
•   Assist with mentoring and training interns at the Institute;
•   Represent WACSI at external events, nationally and internationally, and position WACSI for expanded work in civil society strengthening;
•   Such other activities as may be identified by the Head of Capacity Development in consultation with the Executive Director.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, with an advanced degree preferred;
•   At least 2 years’ experience in project management and supervision;
•   Demonstrated experience in organisational capacity building for CSOs, including designing and implementing trainings for CSOs, delivering organisational development technical assistance, and/or mentoring CSOs.

Key requirements:

•   Good communication, writing, organizational and project implementation skills in addition to good quantitative and qualitative analytical skills;
•   Attention to detail and results oriented;
•   Ability to multi-task and a team player;
•   Ability to work without supervision; dynamic, self-motivated;
•   Fluency in English and French.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants must submit their application letter and   Curriculum Vitae/Resume, and 2 Referees (One academic and one professional) to:-

recruitment@wacsi.org and copy (cc)  admin@wacsi.org

Closing Date: 25 February, 2016

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

{West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI),Accra,Full-Time, GH,Bachelors Degree, 1 years,25 Feb-2016};

The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) was established to build the institutional and operational capacity of civil society in West Africa, through knowledge management, capacity development and policy influencing. WACSI seeks committed, motivated and dynamic persons to join its team in contributing to enhancing civil society’s efficiency and effectiveness in West Africa. The Officers will undertake activities that seek to strengthen the institutional and operational capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs).

General Description:

The Programme Officer (Knowledge Management) will report to the Head of the Knowledge Management Unit and provide support in the implementation of the Institute’s Knowledge Management programmes.

Responsibilities:

•   Work closely with the Head of the Knowledge Management unit with the planning and implementation of WACSI’s Knowledge Management Programme;
•   Assist in the coordination of research on behalf of WACSI and dissemination of the results to relevant parties;
•   Assist in the coordination and the production of WACSeries and other publications;
•   Contribute towards documenting civil society activities across West Africa;
•   Monitor and evaluate the knowledge sharing programmes;
•   Assist in the dissemination of information about the WACSI’s Knowledge Management programmes to internal and external audiences;
•   Manage WACSI’s resource center;
•   Manage WACSI’s expert database;
•   Works collaboratively with other programme units to ensure synergy and coherence across all the programme areas to achieve WACSI’s strategic objectives;
•   Handle all administrative tasks in the Knowledge Management unit;
•   Troubleshooting to help identify and resolve project issues, thus ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget;
•   Such other activities as may be identified by the Head of Knowledge Management  and the Executive Director.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science, public policy, development studies or other relevant social sciences is required; A Master’s degree is preferred;
•   1-3 years relevant experience working in the Non-Governmental sector;
•   Previous working experience in policy research and knowledge management in West Africa is highly desirable.

Key Requirements:

•   Strong research and writing skills in addition to good quantitative and qualitative analytical skills;
•   Knowledge of basic research tools and statistical software such as STATA, SPSS, Epi Info, etc.;
•   Knowledge of project management and strong organizational skills and ability to work with little or no supervision, dynamic, self-motivated;
•   Excellent communication skills (perfect verbal and written skills), synthetic minded, highly organised and resourceful
•   Familiarity with West Africa’s socio-political context;
•   Dynamic, self-motivated and be able to work independently;
•   Ability to multi-task and a good team player;
•   Fluency in both English and French.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants must submit their application letter and   Curriculum Vitae/Resume, and 2 Referees (One academic and one professional) to:-

recruitment@wacsi.org  and copy (cc) admin@wacsi.org

Closing Date: 25 February, 2016

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

{UNDP,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree, 5 years,05 Feb-2016};

Grade: SB5
Duration of Initial Contract: One (1) Year
Duty Station: Accra
Salary: GHS 96,958 – 128,735 (Annual Gross Salary)

Background:

•   Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Project Manager the Project Officer shall support formulation management and evaluation of project activities relating to J-PASS Project
•   The Project Officer works in close collaboration with the UNDP Governance Team, CO, Programme and Operation teams and Development Partners with overall supervisor of the Project Manager.
•   The Joint Party Support and Strengthening (J-PASS) project builds on previous UNOP initiatives to promote increased public confidence and participation in elections, promote increased trust in political parties and in election results, and promote increased participation of women and youth in decision making processes in political party democracy.
•   J-PASS recognizes that internal democracy, gender equality and election results monitoring are key to improving public and political party confidence, with particular focus for the 2016 elections.
•   J-PASS Project is situated under the ambit of the UNDP Governance Programme and the Project team will be based In UNOP Ghana Office.
•   The project will be Implemented with the five parties (CPP, NDC, NPP, PNC, PPP) participating as equals This is a 25 year project.

Summary Key Roles:

•   Support the Project Manager in providing policy advice on deepening political parties’ internal democracy, empowering women and youth.
•   Lead as maybe delegated by the Manager in coordinating the implementation of the J-PASS project.
•   Support in Resource Mobilization ,and Strategic Partnerships to support the J-PASS Project

Qualification Required & Experience

Education:

•   Advanced University Degree in preferably in Political Science, law, International or Social Studies, Development Studies or any other related held;
•   Master degree (backed up With post masters practical experience) in these fields is an advantage

Experience:

•   Minimum of five (5) years of cross-cutting experience at the national level in providing technical/advisory services on such areas as governance, gender, women’s empowerment, youth development, participatory policies and the related fields
•   Hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects is an asset;
•   Previous experience working in Ghana or African sub region on elections, governance or related issues and knowledge of UN or International development procedures will be an advantage.
•   Language: Fluency in English.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Follow the link below to view detailed job information and mode of application:

(https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=63174)

Closing Date: 04 February, 2016

For United Nations Common System salanes, allowances and benefits for General Services Category (GS1-GS7) and National Officer category (NOA – NOD).

Manual application will not be accepted and only short-listed candidates will be contacted,
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply,

{Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre (GSHRDC),Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree, 3 years,31 Jan-2016};

Job Summary

•   The Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre (Gender Centre), a reputable women’s human rights organization, is urgently looking for committed activists to join our team.
•   Reporting directly to the Programmes Manager, the Project Officer will be part of a team working on a number of projects in the area of Violence against Women, Adolescent Reproductive Health and Rights, Women in Leadership as well as other projects of the Centre.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of a first degree from a recognised university or tertiary institution, preferably , in Social Sciences, Development and Gender Studies, Law or related subjects, IT and Communications.
•   At least three years of working experience in a field related to the above-mentioned areas.

Other Desirable Qualities or requirements:

•   Must be a strong team player
•   Ability to work with little supervision
•   Possess good interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
•   Possess initiative and ability to adapt and cope with pressure .
•   Willing to work outside normal hours when needed
•   Excellent negotiating skills
•   Experience in networking in civil society mobilization
•   Demonstrate strong interest in gender e&equality, social justice, women’s rights and empowerment issues.
•   Experience in project management and resource mobilization
•   Excellent presentation and writing skills
•   Computer literate in Word, Excel, Power Point
•   IT skills
•   Ability to manage website will be an advantage

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested persons should send their application and CVs to:-

application@gendercentreghana.org  addressed to: The Executive Director.

Closing Date: 31 January, 2016

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

{ACDI/VOCA,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Bachelors Degree, 10 years,27 Jan-2016};

We are seeking applications for suitable candidates for the following position: Grants and Contract Manager

Responsibilities:

•   Develops and manages the grants portfolio, manages grant funding and usage of funds
•   Establishes detailed systems and procedures for management of grants activities, including the preparation of grant agreement templates and other compliance-related documents
•   Prepare grant budgets, cash forecasts, and monitors grant expenditures, alerting management to irregularities, recommending alternatives/best practice as needed
•   Reviews business plans, develops grant agreements, follows up on outstanding grants and obtains required deliverables
•   Provides compliance review of procurement, financial transactions, contracts and grants
•   Participates in the preparation of responses to audit requests and donor specific reporting requirements for awards and contracts
•   Monitors the grants to ensure they are supporting project goals
•   Provides training and guidance on all matters relating to the project’s sub-grantees
•   Creates training tools and develops modules to help build capacity for sub-awardees

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Bachelor degree or equivalent in development, Finance, business or economics or other related field. Master’s preferred
•   Minimum of ten (10) years of proven experience in a senior level finance and/or grants position in an international development organization, Five (5) of which must be experience with grant and contract management
•   Experience in institutional strengthening and of working with rural communities required
•   Demonstrated experience working in collaboration with multiple stakeholders and project implementation teams
•   Proven experience managing multiple grants
•   Proven ability to design and develop successful and achievable project-related grants
•   Thorough knowledge and experience with donor rules and regulations, and with current standards and guidelines with regarding to contracts and grants

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a resume CV to:-

hr@acdivocaghana.org

Note: When submitting your application, start the subject line with the position title and location:

Closing Date: 27 January, 2016

{SNV Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree, 5 years,13 Feb-2016};

SNV is a Dutch based international Development Organisation that provides Capacity Development Services to local institutions and organizations in more than 30 developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Present in Ghana since 1992, SNV is committed to the reduction of poverty, and works to achieve this in line with national poverty reduction strategies.

Access to adequate, affordable and sustainable energy products and services is a precondition for development. Typically, less than 10% of the population in a sub Saharan African country is connected to the electricity grid and over 80 % of the same population lacks access to modern, safe, clean and efficient energy sources for heating, cooking and lighting.

This segment of the population uses traditional biomass such as charcoal, wood, straw, agricultural residues and dung, the use and collection of which brings with it various negative consequences, such as increased pressure on the environment, a high workload and indoor air pollution, especially affecting women and children.

Access to modern energy not only helps eradicate extreme poverty and improve the environment and living conditions, it also reduces the disparity between men and women. Social services (hospitals and schools) and businesses can only operate efficiently if they have access to modern energy. It is nowadays fully recognized that access to affordable and sustainable energy products and services is necessary for the fulfilment of most development objectives.

The overall goal of SNV Ghana is to contribute to improve the livelihoods of the rural and peri-urban poor in Ghana by accelerating the dissemination of renewable energy products and services for the poor.

Job Summary

Are you a good organizer and planner, with excellent communication and analytical skills, willingness to perform administrative tasks, interested to work in international development and in sustainable energy?

SNV Netherlands Development Organization is looking for a Management Support Officer to support the Global Managing Director Energy.

Responsibilities

•   Organize the planning, monitoring and reporting cycle; collect countries’ information using digital systems, e-mail and skype..
•   Data analysis and desk research; summarize and distribute relevant documentation. .
•   Prepare and organize global team meetings and workshops, make and distribute minutes and reports of meetings.
•   Prepare, send and file or upload reports and letters; manage logistics and agenda.

SNV offers an attractive package and a one year contract, for 20 hours per week with possibility to expand to a full-time position and contract extension. Duty station will be SNV Ghana office in East Legon, Accra effectively starting from 1st of April 2016.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   University education in social sciences, communication, business administration or similar.
•   A minimum of 5 years of work experience in a similar job, preferably within an international development context;
•   Excellent interpersonal and English communication skills, quality orientation, service oriented, IT proficient. •   Knowledge of the Energy sector and of the French language is an advantage;

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by sending CV and motivation letter before 31st January to:

snvghanarecruit@gmail.com

Closing Date: 13 February, 2016