{GIZ Ghana,Goaso/Kumasi,Full-Time,GH,Degree,1 years,06 Apr-2023};

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries
worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including
economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and
Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive
Societies, which focuses on good governance

Project Brief:

GIZ has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union to
implement the Joint Action “Migration, Jobs and Development”. The aim is to provide economic and social reintegration measures for returned
and jobseekers, capacity building for members of employment promotion institutions, engaging diaspora organisations, pursuing legal pathways
of labour migration and establishing regional employment promotion networks

Scope of Role:

• The Technical Advisor is responsible for the capacity building of the Regional Labour Offices (RLO) and its various Public Employment Centres (PECs) within the Ahafo/Ashanti regions.
• The main responsibility will be the coordination of activities and know-how-transfer, as well as training and networking for the respective labour officers stationed in the regions.
• Supporting the steering committee of the project regarding the strategic development, management, and operational execution of the programme

Tasks:

• Support and advise the steering committee of the project, the regional labour office and the public employment centres in all capacity building needs for employment promotion, job canvassing, migration, and reintegration matters.
• Facilitate know-how transfer to the Regional Labour Officer and PECs.
• Organize training events for labour officers.
• Draft manuals, concept notes and similar information materials.
• Support the RLOs and PECs in the organisation and implementation of employment promotion activities, such as career guidance sessions.
• Draft papers, statements, presentations, and briefing documents in the area of Employment Promotion, Reintegration and Migration.
• Support the effective cooperation with other units of the Labour Department and the GIZ Ghana.
• Support internal communication, rules and regulations, team building and reporting on the progress of work to the relevant superiors.
• Keep relevant stakeholders informed about upcoming deadlines and deliverables, thereby ensuring smooth completion of work.
• Support the organisation of regular team meetings and the onboarding of new team members.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences or any other project related fields.
• A minimum of one (1) year of work experience in: international development, project management, social work, and other related fields.
• Expertise on the topic of migration in Ghana, especially on the nexus of Migration and Development, Reintegration and Employment.
• Experience in working/engaging with international organizations and/or donors (e.g. EU) is an advantage.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office with a focus on MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A strong capacity for effective teamwork, high degree of flexibility, ability to work under pressure of deadlines and pays attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel in and outside the country.
• Willingness to update skills as required by the tasks to be performed

Location: Goaso/Kumasi

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/PFS/21/03 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 06 April, 2023

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.

 

{Pagus Africa,Ho – Volta Region,Full-Time,GH,Degree,7 years,10 Apr-2023};

About Center for Achievement and the Country Director

Center for Achievement is an education focused NGO based in Ho, Ghana that strives to create young socially responsible citizens and leaders within the community. Through our programs, we seek to improve and create more opportunities for young people in the Volta region whilst assisting in community development projects. Our job is to empower youth so they are equipped to intelligently face life’s challenges, have good values, and do what they can to help others.

CFA community programs and projects are opportunities for our Path to Success students and student-interns to gain hands-on workplace experience and satisfaction from helping others.

Job Summary

The Country Director is responsible for all Center for Achievement (CFA) Strategic development and management, Fundraising and Programs. CFA programs and projects include leadership development through the Path to Success program including internships, sponsorship, scholarships, educational and community outreach programs.

Job Description

Reports to: Executive Director and Board of Directors
Manages: Program Coordinator, Financial Assistant, Educational Project officer, Office manager
Is responsible for:Volunteers, Path students and members of the organization.Programs and Activities in which the organization engages.

Project Management

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the organization’s operations and programs.
• Develops and implements consistent inventory and cost accounting policies, procedures, and operational reporting/metrics.
• Oversees and reports on the organization’s results to the board of directors.
• Supervises the development of operations-based financial modeling.
• Coordinates and leads annual budget reviews, monthly and quarterly reviews, and periodic planning and forecast updates for effective program implementation.
• Ensures ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommends timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals
• Maintains and supports in building a strong Board of Directors; builds board involvement with strategic direction of ongoing programs
• Leads, coaches, develops, and retains CFA.
• Ensures effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluates program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents.
• Develops appropriate community partnerships and collaborations, and provides feedback to the Board related to the operationalization of those partnerships and collaborations.
• Manages and develops CFA Path Program and Mentorship Program with build on leadership, personal and professional skills for PATH students

People Management

• Provides leadership to and manages the efforts of program teams to ensure appropriate support of all departments.
• Retains diverse, qualified staff and volunteers by providing career coaching, growth, and personal development for workers.
• Represent and manages the team according to CFA Core Values
• Ensures effective staff management by adopting efficient performance management models to maximize output.

Fundraising & Communications:

• Expands local income generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and regional expansion.
• Uses external presence and relationships to garnernew opportunities.
• Prepares accurate and timely analyses that capture and communicate fundraising results, variances, and performance trends.
• Ensures that services and funding relationships are robust enough to meet or exceed strategic goals and objectives.
• Designs the national fundraising strategy to intensify in-country fundraising.
• Builds partnerships in new markets, establishing relationships with the funders, and political and community leaders for the growth of the organization.
• Oversees the implementation of the online presence strategy and ensures the quality of the CFA brand
• Intensify local and international presence and communicate program results with an emphasis on the successes of the local programs to up the organization in a better position for resource mobilization.

Experience Required

• Successful resource development, fundraising and philanthropy experience
• High level communication skills, including experience of communicating effectively across cultures and with diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing
• A solid knowledge of accounting, budgeting, financial management and fundraising.
• Extensive experience in leading the process of ongoing strategic planning.
• Extensive experience in public speaking/public relations.
• Ability to appreciate gender, cultural and ethnic diversity
• Sensitive to context, local dynamics that drive conflict and division, and power imbalances

Personal Qualities / Skills

• Demonstrates leadership and management skills
• Is able to multi-task
• Takes initiative
• Works independently
• Demonstrates creative problem-solving skills
• Dynamic
• Flexible
• Organized
• Good team player

Qualification Required & Experience

• The preferred applicant must have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in Development Management, Project Management, MBA or other relating fields with 7 or more years’ experience in senior management of the non-profit organizations.

Engagement type: Two-years contract with possible renewal based on performance

Location: Ho, Volta Region

How To Apply For The Job

To apply submit your Motivation letter and resume to:

CFA@pagusafrica.org before 10 April 2023. Applications will be sorted and attended to on a rolling base.

Closing Date: 10 April, 2023

{World Food Programme (WFP),Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree,1 years,25 Mar-2023};

JOB PURPOSE:

WFP Ghana is transitioning from direct implementation to increased support through capacity strengthening to partners (government, CSOs, private Sector etc). Such support also includes institutional systems strengthening, policies and frameworks, as well as the human resource strengthening. In the social protection sector, such support also entails strengthening systems that support the use of cash transfers programmes to empower people to meet their essential needs in social protection. There is potential for such programmes to also contribute to longer-term objectives such as digital financial inclusion (DFI) and women’s economic empowerment (WEE), when deliberately designed to do so.

As such, WFP has a very important responsibility to uphold and ensure that our collaboration on social protection is strengthened, and systems that support social protection are functioning to deliver the best support. More and more, capacity strengthening thresholds are expanding, and WFP is committed to exploring all the thresholds to benefit all people living in Ghana.

WFP’s Ghana CO is seeking a Programme Policy Officer to support the strengthening of national and subnational entities that provide social protection, in close collaboration with the head of Social Protection and the Programme Team to support social protection activities within the upcoming 2024 – 2028 Country Strategic Plan and support the harmonization of social protection across the other CSP pillars.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Social Protection and overall supervision of the Country Director, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties.

• Support the WFP Ghana social protection and relevant teams to coordinate the implementation of relevant strategies to enable uptake of SP for vulnerable groups in WFP Programmes.
• Establish positive and efficient working relationship with national and subnational relevant government Ministries – Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Education, and other strategic Government structures that are crucial to SP to ensure government ownership for the outcomes of the CSP.
• Support WFP to design and implement its capacity-strengthening interventions in collaboration with the Government and other relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with relevant government partners implementing social protection programmes to identify key capacity gaps on SP policies and related programmes and outcomes for WFP support; participation and articulation of the same during sector working groups is also included.
• Liaise with development partners (DPs) in social protection to ensure coordination and harmonization in SP activities within the SP sector
• In liaison with the monitoring and evaluation team, WFP Ghana Technical Lead, LEAP Secretariat, School Feeding Programme Secretariat and other SP programmes, keep track of the outputs and outcomes for all WFP Ghana SP programmes, including digital financial services and women economic empowerment initiatives.
• Liaise with the Nutrition and Food Systems teams to promote harmonization of their initiatives with social protection, leveraging on the digitization, evidence generation and other key WFP tools.
• Support other SP activities that focus on School Feeding, LEAP, and sensitization and communication efforts for women participating in national SP programmes to increase their use of digital financial products that are appropriate to their needs and ensure women are prioritized.
• In collaboration with the Government partners, support WFP’s efforts to develop a business case for partnerships with private sector stakeholders, identifying key actors, opportunities to collaborate on sustainable SP delivery.
• Scope for linkages and synergies with more national programmes supporting gender equality, resilience, and social protection plans, policies and strategies where possible.
• Support proposal writing and fundraising with Private Sector for the SP pillar.
• Represent the organization in meetings with Government counterparts, partners and other project stakeholders as delegated by the CO.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Advance University degree in Development studies, Project Management, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Public Health, Gender, or any related field as advertised.

Desired Experiences for Entry into the role:

• Minimum of one or more years of professional progressive experience in coordination and project management.
• Previous experience in supporting activities and policies related to national social protection programmes will be important.
• The ability to coordinate multi-stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment is an important asset.

Other skills:

• Excellent collaboration skills with demonstrated ability in collaborating with various partners, including private sector actors and the government.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills especially for dealing with WFP partners; including the ability to effectively communicate through multiple mediums (e.g., policy, advocacy messaging, reporting, training).
• The ability to produce high-quality written outputs demonstrating an attention to detail.
• Experience in facilitating training modules and focus group discussions using adult education/participatory methods.
• Experience working in cross functional and cross organizational reporting structures.
• Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy both individually and as part of a team effort.
• A motivated and proactive individual who can work with minimal supervision, adhering to deadlines and used to meeting targets.
• Ability to collect and analyse programme output and outcome data and preparing various reports for management and stakeholders.
• IT literate with proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power point and online collaborative working tools.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 25 March, 2023

Qualified Female Candidates are encouraged to apply

{GIZ Ghana,Bono Regions,Full-Time, GH,Masters / MSc,5 years,15 Mar-2023};

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activitiescover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

• The Supporting Private and Financial Sector (PFS) programme was commissioned in January 2023 for a period of three years.
• The programme aims to improve the employment situation of MSMEs in five regions of Ghana, i.e., Greater Accra, Ashanti, Bono, Bono
East and Ahafo.
• It has five outputs namely, support for financial services, service offering for MSMEs; employment services for returnees and migrants; green economy measures; and foundations for vaccine production

Scope of Role:

• The Technical Advisor will be responsible for implementing daily operational aspects of all issues related to the programme in the Bono
Regions.
• He/she will support the PFS through the provision of technical assistance and advice to the insurance programme partners and ensure the operationalisation of activities within the regional network of service providers for MSMEs with a focus on insurance interventions.

Tasks:

• Supports the coordination, liaison and advice to the partner organisations including the regional network of service providers for
MSMEs.
• Coordinates and assists in preparing, planning, implementing and monitoring of programme plans and activities in close
consultation and coordination with counterparts.
• Participates in formulating action plans and helps synchronise the planning and budgeting system with counterparts
• Jointly responsible with partner institutions for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums,
team meetings and other programme activities.
• Regularly consults with the GIZ officer responsible for the implementation of the project within the regions

Qualification Required & Experience

Profile:

• University qualification (Masters/MSc) in Finance, Risk Management, Insurance or any relevant area. An insurance professional
qualification will be an advantage
• Minimum of five (5) years’ work experience on the topic of Insurance in Ghana specifically within the context of private and
financial sector development or any other comparable institutions
• Demonstrate good interpersonal, communication, management and organisational skills.
• Possess strong command of English language (both written and oral); knowledge of German language is an asset
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Proactive attitude towards personal growth and institutional changes

Location: Bono Regions

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/SPFS-IN/03/01 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 15 March, 2023

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion
are encouraged to apply.

{GIZ Ghana,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Degree,N/A,07 Mar-2023};

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

Start-ups and small enterprises form the backbone of Ghana’s economy, but growth prospects in the informal and formal economy are increasingly
hampered by low productivity and competitiveness, especially in the context of global trade. The reasons for this are manifold: the majority of microentrepreneurs and business owners miss sufficient professional and digital entrepreneurial skills, access to finance, and the lack of a conducive business environment largely affected by unfavorable policies. The rapid arrival of digital technologies is opening up numerous new market opportunities for existing companies and potential start-ups, but also towards challenges of the global competitive market. Therefore, the task of digital transformation in Ghana is to build on existing structures and address old as well as new problems using digital technologies.

The Digital Transformation Center Ghana works with a broad spectrum of political, private-sector and civil-society partners, setting itself the task of improving the economic situation, especially of informal micro-enterprises, through digital transformation. It strengthens the capacity of decisionmakers to implement relevant strategies and plans and improves the business activities and employment situation of informal micro-entrepreneurs. It is based on 3 outputs:

• Strengthened capacities of public actors and cooperation at national and regional level promote digital entrepreneurship.
• Micro-enterprises can make their business activities more efficient by improving access to targeted digital solutions.
• Coaching and mentoring on the application of digital solutions strengthens the digital business skills of informal micro-entrepreneur

Scope of Role:

As an intern, you will support the team in Accra in the organization and implementation of the above-mentioned objectives of the project. Specifically, you will assist with the implementation of activities under Output 1 of the project – improving policy frameworks and fostering collaboration for digital entrepreneurship.

Tasks:

• Preparation of event report through a thorough assessment of relevant documents.
• Support with the development of presentations for project activities.
• Support research, review, and analysis of key documents relevant to the digital transformation.
• Support internal and external communication, e.g. by writing intranet messages, editorial creation and graphic processing of short concepts, flyers, presentations, social media posting and press releases.
• Support the knowledge management of the project (e.g. maintenance of data in databases and distribution lists, taking minutes of important
meetings and creating instructions for important, recurring work processes)
• Support the conceptual and organisational preparation and implementation of events in partnership with local ecosystem partners in Ghana.
• Monitor the development of digital policies in Ghana, while researching on global success cases relevant to the implementation of our activities
• Assist with mapping of key stakeholders in specific policy areas.

Qualification Required & Experience

• At least a first degree in the social sciences and/or humanities – political science, international relations, computer science, economics, communications, etc with a focus on areas relevant to the role (e.g. digital economy, sociology of technology, digital policy, etc.).
• Very good report-writing, communication, presentation, interpersonal and improvisation skills.
• Good analytical and conceptual skills and bring along a high degree of flexibility and commitment.
• Keen interest in the field of digital policies and entrepreneurship, ideally first insights into the Ghanaian digital entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Self-motivated, self-organised and results-oriented
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications
• Promotes a knowledge-sharing and learning culture in the office.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/DTEG/01/03 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 07 March, 2023

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.

{GIZ Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Masters/MSc,10 years,10 Mar-2023};

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

The Support to the Transformation of TVET in Ghana project aims to support the reforms of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, the Commission for TVET, the TVET Service, TVET Institutions and other private and public sector stakeholders. It is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Scope of Role:

The TVET Financing and Policy Technical Advisor is primarily responsible for implementing policy advice to partner institutions:

Your Task:

• Assisting and monitoring the development and implementation of the Support to the Transformation of TVET in Ghana
project activities in close consultation with partners, counterparts, and project managers
• dealing with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected
with the project’s interventions in the field of TVET policy and financing.
• identifying and implementing capacity development measures for CTVET, TVET Service, and MoE and suggesting
necessary changes, improvements and initiatives (organizational development)
• providing technical assistance to further develop TVET policies incl. national TVET financing following a multistakeholder approach.
• facilitating demand-oriented exchange with and coordination amongst national TVET institutions especially CTVET, and TVET Service, to enhance the harmonization TVET system in Ghana.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Masters/MSc in an area related to vocational training/educational studies.
• Excellent knowledge of Ghana’s TVET system and CBT
• At least 10 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
• Proven record of working for / with at least one of the following institutions in the area of TVET: CTVET, MoE, TVET Service
• Experience in TVET policy advice and Financing mechanism
• Experience in project management
• Experience of working with int. organizations would be an asset.
• Good working knowledge of ICT technologies
• Fluent written and oral knowledge of the English language
• Willingness to travel frequently within and beyond Ghana.
• Strong interpersonal skills, work experience in an intercultural environment is an asset.
• Capacity development experience, especially organizational development
• Very strong communication skills and ability to engage stakeholders and facilitate networking.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de under the Job Code 2023/TVET-P&F/02/24. If you do not hear from us Two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 10 March, 2023

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and
religion are encouraged to apply

{GIZ Ghana,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Degree,1 years,01 Mar-2023};

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

Governance for Inclusive Development (GovID) – The GovID programme supports national actors and overall 100 MMDAs to increase their revenues and use it for inclusive development. GovID works for a planned, meaningful, and inclusive use of public funds according to the motto “raise more, invest better”.

Scope of Role:

• The junior administrative specialist is primarily responsible for providing basic technical support for the project and working in close collaboration with the project leads towards the achievement of project goals.

Tasks:

• Organizes conferences, workshops, and trainings for the project: including provision of logistics, preparation of the agenda, documents,
and presentations, as well as writing of minutes.
• Makes travel arrangements (hotels, flights, etc.), including reimbursement documents for travels.
• Coordinates purchase of equipment supplies and materials.
• Prepares the documentation for contracts, services and/or purchases.
• Participates in the planning, execution and documentation of meetings, workshops, seminars, and other events held within the framework of the project.
• Complies with the regulations regarding accounting, contracts, and purchases according to internal processes and rules (P&R)
• Organizes and updates archives and documentation in compliance with GIZ knowledge management – manages, checks, and updates the inventory of project office.
• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

Qualification Required & Experience

• University degree in BA/BSc Administration, Social Science or similar area.
• Minimum of one (1) to two (2) years of relevant professional experience.
• Very good working knowledge of ICT tools (related software, phone, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS office)
• Good/Strong organizational and writing skills.
• Experience in office management and administrative tasks.
• Good interpersonal, management and communication skills.
• Strong command of English language (both written and oral) is required; knowledge of German language is an asset.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Rendering result-oriented performance.
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/GovID/02/15 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 01 March, 2023

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.

{GIZ Ghana,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Degree,1 years,01 Mar-2023};

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

• Sustainable Employment through Agribusiness (AgriBiz) – AgriBiz Programme works together with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to improve the conditions for creating productive employment in the agribusiness sector.
• The Programme strengthens business organizations to better represent the interest of their members and offer professional services. • AgriBiz supports processing companies in their business development, introducing technological solutions.

Scope of Role:

• The Junior Technical Advisor supports the organizational development of member-based Agri-Business organizations, institutions and networks.
• The Junior Advisor will be part of a team which will specifically focus on framework conditions for Agri-Business enterprises.
• The job will entail the support of the advocacy work of business associations as well as to improve their business orientation and their
offer of a relevant and effective range of services to their members

Tasks:

• Assist Component Manager and Technical Advisor to monitor the development and implementation of programme plans and activities
in close consultation with counterparts.
• Contribute for the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with the
programme’s area of activity.
• Assist in developing, planning and implementing technical and organizational concepts for improving service delivery and advocacy work
of agri-business member-based organizations and networks.
• Support cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners, assists with PR work and cooperates with relevant organizations, private
sector, non-governmental agencies to improve and maintain good working relationships.
• Prepare reports and presentation documents, including monitoring & evaluation, success stories and best practice examples.
• Handle other task on behalf of GIZ.

Qualification Required & Experience

• University degree in an area that is related to the project/programme objectives, with a focus on a relevant field (equivalent to BA or MBA).
• At least 1/2 year professional experience in a comparable position.
• Professional experience in organizational development of member-based institutions, networks.
• Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office).
• Diligent, goal oriented, open minded and innovative, team player and ability to perform task without supervision.
• Proficient in spoken and written English. Knowledge in German and/or French is an asset.
• Strong interpersonal skills, work experience in an intercultural environment is an asset.
• Strong managerial, organisational, administrative and social competence.
• Very strong communication skills and ability to engage stakeholders and facilitate networking.
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.
• Willingness to frequently travel within Ghana

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/AgriBiz/02/16 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 01 March, 2023

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion
are encouraged to apply.

{GIZ Ghana,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Degree,4 years,01 Mar-2023};

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

Sustainable Employment through Agribusiness (AgriBiz) – AgriBiz Programme works together with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to improve the conditions for creating productive employment in the agribusiness sector. The Programme strengthens business organizations to better represent the interest of their members and offer professional services. AgriBiz supports processing companies in their business development, introducing technological solutions.

Scope of Role:

• The Technical Advisors supports the organizational development of member-based Agri-Business organizations, institutions and networks.
• The Advisors will be part of a team which will specifically focus on framework conditions for Agri-Business enterprises.
• The job will entail the support of the advocacy work of business associations as well as to assist them improve their business orientation andtheir offers of a relevant and effective range of services to their members.

Tasks:

• Assist and monitor the development and implementation of action plans and programme plans and activities in close consultation with
counterparts.
• Responsible for the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues connected with the
programme’s area of activity.
• Develop, plan, and implement technical and organizational concepts for improving AgriBusiness member-based organizations and
networks and increase their revenues, specifically of women-led ones.
• Provide advice on business orientation and general organizational development of business associations, organizations and networks with
a view to professionalize the range of services and member management.
• Advise on the association’s advocacy work, support cooperation and effective dialogue with stakeholder from the private and public
sector, non-governmental agencies and the academia.
• Assists with PR work using social networks, print media, radio, television etc.
• Prepare reports and presentation documents, including monitoring & evaluation, success stories and best practice examples.
• Handle other tasks on behalf of GIZ.

Qualification Required & Experience

• University degree in an area that is related to the project/programme objectives, with a focus on a relevant field (equivalent to BA or
MBA).
• At least 4 years’ professional experience in a comparable position.
• Professional experience in organizational development of member-based institutions, networks.
• Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS
Office).
• Diligent, goal oriented, open minded and innovative, team player and ability to perform task without supervision.
• Proficient in spoken and written English and working knowledge in Twi. Knowledge in German is an asset.
• Strong interpersonal skills, work experience in an intercultural environment is an asset.
• Strong managerial, organisational, administrative and social competence.
• Very strong communication skills and ability to engage stakeholders and facilitate networking.
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.
• Willingness to frequently travel within Ghana

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/AgriBiz/02/15 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 01 March, 2023

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

• The global project “Programme Migration for Development” (PME) seeks to leverage the development potential of migrationthrough support of individuals, collaboration with organisations and advice to governments and responsible agencies on the areas of migration, reintegration, regular migration and development. It also engages in employment promotion and related capacity building. The project runs the “Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC) in Accra.

Scope of Role:

• The Senior National Coordinator (SNC) for the Programme Migration for Development is responsible for the implementation of the project’s activities in Ghana.
• Together with the officer responsible for PME Ghana (DV), he forms the management team of PME in Ghana. A core responsibility of the SNC is the operational planning and oversight of timely and effective implementation of activities.
• He also liaises with project partners, including the political partner of the project, the Ministry of Employment of Labour Relations. In addition, he also supervises part of the project team and is responsible for the facility of the “Ghanaian European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development”.

Tasks:

• Providing technical support to the Program in community system strengthening in financial inclusion and social protection measures
• Providing professional advice to all both public and private partners as well as CSOs and program beneficiaries
• supports the conduction of specific research needed for the project planning and implementation.
• Key liaison person to support TL in coordination with programme staff at GIZ head office.”
• Contributes to preparing and implementing the coordination process, joint programme activities and work at the regional level.
• Deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and events on issues connected with the project/programme’s area of activity.
• Develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives.
• Advise partner institution(s) particularly the Private Sector on order clarification, identifying needs, developing concepts and
strategies, and provides technical input.
• Supports cooperation, regular contact, and dialogue with partners, assists with PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies, and individuals in the project.
• Develops ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals, and procedures.
• Responsible for planning and managing international, regional and local short-term experts (drawing up ToRs, selecting and managing consultants and appraisers in the course of implementing projectactivities, and accepting and evaluating performance)
• Plans implementation and reporting procedures of GIZ/ private partners and its changes.
• Responsible for steering and managing external short-term experts.
• Assist with general project planning and develops project concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning
exercises and their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication, and documentation.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Master’s/MSc. in an area that is related to the project/programme objectives, with a focus on a relevant field.
• Minimum of 7’ years of professional working experience in partnerships with the private sector, project and financial management,
community mobilization for action and financial inclusion; and Employee Wellbeing Initiatives.
• Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications
(e.g. MS Office)
• Fluent written and oral knowledge of the English language and a working knowledge of German
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.
• Ability to work under pressure, strong team orientation, cooperation, and negotiation skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:

hr-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2023/PME-SNC/02/04 in the subject line. If you do not hear from us two (2) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 24 February, 2023