Company Profile

CARE International is a global network of independent national organizations, which include CARE members, candidates and affiliates, social enterprises, and thousands of community-based partner organizations working together across more than 100 countries to save lives, end poverty and fight social injustice. To learn more, visit www.care-international.org.

CARE International in Ghana: CARE began operations in Ghana in 1994. Since then the Accra office expanded to support programs in Togo and Benin under the umbrella of the CARE Gulf of Guinea country mission. In July 2010, CARE replaced the three-country mission with country offices in Ghana and Benin, the latter of which is also responsible for a small number of activities in Togo.

CARE Ghana’s projects are primarily implemented through partnerships with local and civil society organizations. This enables CARE to further engage with government and the private sector, work effectively in coalition, and to have the greatest possible impact. CARE Ghana prioritizes the rural and vulnerable poor- women and organizes its work around health, governance, sustainable livelihoods and education.

Job Description

CARE International in Ghana is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of  Field Supervisors (FS)- 3  MicroLead The MicroLead project is a three-year collaborative partnership between UNCDF, CARE International and Fidelity Bank aimed at improving the quality of life of poor people by developing and providing them access to financial services. Through the initiative CARE and Fidelity will bring together their resources, skills and experience to reach 72,500 people across the northern zone of Ghana with appropriate financial services to ensure that they are also financially included. The goal of the project is to provide access to financial education and basic financial services through VSLAs to 72,500 completely excluded people and access to formal financial services to 30,000 VSLA members in the rural areas of Ghana with focus on the Northern, Upper East, Upper West and Brong Ahafo Regions.

Job Summary:

• The Field Supervisor (FS) is responsible for facilitating the implementation of the   project and CARE’s relations with the designated Implementing Partner Organizations (IPOs) namely   ; SILDEP in Tumu; PRUDA in Nandom; PAS-Garu in Garu and ORGIIS in Paga  and other stakeholders at the district level under the supervision of the Project Manager.
• She /He will provide technical support to the staff of partner organisation in the implementation of the project and ensure information flow between the project team, partners and stakeholders.
• The FS will ensure effective planning and implementation of activities to achieve results in target communities.
• S/he will report to the Project Manager of MicroLead Project. The Field Supervisors (FS) will be in based in Garu and Paga in  the Upper East Region and Nandom and Tumu in the  Upper West Region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Expand the outreach of savings-led financial services (VSLAs) in MicroLead catchment areas.
• Monitor VSLA group development (self-management and transition to maturity as guided by group objectives and work closely with IPOs Field Supervisors to ensure successful scaling up of VSLA groups.
• Develop appropriate need-based delivery channels for extending efficient, scalable and quality financial services to VSLAs and support partners in community sensitization, mobilization and facilitation of VSLAs
• Support in the compilation and analyzing project reports from IPOs to generate project-Level information for donor reports, as well as for policy and project-oriented publications.
• Work with partner organizations to develop quarterly operating plans that will result in widespread expansion of VSLAs in the project areas.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of community based agent systems that are linked to community institutions and other service providers such as Local based NGOs.
• Manage the process of training local organizations in the VSLA methodology
• Conduct situational analysis of existing VSLA groups to determine their training needs.
• Support in building the capacity of existing VSLA and new YSLAs in the areas of financial literacy, Understanding the concept of financial linkage and enterprise development initiatives.
• Support in the preparation and implementation of the VSLA Linkage component.  Coordinate this effort with the Project Manager and the linkage officer.
• Work with the M&E advisors/officers to develop quality assurance/learning mechanisms that will enable project team to maintain high implementation standards, effectively assess the quality of VSLA.
• Conduct field visits project areas for case studies and documentation.

Required Skills or Experience

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• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in rural Development, Community Development, Agriculture or Business Administration In depth understanding of community managed financial services ( VSLA).
• Experience in VSLA linkage and linkage models
• Strong experience and knowledge of microfinance in Ghana and positive experiences in relationship-building
• At least three years hands on experience in implementing community based programs and relevant experience in capacity building activities and working with rural communities and local NGOs.
• Demonstrated awareness of sensitivity to gender and diversity and knowledge of networking and partnership-building
• Good Analytical and presentation skill
• At least three years of relevant working experience (Village Savings and loans Association model)
• Excellent communication skills and good team player
• Well developed written and oral communication skills in English. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders and strong report writing skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate in the local language used in the operational area
• Strong facilitation , People Skills,  Integrity and Resilience / Adaptation and flexibility
• Ability to multitask and work within deadlines;