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

• Provide support to the Public Policy/Advocacy Specialist
• Manage and coordinate all GSAM advocacy activities in 100 districts across Ghana
• Provide Technical Capacity Building and monitoring support to Partner CSOs on the project.
• Link up with partners and in particular CSOs working on social accountability within the Zone and provide information and updates on their activities as and when required
• Produce monthly and quarterly briefs to the GSAM Public Policy/Advocacy Specialist (PPAS)
• Assist the Public Policy/Advocacy Specialist and other national staff to produce credible, timely and high quality reports 
• Monitor and oversee the performance of CSOs in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo (Middle zone) of the project.
• Collaborate with the CSOs and facilitate the development of scorecards
• Work as a Zonal focal person to oversee the implementation of GSAM activities on the field
• Carry out public dissemination of results/updates community scorecards, interface meetings, town hall meetings, community mobilization intervention etc.
• Be responsible for the collation and entry of data into MIS system
• Assist in the preparation of reports on the GSAM advocacy campaigns
• Work closely with M&E Officer and M&E Specialist with information and other required support to plan and develop appropriate M&E tools, techniques, systems etc. and collection of data on the GSAM project.
• Work closely with the CARE Finance and Grants Managers to oversee the work of sub-grants and institute a system to track and monitor the implementation, results, and close-out of the awards

Required Skills or Experience