Company Profile

For nearly 60 years, Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) has worked globally to support children and youth who dream of a better world, serving the poor regardless of their faith, cultural, and ethnic background. We deliver our mandate by bringing together diverse people and building partnerships, driven by a common belief: education extends beyond the walls of a classroom and is the most powerful tool children can use to change their world. We focus on breaking barriers preventing access to inclusive, quality education for all, especially girls. 

Christian Children’s Fund of Canada, Ghana Country Office;
Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC), commenced work in Ghana in 1996 in Tamale in the Northern Region. We currently work in 9 districts of Northern and Upper East regions covering a total of 72 communities in partnership with local NGOs.

Our Vision, Mission and Values

• Vision:  We dream of a world where every child has a voice and the ability to achieve their full potential. 
• Mission: Christian Children’s Fund of Canada creates a future of hope for children, families, and communities by helping them develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and injustice. 
• Values: Across our work, we aim to uphold the values of results, respect, integrity, teamwork and excellence. 
• Results: With a global perspective, we take strategic action to positively transform the lives of children, families and communities. 
• Respect: We champion the rights, dignity and value of all people. We treat others as we want them to treat us. 
• Integrity: We are honest and trustworthy in all our actions. Our actions are consistent with our vision and mission. 
• Teamwork: We combine diverse expertise and personal initiative, creating a powerful synergy to accomplish our shared goals. 
• Excellence: We continually innovate and challenge ourselves to achieve the highest-quality results.

Job Description

Christian Children's Fund of Canada (CCFC) is an Issues Based Organization that places children’s voices at the centre of every decision we make and every action we take and works to create a future of hope for children, families, and communities by helping them develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and pursue justice.  CCFC implements its activities through partners and currently has a partner office in Demong.

CCFC has a vacancy for Field Program Officer (FPO) in its Demong Office, Saboba District.

The CCFC Field Program Officer is expected to contribute towards the achievements of program goals by providing leadership in the direct program level planning, implementation and reporting on CCFC core projects, sponsorship, special/ SEED/ Gift catalogue and other grant projects.

Key Functions & Results
Key accountability responsibilities: The CCFC FPO will be responsible, but not limited to the following; 

• Support the CCFC Programs Manager (PM) in the development of program implementation strategies, operational plans and budgets for programs and projects.
• Facilitate the development of concept papers, proposals and provide data/ information for fundraising and grant sourcing.
• Facilitate effective planning, successful, quality and timely implementation and reporting on core programs, sponsorship and other projects and programs.
• Support the PM to ensure compliance with CCFC and other donor policies, procedures and guidelines to support the quality assurance, transparency and quality control initiatives and undertake constructive intervention when necessary.
• Facilitate the formation, capacity building and proper functioning of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in program area towards ownership and sustainability.
• Facilitate CBOs participatory planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluate processes of program/ project and related activities to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in program operation.
• Ensure efficient visibility and prominence of Demong Area Development Program and CCFC in the operational areas through proper branding, networking, public and media engagement and participation in district / municipal/ metropolitan assembly meetings.
• Facilitate community needs assessments, trend analysis and share relevant data, reports and emerging issues in program operations with the Program Manager in a timely manner.
• Ensure efficient, effective and timely M & E data collection, data entry and reporting.

Required Skills or Experience

• Degree in a relevant development field; post-graduate degree an asset
• Minimum four years work experience in the development field
• Demonstrated ability to work independently 
• Experience building relationships with development agencies, funding agencies and writing successful concept papers, grant proposals and donor reports is an asset 
• Program/project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation experience, including budgeting and reporting 
• Professional experience in one or more of CCFC’s key sectors: micro-enterprise development (MED), education, health, and/or water and sanitation; advocacy an asset 
• Skills in group facilitation, training, capacity-building and community mobilization 
• Good interpersonal communications, relationship-building, conflict management and networking skills,
• Ability to speak Dagbanli will be an added advantage
• Commitment to CCFC's Vision, Mission and Values