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DISTRICT PROJECT OFFICERS (4)

JOB SUMMARY
Company	CARE Internat...
Industry	NGO/IGO/INGO
Category	International...
Location	Central, Asha...
Job Status	Fixed Term
Salary	GH
Education	Diploma/First...
Experience	5 years
Job Expires	Nov 25, 2022
Contact	...

Company Profile

CARE began operations in Ghana in 1994 by working to educate mining areas about sexual health and the prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. CARE Ghana now works with more than 40 partner organizations to implement a portfolio of projects worth about US$9 million annually in 150 districts across the country, from our main office in Accra and sub-offices in Kumasi, Sunyani and Tamale. For 30 years, CARE has been working in Ghana to improve livelihoods and achieve social justice through interventions that address the underlying causes of poverty. Our programming focuses on food and nutrition security and social and economic empowerment, with women and youth as our impact group.

Job Description

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), Inc. doing business as CARE International in Ghana is seeking talented, motivated and innovative District Project Officers (DPOs)– PROSPER III Project, who will work closely with the Zonal Project Coordinator (ZPC) to implement project activities in the cocoa districts within the Central, Ashanti and Western North Regions of Ghana.

The PROSPER III Project seeks to increase food production, productivity and income in ways that are resilient to climate change whiles empowering women, improving nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and reducing environmental impact reaching a direct target of 95,200 people. The project will be managed from the Kumasi sub-office of CARE International in Ghana.

The key Project Objectives are to:

Increase women’s leadership and agency,
increase women’s access to and control of productive resources,
Enhance women’s access to inclusive markets and
Improve strategic partnerships and advocacy.

We are committed to advancing gender equality and diversity in the workplace and to growing our pool of young talent.

JOB PROFILE
The District Project Officers (DPOs) will be based at Assin Fosu, New Edubiase, Nyinahin and Wiawso districts in the Central, Ashanti and Western North Regions respectively and will be required to work in 20 communities in the district in which she/he will be based. The DPO will be working with group promoters based in the communities to implement key project activities such as VSLA management, financial and market literacy trainings, Gender and stakeholder interface dialogues. The DPO will report directly to the Zonal Project Coordinator.

Some Key Responsibilities for this role:

Working with Group Promoter Leads and Group Promoters based in the communities to implement key project activities such as VSLA management, financial literacy training and onboarding of VSLAs onto Chomoka.
Develop, manage and supervise relationships with group promoters and promote the use of participatory performance tracking for learning among community groups.
Provide technical support to group promoter leads for awareness creation and sensitization activities in project partner communities
Training of group promoter leads and group promoters on VSLA protocols/principles, financial literacy, gender dialogues, marketing, leadership, and negotiation skills.
Preparation of monthly reports, activity plan and budget, expense reports and technical reports.

Required Skills or Experience

A good first degree or Diploma from a recognized University or Tertiary Institution in Social Work, Social Science, Community Development, Adult Education, or other related courses.

Knowledge

Knowledge on the formation and training of VSLAs
Appreciable working knowledge of Akan customary practices

Experience

At least two years of field experience in working with communities, community- based organizations (CBOs) especially farmer-based organizations (FBOs) with an NGO or public sector agencies
Experience in facilitating linkages, relationship building and networking
Experience in adult training methodologies such as the use of PRA/PLA tools and Community Action Planning
Excellent knowledge of the cocoa sector
Appreciable working knowledge of Akan customary practices
Ability to demonstrate Community development and facilitation skills.
Able to work with minimum supervision and able to meet deadlines.

Competencies

Effectively and appropriately interact with others to build relationships, influence others, and facilitate the sharing of ideas and information.
Develop internal and external trusting and professional relationships. Purposefully develop networks to build value through collaboration.
Deliver quality results on organizational goals and constituent expectations through thoughtful planning, decision making and following appropriate processes.
Contributes to an environment in which all employees feel a sense of belonging, valued for their differences, and empowered to participate and contribute freely.
Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same. Acts with a clear sense of ownership
Applies vision to think beyond the immediate situation and explores multiple potential paths.

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