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Senior Project Officer

JOB SUMMARY
Company	Confidential
Industry	Information T...
Category	Engineering
Location	Accra
Job Status	Permanent
Salary	GH¢
Education	First Degree
Experience	5 years
Job Expires	Apr 06, 2020
Contact	...

Job Description

Dignity for All Programme- (FTA and Fairtrade Finland Partnership Programme):

This is a four-year Programme funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland. Underpinned by the Fairtrade Theory of Change (ToC), the MFA Impact Programme seeks justice and fairness through exercising rights and freedoms, empowerment through strengthening the assets and capabilities of the most marginalized farmers and workers, and the attainment of sustainable livelihoods through building resilient agro-based trade systems and societies.

The programme is aimed at capturing and assessing simultaneous change in four areas (spheres of change): Small producer & worker organizations; Supply chain business practices; Consumer behaviour and Civil society action.

The programme is being implemented in Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi and South Africa in banana, flowers, wine, tea and cocoa value chains. It focuses on FTA key thematic areas of gender and social compliance, workers’ rights, living income and living wage.

The two projects in Ghana are the Cocoa and Banana Impact Projects. The Cocoa Impact Project in Ghana is being expanded to include a Deforestation, Climate Change and Carbon Credit Project.

Duties and Responsibilities

Project Management

Establish a business case for each project, supported by budget information and income projections
Manage the implementation of projects to develop the capacity of producer organizations
Monitor operational activities and effectiveness of results and milestones
Compile monthly updates and quarterly reports using FTA and project templates
Support the development of project proposals

Technical Advisory

Provide thematic training and technical advisory support training to producer organisations and their structures and committees on themes including:

Climate Change and Deforestation
Project and financial management
Gender mainstreaming
Small Producer and Hired Labour Organisations Standards
Product Certification Cycle

Organizational Strengthening

Initiate and maintain relationships with local communities, public and government institutions, educational institutions among other stakeholders.
Understand producer needs and concerns, advocate on relevant policies to enhance FTA’s work with the local opinion leaders and decision makers.
Ensure awareness of the local trends, perceptions and players in the local community.
Advise on how to manage risk and optimise on the opportunities
Influence localised policies and perceptions in favour of FTA through the support of the Project Coordinator.
Support the identification of opportunities for programme and projects development
Support and provide advice to producer groups to enable access to trade and marketing opportunities
Represent FTA in country and field events

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Closely monitor programme performance (Financial and programmatic) and propose strategies for continuous improvement
In close collaboration with the MEL team, lead project monitoring and evaluation processes in-country
Monitor capacity building efforts
Submit high quality narrative and financial reports in accordance with project and organisational requirements (monthly, quarterly and annually)
Provide information and data on a timely basis to the Fairtrade Africa MEL function including but not limited to quantitative and qualitative reporting
Establish and maintain a database of all programme documents and reports area of operation

Programme advocacy
• Establish and maintain in country strategic partnerships
• Initiate and maintain relationships with local communities, public and government institutions, educational institutions among others who are key stakeholders of FTA
• Support advocacy efforts at national and regional levels
• Supports development of communication material development and supports media visits

Resource Mobilization
• Support the Regional coordinator with resource mobilisation efforts

Required Skills or Experience

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (e.g. Agriculture, Environmental Science, Natural Resources etc.) with additional work experience

Experience and Knowledge

• A minimum of 3 years’ project management experience on a climate change, deforestation or carbon credit related project
• Experience of delivering training to a range of audiences
• Experience in business development within sustainable supply chains
• Knowledge and understanding of Fairtrade standards
• Thematic knowledge and expertise in FTA’s priority areas

Skills
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact with individuals across multi-functional disciplines
• Conflict resolution skills
• Good organizational skills
• Good training and facilitation skills
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Ability to speak local language

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