Company Profile

Solidaridad West Africa (SWA) is a civil society organization that supports the sustainable development of production systems in West Africa. The West Africa Regional Office, headquartered in Accra, is one of eight (8) Regional Expertise Centers (RECs) within Solidaridad’s Network organization (www.solidaridadnetwork.org). We play a catalytic role in enhancing the well-being of farmers, miners, workers and their communities in West Africa through the promotion of socially responsible, environmentally sustainable and profitable supply chains. We work in partnership with private sector companies, governments and key stakeholders to achieve lasting impact. Our supply chain work in West Africa is focused on cocoa, gold, oil palm, cotton, coffee, cashew, horticulture, and other crops. We focus, among other things, on stimulating sustainable supply chains through the introduction of innovations in good practices, market uptake for sustainable goods, farmers’/producers’ access to finance, sustainable natural resources management and institutional capacity development and enabling policy.

The West Africa Regional Office of Solidaridad currently has programmes and operations in Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Job Description

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The Solidaridad Country Programme in Ghana seeks to recruit a highly qualified and motivated Programme Officer for its SAT4Business project funded by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO). The position is based in Accra.

Job Purpose
This position is to provide programme coordination, management and administrative support to the Sat4Business programme. Working closely with the Programme Coordinator, the candidate will undertake daily operational routine activities such as planning, reporting, organizing logistics and meetings, organizing and facilitating farmer registration and profiling, conducting periodic training and engage in regular field visits. 

Major Responsibilities

• Support Sat4Business Coordinator to coordinate and manage the activities of programme components. 
• Support the planning, implementation and monitoring of data collection and database management related to the programme. 
• Contribute to the development of programme communication materials and training content. 
• Develop training plans and reports and evaluate training under the programme. 
• Follow up the programme monitoring system, update, document and report on programme progress and results. 
• Support planning and implementing registration and profiling of targeted project clients and beneficiaries. 
• Liaise directly with Sat4Business consortium partners to set up meetings, workshops and field visits.
• Support engagement with project implementation partners and other stakeholders to ensure adequate documentation of partnership agreements.
• Organize and maintains a system for archiving and retrieving programme documents, reports, photos, videos and other knowledge products. 
• Catalogues programme related issues discussed at relevant forums and in the media (press clippings). 
• Prepare work plans and supports the writing of technical and financial reports based on Solidaridad’s specific planning, implementation and reporting procedures. 

Required Skills or Experience

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training

Education
A university degree in any of the following fields of expertise; Database Management, ICT, Statistics, Business Administration, Project Management or other related fields;

Experience

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant working experience in a reputable organization.
• Demonstrated experience in working with statistics and data management.
• Demonstrated experience in working with digital tools and managing client information.  
• Knowledge in the commodity chains within Ghana and West Africa is an added advantage.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Use of statistical tools
• Strong writing skills 
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Detailed and deadline-driven
• Ability to build consensus and work effectively within an international cross-departmental team.