Job Description

Tasks

• Manage the assigned Community Facilitators and supervise the timely execution of their tasks as laid out in the terms of reference;
• Liaise between the Community Facilitators, the management of the societies, Cocoa Merchants and ICI
• Contribute to data and information collection on child labour and consolidate them;
• Contribute, together with the Community Facilitators, to the identification of households and communities at risk of child labour, including hazardous activities;
• Contribute to data and information collection on child labour and consolidate them;
• Contribute to the identification of children at risk and children affected by child labour;
• Propose prevention and support actions to be taken;
• Collect and transmit the data necessary for the implementation of support and prevention activities to the ICI Project Manager and the relevant staff of the supplier;
• Together with the target communities, look for potential remediation activities to address identified cases of child labour;
• Contribute to populating databases with reliable and usable information on communities, households and child labour;
• Assist in designing and implementing the Internal Management System (IMS) of the farmer group.
• Train farmers on good agricultural practices, social and environmental standards.
• Ensuring that all the relevant records are in place for both internal and external purposes.
• Ensuring that internal inspectors understand well how to carry out effective farm checks and how to fill in the checklist.
• Making sure that all certified farms are really inspected (at least once a year).
• Assist district managers in the implementation of cocoa traceability system.
• The successful candidate will be based in a District.
• Perform any other related duties as requested by the line manager.

Required Skills or Experience

Education:
Imperatively a first degree holder in agronomy, social sciences or any related field;

Experience;

• At least 4 years’ professional experience, of which at least 2 years in the conduct of projects or technical activities in the field of cocoa farming. Experience in activities related to the fight against child labour would be a great asset;
• Excellent knowledge of the cocoa sector;
• A detailed knowledge of the UTZ certified code of conduct. 
• A good knowledge of the IMS procedures. 
• Excellent command of the English language;
• Good writing and synthesis skills;
• Knowledge of current computer software (Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet and other communication tools);
• Good aptitude for communication and teamwork 
• Competencies 
• Be dynamic, have a high sense of human relations;
• Be prepared to work effectively under pressure and show a great sense of responsibility;
• Excellent organizational skills and be able to produce quality results within deadlines;
• Experience in coordinating and facilitating discussion and exchange of knowledge forums;
• Good information management skills 
• Be willing to travel frequently to the villages /settlements of the societies;
• Be willing to stay in the villages overnight;
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English.
• Be able to communicate in the Akan language 

NB: The incumbent must be willing to move around with a motorcycle (relevant driving license required).