World Education- Ghana Vacancies

Job Description

 

Project Name: ECHOES – Empowering Cocoa Households with Opportunities and Education Solutions

Job Description:
The Project Officer will provide full time support to the successful implementation of all Formal Education-related components (Early Grade Reading & Community Participation in Basic Education) on the donor-funded ECHOES III project.

The Project Officer will be part of a team of staff ensuring the effective implementation of the project in the targeted project districts which currently include Sefwi Wiawso, Sefwi Akontonbra, and Juaboso.

• S/He will have primary responsibility for ensuring that all activities related to Formal Education in the school community are planned and carried out effectively and efficiently.
• S/He will be responsible for building strong collaborative partnerships with relevant stakeholders at the district and community levels and work closely with the Project Officer – Non Formal Education (NFE) to promote education in target communities, and to strengthen and enhance ECHOES partner relationships.

This position will be based in Sefwi Wiawso where World Education has a field office, and will report directly to the ECHOES Project Director based in Accra.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide leadership at the field level for all aspects of the formal education component of ECHOES
• In collaboration with the Project Officer – NFE, coordinate the organization of community entry and participatory community diagnostics
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of all component-related workshops, meetings and associated activities
• Coordinate activities of all relevant actors in the formal education sector (school administrators, teachers, circuit supervisors, SMC/PTAs, and community reading volunteers) for the effective planning and implementation of reading and assessment activities
• Meet regularly with other team members to assess and monitor project implementation and needs of the communities
• Liaise with the M&E team to ensure effective monitoring of the educational progress of all learners through conduct of assessments and on-site class monitoring
• Liaise with F&A team to ensure prudent and efficient use of project funds
• Prepare and submit monthly reports on all field activities and ensure that all field reporting deadlines are met
• Promote basic education and reading in particular in project communities and schools
• Liaise with GES officers from project districts and facilitate cross-learning with them
• Liaise with other program partners and relevant stakeholders to ensure collaboration and effective partnership
• Participate in the development of technical documents including proposal and report writing
• Serve as the primary source of information regarding one’s portfolio both for internal and external purposes.  Be prepared to report and respond to requests/questions regarding field operations.
• Contribute, as requested, in the production of materials featuring activities and accomplishments in the field for public relations and fundraising purposes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Required Skills or Experience

 

• Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Education, Social Sciences, or related field required
• Minimum of 3-5 years working experience on an education or literacy program essential
• Recent experience in project management, implementation and monitoring and evaluation
• Technical expertise in formal education, behavior change, community mobilization, and community-based service provision;
• Familiarity with Ghana government education policies, strategies, plans and current/past programming;
• Demonstrated ability to engage partners at different levels and to represent education priorities and issues ;
• Strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills;
• Willingness and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Ability to communicate well in Twi and possibly Sefwi

 

How To Apply

All C.V’s and online applications should be sent to:

Those by post could be sent to:

The Project Director,
World Education,
PMB 12,
Osu – Accra.

The Deadline for applications is the 20th of January, 2012.