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The Partner Ghana programme links UK and Ghanaian secondary schools for educational partnerships of mutual benefit. We believe strongly that, in order to prepare young people to become responsible, global citizens, it is vital to give students a chance to interact and learn together with their peers from all over the world. These experiences encourage tolerance, openness and a spirit of cooperation for a better world. The Partner Ghana programme is fully supported and involves teacher exchange visits, student visits\/expeditions, resources, training and advice to support both schools to build an equitable, sustainable relationship.<\/p>\n
Main Role \/ Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n The Manager is responsible not only for managing all the partnership education elements UK relationships and activities within the Partner Ghana programme, but is also responsible for managing the flow of information across all digital media and promoting the benefit of the programme to a wider audience. The manager will provide support to teacher reciprocal visits and student visits as well as oversee the development of new initiatives to compliment the programme. The manager will lead, train and empower a small team of locally based but experienced staff.<\/p>\n Main Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Key areas of responsibility are:<\/p>\n 1) Promotion & School Recruitment<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Supervise engagement with MEOs to identify suitable Ghanaian schools for partnerships, and oversee application process and partnership matching process. 2) Programme Delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee communications with Ghanaian schools and stakeholders, develop communications strategy and build capacity of team to deliver termly newsletters and manage social media platforms. 3) Staff Capacity Building<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Review working practices and implement training and feedback system to build capacity of School Partnership Coordinator and Partnership Team Administrator to effectively deliver programme<\/p>\n 4) Monitoring and Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Implement and enhance evaluation of the programme. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Performance Review<\/strong><\/p>\n A three month performance review will be carried out by a Director, this will assess performance against the personal targets and objectives agreed for that period. Other areas of consideration will be personal development and training requirements, and the setting of targets for subsequent reporting period.<\/p>\n The successful candidate will likely hold a University degree in a relevant discipline and have a strong track record (min 3 years experience) of working in the Education sector. This experience should be in the secondary system in Ghana\/UK and should be inclusive of management experience.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong understanding of the Development Education and Secondary Education Sector in UK and Ghana. Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Elmina, Central Region<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications should be submitted in the form of CV with covering letter, which should state your salary expectation and available starting date.\u00a0 Please send to:<\/p>\n jobs@partnerghana.org<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a010 September, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Partner Ghana programme links UK and Ghanaian secondary schools for educational partnerships of mutual benefit. We believe strongly that, in order to prepare young people to become responsible,…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[110],"tags":[379],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jobs.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-2WY","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Network with British Council offices, other NGOs and GoG to promote programme and possible collaboration opportunities.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Write quarterly progress reports for presentation to the Education Office, Department of Social Welfare and PG-UK.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure consistent, appropriate training and support to all UK & Ghana Link Teachers. This will involve a yearly training day in the UK and termly training in Ghana.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist with grant & visa application processes and travel arrangements for Teacher Reciprocal Visits (TRV) for UK and Ghanaian schools.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure effective inductions & preparation for travelling teachers in and out of Ghana.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure programme content is inline with Ghana Education Service agenda and confirm where it fits into the curriculum.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Continually monitor the Development Education sector to inform and be informed.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure the students visit programme is delivered as required, liaising with PG-UK and partners for trip logistical support.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support team to develop and deliver annual facilitated shared learning exchange and class-to-class skype exchanges for all partnerships.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Together with Programme Director (UK) and School Partnership Coordinator (Ghana), review and develop partnership support materials, curriculum templates and schools-facing online resource centre.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluate & suggest improvements to programme, student & teacher reciprocal visits.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure reporting is coordinated from Ghana & UK accurately & submitted on time.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop two themed study papers each year which reinforce the value of the programme to the Ghanaian and UK education sector.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Professional background in Education\/NGO programme management.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Commitment to the Vision & Values of the Partner Ghana Programme.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent team management and organisational skills.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent communications & interpersonal skills & strong team player.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good report and grant writing skills.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Dynamic self starter, able to work to pre-defined targets with minimal supervision.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good networking skills and sense of humour.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 IT skills and knowledge of website software and Open Office software.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Valid passport.<\/p>\n