{"id":11830,"date":"2014-02-21T00:52:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T00:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=11830"},"modified":"2014-02-21T10:24:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T10:24:20","slug":"chemonics-international-recruiting-several-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/chemonics-international-recruiting-several-positions.html","title":{"rendered":"Chemonics International Recruiting Several Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chemonics\u00a0International Inc.<\/strong> seeks four technical and administrative specialists for the recently awarded five-year, USAID-funded Ghana Feed the Future Agriculture Policy Support (Ghana FtF-APS) Project. The Ghana FtF-APS project aims to increase the capacity of the government of Ghana, the private sector, and civil society organisations in evidence-based policy formation, implementation, research and advocacy and in rigorous monitoring and evaluation of\u00a0 agricultural programmes under the Medium Term Agriculture Sector\u00a0Investment Plan. The Personnel will support the effective and efficient long-term management and implementation of the Ghana FtF-APS project by filling the following position:-\u00a0Director of Finance\u00a0and Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0director of finance\u00a0and operations will oversee overall project operations and finances in accordance with USAID, Chemonics and APS project\u2019s chief of party and will have management responsibility for all finance and operations functions, including the grants and subcontract manager, the project accountant, and the project office manager.<\/p>\n

Specific responsibilities will include<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Overseeing overall project operations and finances, including drafting financial guidelines and policies.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensuring continuous liquidity and supervise daily financial operations, including cash-flow management,\u00a0time sheet\u00a0recording, preparing cash requests, reviewing and approving, expenditures
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Reviewing and managing signed approvals, bid analysis and cost competition, grant and subcontract agreements
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Providing trainings to local national finance and procurement staff on best practices for field office finance management
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensuring contractual compliance of project activities with USAID regulations and Chemonics policies
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assisting the COP and project leadership in the delivery of technical assistance, including scopes of work and\u00a0progress\u00a0reports
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Providing technical assistance to project grantees, subcontractors and other partners to stengthen their financial and operational management capacity<\/p>\n

Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher (Master\u2019s preferred) in a relevant field (Accounting, finance, business administration, etc.)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 7+ years of professional experience, preferably for USAID-funded programmes in Ghana. Significant experience with grants, subcontracts, accounting\u00a0and operations management<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n

How\u00a0To Apply\u00a0For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n

Send electronic submissions, including a cover letter \/ expression of interest and an updated curriculum vitae\u00a0to:-<\/p>\n

careers@agripolicyghana.org<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chemonics is an\u00a0equal opportunity employer\u00a0and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organisation, or other non-merit factors.<\/em><\/p>\n

Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a021 February, 2014<\/p>\n

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Job Title 2:\u00a0Communications Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The communications specialist will manage all external public communications related to project implementation and provide technical assistance to project partners, including the private sector and civil society organisations, for the effective communcation of policy advocacy. This position will report to the project\u2019s chief of party and will provide technical management support for short-term consultants and service provider, such as photographers and graphic designers<\/p>\n

Specific responsibilities will include<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Developing and updating annual communications and outreach plans, including the identification of key stakeholders and target audiences, encompassing a broad range of communication tools including traditional print, online and social media
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Desiging specific communciation messages for dissemination to target audiences, ensuring compliance with USAID\u2019s graphics standards manual and the APS project\u2019s branding and marking implementation plan
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Serving as the project\u2019s point of contact with USAID communications staff, including fielding request for specific project communications deliverables.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Delivering technical assistance to government, the private sector, civil society organisations, associatins, and other project stakeholders for the\u00a0design and implementation\u00a0of\u00a0effective communications\u00a0strategies and messages related to agricultural policies.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Formatting, editing, and submitting regular project communications and reporting, per contract requirement (e.g. weekly bulletins, quarterly and annual reports)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Managing the project\u2019s communications library, including specific communications reports and other material, such as videos and photographs
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Managing the project\u2019s online presence, including the use of social media<\/p>\n

Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Bachelor\u2019s degree of higher (Master\u2019s preferred) in a relevant field (journalism, communications, english)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 7+ years of professional experience, preferably with USAID funded programmes.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Familiarity with USAID\u2019s branding, marking, and graphics standard requirements preferred.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Demonstrated experience in delivering technical assitance to project beneficiaries for the\u00a0design and implementation\u00a0of\u00a0effective communication\u00a0is required<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n

How\u00a0To Apply\u00a0For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n

Send electronic submissions, including a cover letter \/ expression of interest and anupdated curriculum vitae\u00a0to:-<\/p>\n

careers@agripolicyghana.org<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,\u00a0gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organisation, or other non-merit factors.<\/em><\/p>\n

Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a021 February, 2014<\/p>\n

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Job Title 3:\u00a0Agricultural Economist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job\u00a0Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Agricultural Economist will provide training and support to stakeholder organisations for policy analysis and formation activities, including institutional capacity building.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities will include<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Analyzing existing capacity for agriculture policy analysis within partner organisations and developing tools and recommendations for building partner capacity
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work with technical staff to identify policy priorities, data collection and analysis priorities and will develop tools and trainings to address gaps in knowledge and skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Providing technical assistance to government agencies, research organisations and private sector organisations
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Building capacity for data collection and analysis of policy impacts on women farmers and entrepreneurs<\/p>\n

Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Master\u2019s degree in agricultural economics, statistics or a related field, ten years experience in agricultural policy analysis\u00a0and data\u00a0collection, organisational capacity building, good writing skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 USAID experience preferred
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Fluent english language capability<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n

How To Apply\u00a0For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n

Send electronic submissions, including a cover letter \/\u00a0expression\u00a0of interest and an updated curriculum vitae to:-<\/p>\n

careers@agripolicyghana.org<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender\u00a0identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organisation, or other non-merit factors.<\/em><\/p>\n

Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a021 February, 2014<\/p>\n

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Job Title 4:\u00a0Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The M&E specialist will provide\u00a0leadership and management\u00a0to monitoring and evaluation activities, including assisting counterpart institutions to design, implement and maintain the performance monitoring systems for evidence-based decision-making<\/p>\n

Responsibilities will\u00a0include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Implementing the project\u2019s Monitoring & Evaluation Plan, which includes the performance monitoring plans (PMP) and knowledge Management (KM) approach, as well as designing and populating the project\u2019s M&E system
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Working with technical staff to ensure timely and consistent data collection and develop\u00a0databases\u00a0and spreadsheets to ensure data readily available
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Training staff and selected partners on M&E system operations, collection methods and collate\u00a0databases\u00a0from technical staff and partners to update the system
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Performing data analyses and\/ or create graphics to inform reporting requirement and project communications products
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Planning for and supervising intermittent impact assessments, collect and disseminate lessons learned and share successes during project implementation<\/p>\n

Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Master\u2019s degree in evaluation,\u00a0public policy\u00a0or a related field, ten years experience in monitoring and evaluation of international devleopment projects, supervisory experience, good writing skills, USAID experience preferred, fluent english language capability
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Short-term M&E specialists will be needed occasionally<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n

How\u00a0To Apply\u00a0For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n

Send electronic submissions, including a cover letter \/ expression of interest and anupdated curriculum vitae\u00a0to:-<\/p>\n

careers@agripolicyghana.org<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability,\u00a0genetic information, age, membership in an employee organisation, or other non-merit factors.<\/em><\/p>\n

Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a021 February, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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