An International Non-governmental Organization working towards district development project in Ghana.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Contract Duration: 2.5 years Under the direction of the Country Director, the Project Co-ordinator will provide broad visionary leadership for the achievement of project objectives and manage the implementation of the project. As the Project Co-ordinator, your role is to provide technical and programme expertise to ensure efficient and effective planning and execution of the various project activities<\/p>\n Strengthening governance and service delivery through improved knowledge, coordination and capacity strengthening of District Assembly (DA) and Area Councils (ACs) Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Master’s Degree in Development Studies or related degree or equivalent qualifications How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n If you wish to apply for this position, please send your resume with a covering letter to: gedp.info@wusc.ca<\/strong> or<\/p>\n Country Director Offer valid till: 31 Jan, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An International Non-governmental Organization working towards district development project in Ghana. Job Description Contract Duration: 2.5 years Expected Start Date: March 1, 2011 Under the direction of the Country Director,…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[29],"tags":[329],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-xW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104"}],"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=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nExpected Start Date: March 1, 2011<\/p>\n
\nStrengthening quality of education through teacher training, SMC and PTA capacity building activities, skills transfer and improved services available in the target communities
\nStrengthening economic growth and job creation through increased skills for employment for youth within the target communities; and
\nPromoting gender equality and integration into all project activities, including training of DA and AC officials, teachers, community members and entrepreneurs
\nSalary and Fringe Benefits: Competitive and attractive, but negotiable based on experience and salary history<\/p>\n
\nA minimum of five years in community development, education, water and sanitation and\/or multi sectoral approaches
\nExperience in donor-funded project management
\nExperience in using community participatory development approaches and PLA\/PRA techniques
\nTraining experience with grassroots community organizations
\nExperience with training in institutional\/organizations
\nExperience with training in institutional\/organizational development techniques
\nA capacity to work comfortably at all levels of society
\nDemonstrated skills in developing curricula and training materials for community-level NGOs
\nBackground in planning, gender equality, advocacy, and quality of education
\nDemonstrated ability to lead a team through the design, implementation and evaluation phases of a community-based program; and
\nExtensive experience working with District Assemblies and rural communities, is an asset
\nPositive and progressive outlook and a strong knowledge and interest in international cooperation and development
\nResults-oriented with the ability to meet deadlines
\nSelf-directed, strong ability to work under little supervision
\nExcellent organizational skills
\nGood understanding of gender equality principles
\nExtensive experience in building and working with teams
\nSuperior written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
\nAbility to work under pressure, and work without close supervision
\nAttention to detail, initiative and drive and technical report writing skills
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\nP. O. Box AH 1265
\nAchimota – Accra<\/p>\n