Grameen Foundation (GF) helps the world\u2019s poorest people reach their full potential, by connecting their determination and skills with the resources they need.\u00a0 In Ghana, Grameen Foundation develops mobile phone based solutions to strengthen health care delivery and improve health behaviors, particularly for the rural poor, and is starting up a new program that will use mobile phones to help smallholder farmers improve their efficiency and productivity.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Program Support Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n The Program Support Specialist position reports to the Senior Regional Director, West Africa and will be responsible for working with key Grameen Foundation and Interpay Africa staff on the savings at the frontier project and providing assistance to the business development consultant on the Achieving Impact at Scale project.\u00a0 The Program Specialist will support an interdisciplinary staff and consultant team to achieve project deliverables, and will support project teams in identifying and drafting initial project proposals and expression of interests in response in call for proposals that align with Grameen Foundation\u2019s white papers on health, agriculture and digital financial services.<\/p>\n Reporting and relationship:<\/strong> The position will report to the Senior Regional Director, West Africa<\/p>\n Essential Job Functions<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support activities related to steps of partner assessment with Interpay Africa and Christian Loupeda on the Savings at the Frontier project Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n The Program Support Specialist will be expected to work a standard workweek of 40 hours. The position will be based in Accra, Ghana and will need to be flexible to work in local conditions, and be available to work across different time zones.\u00a0 This position will require frequent travel within Ghana.<\/p>\n Required Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Deep commitment to eradication of poverty and alignment with Grameen Foundation\u2019s mission Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Advanced degree in development studies or related discipline Physical and Environmental Conditions:<\/strong> This position does not require unusual demands for physical effort.\u00a0 This position may occasionally require physical effort to lift and transport boxes weighing no more than 50 pounds.<\/p>\n Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of places such as offices, meeting or training rooms, residences, or commercial vehicles; e.g., use of safe work place practices with office equipment, and\/or avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations and traffic signals.<\/p>\n Additional Comment:<\/strong><\/p>\n The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply For the Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Please send applications to:<\/p>\n rnaadeinikoi@grameenfoundation.org<\/strong><\/p>\n THE SUBJECT LINE SHOULD READ “PROGRAM SUPPORT SPECIALIST”<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 15 February, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grameen Foundation (GF) helps the world\u2019s poorest people reach their full potential, by connecting their determination and skills with the resources they need.\u00a0 In Ghana, Grameen Foundation develops mobile phone…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-5GD","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21863"}],"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\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work closely with Christian Loupeda to review the role of FSP agents in understanding what they currently do and conduct process flow to propose what FSP agents would do in a cashless role
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist in the creation of agent tools in relation to the new role of FSPs agents in the Savings at the Frontier project
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Profile and help organize workshops for partner assessment on the Savings at the Frontier project
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support Business Development Consultant in developing survey to assess the technical and financial feasibility of the current AgroTech scale-up model
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide project assistance to Business Development Consultant in data collection
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support M&E Lead Consultant in developing baseline monitoring and evaluation plan, collecting and analyzing data, and writing baseline evaluation report
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work closely with EBODAC (Ebola Vaccine Deployment and Compliance) project team to create survey designs and prepare documentation for ethical committee\u2019s approval
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist M&E Consultant to analyze, compile and create M&E reports for the Achieving Impact at Scale and EBODAC projects
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist with M&E training for survey assistants
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work closely with Senior Regional Director, West Africa to form strategic partnerships to identify creative service options that can contribute to post-project sustainability
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work with Grameen Monitoring and Evaluation teams to monitor performance indicators
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Identify opportunities to raise funding to deepen and expand Grameen\u2019s work in Ghana, and to identify models and partners for post-project sustainability of Grameen solutions in Ghana<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Deep understanding of Grameen Foundation products and programming in Ghana and in key technical areas
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience in at least one of the following Grameen domains of mAgriculture, mFinancial Services, mHealth\u00a0 and mobile technology experience in Africa
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Expertise in behavior change and behavior change communication
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Proven ability to think and work both strategically and operationally
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Successful experience working in international organizations\/multicultural settings
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Proven ability using sound judgment to manage challenging circumstances and resolve conflicts
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong written and spoken English skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent interpersonal, communication, and listening skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong technical skills in at least one of the following areas: health communications, family health, maternal\/child health, adolescent health; communications for improved extension; communications for improved financial management
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural setting, and in multidisciplinary teams.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum of 3 years relevant\u00a0 behavior change project experience
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 2 years experience working on mobile health\/agriculture\/financial services projects required
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience working in global multi-cultural organizations across multiple time zones is a plus<\/p>\n