The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received funds from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to implement the Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP).<\/p>\n
The Programme provides a framework for a long-term financing engagement for private sector-led, pro-poor agricultural value chain development in Ghana.
\nThe objective of the programme is to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction in rural Ghana, ensuring that agribusinesses \u2013 including smallholders \u2013 increase their profitability and resilience to climate change.<\/p>\n
The programme is national in scope and governed by a demand \u2013 and market- driven approach that will provide a basis for scaling up investments in pro-poor agricultural value chain development led by the private sector.
\nThe strategic focus of GASIP will be on smallholder farmers, to make them more competitive by increasing their capacity to respond to market demand in terms of quality, price, time and volume thus contributing to METASIP objectives. At least 62,860 clients or direct beneficiaries will be targeted towards the end of project year 3 (PY3) and 86,400 clients by PY6\u00a0 of which at least 50% will be women, 20% youth (15-24 years) and 30% young adults (25-34 years).<\/p>\n
Components of Programme:<\/strong> Component 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Value Chain Development \u2013 is central to ensuring strong business linkages among actors in the entire value chains of commodities to ensure they meet market or consumer and industry demands. Component 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Rural Value Chain Infrastructure \u2013 aimed at providing the enabling infrastructure to catalyze value chain development. It has two sub-components: Component 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge Management, Policy Support and Coordination aimed at harnessing successful lessons for replication and providing an enabling environment for optimization of programme opportunities and benefits. The two Sub-components are Knowledge Management, To enhance implementation of the GASIP, MOFA intends to recruit a qualified person to fill the following position:<\/p>\n Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Finance Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n Line Management:<\/strong> Reports to the Financial Manager (FM)<\/p>\n Direct Report:<\/strong> Supervises the Finance Assistant<\/p>\n Specific Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Under the direct supervision of the Financial Manager; specific duties include: Common Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Remuneration: Competitive salary<\/p>\n Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A recognized degree in accounting, pursuing a professional accounting qualification (part Qualified) -(essential); Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Qualified and interested applicants should send application letters with copies of curriculum vitae, certificates and other relevant documentation to:<\/p>\n The National Programme Coordinator <\/strong> Tel: 0544-094669 \/ 233244-233887<\/strong><\/p>\n Email: procurement@gasip.org\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Location:<\/strong> MOFA Projects Block,Procurement Office, 3rd Floor, in the premises of the Government Secretarial School,Cantonments, Accra.<\/p>\n Deadline for submission of Applications shall be on or before 15:00 hours GMT [i.e. 3.00pm local time) on 2nd May, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicants are to include direct contacts (reliable telephone, fax numbers and email address) in their applications in order to facilitate early and easy contact.<\/p>\n Only short listed applicants will be contacted.<\/p>\n Candidates can send both soft and hard copies. Closing Date: 02 May, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received funds from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to implement the Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP). The Programme provides…..<\/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":[14],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-62K","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23234"}],"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=23234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Programme has three components:<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 It has three sub-components: Agribusiness linkage development; rural financial services and climate change resilience which needs to be mainstreamed in promoting value chains to reduce risks and enhance profitability and sustainable production systems.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Productive Infrastructure and Facilities \u2013 aimed at encouraging investments in commercial infrastructure and facilities for the selected value chains and
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Enabling Public Infrastructure \u2013 aimed to finance enabling public infrastructure for the growth and viability of selected value chains.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Harmonization and Policy Support \u2013 aims at creating an enabling environment for small holders to participate in profitable and climate change resilient agricultural value chains and Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Programme.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Programme which is planned for six years is expected to commence in January 2015 under the responsibility of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA).
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 It builds on the achievements of some on-going and soon-to-complete projects such as Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP) and Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme (RTlMP).
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 GASIP will have a National Programme Coordination Unit in Accra and three Zonal Programme Offices (ZPO) in Kumasi, Tamale and Dodowa. The ZPCO shall be composed of (i) Zonal Programme Coordinator, (ii) a M&E Officer, (iii) a Zonal Accountant and (iv) a Zonal Infrastructure Officer,<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist the Financial Manager in the implementation of a sound financial management system.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare quarterly, half-yearly and annual consolidated statements of Programme accounts as an integral part of the Management Information system for submission to the FM
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure that the PCU Bank Accounts have been maintained in accordance with the provisions of the loan agreement LTB and Finance and Administration Manual (FAM)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare monthly bank reconciliations of all Bank accounts;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare transaction vouchers, and input all transactions into the PCU accounting system before submission to the Financial Manager for approval;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Process all payments, ensuring that PCU procedures are strictly adhered to;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintain an Advance Payments Register and monitor advances settlement
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Process monthly payroll, payment of salaries to staff and project contributions;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manage and report on the use of Petty Cash in accordance with the approved procedures;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist the Financial Manager in the preparation of withdrawal applications;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare and submit SOE to the Financial Manager (FM) and follow up to ensure that the Programme does not encounter liquidity Challenges at the PCU
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare cash flow forecasts as required;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Monitor financial returns from Implementing Partners, including periodic visits to their offices;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist in the preparation and monitoring of annual operational budgets
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Functional supervision and training of Accounts Assistant at the PCU.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintenance of a well organised and up-to-date filing system for accounting and financial records as well as a fixed asset tagging system;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform physical inventory of project assets each year;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist the Financial Manager in the review of the Finance and Administration manual.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support the conduct of internal audit missions by the MoFA Internal Audit unit on the basis of agreed AWPB
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide assistance to the external auditors as required;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support in the smooth implementation of the annual external audit of programme funds, under TOR agreed by IFAD and in accordance with IFAD\u2019s audit guidelines, for timely submission to IFAD in accordance with provisions of the LTB
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Undertake any other responsibility that will ensure smooth and effective implementation of the Programme<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Advance degree in finance, accounting, or related subject -(added advantage);
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience in setting up and maintaining a computerized accounting system -(essential);
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 At least 5 years of practical working experience in financial management and accounting of donor-funded projects.-(essential);
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Committed to meeting deadlines, and have the willingness to work extra hours and sometimes on weekends or when required;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Practical working experience with Government of Ghana, IFAD-financed projects or donor-funded projects, and auditing experience (essential);
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience in interpreting financial management reports, analysing variations to plans and determining remedial actions required;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent technical and conceptual knowledge about financial management and grasp of financial principles and practices;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong computer skills especially in Microsoft office application software and use of computerized accounting systems, such as Sun system, Pastel or SCALA software would constitute added advantage;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Report writing and presentation skill;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Confidence and good working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues within Programme, and implementing partners;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Fluency in written and oral English is essential.<\/p>\n
\nGhana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme <\/strong>
\nMinistry of Food and Agriculture, <\/strong>
\nP.O.Box M.37, <\/strong>
\nAccra, Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n