CARE International is one of the World\u2019s leading humanitarian and development organizations. Founded in 1945, CARE has been fighting global poverty and defending the dignity of people around the world, working in over 90 countries around the globe. CARE started operations in Ghana in 1994 and have for the past 23 years, has partnered government
\nagencies, multinational and Civil Society organizations to undertake interventions in the areas of education, food and nutrition security, financial inclusion, women\u2019s empowerment, governance, among others.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Senior Governance Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\n Based: preferably Ghana or Ivory Coast, with flexibility to consider other countries in West and Central Africa where CARE has an office Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The successful candidate will have in-depth understanding of IG key concepts in inclusive governance and expertise in applying these to international development programmes in West and Central Africa. You will have a proven track record of achieving significant fundraising and cost recovery targets from the range of funders. How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n The appointment will be under the terms and conditions and contract of employment of the local CARE office where the successful candidate is based (ie Ghana or Ivory Coast, with some flexibility to consider other countries in West and Central Africa, where CARE has an office). The salary will be paid in the local currency. CARE International is one of the World\u2019s leading humanitarian and development organizations. Founded in 1945, CARE has been fighting global poverty and defending the dignity of people around the world,…..<\/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":[85],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-75p","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27243"}],"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=27243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27243\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCARE International\u2019s work is guided by its Global 2020 Programme Strategy which identifies promoting inclusive governance (IG) as one of three core pillars to CARE approach, alongside strengthening gender equality and women\u2019s voice and resilience.
\nCARE is looking for a Senior Governance Advisor to join the IG Global Team. While the team is hosted by CARE UK and a number of positions are still based in London, we want to go beyond the traditional model of having \u201ca team of experts\u201d based in the North. We want to embed technical positions in CARE regional or country offices (COs), close to the point of delivery.
\nThe Senior West and Central Africa Governance Advisor will oversee our Governance work in West and Central Africa, accompanying national advisors and providing quality control during the programme implementation. The focus will be on developing, testing and scaling up innovative approaches \/models; supporting the gathering of high quality data and evidences to input to the global MEAL and research agenda; contribute to the design of fundraising proposal; and represent the team in the region by engaging with senior decision-makers and peers to influence policy, promote CARE\u2019s work, and develop new partnerships.<\/p>\n
\nYou will have experience of providing technical assistance to the design and implementation of governance projects\/programmes, including social
\naccountability approaches.<\/p>\n
\nThe candidate will hold a degree in a relevant subject, preferably to postgraduate level, or relevant field experience.
\nYou will have strong project and budget management skills (including M+E) and will have experience of liaising with donors.
\nProven team working and high-quality writing and communication skills are essential.
\nFluency in English is required, ability to operate in French-speaking context is desirable.<\/p>\n
\nFurther information on this and how to apply can be found on our website https:\/\/www.careinternational.org.uk\/jobs\/currentvacancies
\nClosing date: Friday 24th November 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"