SNV Netherlands Development Organization is a not-for-profit international development organization founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago. Our mission is to promote inclusive development, systemic change, local ownership and contextualized solutions. Our team works with local partners to empower communities, businesses and organizations with the tools, knowledge and networks they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services \u2013 empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Fund Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n Position Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 The programme currently a full-time Fund Manager responsible for all activities related to the Innovation Fund, Agronomic Support Services Fund and Youth Activities Fund Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Candidate must have relevant experience in fund management and in agronomy. He\/She must have experience in business development and be a team player. Location: Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Please read these carefully. Failure to comply with adversely affect your application. Interested applicants are kindly requested to send their applications in English in the form of a one-page letter and current CV outlining experience, qualifications, and three reference contacts by email to: jobsghana@snv.org with copy to: joep.vandenbroek@wur.nl<\/p>\n Closing Date: 17 November, 2017<\/p>\n Applicants should indicate in the subject line of the email the position being applied either Vegetable Agronomist, Fund Manager or Business & Financial Specialist Advisor Position. Applicant will be based in Accra within the SNV Accra Office and applicant should be willing to travel frequently within the country. Only those candidates whose work experience and education meet the mandatory requisites below will be considered for the position<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SNV Netherlands Development Organization is a not-for-profit international development organization founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago. Our mission is to promote inclusive development, systemic change, local ownership and…..<\/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":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-78i","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27422"}],"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=27422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 This includes the preparation of Calls for concept Notes, pre-screening of concept notes, and assisting, companies in submitting a full proposal as well as the monitoring of the projects progress.
\n\u2022 In addition, the fund manager will be responsible for Ghana Veg\u2019s contributions to the Ghana Green Label activities
\nUnder the supervision of the GhanaVeg Coordinator, the key responsibilities of the Fund Manager include:
\n\u2022 Setting up a transparent structure, procedures, regulations and evaluation criteria for the Innovation Fund, Agricultural Support Services Fund and Youth activities
\n\u2022 Screening of concept notes and facilitating the work of the independent selection committee
\n\u2022 Monitoring and assisting the implementation of the awarded co-financing projects, visit project activities and ensure that narrative and financial reports are on time and in accordance with the GhanaVeg regulations
\n\u2022 Assist companies (within the limits of the Funds Procedures) in submitting proposals
\n\u2022 Contribute to the documentation of the programs achievements in terms of: Reports, publications, brochures and\/or guidelines<\/p>\n
\nWith strong communication and negotiating skills
\n\u2022 Minimum 5 years experience in setting-up and managing a grants facility
\n\u2022 Master\u2019s Degree in one of the following: business administration, finance, economics, accounting, agriculture and\/or related field
\n\u2022 Professional working experience in agricultural projects, preferably in the vegetables sector
\n\u2022 Experience in quality assurance systems and certification of agricultural companies (e.g. Global GAP, BRC, Ghana Green Label)
\n\u2022 Excellent skills in using computer Microsoft office applications such as Word and Excel<\/p>\n