SEND GHANA is the oldest of the three affiliate national NGOs (i.e. SEND-Liberia and SEND Sierra Leone) established by the Social Enterprise Development of Foundation of West Africa ( SEND West Africa). SEND West Africa was founded in Ghana in August, 1998 to promote livelihood security,
\nequality of women and men and accountable and transparent governance. The target groups of SEND\u2019s programs are mostly women, youth and farmers in conflict prone , resource poor and difficult to reach communities in each country.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Deputy Country Director<\/strong><\/p>\n SEND GHANA is an affiliate of SEND West Africa. Established in 1998, the organisation has evolved into a reputable and credible national Non Governmental Organisation with specialty in Policy Research and Advocacy; and Service delivery through the promotion of livelihoods security. In JOB TITLE: Deputy Country Director PURPOSE<\/p>\n The Deputy Country Director will coordinate all policy advocacy programme activities and support the country director for the management of the organization.<\/p>\n DUTIES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n Programme development \u2022 Provide overall coordination and supervision of all research activities Financial Management and accountability Qualification Required & Experience<\/p>\n \u2022 Minimum of Master\u2019s Degree, preferably in Economics, Development Studies, Development Management, Public Policy, and Social Sciences . REQUIRED SKILLS<\/p>\n \u2022 Program management and coordination How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants should submit CV, cover letter and a summary of a written sample\/research report not exceeding 10 pages to: the HR Manager, A 28 Regimanuel Estates, Nungua Barrier, Sakumono, Accra Email: career@sendwestafrica.org SEND GHANA is the oldest of the three affiliate national NGOs (i.e. SEND-Liberia and SEND Sierra Leone) established by the Social Enterprise Development of Foundation of West Africa ( SEND…..<\/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\/p2nO32-7jW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28144"}],"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=28144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nkeeping pace with current developments and in the bid to accomplish its strategic vision, the organisation is seeking to attract highly motivated and passionate professionals to augment its existing work force.<\/p>\n
\nREPORTING TO: Country Director<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Shall be responsible for the management and coordination of programmes and projects of the organisation
\n\u2022 Support the Country Director in the Management of the organisation
\n\u2022 Develop proposals for sourcing funding for programmes and projects.
\n\u2022 Supervise and receive reports from relevant programme and project staff.
\n\u2022 Shall regularly monitor and evaluate all programmes and projects and report thereon.
\n\u2022 Ensure that ALL requirements of each programme or project are adhered to.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Coordinate publication of SEND\u2019s Newsletters
\n\u2022 Coordinate the preparation of work plan and narrative reports on all advocacy activities
\n\u2022 Provide management and monitoring support to programme and project officers
\n\u2022 Provide mentoring and coaching to programme staff
\n\u2022 Represent the GELAP team at Senior Management Team (SMT) & PMT meetings
\n\u2022 Prepare and submit such reports as may be requested by the Country Director
\n\u2022 Coordinate the preparation of all programme and project reports requested by donors and other organizations.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Ensure compliance with all donor and partner agreements
\n\u2022 Be signatory to all national bank accounts
\n\u2022 Make sure that reports are made to head office\/partners in a timely manner
\n\u2022 Review and approve all budgets for programmes
\n\u2022 Liaise with the Finance Manager in the preparing of programme and project budgets and financial reports required for any purpose.
\n\u2022 Ensure that all staff adhere to tenets of the financial management manual
\nPersonnel Management
\n\u2022 Prepare annual performance appraisal for staff under your supervision
\n\u2022 Ensure staff adhere to tenets of the HR Manual
\n\u2022 Participate in any interview recruiting Field staff
\n\u2022 Appoint persons to be responsible for each programme or project
\nGender Mainstreaming
\n\u2022 Ensure that staff adhere to gender mainstreaming policy
\n\u2022 Ensure monitoring and reporting of the implementation of the gender policy
\n\u2022 Facilitate gender audit every two years
\nRepresentation
\n\u2022 Representative of SEND in the region\/ specialization of work
\n\u2022 May from time to time represent national affiliates within and outside the country
\n\u2022 Participate in national activities organized by affiliates
\nAccountability
\n\u2022 Ensure SEND\u2019s accountability to project principals
\n\u2022 Ensure compliance with procurement guidelines<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Minimum of 7 years\u2019 work experience, at least three (3) years in a similar position.
\n\u2022 Proven track record in programme management, social research, budget analysis, advocacy and communication.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Policy and Budget Research
\n\u2022 Programme and proposal development and fund raising
\n\u2022 Partnership development and management
\n\u2022 Representational and communication
\n\u2022 Public advocacy
\n\u2022 Financial management and multi-donor budget
\n\u2022 Teaming, mentoring and coaching
\n\u2022 Good understanding of National and international civil Society sector
\n\u2022 Multi stakeholder programming, reporting and management
\n\u2022 Ability to work in multicultural environment
\nLocation: Accra<\/p>\n
\nKindly use the title of the position as the subject line. Closing Date: 15 January, 2018 SEND GHANA is an equal opportunity employer and women and persons with disability are particularly encouraged to apply<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"