Right To Play is a global organization committed to improving the lives of children and youth affected by conflict, disease and poverty. Established in 2000, Right To Play has pioneered a unique play-based approach to learning and development which focuses on quality education, life skills, health, gender equality, child protection and building peaceful communities. With programming in 18 countries, Right To Play transforms the lives of more than one million children each week, both inside and outside of the classroom. In addition to our work with children, Right To Play advocates with parents, local communities, and governments to advance the fundamental rights of all children.<\/p>\n
Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Our programs are facilitated by more than 550 international staff and 15,800 local volunteer Coaches.The Africa Regional Office located in Kampala, Uganda, supports 8 country offices including; Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Field Facilitator (Keta, Tamale, Accra)<\/strong><\/p>\n Locations : Keta, Tamale, Accra Supervisory And Advisory Responsibilities: Coach Trainer- Number of Employees\/Volunteers per Job Title (Varies per country (50 to 200) The Field Facilitator provides advice to the partners and community team regarding RTP tools. Activity planning and implementation The incumbent is expected to plan his\/her own work and to consult with the PO to ensure that the work plan is in line with the approved project work plan. The incumbent is also expected to coordinate the plan with partners. The incumbent is expected to enhance relationships with partners as well as Coaches, and Coach Trainers. This relationship is critical to the success of the project implementation. Internal: Project Officer, other Field Facilitator(s) and Project Officers, Program Manager, Assistant Program Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer, Training Officer, Finance Officer\/Finance and Admin Officer, Finance Assistant\/Finance and Admin Assistant and Logistics Officer\/Assistant where applicable. Physical Environment And Effort: The incumbent is expected to spend most of the time at the field location walking or standing where he\/she may be exposed to high physical effort. Education\/Training\/Certification<\/p>\n Bachelor\u2019s degree in social sciences, adult education or any related discipline. 2 years\u2019 experience working in project implementation and facilitation part of which should have been in leading a team. Ability to confidently represent oneself and Right To Play Understanding of adult education principles Excellent spoken and written English and local language(s). French is also required for Francophone countries. Experience implementing a development program with local populations in both rural and urban settings Problem Solving: The incumbent is expected to follow established work procedures and methods in dealing with work related problems. He\/she needs to consult with the PO when dealing with unusual situations\/problems. The incumbent is expected to travel to project locations using an RTP car or motorcycle and in some cases the incumbent may need to walk between the project\u2019s locations.<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to:\u00a0GhanaHR@righttoplay.com<\/strong>\u00a0and kindly include \u201cTraining Officer\u201d and your name in the subject line. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.<\/p>\n Closing Date : 14th July, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Right To Play is a global organization committed to improving the lives of children and youth affected by conflict, disease and poverty. Established in 2000, Right To Play has pioneered…..<\/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":[96],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-82G","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918"}],"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=30918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJob Summary:
\nThe Field Facilitator reports directly to the Project Officer (PO) and is responsible for the implementation of Right To Play project activities and providing support and guidance to the community team in using RTP tools in the project location. He\/she is also responsible for monitoring the project for quality of delivery and effectiveness.<\/p>\n
\nIndirect Technical Reporting Lines<\/p>\n
\nCoach-Number of Employees\/Volunteers per Job Title (Varies per country (50 to 200)
\nIndirect Advisory Responsibilities:<\/p>\n
\nResponsibilities:
\nIn accordance with Right To Play (RTP) approved policies and procedures, the incumbent:<\/p>\n
\nEnsures participation of partners, children\/young people and stakeholders in the process of project planning and implementation of the proposed activities.
\nSupports Coaches and Coach Trainers in developing their activity plans and schedules, encourages their initiatives while ensuring alignment with project proposal, facilitates their activities and reports to the PO.
\nOrganizes and conducts special events activities, play days and sports tournaments.
\nIn coordination with partners, Coaches and Coach Trainers, evaluates events, provides updates of lessons learned and best practices and reports on progress and challenges as they arise.
\nManages the logistical arrangements for training workshops and events.
\nAssesses training needs of Coach Trainers, Coaches, Junior Leaders, teachers and partners, recommends the suitable intervention and works with them to develop training schedules.
\nOrganizes and facilitates training workshops conducted by other program staff and participates in the training as required.
\nFacilitates the training sessions conducted by Coach Trainers, evaluates them and reports to the PO.
\nHandles equipment management and distribution in the assigned community.
\nHandles advance payments and manages cash money used for the activity implementation.
\nFollows up on how partners are spending budget received for project implementation in the location and verifies the accuracy of their financial reports and receipts and reports to the PO.
\nAssesses needs for facility repairs and upgrades in the community, facilitates the authorized work and ensures that overall work has been completed in accordance with the approved standards.
\nMonitoring and reporting
\nConducts regular field visits with partners, Coach Trainers and Coaches to follow up and provide support as needed.
\nParticipates in workshops\/training to partners, Coaches and Coach Trainers in the quantitative data collection tools and qualitative monitoring tools and ensures accurate and timely submission of quantitative and qualitative data to RTP team.
\nProvides narrative, qualitative and quantitative monitoring information\/data to support monthly, quarterly and annual reports to update Country and Regional Office on project progress.
\nSubmits financial reports related to activity implementation
\nEnsures partners and Coaches are in compliance with Child Safeguarding Policy.
\nEstablish and maintain partnerships
\nIdentifies community needs, participates in the selection of communities and partners to be included in RTP program in the respective Field.
\nRepresents RTP in the project location and relevant forums and have regular consultations with local partners, stakeholders and key beneficiaries in the assigned community.
\nSupervision and guidance
\nConducts performance assessment of Coach Trainers and Coaches and recommends incentives based on the approved incentive criteria.
\nIn collaboration and consultation with partners, PO and the Training Officer implements a Coach Incentive system.
\nIn collaboration and consultation with partners identifies potential Coaches who can become Coach Trainers.
\nRecommends Coach Trainers and Coaches for certification
\nPerforms other duties as assigned.
\nPlanning And Organizing<\/p>\n
\nRelationship Management<\/p>\n
\nContacts\/Key Relationships:<\/p>\n
\nExternal: Partners, government officials, community-based organizations, NGOs, and volunteers
\nWorking Conditions:<\/p>\n
\nSensory Demands: The incumbent is expected to provide coaching and monitoring and evaluation to Coaches and Coach Trainers as well as generating reports with attention to details and accuracy. This involves talking, listening as well as seeing.
\nMental Demands: The incumbent is expected to face pressure from deadlines and unexpected situations
\nRequired Skills or Experience<\/p>\n
\nExperience<\/p>\n
\nCompetencies \/ Personal Attributes<\/p>\n
\nEffective planning and organizing skills
\nCoaching and feedback skills
\nExcellent communication skills both verbal and written
\nStrong development and team building skills
\nTechnical Skills<\/p>\n
\nComputer literacy in outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet
\nEffective report writing
\nUnderstanding of a community-led process
\nUnderstanding of the concept of sport for development
\nUnderstanding of child rights and child protection
\nLanguages<\/p>\n
\nDesired Qualifications (An Asset)<\/p>\n
\nExperience in training, leading workshops and teaching
\nPersonal sport and activity background with coaching experience
\nHolds a valid driver\u2019s license
\nJob Contributions\/Impact<\/p>\n
\nFinancial Impact: The incumbent is expected to implement the project activities within the approved budget. He\/she may receive some advance payments and handle cash payments.
\nInformation Management: The incumbent is expected to generate\/produce standard reports ensuring that the information in the reports are accurate and correct. He\/she is expected to keep the information and data available in a safe location for the use of the PO, the Program Manager and other senior managers.
\nContinuous Improvement: The incumbent is expected to introduce improvements to his\/her own work as well as to the work done by Coaches and Coach Trainers using lessons learned from activity implementation.
\nAdditional Job Related Conditions<\/p>\n