{"id":33173,"date":"2018-09-19T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=33173"},"modified":"2018-09-19T08:46:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T08:46:49","slug":"meda-vacancies-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/meda-vacancies-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"MEDA Vacancies 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) invites applications for a\u00a0Field Project Manager\u00a0<\/strong>position for a large scale, long term agriculture development project\u00a0in Ghana. MEDA\u00a0is an association of compassionate women and men who invest in people living in poverty around the world so they can unleash their potential to earn a sustainable livelihood to provide for their families and enrich their communities. MEDA provides management, technical and consulting expertise to MEDA projects and to a wide range of clients, helping as many of the poor as possible by creating business solutions to poverty.\u00a0 To find out more about MEDA, please visit our website at www.meda.org.<\/p>\n Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Field Project Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n Position Summary\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Leading a team of field staff, the Field Project Manager\u00a0(FPM) ensures effective implementation of project strategies, adjusting course as needed based on interim performance, to achieve life-of-project performance targets. This position involves frequent travel to project locations within Ghana. The FPM will report to and work closely with MEDA\u2019s North America-based Sr. Project Manager tasked to supervise this Project. This is a full-time indefinite term contract for the duration of the project, subject to continued\u00a0donor funding.\u00a0Start date is ASAP.<\/p>\n Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Project Implementation<\/p>\n Project Financial Management<\/p>\n Project Compliance<\/p>\n Management of Field Staff<\/p>\n Relationship Management<\/p>\n New Business Development<\/p>\n Job Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n Support effective Staff Management and supportive work environment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n MEDA is an equal opportunity employer and accommodations are available during all phases of the recruitment process. We ask that any applicants requiring accommodation make their needs known in advance.<\/p>\n Project Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n Ghana\u2019s tree crops subsector accounts for a substantial 16% of GDP (US$4 billion) and sustains over 1.6 million families. Cocoa alone contributes 11.5% to GDP and nearly one-third of the country\u2019s foreign exchange earnings. (All 2013 data \u2013 latest available)<\/p>\n In recent years, tree crops production has declined, significantly due to decreasing yields of farmers\u2019 aging trees. Inadequate supply of good quality planting materials is a major impediment. Access to quality seedlings \u2013 in terms of improved survival and growth rates and productivity \u2013 can double farmers\u2019 current yields and result in substantial income gains for Ghana\u2019s tree crop farmers and economy.<\/p>\n To help address this issue, MEDA is implementing the Farmers\u2019 Economic Advancement Through Seedlings (FEATS) Project ($22 million over 6 years), which aims to contribute to improving the yields, incomes and well-being of Ghanaian tree crop farmers by:<\/p>\n To achieve this, MEDA has partnered with Tree Global, an international tree nursery company, to establish modern, large-scale production nurseries in Ghana to supply quality seedlings. The project appreciates the support of the\u00a0Ghana Cocoa Board\u00a0and is working in cooperation with them to help augment the supply of quality cocoa seedlings to farmers.<\/p>\n Project Quick Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n Goal:<\/strong>\u00a0Improved incomes and well-being of Ghanaian tree crop farmers by developing sustainable supply chains and markets for quality planting materials Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) invites applications for a\u00a0Field Project Manager\u00a0position for a large scale, long term agriculture development project\u00a0in Ghana. 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\nReach:<\/strong>\u00a0100,000 smallholder farmers including women and youth, supplied with 20 million quality seedlings, through 50 local small entrepreneurs
\nDuration:<\/strong>\u00a02015-2021
\nValue:<\/strong>\u00a0$22.26 million
\nFunding:<\/strong>\u00a0Global Affairs Canada (GAC \u2013 $10.75M), Tree Global, MEDA<\/p>\n\n