Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.<\/p>\n
CRS\/Ghana Background
\nCatholic Relief Services (CRS) has been working in Ghana since 1958 in Health, Agriculture, Peace Building, Water and Sanitation, Microfinance and Education programs and has long-standing relationships with Church and non-Church partners and communities throughout the country. CRS\/Ghana currently has 61 staff with project offices in Tamale and Accra<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Senior Project Officer \u2013 Maternal and Child Health (2 vacancies)<\/strong><\/p>\n Department: Programming (Health) Typical Background, Experience & Requirements: How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n To apply for this position, please submit your CV and letter of interest to gh_jobsapplic@crs.org by 5pm on October 15, 2018. Application must be saved with this format: Application. CV.<\/p>\n (Name) Chief of Party<\/strong><\/p>\n Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.<\/p>\n CRS is an equal opportunity employer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our…..<\/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":[29],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-8K4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33608"}],"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=33608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGrade\/Level: Eight (8)
\nReports To: Project Manager
\nCountry\/Location: One SPO will be based in Tamale and the other, in Ho
\nStart Date: September 2018
\nEnd Date: October 2021
\nJob Summary
\nAs a member of the maternal and child health Project team, you will help provide technical leadership to the field implementation team and partners to ensure accomplishment of the MCH Project objectives and results, while meeting expected technical quality standards. You will work with the project partners (Ghana Health Service) in the implementation of project strategies and activities. Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and achieve impact.
\nJob Responsibilities
\nOrganize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and best practices.
\nEnsure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and\/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
\nCoordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between partners and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.
\nSupervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
\nSupport and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
\nCoordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
\nEnsure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices
\nScope: Coordinate with Government and other Research Partners at the District and Sub-District levels
\nRequired Skills or Experience<\/p>\n
\nEducation and Experience:
\nBachelor\u2019s degree, Public Health, Nutrition or in any related field with extensive experience in community mobilization and sensitization strategies
\nAt least four years of experience in community mobilization or similar capacity
\nVerifiable experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred including familiarity with qualitative approaches to M&E.
\nVerifiable experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
\nDemonstrated experience in leading and building capacity of teams.
\nComputer literate and skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
\nKnowledge of local languages in the Northern and Volta Regions (i.e. Ewe, Dagbani, Mampruli) would be a plus
\nPersonal Skills:
\nDemonstrated professional maturity, relationship management and good interpersonal skills for teamwork.
\nGood written and verbal communication skills.
\nObservation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment.
\nAttention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
\nProactive, results-oriented and service-oriented.
\nExcellent facilitation, reporting and presentation skills.
\nRequired\/Desired Foreign Language:
\nNot Applicable
\nTravel Required:
\n40% of time
\nKey Working Relationships:
\nSupervisory: None
\nInternal: CRS Health Program Manager, MCH Project Manager, MEAL Specialist and other line specialists.
\nExternal: Ghana Health Service, District Assemblies, Local Leaders\/Chiefs, District Director of Health Services
\nAgency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
\nThese are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
\nServes with Integrity
\nModels Stewardship
\nCultivates Constructive Relationships
\nPromotes Learning<\/p>\n