{"id":36234,"date":"2019-02-20T09:48:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T09:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=36234"},"modified":"2019-02-20T09:48:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T09:48:34","slug":"catholic-relief-services-jobs-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/catholic-relief-services-jobs-2019.html","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Relief Services Jobs 2019"},"content":{"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 mission and operations. We welcome staff and partners of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and commitment to serve those in need.<\/p>\n
CRS\/Ghana Background<\/strong> Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Senior Project Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n CRS, with funding from Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), has joined a consortium with the Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA DAES), The Hunger Project (THP) and Farmerline to increase productivity and incomes for smallholder farmers in the Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions by supporting them with access to quality extension services, improved technologies and good agronomic practices through the \u201cGhana Extension Systems Strengthening Project (GESSiP)\u201d. GESSiP will use a two-tiered approach based on AGRA\u2019s Village Based Advisor (VBA) model to strengthen both public and private community-based extension services in Ghana over a 36-month period from December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2021.<\/p>\n As a lead for GESSiP team, the position will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing CRS\u2019 work serving the poor and vulnerable. This position\u2019s coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that GESSiP applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.<\/p>\n Job Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Provide project management and technical leadership for the implementation of the Ghana Extension Systems Strengthening Project (GESSiP) in 14 districts of the Northern Region of Ghana.\u00a0 Specifically:<\/strong><\/p>\n Scope<\/strong> Key Working Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)<\/strong> Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Education and Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Personal Skills\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Required\/Desired Languages<\/strong><\/p>\n Proficiency in local languages of target districts in the three northern regions of Ghana.<\/p>\n Travel Required<\/strong>: 50%<\/p>\n Competencies Relevant for the Specific Position (include those that are applicable):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Competencies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n To apply for this position, please submit your CV and letter of interest to\u00a0gh_jobsapplic@crs.org<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0by 5pm, on 22nd\u00a0 February 2019.\u00a0 The e-mail subject line for all applications and CVs should make reference for the position applied i.e., SPO \u2013 GESSiP.<\/span><\/p>\n CRS is an equal opportunity employer<\/strong><\/span><\/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\/p2nO32-9qq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36234"}],"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=36234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\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\n
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\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.<\/p>\n\n
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