{"id":37461,"date":"2019-03-11T12:35:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T12:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=37461"},"modified":"2019-03-11T12:35:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T12:35:44","slug":"international-water-management-institute-vacancies-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/international-water-management-institute-vacancies-2019.html","title":{"rendered":"International Water Management Institute Vacancies 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section section--text\">The\u00a0International Water Management Institute (IWMI)\u00a0is looking for highly motivated and experienced individuals to join its West Africa office in Accra, Ghana, to support the\u00a0Resilience against Climate Change: Social Transformation Research\u00a0(REACH-STR) project and related research activities. The REACH project is focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation for rural livelihoods in the savannah ecosystem in Ghana.Reporting to the Country Representative, the position holder will be responsible for managing the\u00a0Resilience against Climate Change: Social Transformation Research\u00a0(REACH-STR) project (component 3 of the overall European Union-funded REACH project in Ghana).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0Research Officer \u2013 Social Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conduct field data collection, database development, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building activities with a specific focus on Work Stream 2 on Gender under the REACH-STR project.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the coordination of the REACH-STR project with national research partners in Ghana and other REACH component leads under Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).<\/li>\n<li>Implement field activities (at research sites and in collaboration with other REACH field activities).<\/li>\n<li>Assist the Project Leader in collating key information on project activities, outputs and outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual consolidated technical, financial and relevant reports.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the preparation of communication materials and organization of project events, including events organized by project partners.<\/li>\n<li>Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Project Leader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--text\">\n<p class=\"section__header\"><strong> Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A master\u2019s degree in Social Sciences or a related field.<\/li>\n<li>At least 3 years of work experience in a research and development environment, preferably in Ghana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English and at least one local language.<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including database management and PowerPoint presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in writing technical reports.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in the collection and compilation of monitoring and evaluation data.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability to effectively and reliably carry out delegated functions without extensive supervision.<\/li>\n<li>Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional and multicultural environment.<\/li>\n<li>Proven commitment to gender equality and wider knowledge of youth and inclusion issues in Ghana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--text\">\n<p class=\"section__header\"><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a\u00a0nationally\u00a0recruited staff positions and only Ghanaian citizens are encouraged to apply. IWMI offers a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes transport and health insurance. The duration of the contract will be for a three-year period with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0International Water Management Institute (IWMI)\u00a0is looking for highly motivated and experienced individuals to join its West Africa office in Accra, Ghana, to support the\u00a0Resilience against Climate Change: Social Transformation Research\u00a0(REACH-STR)&#8230;..<\/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":[106],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-9Kd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37461"}],"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=37461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}