The Northern Development Authority (NDA) was established under the Northern Development Authority Act 2017 (Act 963) to provide a framework for the accelerated economic and social development of the Northern Zone. The NDA also serves as an agency for the implementation of the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Program (IPEP).<\/p>\n
The objects of NDA are to accelerate economic and social development in the NDA zone through strategic direction in the planning & prioritization of development projects; mobilize public resources including financial resources and private-public investments for the accelerated economic and social development of the Northern zone; coordinate development activities in the Northern Zone with the aim of ensuring that i. public resources are effectively utilized, and ii. private sector investments achieve maximum development impacts to reduce poverty and deprivation iii. formulate and implement initiatives towards achieving gender equality and empowerment of vulnerable groups in the Northern Zone;<\/p>\n
To fulfill its mandate, the Northern Development Authority (NDA) seeks to hire qualified Ghanaians who are highly motivated, dynamic, results-oriented with good leadership qualities and strong work ethics to fill the following positions at the regional levels.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0SENIOR OFFICER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Title:<\/strong>\u00a0SENIOR OFFICER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOB PURPOSE<\/strong><\/p>\n To provide tactical and operational support for the effective and efficient performance of the functions of the Economic Development Unit in the Region.<\/p>\n KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Participates in the assessment of the agricultural potential of the region; Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A minimum of a Master\u2019s Degree from an accredited tertiary institution in any of the following fields: Agriculture; Natural Resource; Management; Business administration or any other related field; COMPETENCIES<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Knowledge in agricultural value chain development; Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Northern Ghana<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants should submit the following documents to the address below not later than one week after the publication of this notice. \u2022 Detailed Curriculum Vitae, stating current and latest posts (WITH DATES) as well as summary of key job responsibilities; \u2022 Application letter (stating the position applied for) to the address below; \u2022 Certified photocopies of relevant certificates of highest academic qualifications, as well as national service certificate (if applicable); \u2022 Names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) Referees (work-related); \u2022 Personal contact telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.\u00a0The Head, Human Resource,<\/strong>\u00a0Northern Development Authority,<\/strong>\u00a0P.O. Box TL 883,<\/strong>\u00a0Lamashegu Industrial Area,<\/strong>\u00a0Tamale Northern Region.<\/strong>\u00a0Interested applicants can submit applications at our front-desks (Headoffice in Tamale, industrialORat our liaison office in Accra, Cantonments near the American Embassy<\/strong>). Email:\u00a0habiba.nantuo@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a030 October 2019<\/p>\n Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Qualified Ghanaian nationals, especially female candidates are encouraged to apply. NDA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the economic, social development and gender equity and our recruitment procedure reflects these.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Northern Development Authority (NDA) was established under the Northern Development Authority Act 2017 (Act 963) to provide a framework for the accelerated economic and social development of the Northern…..<\/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":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-aSh","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41805"}],"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=41805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nREPORTS TO:<\/strong>\u00a0PRINCIPAL OFFICER<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Participates in the preparations of agricultural development strategies;
\n\u2022 Identifies\/conducts an economic or financial analysis of projects;
\n\u2022 Develops a profile of potential private sector opportunities in the region;
\n\u2022 Develops\/maintains a database of private sector business\/ventures in the region;
\n\u2022 Facilitates the implementations of national\/regional programs in agricultural and private sector development;
\n\u2022 Coordinates the identifications of infrastructural needs of the region;
\n\u2022 Creates\/maintains an electronic database on economic and private sector development activities in the region;
\n\u2022 Prepares progress reports.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A minimum of four (4) years post-bachelor\u2019s relevant work experience, one (1) year of which must be in a reputable institution;
\n\u2022 Membership of a relevant professional body is an advantage.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Private Sector Engagement and Community entry and facilitation skills;
\n\u2022 Commercially oriented agriculture programming;
\n\u2022 Relevant knowledge in ICT applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.);
\n\u2022 Strategic planning, research, and analytical skills;
\n\u2022 Leadership, Strong Communication, interpersonal and presentations skills;
\n\u2022 Strong team player and Initiator;
\n\u2022 Good project management skills;<\/p>\n