Right To Play is a global organization committed to improving the lives of children and youth affected by conflict, disease and poverty. Established in 2000, Right To Play has pioneered a unique play-based approach to learning and development which focuses on quality education, life skills, health, gender equality, child protection and building peaceful communities. With programming in over 20 countries, Right To Play transforms the lives of more than one million children each week using play and sports, both inside and outside of the classroom. In addition to our work with children, Right To Play advocates with parents, local communities, and governments to advance the fundamental rights of all children.<\/p>\n
Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Project Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n The Project Officer reports directly to the Program Manager (PM) and is responsible for the effective administration of the project and reporting on the outcome to internal and external contacts as required. Required Skills or Experience<\/p>\n Education\/Training\/Certification Experience Competencies \/ Personal Attributes<\/p>\n Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal Computer literacy in outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet Desired Qualifications (An Asset)<\/p>\n Knowledge in child and\/or adult education Problem Solving Financial Impact Information Management Continuous Improvement Relationship Management Additional Job Conditions How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to:\u00a0GhanaHR@righttoplay.com<\/strong>\u00a0and kindly include \u201cProject Officer<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>and your name in the subject line. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.<\/span><\/p>\n NOTE: THIS IS GHANA COUNTRY OFFICE POSITION<\/strong>\u00a0For more information, follow\u00a0@RightToPlayIntl\u00a0and visit\u00a0www.righttoplay.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Right To Play is a global organization committed to improving the lives of children and youth affected by conflict, disease and poverty. Established in 2000, Right To Play has pioneered…..<\/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":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-aSC","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41826"}],"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=41826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41826\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSupervisory and Advisory Responsibilities
\nIndirect Advisory Responsibilities
\nThe Project Officer provides direct advice and guidance to partners for effective implementation of Right To Play projects in the project location.
\nResponsibilities
\nProject Administration
\nContributes to the formulation of the project strategies plans feeding into the overall country strategic plan.
\nPrepares and leads the implementation plan of project activities from existing operational plan.
\nGuides Field Facilitators on executing the activities in each project location.
\nEnsures that activities are compliant with RTP methodology and standards.
\nOversees community events such as Play Days to promote topics\/ issues related to their needs.
\nDevelops and strengthens understanding of our project management cycle with project staff and partners.
\nCompiles reports received from the Field Facilitators and submits monthly activity reports to PM.
\nCompletes monthly budget projections and tracks expenditures.
\nParticipates in the planning of budget and tracks activity expenses occurred against cash projections.
\nProcures project equipment (in coordination with Logistics Officer\/Assistant where applicable), within authorization levels set in the In-Field Authorization Levels policy.
\nCoordinates facility upgrades based on the needs of the project site.
\nArranges for storage and delivery of sport equipment to participating schools.
\nCoordinates with other NGOs\/CBOs to ensure participation in partner events.
\nMonitors security situation in project location and reports to the PM.
\nFollows up on logistics issues at project location and ensure assets, including project vehicles are maintained.
\nTeam Management
\nConducts performance appraisals for all direct reports and provides regular feedback on performance.
\nOversees performance of any contract staff such as security guards where applicable.
\nEnsures staff understands and complies with policies of RTP.
\nAssesses training needs of all direct reports with input from project staff, partners and stakeholders.
\nOversees training of coaches delivered by Field Facilitators and observes coaches\u2019 performance for certification.
\nFollows existing systems to reasonably safeguard the overall health, welfare and security of the project staff.
\nNetworking, representation and partnership building
\nShares activity plans with local NGOs, CBOs (community-based organizations) and looks for synergies and opportunities to work together.
\nMaintains a positive working relationship with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and other Ministries and partners.
\nEnsures implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements with local representation of Government, UN Agencies and partner organizations.
\nFacilitates collaboration and networking with other organizations, government and other relevant institutions to enhance RTP visibility and project activities.
\nCoordinates planning meetings with partners and represents RTP in various platforms.
\nFacilitates participation of Athlete Supporters in project activities and events.
\nConducts an assessment survey to determine the NGOs that RTP could partner with and initiates partnerships.
\nEnsures partners are in compliance with RTP Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding policy.
\nMonitoring ad Reporting
\nVisits project locations to oversee activities, events and collects information to report on performance outcomes.
\nWorks with school directors and teachers to develop their understanding of RTP\u2019s monitoring and evaluation system as it relates to reporting on children and teachers actively involved in sport and play activities.
\nEnsures accurate collection and timely submission of quantitative and quantitative monitoring information according to RTP monitoring tools.
\nSubmits regular reports to PM and occasionally external stakeholders including Ministries, partners and donors.
\nProvides quarterly updates of lessons learned and best practices to project team, stakeholders and the PM.
\nPerforms other duties as assigned.
\nPlanning and Organizing
\nThe incumbent is expected to plan his\/her activities based on the established annual work plan. Consultation with partners would be required for activities schedules. The incumbent is also expected to organize meetings and events which require coordination with partners and\/or other organizations.<\/p>\n
\nBachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences or any related discipline.<\/p>\n
\n3 years\u2019 experience in project administration or community work including managing direct reports.<\/p>\n
\nSelf-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision
\nStrong organizational and delegation skills
\nAble to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks
\nStrong development and team building skills
\nEffective organization skills.
\nTechnical Skills<\/p>\n
\nUnderstand project management cycle
\nEffective report writing and analytical skills
\nLanguages
\nFluency in spoken and written English and local language(s).<\/p>\n
\nKnowledge in Sport for Development
\nExperience developing and managing budgets
\nJob Contributions\/Impact<\/p>\n
\nThe incumbent is expected to follow established procedures and methods. Some problems will require analytic skills to identify ways to work within the limits and address needs at the same time.<\/p>\n
\nThe incumbent is expected to manage the activities based on the approved budget and has approval ability as set by the In-Field Authorization Levels policy. He\/she recommends purchasing equipment and other project-related expenses. Tracks expenses and decides on how to best spend remaining budget.<\/p>\n
\nThe incumbent is expected to share information with external stakeholders with input from Field Facilitators and approval from PM. He\/she collects data and generates reports and newsletters that distributes within the country and region and occasionally all of RTP.<\/p>\n
\nThe incumbent is expected to identify changes that would benefit the community, project team or partners.
\nThe incumbent is expected to assess opportunities and recommend changes to improve communications within the country of operations.<\/p>\n
\nThe incumbent is expected to enhance relationships with partners by identifying needs and integrating them into activities as much as possible while providing support for maintaining great relationship.<\/p>\n
\nThe incumbent may be asked by the PM to provide support to other project locations\/partners which may require travel to other project locations.<\/p>\n\n