The Project Coordinator will support the Project Manager to deliver GWS-specific work packages.
\n\u2022 The candidate must have strong field experience and skills in relevant aspects of conservation and sustainable land-use management and\/ or sustainable agriculture, and have a strong proven record of coordinating conservation projects, with requisite operational, project, grant and financial management skills.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Project Coordinator, SIBCI<\/strong><\/p>\n Reporting to:<\/strong>\u00a0Project Manager Key Relationships:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 The post-holder is expected to adopt a collaborative approach and will work closely with GWS colleagues in Damongo and Accra, Wildlife Division staff, national partners and other stakeholders on all aspects of his\/her role. General responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Manage the effective implementation of the SIBCI Project, coordinating and supporting the inputs from consultants, field and Partner staff. Project Management<\/strong> \u2022 Provide line management to project staff under the Ghana Wildlife Society component of the Project. Project Planning & Implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Coordinate and lead participatory development of quarterly and annual workplans. Personal skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Project management skills with proven experience in implementation of large-scale conservation\/sustainable agriculture projects. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A Masters\u2019 degree or equivalent qualification in a conservation\/natural resource management or relevant social\/biological science field. Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Damongo<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n To apply: \u2022 A covering letter explaining why you are applying for the position and relating to your experience and skills to the roles indicated in the application pack (include your salary expectations) in your cover letter. \u2022 Full CV and contact details for two referees Email your application to:\u00a0sibci@ghanawildlifesociety.org<\/strong>\u00a0or deliver by hand to GWS addressing it to The\u00a0Executive Director,\u00a0<\/strong>Ghana Wildlife Society,\u00a0<\/strong>P. O. Box 13252, Accra.<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a022 January, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Project Coordinator will support the Project Manager to deliver GWS-specific work packages. \u2022 The candidate must have strong field experience and skills in relevant aspects of conservation and sustainable…..<\/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-bn5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43715"}],"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=43715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDuty Post:<\/strong>\u00a0Damongo<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Key external relationships include Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, National Development Planning Commission, Regional Coordinating Council, District Assemblies (West Gonja\/Gonja, North\/Mamprusi-Muaduri\/Sawla-Tuna-Kalba and Wa East), Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, \u2022 NGOs and BirdLife Partners in Burkina Faso and Cote d\u2019Ivoire.
\n\u2022 Responsible for: Coordination of all work packages under the GWS component of the project.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Represent the SIBCI project in the Northern\/Savannah and other regions, and manage the project team based in Damongo\/Accra as directed by the Project Manager.<\/p>\n
\nProject Team Management:<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Encourage a culture of excellent communication and collaboration among project team members.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Work closely with Support Consultants to deliver specialized services within the project through development of TORs and review of reports.
\n\u2022 Work hand in hand with the M&E Specialist to manage and develop processes for the effective monitoring and evaluation of the project, ensuring timely adaptation as required to meet project objectives and timelines, and support the dissemination of lessons learnt.
\n\u2022 Ensure that excellent communication is maintained with the project team, and GWS Secretariat.
\n\u2022 Prepare project narrative and financial reports for the GWS Component, with support from Project Accountant and ensure timely and accurate technical, operational and donor and institutional reporting.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Excellent leadership and people management skills, with ability to motivate and manage individuals
\nto achieve excellence.
\n\u2022 Proven grant financial and budget management skills.
\n\u2022 Strong technical skills relating to conservation\/sustainable agriculture in conservation landscapes
\n\u2022 Proven ability to collaborate effectively with partner organisations, including governments, NGOs,
\ncommunity groups and businesses.
\n\u2022 Strong verbal communication and diplomacy skills, with ability to present, negotiate and persuade at all levels with confidence and credibility, including supporting community engagement and relations with technical experts and government.
\n\u2022 Strong written communication skills, including report and proposal writing.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Relevant experience of coordinating conservation projects (at least \u20ac100K).
\n\u2022 A strong technical background and understanding of a range of conservation issues, particularly
\nincluding protected area management, sustainable agriculture in conservation landscapes and conservation financing.
\n\u2022 Experience working with partners, government institutions and communities.<\/p>\n