{"id":46230,"date":"2020-03-23T10:08:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T10:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=46230"},"modified":"2020-03-23T10:08:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T10:08:05","slug":"foreign-and-commonwealth-office-ghana-vacancies-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/foreign-and-commonwealth-office-ghana-vacancies-2020.html","title":{"rendered":"Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ghana Vacancies 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.\u00a0 We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.<\/p>\n<p>Job Category<br \/>\nForeign and Commonwealth Office (Policy &amp; Political roles)<br \/>\nJob Subcategory<br \/>\nPolitical<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0Second Secretary \u2013 Security and Stability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Purpose of Job<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UK Government is taking a new strategic approach to Sub-Saharan Africa. This is delivering an integrated, whole of Government approach with an increased focus on five key areas where the UK can make strong contributions that match African priorities. One of those five areas is security and stability. Its focus includes preventing and resolving conflict by working with African institutions to find peaceful solutions; tackling serious and organised crime to enable stronger economic growth, and managing migration.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this job is to provide policy support to the British High Commission\u2019s team responsible for the development and delivery of its activities to enhance security and stability in Ghana. In this context,\u00a0<em>security and stability<\/em>\u00a0refers to regional security, including countering terrorism and violent extremism, tackling organised crime and managing safe and orderly migration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor and report on trends in Ghana relating to security and stability<\/li>\n<li>Support the delivery of inward and outward visits of senior officials and Ministers relating to security and stability, including through preparing policy briefings, and planning logistics<\/li>\n<li>Support the development of new policy and programming proposals to address security and stability challenges<\/li>\n<li>Write specific, targeted and achievable project proposals to access funding streams, and project manage the delivery of small projects or the early stages of significant programmes<\/li>\n<li>Act as secretariat to the British High Commission\u2019s security and stability team, including the management of its risk register and ensuring delivery of action points.<\/li>\n<li>Support monitoring and evaluation of the British High Commission\u2019s general objectives on security and stability, and report to UK Government stakeholders on impact<\/li>\n<li>Build and sustain a network of strategic contacts within the Government of Ghana and its security agencies, principally those under the Ministries of Interior and Justice, as well as relevant UN agencies<\/li>\n<li>Work with the First Secretary Justice and Home Affairs to maintain strong working relationships across the British High Commission\u2019s security and stability team, strengthen understanding of each other\u2019s objectives and promote fusion working<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources Managed (Staff and Expenditure)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No direct line management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Essential qualifications, skills and experience<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum of a Bachelor\u2019s degree in a relevant subject, or minimum of seven years work experience in a relevant field<\/li>\n<li>Minimum of three years work experience \u2013 preferably including policy-making<\/li>\n<li>Strong understanding of Ghana\u2019s main security and stability objectives and challenges<\/li>\n<li>Excellent understanding of the current political, social and economic context in Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Strong written and oral communication skills, specifically experience of developing and writing policy and project proposals<\/li>\n<li>Experience of engaging and influencing Government of Ghana Ministers and officials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Desirable qualifications,\u00a0skills and experience<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Existing relationships within the field of security and stability in Ghana<\/li>\n<li>Project management experience<\/li>\n<li>Postgraduate degree in a relevant subject<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>\u00a0: 26 March, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.\u00a0 We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. 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