Job Title

Job Location

Accra

Job Presentation

Company ProfileOxfam is a rights-based global development organization with more than 70 years of experience in more than 90 countries worldwide. Oxfam’s mission is to end the injustice of poverty and inequality through systemic change and the advancement of political, economic and social rights. Oxfam has been working in Ghana since 1986, managing programs related to food security and livelihoods, universal access to education and healthcare and transparency and accountability in extractive industries (mining, oil and gas).Oxfam’s experience in Ghana and strong partnerships with government institutions, Ghanaian civil society organizations and NGOs supports the delivery of active and innovative programs and advocacy work seeking to improve the livelihoods of Ghanaians and strengthen citizen accountability. Oxfam in Ghana currently works in 11 out of Ghana’s 16 administrative regions.

Start date: As soon as possible.

Job Purpose
We require someone to cover for an EOL (Education Out Loud) programme staff on maternity leave for 4 months. The profile for the position is as follows:

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning of project activities of the EOL project in accordance with the provided guidelines.
• Collection of project information from all Grantees in the region in accordance with guidelines.
• Provision of technical assistance to Grantees and others for effective project implementation
• Translate and review translation of project documents in EOL languages namely French and Portuguese.
• Collection of completed templates, formats and reports from relevant grantees.
• Reading progress reports submitted by grantees and following up any clarification with the Grantee.
• Draft regional “input to the donor report” in accordance with GMU extended guidelines, for the Oxfam IBIS´ EOL biannual project progress reports that Oxfam IBIS GMU submits to GPE
• Participate in the activities of the EOL project team on their functions in order to assure support to civil society organizations and technical assistance for the formulation and evaluation of Grantee´s capacity improvement plans.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following essential skills, and it would be advantageous to demonstrate some or all of the desirable skills.
• Essential
• Master’s degree and at least 5 years experience in a relevant field (International Development, programme management etc.)
• Ability to coordinate complex functions with regionally-dispersed partners in complex programmes
• Strong verbal and written communications skills including experience in writing reports in English.
• Proven ability to analyse and synthesise complex issues
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent coordination and guiding skills.
• Ability to think critically and strategically
• Demonstrated ability, tact, and sensitivity in working across institutional boundaries, business units, and teams in an effective and productive way
• Excellent writing skills in English and ability to understand, speak, read and write in French and Portuguese.
• DesirableDemonstrable experience working with an adaptive management approach, and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities
• Education: Master’s Degree

Valid Till

7 Apr, 2020 (7 days left)