CLMRS Field Assistant at International Cocoa Initiative

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Based at District-level, under the authority of the Country Director and direct supervision of the Project Manager for Innovation and Community Development the incumbent will:
• Ensure the liaison between ICI in Accra, regional stakeholders, and local authorities.
• Ensure consistent implementation of the guidelines and policies established by ICI Foundation.
• Collect, analyze and transmit all relevant information from the field to ensure regular reporting to the Country Director and Project Manager on project progress and prepare technical reports.
• Ensure proper set-up and roll-out of the CLMRS in the assigned geographical areas, specifically:
• Participate in the selection of the Community Facilitators (CF) where necessary
• Participate in the training of Farmer Coaches (Information Management Staff - IMS and Project Assistants) and CFs and organize field-level training logistics where necessary
• Provide ongoing technical support to partners field staff and the CFs, ensuring that they fulfill their terms of reference
• Pro-actively monitor KPIs for the area under his/her responsibility and pro-actively work towards their improvement
• Support community-level awareness-raising sessions on child labour and forced labour
• Advise on remediation strategies and follow up on the implementation of remediation activities
• Organize the logistics around the field visits of ICI staff from Accra and Geneva or industry partners.
• Work on any other related tasks as required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE OR COMPETENCIES.

• Programme development and monitoring, report preparation, and knowledge documentation.
• Experience working on rural development or cocoa supply-chain
• Experience in partnership development.
• Experience in working at the community level.
• Representational function.
• Knowledge of the cocoa sector and experience in activities related to the fight against child labour;
• Knowledge of Monitoring & Evaluation processes and tools.
• Knowledge of information management tools and software.
• Ability to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communications skills in English.
• A good team player, and ability to contribute to a cooperative work environment
• Adaptive to new innovations and must have a strong desire to learn

LANGUAGES:   

• Fluency in written and spoken English, Ability to speak Twi (and French desirable)

SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of actors.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in remote environments and to keep a high level of motivation.
• Be pro-active.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office software products, in particular Word and Excel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Work experience – At least 2 years of relevant work experience
• Academic background - University degree in Development Planning/Studies, Social Sciences, or other relevant disciplines, with at least.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• The position is based in the ICI’s project districts (with periodic travels to the Accra office).