Project Officers at ActionAid Ghana (AAG)

Job Description

• Support to develop tools, manuals and training resources needed for project implementation.
• Lead in community sensitisation meetings and facilitate the identification, mobilisation and participation of groups.
• Provide technical and facilitation support to implement project activities, ensuring active participation of community and district stakeholders to achieve expected outputs.
• Work with project target groups to identify strategies or solutions for more immediate redress of their problems.
• Support to conduct periodic reviews, reflections and planning meetings with co-applicants, communities, implementing partners and other stakeholders to inform project strategies.
• Monitor project activity and submit implementation reports on monthly basis to Project Manager.
• Document and submit case studies and stories of change for donor reporting and other ActionAid needs, on quarterly basis.
• Undertake any relevant tasks related to the project or ActionAid, assigned by the Project Manager, Programme Manager of a CLT member.
• Support to develop TOR for project research, reviews and evaluation exercises.
• Liaise with Project Manager and ActionAid’s Campaigns team to plan and implement district-level advocacy actions on promoting sustainable agriculture, ensuring decent work and strengthening social protection schemes aimed at project beneficiaries
• Provide technical support to local CSOs who receive financial support from the project to develop their advocacy action plans for implementation and consolidation of their work around project themes.
• Support to create and/or strengthen district and regional networks and platforms of project target groups specified in the project documents such as network of Female Extension Volunteers and smallholder women farmer groups and networks.
• Identify and mobilize allies to support advocacy efforts at the community, district and regional level.
• Liaise with the finance unit to implement cost effective strategies and systems to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness, in full compliance with value for money principles, ActionAid’s Financial Policy and Procedures Manual and the donor’s financial guidelines.
• Identify emerging issues from project implementation and support to package them into concept notes for possible partnership funding.
• Support to develop documentation highlighting the challenges and lessons learnt from the project, and disseminate widely to position AAG as a learning organisation.
• Be abreast with ActionAid’s safeguarding policies, including our child protection policy and ensure full compliance with its provisions.
• Educate community members, staff and partners on safeguarding polices  and other relevant regulatory frameworks of ActionAid Ghana.
• or Assets (Describe types of assets directly handled or supervised)    Computer and accessories, telephone handset, office desk, chair, cabinet, and any other assigned to you.

Requirements/Skills

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences/ Agriculture/ Development Studies or relevant field with 3years’ relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of Human Rights Based Approach to project implementation
• Knowledge and experience in project implementation, especially relating to sustainable agriculture, decent work and social protection.
• Skills in advocacy and campaign initiatives.
• Knowledge of gender issues and power dynamics
• Knowledge in effective training approaches, community mobilisation and facilitation processes
• Skills in writing quality reports and case studies.
• Knowledge of M&E principles
• Knowledge of Micro-Soft Office applications and social media
• Tact
• Emotionality
• Reliability
• Change agent
• Listening
• Communication
• Team player
• Quality of output