Duties
• Guide and Support communities on the implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of projects
• Lead in the day to day field implementation of project activities.
• Lead on Tree Aid’s initiatives to working with stake holders to increase project impacts
• Coordinate efforts in ensuring the continuous availability of natural resources upon which rural enterprises rely on.
• Mobilise community members into formidable working clusters to jointly undertake environmental protection and management initiatives.
• Promote community governance systems geared towards natural resources management.
• Provide capacity building of project beneficiaries to enable them effectively and efficiently for a common purpose.
• Provide technical, financial and project management advice and recommendations to partners/stakeholders where appropriate.
• Facilitate the development of livelihood options on natural resource base and improved market orientation and linkages.
• Support the development of TREE AID Ghana’s wider programme
• Support the identification and tracking of opportunities for new projects development in Ghana in line with TREE AID strategy plan.
• Contribute to the identification and formulation of activities to enhance Community resilience to climate variability through improved local adaptation knowledge in Ghana.
• Liaise with local partners/stakeholders on TREE AID’s natural resources management in formulating and developing appropriate complementary component resource management and conservation initiatives in Ghana.
• Support arrangements for and co-facilitating programme training workshops.
• Carry out any other tasks related to programme work as agreed with your line manager
• Project Monitoring and evaluation
• Liaise with communities to secure accurate and timely project reports, providing clear Terms of Reference and ensuring consistency with TREE AID reporting requirements.
• Provide support to develop and maintain arc GIS supported maps and platform for keeping a database of key project outcomes and producing suitable products for outreach.
• Lead in the processing of project reports, summarising reports for the Ghana Country Programme Manager, including follow-ups on communities feedback.
• Liaise with local partners/stakeholders to plan for regular field monitoring visits, drawing on issues identified in the assessments of recent project reports and previous monitoring visits reports, and undertake and report on these visits.
• Contribute to evaluate projects, including end of Project assessments and post project evaluation studies.
• Lead project team to iteratively review project progress
• Other
• Where appropriate, represent TREE AID Ghana at meetings and workshops relevant to TREE AID’s work as agreed with the GCPM
• Be prepared to undertake visits to all of TREE AID focus countries when required
• Carry out other tasks as agreed with the GCPM.
Qualification
• First degree in Natural resources management, Rural Development, Agriculture and forestry or related field. A Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• At least 3 years’ experience in similar role
• Experience in project design, theory of change and reporting
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint;
• Fluency in spoken and written, English; knowledge in French is desirable.. Knowledge in the local spoken language is an advantage.
• Cultural competence and the ability to work well in an international environment, with people of all cultures and outlooks;
• Ability ride a motorbike with authorised license
Desirable traits
• Ability to use different Apps for data collection;
• Excellent writing skills and adaptable style. Ability to write essays, TOR, guides, summary sheets and experience capitalisation reports for planning, monitoring and evaluation; Sound knowledge of software, computational tools, computer programming; electronic communication systems, data processing systems and M&E;
• Aptitude for communication and the facilitation of training workshops, study seminars, and other meetings;
• Keen ability to analyse and synthesise information;
• Expertise in GIS (Geographical Information Systems);
• Results-driven approach, ability to work well under pressure;
• Sociable, polite, good rapport, team building with professionalism. Ability to meet deadlines, results oriented and trustworthy.
• Adhere to Tree Aid values, missions and objectives
Apply through this email: jonathan.naaba@treeaid.org
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