Summary
[ GHANA JOBS PROGRAMME OFFICER ]Oxfam 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).
Salary range:N/A, Job type: Fixed term (Renewable), Location:Accra, Agency:Oxfam. Application close date:Expires Apr 07, 2020
GHANA JOBS PROGRAMME OFFICER
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.
Job Description
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.
Required Skills or Experience
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.
Desirable
Demonstrable experience working with an adaptive management approach, and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities
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How To Apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Motivation letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile on https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/programme-officer-education-out-loud-int6479/12193/description/
Please quote the reference Number: INT6479
Closing date is April 7, 2020.
About Education Out Loud
The Education Out Loud (EOL) funding mechanism was approved for establishment by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in December 2017. GPE’s aim is to strengthen national education systems to deliver stronger outcomes in the areas of learning and early childhood development, equity, gender equality, and inclusion. GPE is the largest fund for education in the world and provides around $800million a year for education in developing country partners.
The goal of EOL is to enhance civil society capacity to further GPE’s strategic objectives in learning, equity, and stronger systems by improving their participation, advocacy, and efforts to ensure transparency and increased effectiveness in national educational policy and implementation processes. As such it aims to support both the traditional education networks and civil society partners working in areas such as tax justice, citizens engagement in fiscal transparency and community mobilisation. EOL is comprised of three funding streams (Operational Components) to support work at local, national and transnational levels to (1) strengthen national civil society engagement in education planning, policy dialogue and monitoring; (2) strengthen civil society roles in promoting the transparency and accountability of national education sector policy and implementation and (3) create a stronger global and transnational enabling environment for national civil society advocacy and transparency efforts. Together, these objectives will help to amplify the voices of people in education policy debates, helping to better match citizen demand for an equitable quality education with responsive public policy solutions. EOL has a target of supporting at least 100 civil society partners, in approximately 90 countries throughout the world, including Africa, Asia, Pacific, Latin America and MENA/Eastern Europe.
In January 2019, GPE selected Oxfam IBIS as Grant Agent for EOL. The programme is forecast to run for at least 5 years, with the inception phase commencing imminently. Oxfam IBIS’ Grant Agent role will be implemented primarily through a Global Management Unit (GMU) based in Copenhagen, and four Regional Management Units (RMUs) in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The GMU will be led by an expert Programme Manager and will provide oversight of day-to-day operations of EOL, including management of the RMUs, provision of technical advice, and quality assurance of reporting across the entire programme.