Plan Ghana, an international child-centered community development organisation, is looking for a dynamic and results-oriented person to fill the position of Sponsorship Manager.The position is located at the Ghana Country Office, Accra and reports to the Country Director.

Job Purpose: To manage and be accountable for all sponsorship activities in the country.

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

•   Member of the Country Management Team
•   Manage country sponsorship activities in a prudent manner. To do this:-
•   Makes sure that Plan Ghana has an effective working relationship with National Offices, Regional office and International headquarters with respect to sponsorship
•   Performs sponsorship strategic and tactical planning to bring in innovations and best practice in the country
•   Manages the country caseload (new and existing quota) in collaboration with the Programme Unit Managers for approval by the Country Director
•   Makes sure that the sponsorship communication activities are in line with the organisation's requirements and Sponsorship Book (SB) guidelines, policies and processes
•   Prepares, informs, shares and updates all sponsorship policies, processes and procedures
•   Complies to Plan's child protection policy in sponsorship
•   Develops contacts with other child sponsorship organisations for consensus on areas of operations
•   Manages all sponsor visits to the country and ensures they are done in a professional and coordinated manner
•   Trains PU staff and ensures that children's club members and local based organisations are also trained on sponsorship communication activities, policies and processes; Also build the capacity of field staff and ensures they are updated with sponsorship policy, processes and new developments
•   Gender mainstreaming in sponsorship activities and maintains gender sensitivity to staff and associates
•   Makes sure that the all Plan sponsorship systems are working and issues reported to helpdesk on time
•   With the support of the PUMs, make sure that Sponsored Children are visited a least once annually and summary of status reported as per agreed local processes
•   Prepares, monitors and implements annual sponsorship operational plans for the country
•   Conducts quarterly field visits, submit reports and acts on it
•   Provides timely and quality support for disaster preparedness and execution of activities during disaster, and manages associated risks in this regard;
•   Fulfils Plan's Child Protection Policy by making sure all sponsorship activities, processes and document at PU level are in line with Plan's Child protection policy
•   Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Country Director to support the achievement of organisational goals

Communications and Working Relationships:

•   Medium contact with Plan partners for the provision of quality and timely sponsorship activites
•   Has high contact with all Country Office and Programme Unit Sponsorship Progamme staff to support smooth implementation of the sponsorship functions
•   Maintains medium contact with other staff from the Programme Unit and Country Offices to gain their support for understanding and implementation of administration related activities and to ensure they understand the operations of sponsorship in the country
•   Maintain high contact with sponsorship staff in the Regional, National and at International Headquarters
•   Maintains high contact with Partners, International NGOs with sponsorship programmes

The job responsibilities of this position require occasional contact with children and it is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

Qualification Required & Experience
Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role's Objectives:
Gained through education, training,experience

•   Master's degree/equivalent in Marketing/PR/Communications or Development Studies/Social Sciences or related area
•   Have at least five (5) years working experience in related field, with three (3) years in a managerial position
•   Has good understanding of Management Information Systems
•   Some experience in gender, advocacy and community development related issues
•   Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Packages (Word, Excel, internet software & Powerpoint)
•   Understanding of international relations

Demonstrated behaviours needed by the post holder to successfully perform the role

•   Continuous commitment to high performance and improvement
•   Ability to work in a team, coach team members to enhance capacity of team members
•   Committed to the protection of the rights of the child
•   Ensures integrity of all Sponsorship Child information and data in country
•   Communites clearly and effectively
•   Knowledgeable in development issues affecting children

Skills Specific to the post needed to put knowledge into practice:

•   Crisis Management skills
•   Negotiation skills
•   Good business development and marketing skills
•   Proven leadership and supervisory skills
•   Excellent human relations skills
•   Excellent communication and IT skills
•   Strategic and tractical planning skills
•   Information and data analysis skills
•   Facilitation, presentation, training and communication skills
•   Project Management skills
•   Monitoring and evaluation skills
•   Critical thinking and analytical skills

Physical Environment and Demands: May be typical office environment, note if heavy lifting, climbing, excess travel, etc

Travel requirements: This position requires about 40% travel within Plan Ghana's programme units and outside the country

Level of Contact with Children:
Mid contact: Occasional interaction with children

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should submit their applications with a comprehensive CV and a copy of the certificate of their highest academic qualification to the address below. Female candidates are encouraged to apply:

The Country Human Resource Manager
Plan Ghana
Private Mail Bag
Osu Main Post Office
Accra

Or E-mail to: recruitment.ghana@plan-international.org

Closing Date: 19 July, 2013

Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.

Plan is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the protection of children and gender equity and our recruitment procedure reflects this. Selected applicants will be expected to comply with the child protection policy of the organisation.