Since 1963 and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has 80 projects in 36 countries and revenues of approximately $168 million.

Job Summary

ACDI/VOCA is currently seeking the services of a Country Director (to be based in Accra office) for the Farmer-to-Farmer Program (F2F). F2F is a regional program that provides voluntary and technical assistance to farmers, farm groups and agribusiness throughout Ghana.

Essential Responsibilities

•   Responsible for overall administration and implementation of the Ghana Volunteer Program
•   Supervise F2F Ghana support staff
•   Act as ACDI/VOCA Ghana country project representative to donors and in-country agencies
•   Provide technical advice and guidance to requesting host organizations
•   Initiate contact with technical partners or host organizations
•   Assess viability of host organization request made to ACDI/VOCA
•   Finalize all scopes of work for volunteer assignments
•   Monitor project budget to ensure that expenditure are within approved budget parameters and ensuring that all appropriate financial reporting requirements are met
•   Prepare project reports, success stories and other public outreach communication materials

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Master's degree in agriculture, MBA
•   Minimum  eight (8) years of experience in agriculture
•   Minimum five (5) years of experience in managing staff and leading development programs
•   Excellent written and oral communication
•   Demonstrate ability to work independently and as a team
•   Proficient in Microsoft office (Word, Access, Excel and Power Point)
•   Detail oriented and highly organized

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please submit a resume to:

hr@acdivocaghana.org

Closing Date: 21 April, 2014

•   Please write the job location for which you are applying in the email subject line
•   No phone calls please
•   Only finalists will be contacted
•   Women and minorities are encouraged to apply