The five year USAID/USDA West Africa Analytical Support Services and Evaluations for Sustainable Systems (ASSESS) program is responsible for program evaluations in the Regional Economic Growth portfolio of the US Government’s foreign assistance programs to the region. This portfolio includes programs in agriculture, trade, environment, and the energy in 21 countries of West and Central Africa. The program currently has, but is not limited to, four components:

•   Program Evaluation (including both impact and performance evaluations)
•   Capacity Building of local institutions in M&E
•   Knowledge and Information Dissemination,
•   The African Center of Excellence (ACE), a regional training center. The ACE will serve as a focal point for the Mission’s convening power that brings together USAID colleagues and development partners to promote Agency priorities in foreign affairs. The facility will act as a center for knowledge management and exchange that advances USAID Forward reform initiatives through learning and collaboration.

Job Summary

Major Roles and Responsibilities:

•   Supervisory responsibilities
•   Overall responsibility for preparation, planning and carrying out training sessions and maintaining professional environment at the ACE and primary point of contact with USAID EXO’s Training Coordinator.
•   Responsible for developing the annual workplan and budget for ACE in Coordination with USAID’s EXO Training Coordinator.
•   Proper functioning of all electronic equipment, computer audio/visual, translation and other equipment arrangement required for classrooms instruction.
•   Assistance to training participants and instructors with computer audio/visual, translation and other equipment arrangements required for classroom instruction.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum Master’s degree in Business Management, Social Sciences or related field.
•   Minimum of seven years of relevant, progressively responsible work experience managing training programs in West Africa.
•   High proficiency in spoken and written English and French.
•   Demonstrated high level of capacity in writing technical and administrative documents in English and French.
•   West African Nationals are encouraged to apply

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified and interested candidates with the minimum qualifications may apply by sending a CV and cover letter with contact details to the attention of the Search Consultant, indicating the position applied for

By email to: assess.search@gmail.com

By hand/courier to: c/o ShawbellConsulting Limited, No 9 Klottey Crescent, Labone Junction By Pass, Ring Road East, North Labone, Accra

By post to: P.O. Box KIA9022, Airport Accra, GHANA

Closing Date: 22 July, 2014