IBTCI is currently seeking Communications/Knowledge Management position to support USAID/GHANA Education Staff.

COMPANY PROFILE

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and has implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including education, health, economic growth and democracy & governance.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to support the Partnership for Education: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Support program.  This initiative is part of a comprehensive, integrated ‘project’, the USAID Partnership for Education, a suite of activities that includes linked but separate financial and technical support activities, designed to support Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ghana Education Service’s (GES) child literacy and numeracy improvement plans and activities.  Further, the SOW would involve working with the Ghana MOE, GES and USAID’s Education Office with expertise to implement and build capacity for systematic, coordinated and responsive M&E systems, monitoring and reporting on learning outcomes, especially reading outcomes. In particular, the USAID/Ghana’s Education Office is interested in specialized support to improve its current tools and systems to ensure staff, MOE/GES and IPs have the required information, emerging understandings, lessons and insight to guide and articulate more informed, strategic decision making, as well as the knowledge and experience to use these systems effectively.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Communications/Knowledge Management person would lead the development of knowledge, skills and abilities of USAID/Ghana and relevant education sector partners to prepare evidence-based materials and tools and effectively utilize them.  Specific activities include the following.

•   Build on and link to Mission and MOE institution efforts such as Data Management and Communication Strengthening (DMCS) to develop and use knowledge management.
•   Advise and support the team to produce more evidence-based reporting and develop analytical products to support learning that advances and provides a forward evolution of activities to strengthen Ghana’s basic education system and USAID/Ghana’s support to it.
•   Assess USAID/Ghana’s Education Office current knowledge management and learning needs, within the larger context of knowledge management and learning needs, within the larger context of knowledge management for education and the Africa region, as well as in relation to knowledge management efforts of DPs and donors.
•   Design and create a knowledge management framework and implementation plan.
•   Develop the knowledge, skills and abilities of USAID/Ghana and relevant education sector partners to prepare evidence-based materials and tools and effectively utilize them.

Qualification Required & Experience

The Communications/Knowledge Management Specialist should have:

•   A university degree in a relevant subject area
•   At least  5 years of  progressive, demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of communications and knowledge management strategies for major development assistance programs; including USAID Mission work in West Africa and preferably, Ghana;
•   Experience  in Ghana highly desired; including experience with Ghanaian Government Ministries and country stakeholders
•   Education sector experience highly desired; including familiarity with  Ghana Education sector  challenges
•   Excellent written and oral communication and outstanding interpersonal skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please submit all application materials along with three references here:-

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Any questions please contact:-

yinanli@ibtci.com

Closing Date: 15 March, 2015