As part of our country growth strategy, we are seeking to hire an experienced professional for the position of a Programme Director, Democratic Consolidation And Accountable Governance (DCAG) with duty station in Accra.

Background:

The DCAG programme has an objective of civil society, women and the youth actively demanding democratic governance reforms and their right to equitable economic redistribution; accountable and transparent management of public resources as well as influencing pro-poor policies and programmes for poverty reduction in Ghana. This programme takes a national level approach to policy influencing whilst still maintaining selected local level CSO initiatives in budget tracking of pro-poor and other economic redistributive policies. The successful candidate will be responsible for the DCAG programme in Ghana, which includes programmatic, financial, human resource management responsibility for the thematic programme and future projects within the accountable governance portfolio in Ghana.

Key Responsibilities:

•   Leading strategic programme development - development of systems for planning, implementation and review of operations within Democratic Consolidation and Accountable Governance Programme for sustainable results.
•   Development of partners and partner relations
•   Collaborate/ network and promote DCAG Programme objectives through civil society platforms and networks both in Ghana and globally
•   Lead, manage, motivate and support the development of a team of professionals
•   Budgets and Financial Management - Lead in the preparation and revision of budgets for the Thematic programme and the GSAM project in consultation with Finance team Manage programme and project budgets, expenditure and accounts ensure that there is maximum fulfilment of budgets within approved cost categories
•   Contribute and influence policy in relation to Accountable Governance
•   Fundraising - Develop concept papers and applications for further fundraising initiatives Support in the design, communication and information materials for profiling of IBIS interventions Work closely with the Head Office and Country Office on fundraising issues related to Denmark
•   Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning - Lead in designing and implementation of a monitoring, evaluation and learning system for the Programme with a results-based focus Ensuring that both IBIS and partner activities are linked to the result framework to enable tracking. Ensure effective support and clarity for all programme partners including timely performance reports, coaching and mentoring where necessary. Work constructively with relevant staff at Country level and partners to produce process documents to guide implementation, monitoring and ensure accountability.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   An advanced university degree in Political Science, Human Rights, International Development, Democracy and Accountable Governance or a related field
•   A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible relevant experience with preferably in the field of Accountable Governance, natural resource Governance issues and Economic Justice issues
•   Over Five (5) years of development project experience in a leadership position responsible for developing Accountable Governance interventions and technical aspects related to Accountable Governance
•   Experience in policy development and analysis using rights based approach especially in the area of political rights
•   Demonstrated high level of conceptual and analytical thinking skills and excellent strategic programme development skills in areas of Accountable Governance
•   Experience working with CSO organisations and organisational capacity building
•   Experience and knowledge of working within Ministries, Departments and Agencies related to the focus areas of the programme will be an asset
•   Strong managerial and financial management skills and ability to teamwork and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues
•   Experience in implementing projects funded by EC, DANIDA, SIDA, DFID, USAID, UN and other bilateral and multi-donors will be an advantage
•   Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively and build relationships at all levels
•   Excellent skills in written and spoken English and the capacity to communicate often complex and sensitive issues to a wide audience

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

We look forward to receiving a letter of motivation and detailed Curriculum Vitae in English. Please state application no. DCAG / GH-0116 on the subject line and forward application by email to:

ghanajobs2016@gmail.com

Closing Date: 16 March, 2016

We consider diversity to be an advantage and as such we encourage all who qualify irrespective of gender and of religious, sexual or ethnic affiliation - to apply for this position.