Core Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership and technical expertise on agricultural development and livelihoods strategies, partnerships, and activities.
• Provide technical and administrative oversight for the implementation of a results-oriented program strategy regionally and in specific districts.
• Facilitate collaboration across program components and with advisors to ensure implementation of activities in each district.
• Direct and innovate cross-cutting program activities across regional teams, including in livelihoods, nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, community and local governance, social inclusion, and behavior change.
• Assist in strategic annual work planning of regional activities and contribute to quality operational plans, budgets, and reports are submitted as per contract agreements.
• Provide input to the project’s research and monitoring and evaluation activities and work with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team to incorporate lessons learned to enhance project results.
• Provide input to regular status and progress reports to USAID.
• Provide inputs to the finance and administration team necessary for project budget projections, expenditures, tracking and reporting.
• Collaborate actively with project staff and stakeholders and promote a culture of collaboration within the project.
• Ensure that lessons learned, and best practices are documented and shared.
• Travel frequently to regional offices for compliance, training, and tracking consistency across implementation activities.

What We Value

• Master’s degree in agriculture, economics, international development, community development, nutrition or a related field with 8-10 years of professional experience or Bachelor’s degree and at least 15 years of professional experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience managing the implementation of field-level activities, including working with district government officials and local civil society/community-based organizations in northern Ghana.
• Demonstrated management skills on projects that encourage individuals and households to practice health, nutrition, WASH, and care practices, with a particular focus on young children and women of reproductive age.
• Demonstrated team building and team management leading to high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner.
• Experience working with international development organizations in Ghana required.
• USAID experience highly preferred.
• Excellent writing skills required.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, MS Word and other Microsoft Office programs as well as common internet applications
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal communication and computer skills.
• Verbal and written fluency in English.
• Ghanaian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

What We Offer

We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits and professional development.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer

of employment.