Education
Advanced (post-graduate) degree in political sciences, law, international development, economics, finance, business or public administration, project management or social sciences.

Minimum Experience

• Previous experience (10 years or more preferred) managing international development programming – with a focus on long-term and high value programming;
• Experience managing international development programming with a total project value of over $5,000,000 CAD;
• Significant experience working in Ghana and the wider region;
• Experience leading preparation of key project documents including annual workplans financial, administrative, and narrative reports;
• Experience engaging and working closely with multiple international development stakeholders in developing countries including government authorities and donors (such as Global Affairs Canada, UKaid, USAID);
• Proven experience managing the entire project lifecycle from start to finish including proposal, development of work plans and milestones, expenditure forecasts and summaries, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and communications;
• Demonstrated ability to ensure cost-effectiveness of services delivered within a project;
• Experience identifying risks and opportunities and developing problem solving strategies.
• Demonstrated experience managing the following types of services: administrative services; financial management activities; and logistical and coordination activities.

Key Skills/Responsibilities

• Ensuring the overall quality and management of all services offered by the project.
• Leading the preparation of all key project documents including Annual Work Plans, project budgets and financial reports.
• Planning and coordinating administrative, financial and logistics management services and ensuring compliance with schedules and strong quality of deliverables.
• Developing and maintaining networks of key stakeholders (government, civil society, other donors, private sector).
• Planning and coordinating procurement services of goods and services, including locally engaged subject-matter experts.
• Overseeing quality assurance and ensuring accuracy of reporting and invoicing for services rendered.
• Ensuring effective management and internal monitoring of project progress and results, including managing through project issues and problems as they arise.