Exciting Career Opportunity At Patriots Ghana

Patriots Ghana is seeking a Project Coordinator for our Women Entrepreneurs Financial Literacy Initiative (WEFLI) in the Central of Ghana. Patriots Ghana is a team of dedicated and passionate professionals who strive to unite all passionate and patriotic Ghanaian citizens as well as foreign nationals and organizations, and empower them to undertake meaningful projects in areas of Health, Education, Human Rights, Research and Advocacy and Economic development, in order to improve the lives of the less privileged Ghanaian citizens and deprived communities.

As part of our mission to promote equitable financial and social freedom for women in Ghana, we are seeking to recruit a passionate Project Coordinator to join our dynamic team to facilitate this plan. This position also aims to develop the capacity of the successful candidate.

Scope of Work: 

The Project Coordinator will report directly to the National Projects Director, to organize a series of project activities geared towards the full implementation of a new strategic plan on the Patriots Ghana Microfinance Project. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders onsite and online to leverage past experiences from the project to implement our program in a newly identified community. The Project Coordinator will be highly skilled in effective communication, adaptive management, research, monitoring, and evaluation. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a new initiative that will scale up women empowerment in Ghana.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local team to carryout feasibility studies in specified communities
• Conduct baseline research in selected communities who may potentially receive support from the Patriots Ghana’s WEFLI
• Represent Patriots Ghana at various local community stakeholder meetings and events and Cultivate relationships with key local top-level decision-makers in selected communities.
• Collaborate with the local project team to conduct demand-driven workshops on bookkeeping, budgeting, business plans, digital financial services, savings etc.
• Work with team to develop project evaluation and make recommendations for project improvement.
• Facilitate the development of fundraising strategies and participate in fundraising activities with the team to support more women in Agriculture.
• Prepare project, progress and financial reports and assist National Projects Manager with donor reports

Qualifications

• Professional experience working in community development, NGO’s and rural communities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and intercultural awareness — position will require communication across multiple cultures and backgrounds
• Experience using agile methodologies for research and projects
• The creativity and flexibility to work in an environment with limited resources and to work independently and within a team to drive projects forward with minimal supervision
• Knowledge and Experience in business/entrepreneurship-related field is advantageous but not required.
• Good writing/reporting and communication skills
• Working knowledge of ICT and digital technologies
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Relevant experience in capacity-building activities and working with communities, NGOs and public sector agencies.

As part of our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

What are we offering?

A 12-months contract role (with the possibility of extension) in a values-driven not for profit organization. We offer a great work environment and the chance to empower people and change lives.

Remuneration

GHS 800 to GHS1000, based on skills, experience and current salary.

• Public transport fees reimbursed upon provision of receipt (self-receipt is sufficient)
• Data and communication allowance.

HOW TO APPLY

We encourage all interested and qualified individuals to apply by sending a copy of their CV (with references) and cover letter to team@patriotsghana.org with the subject “Application-Project Coordinator “ no later than Apr 1, 2022.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews, which will take place on a rolling basis.

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