Job Vacancy at International Cocoa Initiative (ICI)

June 29th, 2024 at 07:27 am

Job Vacancy at International Cocoa Initiative (ICI)

POSITION: FIELD SUPERVISOR – ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE

Company Profile

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) (www.cocoainitiative.org) is a multi-stakeholder group that brings together civil society, certifiers, the cocoa and chocolate industries, and international organizations to address child and forced labour in the cocoa sector, as well as collaborate with governments.

ICI has created a Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) that enables industry partners to appropriately manage the risk of child labour in the cocoa supply chain. According to the Ghana Child Exploitation Monitoring System (GCLMS), the system is built on the presence of Community Facilitators (CF) in cocoa-growing communities who raise awareness about child exploitation, detect incidents, and carry out rehabilitation efforts. (www.cocoainitiative.org)

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), founded in 2002, is a major group that promotes child protection in cocoa-growing areas. ICI collaborates with the cocoa industry, civic society, and national governments in cocoa-producing nations to provide a brighter future for children and contribute to the abolition of child labor. In September 2024, ICI will conduct a baseline survey in ten primary schools in Ghana’s cocoa-growing areas for the project “Alliance for Change: Supported caregivers and thriving children.”

Job Description

The purpose of this position, which reports to the Supply Chain Project Manager, is to ensure the successful implementation of the ICI Alliance for Change project, which aims to test the effectiveness of strengthening adults’ protective and nurturing skills and forming local alliances of supportive actors (teachers and parents) to protect children from child labor and improve child development outcomes such as learning and wellbeing.

S/he will collaborate with parents/caregivers, teachers, and students in five project communities across Amensie Central, Amensie West, and Adansi Asokwa districts.

Primary jobs and responsibilities

Advocacy and stakeholder involvement

• Ensure field-based coordination with key partners, particularly Ghana Education Service and the License Buying Company.
• Represent ICI in programme and project events and meetings as agreed upon with the Supply Chain. Project Manager
• Organize quarterly teacher-parent meetings in the community to track progress on how much time children spend on various activities, including work.
• Organize quarterly stakeholder coordination meetings in the project districts and communities to monitor project implementation.

Project Management

• Ensure that the activities are carried out following the project plan and that all actors involved follow the project’s methodologies.
• Organize the digitalization of collected data in classes every quarter and ensure feedback to the communities following its analysis.
• Supervise teachers’ additional time compensation.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports that provide an update on project activity.
• Participate in monthly or ad hoc internal coordination meetings with the ICI Accra and Geneva offices to discuss project implementation progress and difficulties.
• Help record learnings, best practices, tools, and training materials.

Capacity Building

• Participate in teacher training and follow-up on positive teaching methods in the project’s five primary schools. Support teachers in implementing the project’s methods, forming alliances with parents, and collecting classroom data.
• Once trained on the curriculum, schedule weekly workshops with the parents of the communities and train them using the method. “Families Make the Difference”
• Engage in fruitful communication with parents, teachers, and communities about children’s reduced participation in child labor and improved development results.
• Help children understand adults’ roles and responsibilities, and involve them in project objectives as vital actors and beneficiaries.

Mission support and other responsibilities

• Assist in the planning of ICI missions and visits to project regions.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the Supply Chain Project Manager and agreed upon by the Deputy Country Director/Program Coordinator.

Required Skill or Experience

Education and work experience are essential.

• Requirements include a university degree in Education, Psychology/Child Development, Social Sciences, or a related field, as well as at least 2 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, training, or project management.
• Prepare reports and document your knowledge.
• Experience working at the subnational and community levels.
• Ability to keep confidential information.
• Irreproachable behaviour and devotion to child safety and respect for the child’s rights.

Desirable

• Knowledge of child protection and/or child labor.
• Ability to build positive working connections with partners and employees.
• Ability to work under pressure while being well-organized and paying close attention to detail.
• The ability to work well across cultures, including with team members and individuals in foreign nations.
• We encourage female individuals to apply.

Languages

• Fluency in both written and spoken English, as well as a Ghanaian language (ideally Twi).

Skills

• Clear, succinctly written, and vocal communication abilities in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent skills in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

How to Apply for this Job Vacancy at International Cocoa Initiative

Only individuals who are permitted to operate in Ghana should apply.

Please email applications in English, including a cover letter and CV, to recruitment-gha@cocoainitiative.org.

Please submit a cover letter and an up-to-date CV as one document. Also, submit information about your present compensation and salary expectations.

Closing date for applications: July 15, 2024

By submitting your application, you agree that we may process your data to evaluate your application for this post. We will keep your application information secret and use it just for recruitment reasons. When the job posting is closed, your application will be erased.

Please keep in mind that only candidates who meet the standards listed above and have been selected for an interview will be contacted.

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