Set-up Officer at Lively Minds

Set-up Officer at Lively Minds

Company Profile

Lively Minds, an award-winning charity, is hiring to support our ambitious and exciting Early Childhood Development programme in Ghana and Uganda.

Job Description

Lively Minds is looking for Set-up Officers to train Ghana Education Service (GES) staff, manage government relationships and interact with communities.

The successful candidate must be energetic, highly organised, an excellent communicator and skilled in community entry protocols and mobilisation. For a detailed understanding of the role and person criteria, please see the Job Description on our website: https://www.livelyminds.org/jobs

Required Skills or Experience

Essential Experience and Skills

• Firstly, Minimum qualification: Degree or Higher Education Diploma in early childhood or other relevant subject.
• Secondly, 2+ experience of facilitating and delivering training.
• Thirdly, Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment by having energy and a “can do” attitude
• Moreover, Excellent planning and organisation skills.
• Additionally, Good interpersonal and communication skills with a flexible approach, enabling you to positively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Then, Ability to coordinate, and engage large audiences.
• Also, Experience of coaching and working with government stakeholders.
• Finally, Comfortable with frequent travel and overnight stays.

Technically literate – good understanding of MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel. Able to adapt to and learn new tech systems easily.

Desirable Experience and Skills

• Experience of working with GES (or other government departments) and other education stakeholders/organisations
• Experience of working for an NGO.
• Experience of community mobilisation or sensitisation work.

You will be expected to perform against the Lively Minds Competencies.