Spark Microgrants

Country Director

Spark Microgrants

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Accra • Ghana

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Lead

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About the role

  • Lead management of relationships with government counterparts at the national and district levels and other key partners, donors and stakeholders to deliver on Spark Ghana’s government engagement strategy in order to integrate the FCAP into Government systems.
  • Overall responsibility for program quality, timelines and budget management.
  • Collaborate with and support internal departments including Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Fundraising, Finance and Operations to ensure compliance and leverage Spark’s strengths for success in Ghana.
  • Establish and sustain critical productive relationships with donors, partners, and industry stakeholders to advance Spark’s ability to draw on and influence a wide range of advisers and industry partners in our work.
  • Active involvement in audit management and compliance with laws of Ghana.
  • Support fundraising and partnership development efforts and contribute to external and internal communications.
  • Support Financial management, grant management and reporting in Ghana.

Requirements

  • Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, such as in partnership management, people management and program implementation;
  • Proven track record of government engagement and policy influencing;
  • Demonstrated experience in leading organisations;
  • Strong understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning, finance and operations, fundraising and grant management;
  • Masters Degree in the field of International Development, Social Sciences, Economics, Management or related fields;
  • Excellent track record in designing and managing rural development programs,
  • Strong project management skills and attention to detail are required;
  • Excellent English written and oral communication.
Benefits
  • Do-no-harm principle
  • Equal employment and advancement opportunities
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Hard Skills & Tools
program implementationgovernment engagementpolicy influencingmonitoring and evaluationfinancial managementgrant managementrural development program designproject managementbudget management
Soft Skills
relationship managementpeople managementattention to detailcommunication
Certifications
Masters Degree in International DevelopmentMasters Degree in Social SciencesMasters Degree in EconomicsMasters Degree in Management