Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Abt Associates Recruitment for Team Leader.

Abt Associates is an engine for social impact, fueled by caring, curiosity and cutting-edge research that moves people from vulnerability to security. Whether it’s welfare or weather disasters, the environment or economics, agriculture or HIV and AIDS, they address the world’s most pressing issues.

Job Description

• Company: Abt Associates
• Location: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
• State: Accra
• Job type: Full-Time

 Roles/Responsibilities

• Set up a programme in Accra to allow continuous engagement between stakeholders and suppliers in support of GHSS
• Lead a multidisciplinary and high performing team to provide technical assistance in a collaborative manner
• Manage team performance across the programme
• Building trust-based relationships with senior MoH, GHS, and voluntary sector partners
• Advance the impact and reputation of Abt Associates and its partners throughout Ghana and beyond through thought leadership and other activities
• Promote equality and inclusion for all
• Managing variety of programme risks, including fiduciary

Qualification/Prerequisites

• Proven management expertise, in particular in building a multi-disciplinary team and putting systems in place to deliver technical assistance across multiple fields
• Expertise of managing team performance, particularly with proven track record of developing high performance within project teams
• Proven leadership capabilities and experience enabling positive change within an organisation
• Proven capability to collaborate, partner and influence wide ranging stakeholders at senior level, including governments, UN agencies, NGOs and other private sector partners (including other delivery agents of technical assistance)
• Proven expertise in convening and building trust with partners, in particular government counterparts, including Ministers
• Leadership and expertise in delivering capacity building, including systems, individuals and organisations
• Knowledge and expertise of shock responsive government systems
• Experience in Ghana required
• Experience working with DFID and/or other donors desirable
• Experience managing adaptive and flexible donor-funded programmes desirable.

Application Procedure

Application Closes: January 31, 2019

How to Apply

Interested candidates should CLICK HERE to apply.