Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) Recruitment 2022

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Chief Executive (CE)
• Assists the CE in carrying out official duties as assigned to the incumbent.
• Provides leadership in areas of Engineering involving site identification, project planning, designs/design reviews, and construction supervision of irrigation and ancillary structures.
• May act and perform duties of the CE when authorized to do so as and when it becomes necessary.

Qualification/Experience

• A Master’s Degree in relevant disciplines (eg. Irrigation Engineering, Civil Engineering, and/or any relevant specialized areas of Civil Engineering viz Structures, Hydrology, Geotechnical, Hydraulics Water Resources Engineering), Geodetic/Geomatic Engineering, Agricultural Engineering.
• Membership in a relevant Professional Body
• Not less than fifteen (15) years of relevant working experience with ten (10) years in a middle-level managerial position in a relevant organization.
• Age: Not more than 55 years

How to Apply

Qualified interested applicants are required to demonstrate very good competencies in leadership and managerial skills; in her-personal relationships; communication skills commensurate with performance expected of management personnel of an institution charged with such critical responsibilities in the Food and Agriculture sector.

Applicants are required to submit detailed CVs and not more than 4 pages of Motivation Paper highlighting how one intends to use the position to contribute towards promoting the business of irrigated agriculture in Ghana. Also, Women are highly encouraged to apply.

All applications must be addressed to:

The Board Secretary,
Irrigation Development Authority,
Box M 154 Ministries,
Accra: GL-090 6133

Preferably hand-delivered to GIDA head office at the GPS address

Application Deadline: 30th September 2022

Job Title: Chief Manager – Scheme Oversight

Responsibilities

• The incumbent provides technical support to the CEO through the Deputy Chief Executive (Scheme Oversight) in the management of irrigation schemes across the country, direct oversight over all Irrigation Scheme Managers, direct and crucial backstopping of all Scheme Manager in resolution of day to day famer support services issues, resolution of conflicts and misunderstandings that may arise between any scheme and the host communities and reporting same to the CE through the Deputy CE (SO).
• As a liaison between the schemes and the CE, the Chief Manager SO is required to serve copies of all reports, actions being taken or intended to be taken in addressing all relevant scheme management issues to the office of the CE to apprise the CE at all times on happenings on irrigation schemes.

Qualification/Experience

• A Master’s Degree in any relevant discipline (eg. Irrigation Agronomy, Extension, Horticulture, Soils, Rice Cultivation, Agricultural Economics, Sociology (only with Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture))
• Membership of a relevant Professional Body is an advantage.
• Not leof ss than ten (10) years relevant working experience with at least two (2) years as a Deputy Chief Manager or (3) years as Deputy Director responsible for crops/extension or Agronomy or a Principal Agronomist 15 years’ service and as an accomplished Irrigation Scheme Manager with a track record of five (5) years successful scheme management of a large irrigation scheme.
• Age: Not more than 55 years

How to Apply

Qualified interested applicants are required to demonstrate very good competencies in leadership and managerial skills; in her-personal relationships; communication skills commensurate with the performance expected of management personnel of an institution charged with such critical responsibilities in the Food and Agriculture sector.

Applicants are required to submit detailed CVs and not more than 4 pages of Motivation Paper highlighting how one intends to use the position to contribute towards promoting the business of irrigated agriculture in Ghana. Also, Women are highly encouraged to apply.

All applications must be addressed to:

The Board Secretary,
Irrigation Development Authority,
Box M 154 Ministries,
Accra: GL-090 6133

Preferably hand-delivered to GIDA head office at the GPS address

Application Deadline: 30th September 2022

Job Title: Deputy Chief Executive – Scheme Oversight

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Chief Executive (CE)
• Assists the CE in carrying out official duties as assigned to the incumbent.
• Provides leadership in areas of Oversight of Irrigation Schemes Management across the country as well as handling and providing leadership in social issues related to irrigation development.
• Responsibility for agronomic and soil evaluations for inputs into irrigation system designs, and related advisory services to farmers.
• May act and perform duties of the CE when authorized to do so as and when it becomes necessary.

Qualification/Experience

• A Master’s Degree in relevant disciplines (eg. Irrigation Agronomy, Extension, Horticulture, Soils, Post-Harvest Management, Rice Cultivation, Agri Business, Farmer Organization/FBO Management, Agricultural Economics, Sociology (only with Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture))
• Membership in a relevant Professional Body
• Not less than fifteen (15) years of relevant working experience with ten (10) years in a middle-level managerial position as Deputy Chief Manager, or Deputy Director in charge of crops/extension (for 5 years)) in a relevant organization.,
• Age: Not more than 55 years

How to Apply

Qualified interested applicants are required to demonstrate very good competencies in leadership and managerial skills; ter-personal relationships; communication skills commensurate with the performance expected of management personnel of an institution charged with such critical responsibilities in the Food and Agriculture sector.

Applicants are required to submit detailed CVs and not more than 4 pages of Motivation Paper highlighting how one intends to use the position to contribute towards promoting the business of irrigated agriculture in Ghana. Also, Women are highly encouraged to apply.

All applications must be addressed to:

The Board Secretary,
Irrigation Development Authority,
Box M 154 Ministries,
Accra: GL-090 6133

Preferably hand-delivered to GIDA head office at the GPS address

Application Deadline: 30 September 2022