Options Consultancy Services Ltd Recruitment 2021
Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Options Consultancy Services Ltd Recruitment 2021.
Options Consultancy Services Ltd is a reputable firm in Ghana
Job Title: Grants Advisor
Position
Options Health and Inclusion Ghana seeks a Grants Advisor to coordinate and lead the overall grants component of Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme) in order to meet the programme objectives.
Working under the supervision of the Team Leader and in conjunction with consortium partners, the Grants Adviser will lead a small team to oversee and manage grantees, including supporting grantee capacity development, and delivery against work plans and objectives. The Grants Adviser will be accountable for ensuring that the grants component of the programme cohesively connects comprehensive technical assistance and the overarching programme approach to the grants and grantees, whilst also ensuring best grants management practices and compliance.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, the candidate will have:
- Grant management experience, particularly with CSOs.
Experience (5 – 10 years) in the field(s) of social inclusion (or a closely related programme area such as mental health, disability and/or governance), with a particular focus on social behaviour change and advocacy. - Leadership and engagement skills for building consensus and inspiring motivation and commitments among diverse stakeholders, including clients, partners and consortia.
- Experience in designing and coordinating delivery of CSO capacity building plans with a particular focus on grant and resource management and supporting technical delivery.
- Proven experience in financial management, planning, budgeting, and programme control
- Proven experience in risk and change management.
- In-depth knowledge of safeguarding policy, practices and procedures, with experience supporting CSO safeguarding system strengthening.
- Strategic thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Planning and organising skills.
- Strong relationship and team management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
