Latest Job Opening at Abt Associates

Here is the latest job opening at Abt Associates. Abt Associates is currently seeking a qualified Resilience Lead for its Feed the Future Resilience in Northern Ghana Systems Strengthening Activity.

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This Activity is funded by the United States for International Development (USAID) and focuses on enhancing the ability of all stakeholders to address poor nutrition and weak resilience in northern Ghana. 

The Activity will result in sustained improvements in the delivery of local services to achieve measurable improvements in the nutrition and resilience of an estimated 85,000 reproductive-aged women and children under five years old.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), the Resilience Lead will provide leadership and management oversight of technical activities that seek to strengthen agricultural productivity; link farmers to profitable market systems; improve nutrition, sanitation and hygiene practices; and expand community support and social services for vulnerable households. This position will require frequent travel to project operational regions and districts. The Activity will work in the following regions: Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West. 

The position will be based in Tamale, Ghana

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Core Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership and technical expertise on agricultural development and livelihood strategies, partnerships, and activities.
• Provide technical and administrative oversight for the implementation of a results-oriented program strategy regionally and in specific districts.
• Facilitate collaboration across program components and with advisors to ensure implementation of activities in each district.
• Direct and innovate cross-cutting program activities across regional teams, including in livelihoods, nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, community and local governance, social inclusion, and behavior change.
• Assist in strategic annual work planning of regional activities and contribute to quality operational plans, budgets, and reports are submitted as per contract agreements.
• Provide input to the project’s research and monitoring and evaluation activities and work with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team to incorporate lessons learned to enhance project results.

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• Provide input to regular status and progress reports to USAID. 
• Provide inputs to the finance and administration team necessary for project budget projections, expenditures, tracking and reporting.
• Collaborate actively with project staff and stakeholders and promote a culture of collaboration within the project.
• Ensure that lessons learned, and best practices are documented and shared. 
• Travel frequently to regional offices for compliance, training, and tracking consistency across implementation activities. 

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• Master’s degree in agriculture, economics, international development, community development, nutrition or a related field with 8-10 years of professional experience or Bachelor’s degree and at least 15 years of professional experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience managing the implementation of field-level activities, including working with district government officials and local civil society/community-based organizations in northern Ghana.
• Demonstrated management skills on projects that encourage individuals and households to practice health, nutrition, WASH, and care practices, with a particular focus on young children and women of reproductive age.
• Demonstrated team building and team management leading to high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner.
• Experience working with international development organizations in Ghana required.
• USAID experience highly preferred.
• Excellent writing skills required.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, MS Word and other Microsoft Office programs as well as common internet applications
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal communication and computer skills.
• Verbal and written fluency in English.
• Ghanaian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

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