Deadline: 28 February, 2022
Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Rainforest Alliance is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Senior Associate, Community Listening Programme.
The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and oversee the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting of the community listening programme in the country, working closely with the local programme staff and country director
- Develop and monitor the annual operational programme and the annual budgets allocated to the programme in Ghana
- Manage and maintain relationships with community leaders and members of associations, organisations, certificate holders, and cooperatives
- Develop and maintain relationships with public officials and members of private companies, as well as any other actor involved in the development of productive activities in the various landscapes where the project is executed
- Meet with local and regional stakeholders to promote the themes and participation of the different key actors of the project
- Develop tools to insert in the daily work of Rainforest Alliance to capture the lessons learnt from the spaces of social participation, as well as from the advisory committee and the regional subcommittees
- Technically accompany the development of governance structures and regional organisation
- Formulate technical and financial reports quarterly or as required by the donor
- Carry out other tasks assigned by supervisor
Requirements
- Degree in Social Anthropology, Political Science, International Development Studies, Environmental Science/Forestry or a related field
- Master’s degree (preferred)
- Five years, minimum, of experience as an international development practitioner, experience in leadership of governance processes, community organisation, as well as in the development of spaces for social participation
- Experience with worker participation and workers’ rights gained through working with labour unions, governments, technical assistance providers or NGOs
- Knowledge and experience in designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative social research methods
- Excellent written and verbal proficiency in English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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