Description
• Instil a strong understanding of the Busac III approach, Theory of Change, and Strategic Framework, ensuring that all interventions for all components adhere to the overall strategy of Busac III as a whole including in areas of promoting replication, ensuring sustainability and exit.
• Develop a strong familiarity with the key tools and frameworks (e.g. M&E Manual); take responsibility for the development or upgrading of frameworks (e.g. VFM Framework); ensure that tools and frameworks are applied in the programme.
• Identify and mitigate against programme risks.
• Review intervention and partnership progress on a monthly / quarterly basis; identify areas for improvement / provide value-added inputs.
Governance:
• Develop a strong working relationship with key stakeholders and other relevant programmes to identify and lead on a number of collaboration opportunities
• Lead the stakeholder engagement in the focal states; engage the new / incumbent administrations in each state and build buy-in for the programme
• Oversee the updating of the state-level systems analysis reports to reflect changes on a regular basis; update state-level strategies as required.
• Support to identify and finalise new partnerships.
• Review initial Intervention Strategy Concept Notes and Partnership Plans; provide value-added inputs.
Leadership & Human Resources:
• Take ownership of Busac targets, as outlined in the logframe and other planning documents
• Promote a dynamic, professional, and results-driven organisation culture; lead by example as an effective role model.
• Promote a clear strategic vision for the Busac programme, both internally and externally.
• Day-to-day management of the Management Team
• Strategic oversight of management processes (including VfM and M&E mechanisms); identify and implement improvements to these processes where necessary.
• Develop mechanisms to ensure that the teams and the State Coordinators are effectively integrated, coordinated and supported.
• Develop a strong familiarity with the key tools and frameworks (e.g. M&E Manual); take responsibility for the development or upgrading of frameworks (e.g. VFM Framework); ensure that tools and frameworks are applied in the programme.
• Identify and mitigate against programme risks.
• Review intervention and partnership progress on a monthly / quarterly basis; identify areas for improvement / provide value-added inputs.
Governance:
• Develop a strong working relationship with key stakeholders and other relevant programmes to identify and lead on a number of collaboration opportunities
• Lead the stakeholder engagement in the focal states; engage the new / incumbent administrations in each state and build buy-in for the programme
• Oversee the updating of the state-level systems analysis reports to reflect changes on a regular basis; update state-level strategies as required.
• Support to identify and finalise new partnerships.
• Review initial Intervention Strategy Concept Notes and Partnership Plans; provide value-added inputs.
Leadership & Human Resources:
• Take ownership of Busac targets, as outlined in the logframe and other planning documents
• Promote a dynamic, professional, and results-driven organisation culture; lead by example as an effective role model.
• Promote a clear strategic vision for the Busac programme, both internally and externally.
• Day-to-day management of the Management Team
• Strategic oversight of management processes (including VfM and M&E mechanisms); identify and implement improvements to these processes where necessary.
• Develop mechanisms to ensure that the teams and the State Coordinators are effectively integrated, coordinated and supported.
Qualifications Required Only the experts meeting the set criteria will be shortlisted and contacted.
The Team Leader should have strong technical expertise and an ability to work effectively in challenging environments. He/she should relish working in a team and should embrace new and improved ways of working. He/she should be innovative, energetic, and genuinely committed to achieving lasting, positive change in his/her work.
Essential
• At least ten years’ experience in a field relevant to the duties of the position;
• Good understanding of a range of technical issues (for example, policy reform, development of pro-poor business models, advocacy, PPD);
• Experience working with a range of public and private sector and civil society organisations;
• Extensive experience in effectively leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects and teams, preferably in the development space;
• Experience developing and managing programmes in private sector development;
• Experience within advocacy matters and strategies, including PPD platforms and engagements.
• Commitment to staying in Accra, with travelling in the all country;
• Excellent communications and writing skills; and
• Teamwork, enthusiasm and flexibility.
Highly desirable
• Experience working in developing countries, preferably in Ghana;
• Good understanding of market systems development, particularly with a focus on Danida ‘making markets work for the poor’ approach, business development strategy for the private sector, advocacy strategies and challenge fund.
• Advocacy strategies experience
• Public Private dialogue experience
• Challenge fund management experience
Essential
• At least ten years’ experience in a field relevant to the duties of the position;
• Good understanding of a range of technical issues (for example, policy reform, development of pro-poor business models, advocacy, PPD);
• Experience working with a range of public and private sector and civil society organisations;
• Extensive experience in effectively leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects and teams, preferably in the development space;
• Experience developing and managing programmes in private sector development;
• Experience within advocacy matters and strategies, including PPD platforms and engagements.
• Commitment to staying in Accra, with travelling in the all country;
• Excellent communications and writing skills; and
• Teamwork, enthusiasm and flexibility.
Highly desirable
• Experience working in developing countries, preferably in Ghana;
• Good understanding of market systems development, particularly with a focus on Danida ‘making markets work for the poor’ approach, business development strategy for the private sector, advocacy strategies and challenge fund.
• Advocacy strategies experience
• Public Private dialogue experience
• Challenge fund management experience
Duration
5 years
Commencement
June 2016
Deadline For Applications
2016-03-31
