Programme Facilitator at IBIS, Bibiani, Western Region
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Bibiani, Western North Region, Ghana · Full Time
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- Bachelor's degree
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Job description
About IBIS
IBIS is a Danish international non-governmental organization dedicated to ensuring equal access to education, participation, and resources for all individuals. Operating in Ghana since 2001, it focuses on impactful programs within education and empowerment.
Job Summary
Situated in Bibiani, Western Region, this role involves facilitating the execution of a three-year Danida Business Partnerships (DBP) project aimed at fostering youth skills development and mitigating child labor within Ghana’s cocoa industry. The position requires regular travel to Sefwi Wiawso and occasional trips to Northern Ghana. The Programme Facilitator reports to the Education Programme Director based in Tamale.
Core Responsibilities
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with IBIS’s local civil society partners, District Education Directorates, and District Assemblies.
- Lead capacity-building initiatives for cocoa farmer societies focusing on labor/citizen rights, gender equity, and child labor prevention.
- Assist farmer societies in community outreach to raise awareness about child labor issues, especially relating to innovative farming techniques.
- Support literacy and vocational training programs targeting youth in project communities.
- Enhance child protection networks, platforms, and media engagement at national and international levels, sharing project outcomes.
- Aid the operation of District Child Protection Committees in two districts and the creation or revitalization of Community Child Protection Committees within the project areas.
- Collaborate with local Colleges of Education to organize annual in-service training for basic school teachers on participatory teaching, gender, and life skills.
- Serve as IBIS’s representative in national forums like the National Programme for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Cocoa (NPECLC) under the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare.
Qualifications and Experience
- Possess a professional teaching qualification and a minimum first degree in Education, Development Studies, Psychology, or Sociology; postgraduate qualifications are advantageous.
- Have comprehensive knowledge of Ghana’s education system and the NPECLC framework.
- At least three years’ hands-on experience in facilitating adult learning.
- Demonstrated experience working with international NGOs focused on child labor in Ghana’s cocoa sector.
- Proven skills in donor reporting and proposal development.
- Strong facilitation, planning, and organizational competencies.
- Fluency in the Twi language.
- Practical knowledge of Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Additional Information
Location: Bibiani, Western Region (with frequent travel as needed)
Applicants must be team-oriented with excellent communication abilities both written and verbal.
Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application Process
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and detailed CV including two references to the provided email address before the deadline of 11 January 2013.