Country Director, Ghana for VSO International

 Location: Accra, Ghana Closing date: 12th August 2011 (at midnight GMT)
If you are unsure whether you fit VSO’s selection criteria and/or would like further information about this job, please contact VSO’s executive search consultant, Michael Wills, at vso-ghana@oxfordhr.co.uk with a copy of your CV.
VSO believes that people are the best agents of change. The Country Director will lead their programme in Ghana through a period of strategic change, maximising its contribution to combating poverty and disadvantage. This will involve working with a variety of partners to shape VSO’s goals in Ghana, supporting the volunteers and managing other team members, taking responsibility for finance and resource management, raising programme funding, and ensuring legal compliance. The CD’s strategic impact will help to raise the profile of VSO in Ghana, networking with government agencies, donors, other international agencies, and (where appropriate) the private sector, always championing VSO’s global values and vision. Candidates who have worked in management with both not-for-profits and business would be welcomed.

As an experienced Country Director, candidates will almost certainly have prior experience of successfully managing development and/or humanitarian programmes at a senior management level.  They will need to have excellent leadership, negotiation and relationship building skills to implement VSO’s strategies and development initiatives. Their project management abilities will mean that VSO Ghana’s programmes are well planned, adequately resourced and professionally implemented. Sound financial management skills and a proven ability to secure funding are essential. Candidates must have excellent communications skills, and be fluent in spoken and written English.
For detailed job description and instructions on how to apply, please visit www.oxfordhr.co.uk

Application Deadline

2011-08-12

Job Details

 For more details on how to apply, please visit http://www.oxfordhr.co.uk/index.php?pg=43&job=142 or e-mail vso-ghana@oxfordhr.co.uk with a copy of your CV. 


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