Ghana Country Coordinator – She Leads consortium
Job Profile
She Leads consortium
The She Leads consortium is a five-year (2021-2025) strategic partnership between Terre des Hommes, Plan International, Defence for Children/ECPAT, African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The strategic objective of the She Leads programme is to increase the sustained influence of Girls and Young Women (GYW) on decision-making and the transformation of gender norms in formal and informal institutions. This will be achieved through the attainment of three main outcomes:
- Enhanced collective action and activism by GYW in a gender-responsive civil society.
- Increased acceptance of positive social gender norms.
- Political institutions at all levels enable meaningful participation of GYW in decision-making.
The programme will be implemented in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Liberia, Ghana and Sierra Leone, as well as having Africa regional, Middle East regional and International programme components. The Ghana Consortium is made up of Plan International Ghana, Defence for Children International, Ghana and Women Aspire Network (FEMNET Ghana).
About this Position
The Ghana Consortium Coordinator (hereafter coordinator) shall be a young woman of less than 35 years of age who is an advocate of girls and women’s rights, with some experience in coordination and/or management. She must believe in and adhere to the She Leads Guiding Principles (Annex 1).
The coordinator represents all consortium organisations equally, and is hosted by the coordinating consortium organization. She will report functionally to the Country Steering Committee, and to the (Programme Manager of Defence for Children International, Ghana) for daily coordination of her work. She will work closely with the country/regional network and the She Leads colleagues based in the region.
Purpose of the Role
The purpose of this role is to ensure timely and quality coordination of the She Leads Ghana Network and Steering Committee, and to serve as main liaison between the Ghana Network and the She Leads Global Steering committee.
Responsibilities and Tasks
- i) Ghana Consortium Coordination and Monitoring
- Coordinate the joint work of the Ghana Network and Ghana Steering Committee in accordance with the She Leads Guiding Principles.
- Facilitate linking and learning between the different She Leads program components
- Responsible for facilitating and overseeing the joint planning and monitoring process of the Ghana Network and for compiling and submitting annual plans and reports.
- Monitoring and safeguarding of the meaningful engagement of Girls and Young Women in She Leads.
- Management of budget for, and coordination of, joint activities.
- ii) Programme Support
- Support consistency and links between the She Leads country programme(s), regional and international programmes.
- Ensure consistency of the She Leads projects with the country programme and advise on potential areas of collaboration between She Leads partners.
- Support linkage of She Leads with other relevant initiatives.
Knowledge
- Knowledge about Child Rights/Human Rights Issues and Gender-Equality in the country and/or region the network is situated in. Knowledge of these issues at the international level is a plus.
- Knowledge about gender equality and gender transformative
- Knowledge about national, regional and international institutions that are concerned with Child Rights and Gender Equality.
- Understanding of programme management and coordination of NGOs/CSOs.
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Team-building, networking and consortium building skills
- Excellent written and verbal command of English language
- Analytical skills, preferably with focus on policy analysis and stakeholder analysis
- Management and coordination skills
- Time management and planning
Qualification and Experience
- Master’s degree in social work, public policy, development planning or its equivalent
- Prior experience of at least two years[1] in programme coordination, consortium coordination, lobby & advocacy, children’s rights, meaningful youth participation and/or similar areas, preferably with a civil society/non-governmental organization.
- Experience in networking with CSOs and relevant government departments.
- Experience in embedding a gender transformative approach and familiarity with youth participation approaches.
Competencies
- Results oriented
- Quality oriented
- Cooperation minded
- Able to plan and organize
- Independent worker
- Taking initiative
Annex I
The development of the She Leads programme is guided by principles based on the Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists, meaningful youth participation and the Istanbul principles for CSO Development Effectiveness. From these principles, we have drawn ten main shared principles, which have guided the She Leads programme development process and will be at the centre of the implementation and monitoring & evaluation of our programme. The shared principles focus on GYW autonomy and meaningful participation in decision-making, on equal partnership and the value each consortium partner brings to the programme and the alliance, on decentralised decision-making and mutual accountability and transparency, and on inclusiveness and collective care and wellbeing:
- Human Rights, Gender Equality and Social Justice are at the core of our work and our joint programme
- Inclusiveness, intersectionality and embracing diversity: non-discrimination of anyone and particularly including those GYW that are usually marginalised in society
- Addressing power inequalities in the contexts we work in an within our consortium
- Voices of girls and young women are central to the She Leads program, in design and implementation
- Respect for autonomy of girl-led and youth-led organisations
- Self-care and collective well-being is key, as our social change work is demanding and takes its toll, especially on young people involved
- Equal partnership at the different levels of our consortium
- Collective accountability and transparency to each other and to our donor
- Decentralised decision-making: sharing power and decision-making space, valuing each opinion, each expertise and each idea
- Each partner adds its unique value to our collaboration, no matter where we are based, how big or small our organisations are, whether we are adult- or Girls and Young Women-led entities
[1] The She Leads consortium values internships and volunteer positions as professional work experience
