Job Vacancy for Country Director Ghana (NGO Job)
Job Vacancy for Country Director Ghana (NGO Job)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Country Director, Ghana
Direct Manager: Global Impact Director
Direct reports: Ghana Communications Manager, Ghana Finance and Operations Manager
Job Type: Full-time
About Be Girl:
Be Girl is a global social business, founded in 2014, with headquarters in Washington, DC USA. Be Girl takes a holistic, design-driven approach to menstrual health and hygiene. We challenge the status quo by using design to re-brand menstruation and build a world where all girls own, understand, and love their bodies. We work to achieve this vision through distributing our sustainable, high-quality menstrual products, delivering age-appropriate menstruation education programs, and creating transformative messaging for a stigma-free world.
Be Girl’s strategy is implemented by two departments: 1) Commercial, which includes product sales through distributor channels, individual sales representatives, and direct-to-consumer; and 2) Social Impact, which includes partnerships with NGOs to sell period products in bulk for distribution through social impact programs and provide training in menstrual education.
Be Girl leverages grant funding from Global Communities to enable entry into the Ghana market to offer sustainable, quality period products at affordable prices. Beginning in March 2022, Be Girl expects to begin implementing a grant-funded program through the Ghana Enhancing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Program in rural areas.
Be Girl’s role in Enhancing WASH is to support an integrated, sustainable, market-based approach to menstrual hygiene products, education, and enabling environment. Be Girl’s phased approach aims to achieve short-term results in menstrual hygiene for vulnerable communities while laying the groundwork for long-term, sustainable, poor-inclusive market access for life-improving, cost-saving menstrual products. With Global Communities Ghana’s expertise as an engager, facilitator, and enabler for a market-based pro-poor approach to rural sanitation, Be Girl will systematically develop a poor-inclusive market for low-cost, high-quality reusable menstrual products that deliver reliable menstrual protection and enable female family members to participate in daily activities during menstruation.
The Role:
Be Girl is looking for a dynamic Country Director to oversee the launch of Be Girl in Ghana! This position will also serve as the head of the Enhancing WASH program to contribute to the overall success of the E-WASH implementation! This role will report to the Global Impact Director (Be Girl Inc.)
As the head of the E-WASH program, you will be responsible for both the day-to-day management and will play a key role in program planning and implementation, including setting strategy and goals, developing systems, processes, and metrics that will drive business success, creating partnerships, and drive speed to market.
This position will be based in Accra, Ghana
Job Vacancy for Country Director Ghana (NGO Job)
Duties and Responsibilities
1. E-WASH Program Management
- Oversees the strategic direction, budgetary planning, and technical processes of the project to ensure that program objectives are met.
- Serves as primary decision-maker for technical issues on the program implementation.
- Establish and uphold standards of quality for E-WASH program activities.
- Monitor implementation of program activities through periodic consultations and progress review meetings.
- Oversee, deliver, and ensure the quality of Be Girl’s training-of-trainers activities.
- Produce progress reports in compliance with the donors’ requirements and schedule.
- Maintain an effective working relationship with the prime, Global Communities Ghana, and all other consortium partners.
2. Stakeholder and Partnership Management for New Business
- Explore, strategically evaluate, and secure new partnerships with NGOs.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with key contacts from relevant NGO and government partners, UN agencies, and/or donor organizations.
- Represent Be Girl at key local events, conferences, and opportunities for visibility and brand development.
- Oversee the full sales cycle with new clients to ensure excellent client experience and customer service.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting to headquarters on sales progress and key performance indicators.
3. Team Management
- Oversee and manage the E-WASH team members, including coordinating regular team check-ins, workplan development, and internal reports.
- Develop the capacity of the executive team with a focus on deepening their understanding of their roles.
- Assist team members with information, tools, and resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
- Promote accountability, communicate expectations, and provide constructive feedback informally and formally.
- Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
4. Organizational processes, learning, and culture
- Ensure compliance with and uphold organizational processes, including tracking personal time and expenses, entering client data in Pipedrive, ensuring critical documents are reviewed appropriately, and submitting necessary forms (e.g., for travel, procurement), according to established processes.
- Ensure organizational values are reflected in all professional decisions.
5. Qualifications
- 4+ years of relevant experience in program management with proven management skills.
- Thorough knowledge, familiarity, and proven track record working with NGOs.
- Bachelor’s degree, in a business-related discipline
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills.
- A passion for working with women and girls.
- Ability to work successfully with little guidance and comfort navigating ambiguity.
- Cross-culturally aware and sensitive to working with global teams.
- Excellent communication skills, including reading, writing, and speaking to a wide range of needs and audiences.
- Strong customer interface and presentation skills, with a customer focus attitude.
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Excellent planning, time management, and interpersonal skills
- Impeccable attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and learn new software quickly.
Success Factors
- A strong work ethic and an energetic ‘whatever it takes’ positive attitude.
- Communicative, charismatic, creative, humble.
- Autonomous self-starter.
- Organized strategic thinker with good problem-solving skills.
- Sense of humor.
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Compensation:
Competitive compensation based on experience. We encourage conversations and questions about compensation during the application process.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should submit their application by emailing a cover letter and a resume to [email protected] with “GHANA COUNTRY DIRECTOR APPLICATION” in the subject line. Please include your full name in the names of all email attachments (e.g., “YourNameCoverLetter.doc” and “YourNameCV.doc”).
Application deadline: 12 August 2022
Be Girl does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran, or marital status. We strive to create a workplace where all individuals feel welcome and are supported according to their needs. In this spirit, please do not include a photo or any demographic information about yourself (e.g., marital status) in your application.
Be Girl prioritizes creating an exceptional work environment and you will be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to ensuring your success. If you are excited at the opportunity to work for a rapidly growing company and have a passion for using business as a force for good, Be Girl is the place for you.
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