Overview
Provide technical support to UNICEF and the Government under the Livelihood Empowerment and Productive Inclusion Programme (LEPIP) to support out-of-school vulnerable and at-risk adolescent girls and young mothers.
Tasks Summary
- Support orientation and training workshop for new expansion districts.
- Provide oversight responsibilities for district implementation teams.
- Support MMDAs to maintain appropriate training modules and teaching aids.
- Have oversight for the determination/selection of viable enterprise activities.
- Supervise the selection of Training Service Providers.
- Ensure the prompt review and processing of beneficiaries grant applications.
- Ensure the timely disbursement of Grants and other required benefits.
- Support the maintenance of suitable networks for establishing market linkages.
- Develop systems for effective partnership with other collaborating institutions and stakeholders.
- Provide leadership in the introduction of appropriate technology and innovation.
- Support the development of strategies and guidelines to ensure the sustainability of beneficiaries’ business activities.
Experience Requirements
- At least 5 years of expertise in social protection programming and delivery.
- Experience in leading the implementation of cash transfers or skills programmes for productive and economic inclusion in the last 5 years.
- Good understanding of the Ghana social protection landscape.
- Skills in facilitating high level engagement with policy makers.
- Good understanding of the local government system and operations of the decentralized agencies.
Qualification Requirements
An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in social policy, sociology, social protection, development studies, anthropology, economics, public policy, or other related fields.
