Bilingual Program Manager

About the role

A non-profit organization founded to improve the lives of children and youth is looking for a Bilingual Program Manager based in Accra, Ghana. The role manages and coordinates the NGO's programme in Ghana, Senegal and Chad together with its senior regional partner, a telecommunications company. It covers the search, selection and support of social entrepreneurs, and the mobilization of people across the three countries to become change agents for children.

Key responsibilities

• Execute the NGO's incubator programme for social entrepreneurs with the CSR managers of the partner telecom company, and support finalists and applicants to grow their enterprises.
• Provide training to the CSR managers and give strategic CSR support to other corporate partners.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders in Ghana to advocate the programme, recruit support and carry out the programme strategy.
• Manage monitoring and reporting of progress and indicators, and help measure, learn from and improve impact.
• Create, with partners, forums for sharing best practice and ideas across the markets.
• Report to the Regional Manager and produce recommendations for review by senior management and the Board.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline; a degree in business, economics or public administration is a plus.
• At least five years of progressively responsible positions with a distinguished record in the business and/or nonprofit sector.
• Experience rolling out, leading or coordinating programme operations, especially in Ghana, is regarded as a merit.
• Documented experience in the philanthropic or nonprofit sector and solid knowledge of Ghanaian cultural practices.
• Spoken and written fluency in English and French, and readiness for domestic and some international travel.

Required skills

• Excellent computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and general database systems.
• Ability to quickly learn web-based applications and demonstrable experience with social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to work sensitively with diverse communities.

To apply, send your application by email to the organization before the closing date of 22 November 2012; first-round interviews were scheduled for 30 October 2012.