Programme Officer

About the role

The European Commission seeks a Programme Officer to lead the delivery of its Civil Society Capacity Building programme in Ghana. You will be responsible for overseeing programme design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and partner coordination, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and ethical MEL practices.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full programme lifecycle with implementation partners, from planning to close‑out.
• Ensure partner activities comply with programme guidelines, donor rules and ethical monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) approaches.
• Identify and develop partnerships that advance rights and opportunities for women with disabilities.
• Build capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) to sustain programme outcomes.
• Foster relationships with women’s rights organisations to secure secondments and expand the pipeline of CSOs.
• Support budget preparation, tracking, forecasting and financial reporting for partners.
• Provide high‑quality information for fundraising and donor reporting.

Required profile

• Proven experience in disability inclusion, gender or women’s rights projects.
• Track record of working with CSOs to implement programmes that benefit women with disabilities.
• Familiarity with national legislation and policies on disability, gender, human rights and climate change.
• Significant experience implementing programmes, preferably in the disability sector.
• Fluent written and spoken English and current right‑to‑work in Ghana.

Required skills