Strategic Partner - Christian Children’s Fund of Canada

Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) seeks strategic partnership with a local Non-Governmental Organization operating in the Northern and/Upper East Region of Ghana for the implementation of its program in North East Gonja, Saboba, Builsa North and Kasena-Nankana West districts.

Our Intervention Areas:

• Child Sponsorship
• Education
• Health and Nutrition
• Water Sanitation and Hygiene
• Gender equality
• Child Protection, Safeguarding and Participation

Our Pathways of Change
Our global community works alongside children to:

• Support thriving communities. We believe strong communities raise healthy, educated children.
• Advance child rights and protection. We believe education empowers children to know their rights and overcome injustice.
• Promote equality for girls. We believe real progress begins when all children have equal opportunities to learn.
• Partner with children for change. We believe child participation creates active, engaged young citizens.

Objectives of the New Partnership

• Build local capacity and ensure sustainability of Christian Children’s Fund of Canada programs.
• Make use of local content, cultural and traditional practices that will benefit the programing of Christian Children’s Fund of Canada.
• Ensure efficient use of resources by leveraging resources of CCFC and the local partner for the benefit of children and communities.
• Ensure timely, accountable and speedy delivery of program activities to children, families and communities.
• Ensure children are protected in an empowered community
• Promote the rights of vulnerable people (children, girls and women) by ensuring their needs are catered for through participation.
• Ensure efficient and effective management of sponsorship through faire enrolment of children and the use of robust IT innovative technology to achieve sponsor satisfaction.

Responsibilities of the new Partner

• Implement Christian Children’s Fund of Canada program using the program approach aligned to the current strategies and priorities of the organization.
• Manage child sponsorship by transparent and fair criteria for enrolling and sustaining the interest of children in the program.
• Adequate IT systems to manage Bio Data of children and families and maintain confidential records for the purpose of the program.
• Ensuring youth and women participation in all CCFC program activities.
• Accounting for every child in the sponsorship program
• Keeping proper financial records of all funds transferred to the program
• Keeping records of all beneficiaries and accounting for them during audit and M&E verifications.
• Keeping all program assets acquired using CCFC funds safe.
• Protect and ensure vulnerable children and women are safe in the communities.
• Raise funds to support its own activities.
• Provide periodic plans and reports on all interventions
• Involve district/community stakeholders in program planning
• Ensure visibility of program interventions.

Required Skills or Experience

• The partner must be registered as a local Non Governmental Organization with all required registrations with the tax authorities and permission to receive oversee grants.
• The partner has proven track record of working with children and poorer communities on child right and child welfare issues.
• The partner must have been registered and operating for not less than 5 years prior to the publication of this expression of interest.
• The partner must have proven record of work experience in at least two of the Districts being advertised (Builsa North, Kasena-Nankana, Saboba, and North East Gonja districts).
• The partner must have well-functioning administrative set up and systems that include:
• Functioning Board with high governance standards
• Finance/Administrative systems /policies with well experienced team
• Program or Operations policies and systems (including requisite staff and transport)