Christian Aid Job Vacancy For Private Sector Partnerships and Enterprise Development

Christian Aid believes in life before death, working for and with people of all faiths and none. Founded in 1945, Christian Aid is an agency of the churches in Britain and Ireland mandated to work on relief, development and advocacy for poverty eradication. Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, of freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty – and believes that this vision can become a reality. A complex international organisation, we have an income in excess of £110m and work in 37 countries, supporting poor and marginalized people to lift themselves out of poverty. We do this by tackling both the causes and the symptoms of poverty so that everyone can achieve equality, dignity and freedom.

About the role

The role will lead and develop the Sustainable Business Agenda portfolio including the establishment of the Ghana Salt Network and the Sustainable Business Network. To lead private sector engagement capability building programme through internal communications, education, training, process development and tailored support to managers of market access and economic justice portfolio To work closely with the country teams to support the research, design, development and delivery of PSE projects and Programme in Ghana. To lead the development and oversee the implementation of Christian Aid’s private sector external communications plan in Ghana. To represent the Ghana Programme on key private sector groups on key internal working groups and meetings. To develop partnerships with corporate organisations and networks in Ghana to facilitate their involvement in programme development. To develop and manage the Sustainable Business Network and the Ghana Salt Network

About you

The successful candidate will have a post graduate qualification in business administration with significant experience of working in private sector/INGO partnerships i.e designing, developing, and/or managing international development programmes. He or she must have experience of developing and executing internal and external communications. Must possess the ability to work across different mind-sets and cultures, empathise with and win confidence of colleagues from a range of departments. Must possess ability to be substantially involved in organisation wide work, deal with complex principles and practices in the area of research, capability assessment, project management among others.

Fluency in verbal and written English.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Build partnerships 

Tell us about a time when you had to develop working relationships with different individuals or other organisations to further your own organisation’s goals: What was the context? What were your responsibilities? What actions did you take? Why?

Communicate effectively 

Tell us about a time when you had adapt your style, approach, and delivery method to communicate effectively with a particular audience: What was the situation? What did you have to communicate and to whom? How did you adapt to meet the needs of this particular audience? What were the things you did differently.

Deliver results

Please tell us about a time when you adapted or amended your original decision because it did not produce the expected or desired result.  What was the context? What was the original decision?  Why did it not produce the desired results? What was your task? What action(s) did you take to review and then adapt the decision? Why?  How? What was the outcome? What was the impact on you/your team/the organisation?