WAPCAS NGO Jobs in Accra
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The Ghana-West Africa Program to Combat AIDS and STI (WAPCAS) is a local Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that has been operating in Ghana since 1996. WAPCAS has been implementing HIV and STI prevention programmes targeting key affected and vulnerable populations with funding support from different
donor partners including the Global Fund.
Currently, WAPCAS is one of thc Principal Recipients (PR) of the Global Fund New Funding Model II project for HIV/TB and Malaria.WAPCAS is managing Key Population (KP), Human Rights (HR) and Community System Strengthening (CSS) interventions.
To ensure effective implementation of the grant, WAPCAS requests applications from qualified and resourceful individuals to be engaged as Project Officer.
PROJECT OFFICER
The Project officer is responsible for designing, guiding and directing the day-to-day project activities as well as providing both administrative
and technical supervision on the field.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare quarterly work plans and share with HQ using targets assigned for the period,
- Plan, organise and run IEC and BCC activities in the KP communities.
- Share targets and tasks to individual Peer Educators (PEs)
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- Supervise and monitor activities of PE to ensure that they are working and provide timely feedback to strengthen fieldwork
- Facilitate the identification of new hotspots for intervention.
- Develop and submit a plan for monitoring activities in your respective sites.
- Organise weekly meetings with the PES to assess progress of work, plan strategies to address challenges, review and clean data collected.
- Liaise with beneficiary groups (FSW), Peer educators, and relevant stakeholders for input in identifying innovative ways of implementing programme activities
- Manage the activities at the drop-in-centres (DICs)
- Organise logistical support and maintain stock levels of commodities and materials for outreach activities.
- Maintain an inventory of both Old and new equipment/items in your site
- Represent WAPCAS in all meetings that may require your presence in your respective areas.
- Liaise with the district assemblies and other stakeholders to ensure that WAPCAS' contribution to the district's HIV response is acknowledged.
- Prepare and submit monthly project reports and other professional documents as appropriate and promptly.
- Support the continuous capacity-building sessions for PEs.
- Appraise the performance of the PE continually and at the end of the project year.
- Document and share experiences in various sites.
- Other duties as and when necessary.
Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Sociology or a related field in Social Science.
- Three (3) years' experience in project implementation
- Experience in working in the area of HIV and AIDS would be an added advantage
1. Patiently scroll down and read the job description below.
2. Scroll down and find how to apply or mode of application for this job after the job description.
3. Carefully follow the instructions on how to apply.
4. Always apply for a job by attaching CV with a Cover Letter / Application Letter.
The Ghana-West Africa Program to Combat AIDS and STI (WAPCAS) is a local Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that has been operating in Ghana since 1996. WAPCAS has been implementing HIV and STI prevention programmes targeting key affected and vulnerable populations with funding support from different
donor partners including the Global Fund.
Currently, WAPCAS is one of thc Principal Recipients (PR) of the Global Fund New Funding Model II project for HIV/TB and Malaria.WAPCAS is managing Key Population (KP), Human Rights (HR) and Community System Strengthening (CSS) interventions.
To ensure effective implementation of the grant, WAPCAS requests applications from qualified and resourceful individuals to be engaged as Project Officer.
PROJECT OFFICER
The Project officer is responsible for designing, guiding and directing the day-to-day project activities as well as providing both administrative
and technical supervision on the field.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare quarterly work plans and share with HQ using targets assigned for the period,
- Plan, organise and run IEC and BCC activities in the KP communities.
- Share targets and tasks to individual Peer Educators (PEs)
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- Supervise and monitor activities of PE to ensure that they are working and provide timely feedback to strengthen fieldwork
- Facilitate the identification of new hotspots for intervention.
- Develop and submit a plan for monitoring activities in your respective sites.
- Organise weekly meetings with the PES to assess progress of work, plan strategies to address challenges, review and clean data collected.
- Liaise with beneficiary groups (FSW), Peer educators, and relevant stakeholders for input in identifying innovative ways of implementing programme activities
- Manage the activities at the drop-in-centres (DICs)
- Organise logistical support and maintain stock levels of commodities and materials for outreach activities.
- Maintain an inventory of both Old and new equipment/items in your site
- Represent WAPCAS in all meetings that may require your presence in your respective areas.
- Liaise with the district assemblies and other stakeholders to ensure that WAPCAS' contribution to the district's HIV response is acknowledged.
- Prepare and submit monthly project reports and other professional documents as appropriate and promptly.
- Support the continuous capacity-building sessions for PEs.
- Appraise the performance of the PE continually and at the end of the project year.
- Document and share experiences in various sites.
- Other duties as and when necessary.
Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Sociology or a related field in Social Science.
- Three (3) years' experience in project implementation
- Experience in working in the area of HIV and AIDS would be an added advantage
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