Employment and Entrepreneurship Specialist

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Plan International Ghana is looking to recruit an experienced and qualified professional to join its ranks as Employment and Entrepreneurship Specialist to provide technical and specialist support to the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs, projects and proposals aimed at promoting youth enterprises, youth employment, skills development and economic empowerment in line with Plan International’s Area of Global Distinctiveness (AoGD) of Skills Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (SOYEE) across Ghana.

ABOUT YOU

The Specialist will work with stakeholders to enhance youth employability, entrepreneurship, and access to financial services, focusing on key growth sectors in Ghana. The role is critical in achieving both the foundational and complementary indicators of thematic program areas of Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (SOYEE). 

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Ghana Government policies, laws, and institutions in Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship and skill development sector/field
• Demonstrated knowledge of gender transformative approach, gender-based violence, child rights, and inclusion.
• Knowledge of theories of child-rights programming and child protection (programmatic and safe-guarding)
• Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development
• Knowledge of measuring influencing project outcomes
• Understanding of gender transformative program/projects
• In-depth knowledge of strategic planning processes, results-based management and the design of MERL frameworks and demonstrated experience as a development professional in design, planning and monitoring of programs and projects
• Knowledgeable on participatory and gender sensitive monitoring tools and systems
• Knowledgeable on tool design for collecting qualitative and quantitative data for monitoring and feedback processes.

Education, experience, skills and technical Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree in a relevant field, such as agronomy, agricultural economy, economics, , youth economic empowerment.
• At least 5 years of experience in youth employment, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment in rural and urban areas, or related fields.
• Relevant experienced to community development and humanitarian, including budget management, monitoring and evaluation, and quality project reporting in the NGO sector.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of youth employment and economic empowerment issues in Ghana.
• Experience in program design, implementation, and evaluation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team and build partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of monitoring, research, evaluation using quantitative and qualitative principles-
• Good knowledge of data management software (SPSS/STATA EXCEL, Word, Power Point, Access, etc)
• Proficient in Microsoft applications and use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet.
• Good report writing and presentation skills
• Good written and reading skills in English
• Strong planning skills

Technical Expertise:

• Knowledge of key growth sectors for youth employment in Ghana.
• Understanding of entrepreneurship and enterprise development principles and practice.
• Familiarity with financial inclusion and access to financial services issues.

Demonstrated behaviours needed by the postholder to successfully perform the role: 

• Committed to respecting deadline;
• Good listening capacity
• Able to make effort for adaptability  
• Strong Team spirit
• Be proactive and being able to anticipate
• Capacity to work under pressure
• Good capacity to communicate to ensure good understanding by audience
• In-depth knowledge of the processes, procedures and systems in project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation.

Please click the link to view the full job profile and Job Description for the role: Full Job Description: Employment & Entrepreneurship Specialist   

Location: Accra

Type of Role: Employment & Entrepreneurship Specialist

Reports to: Program Development and Management

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date: 11th June 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

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A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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