Manager – ACET Business Transform at African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)

About ACET

The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is an economic policy institute supporting Africa's long-term growth through transformation. We produce research, offer policy advice, and galvanize action for African countries to develop their economies, reduce poverty, and improve livelihoods for all their people. ACET is the pre-eminent African organization advancing African solutions to African challenges.

Background and Objective

With its vision of transforming Africa's economy within a generation, ACET has worked with governments and other stakeholders to define and support the transformation agenda of the African continent. To increase the impact of its activities, ACET has designed the "Strategic Partnership for Private Sector Growth" (SPPSG), which is currently being implemented.

The project aims to support private sector development and growth in the G20 Compact with Africa countries, starting with Ghana. The project focuses on the manufacturing sector, given its relevance to economic transformation and inclusive growth.

Project Focus

Viable strategic policy decisions and frameworks are needed to ensure that the sector grows and develops in a manner that creates new jobs and higher incomes, encourages skills development, export promotion, and diversification, and enhances productivity, competitiveness, and value addition.

The ACET programme will focus on three work streams:

• Promote the development of Sustainable Export Processing Zones (SEPZ) aligned with the 1R1P policy of the Government of Ghana
• Support integration of local content SMEs

Position Details

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Location: Accra, Ghana
• Category: NGO