Project Officer at TREE AID

About TREE AID

TREE AID is an international development organization established in 1987, working across the drylands of Africa to support rural communities in escaping climate variability and protecting the environment. With operations in Ghana, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal, TREE AID's head office is located in Bristol, UK, with the West Africa office based in Burkina Faso. In Ghana, TREE AID focuses its work across five regions in northern Ghana.

Position Overview

Job Title: Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reduction Project (GSLERP) Project Officer

Reports To: Ghana Country Programme Manager

Duty Station: Yendi (with working scope in Gusheigu Municipality and Mion District)

Contract Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding availability and demonstrated performance

Employment Type: Full-Time

Overall Aim

To lead TREE AID's project implementation in the Northern Region of Ghana, working with partners and stakeholders to implement activities on time and within budget while ensuring expected impacts for targeted communities through effective monitoring and reporting.

Key Objectives

• Guide and support communities in the implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation of projects
• Support the development of TREE AID Ghana's wider programme
• Conduct project monitoring and evaluation
• Perform other duties as assigned

Main Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day field implementation of project activities
• Guide and support communities on project implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation
• Lead TREE AID's initiatives in working with stakeholders to increase project impacts
• Coordinate efforts ensuring continuous availability of natural resources upon which rural enterprises rely
• Mobilize community participation and engagement