JOB DESCRIPTIONS
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan and deliver specific projects and tasks that contribute to the set-up of new initiatives supporting action on climate, energy & nature.
- Improve organisational effectiveness by identifying inefficiencies, optimizing workflows, and ensuring seamless collaboration across teams.
- Contribute to resolving complex problems, applying knowledge of operational best practice and strong project management skills.
- Coordinate the design, piloting and implementation of new operational tools and processes, and monitor and report on their progress.
- Temporarily filling resource gaps when needed.
- Lead the development and delivery of briefings and training.
- Maintain a detailed overview of progress on assigned work and awareness of the bigger picture, ensuring delivery of work in line with organisational requirements.
- Build relationships and trust with colleagues to foster strong collaborations and achieve results. Keep stakeholders informed and manage expectations.
- Support other activities as requested by the Manager - Project Operations, Operations Director, Director of Organisational Development and COO.
Our ideal candidate has
- 5-8 years direct experience in nonprofit operations and/or project management, including experience across different operational areas (e.g. grants, procurement, MEL, finance, budgeting, IT, governance).
- Strong interest in operations and organisational development with a passion for improving effectiveness, and supporting others.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, proactive in anticipating challenges, with a pragmatic solutions-oriented approach to solving problems.
- A high level of self-motivation and the ability to work in a flexible and agile manner, with minimal supervision at times.
- The ability to manage deadlines, deal with uncertainty and change, and deliver high quality outputs within ambitious timeframes.
- The disposition to work generously in a high-trust global community of peers.
- Strong communication skills, and fluency in written and spoken English, our working language; additional languages are an asset.
- The versatility and adaptability necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Zoom, Slack and email (Google Workspace).
- A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Ghana
Job Overview
Location
Ghana