Field Supervisor – Child Labour Monitoring And Remediation System

International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) a multi-stakeholder organization, uniting the forces of civil society, certifiers, the cocoa and chocolate industry, and international institutions, and working with governments to address child and forced labour in the cocoa sector. 

ICI has developed a Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) that allows industry partners to manage responsibly the risk of child labour in their cocoa supply chain.

As part of the ICI’s objectives to eliminate the worst forms of child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector and its overall programme to promote children’s rights and child protection in the cocoa supply chain, ICI seeks to engage Field Supervisor for the Country Office in Ghana, who will be based in Bekwai in Ashanti Region

Main tasks and responsibilities

Based at the district level, under the authority of the Country Director and direct supervision of the Supply Chain Project Manager for the Nestle Project, the incumbent will:

Advocacy and Stakeholder engagement

• Ensure a field-based collaboration with relevant partners
• Represent ICI at programme and project functions and meetings as agreed with the Supply Chain Project Manager
• Ensure the liaison between ICI in Accra, regional stakeholders, and local authorities.

Project Management

• Ensure the execution of the activities according to the project planning and the respect of the methods of the project by all actors involved
• Ensure consistent implementation of the guidelines and policies established by ICI Foundation. 
• Support in the documentation of learnings, good practices, tools and training material
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and update on project activities.
• Participate in monthly or ad hoc internal coordination meetings between ICI Accra and project partners to discuss project implementation progress and challenges. 
• Collect, analyse, and transmit all relevant information from the field to ensure regular reporting to the Deputy Country Director/Programme Coordinator and Project Manager on project progress and prepare technical reports.
• Ensure proper set-up and roll-out of the CLMRS in the assigned geographical areas, specifically:
• Supervise the activities of Partners Field Staff in the implementation of CLMRS
• Training of partners Field Staff on child and forced labour concepts and CLMRS implementation
• Provide ongoing technical support to partners' field staff ensuring that they fulfil their terms of reference
• Pro-actively monitor KPIs for the area under his/her responsibility and pro-actively work towards their improvement
• Support the set up of Community Labour Protection Committees (CLPC) and their linkages with the relevant district authorities. 
• Monitor the activities of Community Labour Protection Committees in the project communities and submit monitoring report to Supervisors 

Capacity Building

• Conduct refresher trainings for partners Field Staff Support community-level awareness-raising sessions on child labour and forced labour
• Advise on remediation strategies and follow up on the implementation of remediation activities
• Ensure that all farmers participating in the CLMRS projects understand and sign the consent form

Mission support and other duties

• Support the organization of ICI missions and visits to project areas.
• Work on any other related tasks and perform any other duties as required by Supply Chain Project Manager and agreed by the Deputy Country Director/Programme Coordinator
• Organize the logistics around the field visits of ICI staff from Accra and Geneva or industry partners.

Experience and skills 

Education and work experience

Essential:

• University degree in Education, Psychology/Child Development, Social Sciences, or other relevant discipline, with at least 2 years’ experience in stakeholder engagement, training, and project management.
• Report preparation and knowledge documentation.
• Experience in working at sub-national and community levels.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Irreproachable behaviour and commitment to the protection of children and respect for the rights of the child.

Desirable

• Knowledge of child protection and/or child labour 
• Ability to establish good working relationships with partners and staff.
• Ability to work under pressure, well organized with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across cultures, including with team members and those based in other countries. 
• Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Ability to ride motorbike with varied riding license 

Languages

• Fluency in written and spoken English, and a Ghanaian language preferably Twi. 

Skills

• Clear, concise written and verbal communications skills in English
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Excellent stills in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point) 

ICI Core Values

All ICI staff members are expected to adhere, respect and always promote at any time ICI Core Values: HUMANITY, INTEGRITY, NEUTRALITY, PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATION. Please refer to the ICI website for more details (https://www.cocoainitiative.org/about-us/our-organisation/our-values)

APPLICATION

Only candidates authorized to work in Ghana should apply.

Please send applications in English including a cover letter and your CV to @recruitment-gha@cocoainitiative.org

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Your cover letter should also include details of your salary expectations. 

Closing date for applications: 29th October 2024

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Please note that only those candidates who match the above requirements and who have been selected for interview will be contacted.