Alternative Care Coordinator - SOS Children’s Villages Ghana

The ideal candidate should hold:

• A first degree in Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, or other related fields, with not less than 5 years of experience in the field of child care administration, management, supervisory or leadership level in education or teaching, or social work.
• A second degree, a working knowledge of financial management and budgeting as well as Project Management experience will be an added advantage.

Additional Requirements

• Candidates living and around Tamale are encouraged to apply
•  Age- Not less than 35 years
• Possess proven ability in problem-solving, and providing group and individual counselling for children and youth.
• Capable of managing a child care facility according to good standards of child care management and capable of conceiving strategies of integration and harmonization of pedagogical work among different child care facilities.
• Good understanding of working with women, children, youth & communities.
• Act as a role model and promote the organization’s child rights/child safeguarding policies.
• The Position reports to the Programme Director at the Location.
• The ideal candidate should be a strategic thinker, have strong leadership and organizational skills, human resource management skills, combined with a strong interest in the needs and development of children, good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to do social investigations.
• Must be sensitive to gender-related issues and modern concepts of child upbringing.
• Be of good physical and mental health and be prepared to work long hours.
• Be computer literate. (Basic skills in  the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint)