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A reputable institution is seeking to recruit Community Development Officer

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Conduct household surveys and community profile surveys with selected households in the assigned operational areas.
  • Conduct traceability checks at the community level.
  • Undertake distribution of shade trees to farmers
  • Undertake living income plan beneficiaries monitoring.
  • Undertake gender and grievance, assess and address awareness raising.
  • Conduct farm monitoring for the shade trees survival
  • Carry out unannounced farm visit to identify possible cases of child labour;
  • Follow-up questionnaires include needs assessments in case child labour is identified.
  • Identify and deploy remediation activities to the benefit of the children and their families.
  • Monitor all remediation activities and households classified as high-risk of child labour;
  • Organize and implement awareness raising among members, households, communities and collaborating partners.
  • Report through a mobile app.
  • Prepare work plans and schedules to ensure that all households are visited for all activities as per the agreed times in the period.
  • Work closely with the Technical Coordinators and Regional Managers employed by CAA.
  • The CDOs ensure that the tools, equipment, and safety wear is used appropriately according to manufacturer specifications and maintains the protocols for repairs and maintenance.
  • Perform any other duties or assignments as may be directed by your supervisor.


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Qualification Required & Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree/ Diploma in Agriculture (only people with Crop, Agronomy, Agro-forestry, and Extension background), Rural and Development Studies, Social science, social work, Psychology, Geography and any related course from a recognized institution accredited by national accreditation board.
  • A minimum of two (2) years plus experience in a similar role.
  • Should have working experience with farmers in the field, should have at least one year’s experience in field data collection in the cocoa sector.

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills
  • Multitasking and work constructively to meet targets and deadlines.
  • Confident individual with a proactive attitude and keep calm under pressure.
  • Detailed-oriented professional who uses analytical skills and follows all procedures to identify child labour and the follow-up support activities to be carried out.
  • Must have a strong background in computer skills.
  • Ability to independently create digital reports.
  • Ability to manage assigned duties in an assertive, efficient, and timely manner.
  • Must be able to live in a rural community in any of the assigned cocoa districts deprived of basic social amenities.
  • ABILITY TO RIDE A MOTORBIKE IN ROUGH TERRAIN WITH A VALID LICENSE
  • Ability to pay attention to details.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and security of data gathered for the purposes assigned for
  • ABILITY TO SPEAK FLUENTLY TWI FLUENTLY
  • ABILITY TO PROVIDE BASIC COCOA EXTENSION SERVICE
  • Emotional maturity, unprejudiced and sensitivity to farmers
  • Meticulously maintains complete, honest, and accurate records pertaining to household surveys and community profile surveys.

Location: Accra


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