View Vacancy – Partnership and Engagement Manager (PFP) HEO (03/25 ACC)

Main purpose of job:

FCDO Ghana is looking for a passionate and experienced Programme Partnership and Engagement Manager to support delivery of the five-year, £4.95m, Ghana Governance Programme (GGP) programme within Political and Governance Team. The programme seeks to strengthen Ghana’s systems for transparency, accountability and the protection of civil and political rights.

The programme is delivered primarily through a number of accountable grants and bilateral agreements between the FCDO Accra and implementing partners. Alongside this, the programme and its implementation partners must engage with a variety of stakeholders within the Government of Ghana and other sectors. This position will play a critical role in ensuring these stakeholders are well engaged, coordinated and monitored effectively- in support of the programme management team. Key results targeted under the programme include increased citizens engagement that strengthens electoral processes and transparency and accountability, increased capacity and responsiveness of state institution that promote transparency and accountability.

The post-holder will maintain day-to-day engagement with stakeholders including partners in Government, Parliament, Multilateral Organisations, NGOs, thinktanks, consultants and other  UK Departments engaged on GGP. The role will enable the programme to deliver collaboration and coordination between and among delivery partners, ensuring interventions are aligned and working together as part of whole. This will require a robust understanding of the programme objectives, implementing partner obligations, and progress milestones: including identification of programme risks, challenges or opportunities. The post-holder will deliver important insights into stakeholder priorities and needs, as well as contextual analysis that will enable the smooth delivery of a complex programme in a fascinating post-election context.

The successful applicant will demonstrate proven experience of performing similar functions for a multi-component programme with diverse implementing partners.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a network of relevant stakeholders critical to the success of the programme.
• Conduct monitoring of implementation of the programme in support of the  Lead Adviser and Programme Manager- ensuring compliance with agreements.
• Share regular reports with the Senior Responsible Officer, Lead Adviser and Programme Manager.
• Facilitate coordination meetings and information sharing between and among different components of the programme and delivery partners, to ensure partners are delivering as part of whole and not in silos.
• Enhance coherence and coordination across HMG and the other international partners.
• Engage on formal and informal performance reviews, using data and evidence to identify performance issues, and to recommend remedial action.
• Contribute to effective management and administration of the assigned programme, including to key programme documentation, such as submissions, annual reviews and programme completion report.
• Work closely with the Results Adviser and Lead Adviser on the development, design and use of relevant monitoring and evaluation tools including programme Logframes.
• Contribute to the development of project risk strategies, focusing on risk identification, mitigating the risk of fraud and corruption, and ensuring other risks are addressed in liaison with project team and others as required.