Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)
Main purpose of job: The post will sit in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth and Development’s office (FCDO) at the British High Commission in Accra. The job holder will have substantial responsibility to delivering UK’s bilateral objectives through the effective management of programme and policies related to green economic transformation in Ghana. Additionally, the post holder will shape key aspects of policy work on private sector development (manufacturing and industrial) and agriculture transformation working with lead advisers in FCDO as well as provide direct support to the Team leader for FCDO Green Economic Transformation Pillar and Team. The FCDO Ghana’s Green Economic Transformation Team focuses its interventions on supporting Ghana’s green, and inclusive growth to drive job creation, innovation and economic transformation. The team’s policy and programmes on helping Ghana to transform and diversify its economy. This involves enhancing value addition and fostering sustained transformation in critical sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing (industry) which supports both export and local production. This in turn create scale, jobs, and incomes and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction whilst ensuring transformation is green, sustainable and resilient. Th The team does this by helping Ghana attract targeted private investment, build productive firms (including innovations with SMEs) and implementing policy reforms in higher productivity sectors (including value added agriculture, and manufacturing) whilst ensuring this growth is resilient to climate shocks and maximises green growth opportunities. Additionally, enabling technology, innovation and infrastructure underpins the team’s work. The team also works collaboratively with other divisions across the BHC mission capitalising on partnership opportunities that deepen UK-Ghana interest. About FCDO: This role (Country Based Role) sits in the Green Economic Transformation team within the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office’s development (FCDO) office at the British High Commission (BHC Accra). British High Commission (BHC) Accra is a large post, currently employing around 40 UK staff from the UK (UKB) and 200 Ghanaian Country Based Staff (CBS). BHC is charged with delivering the UK-Ghana development partnership. BHC is a highly inclusive place to work, celebrating a workforce with both diversity of thought and background. To help achieve this, the BHC takes a values-based approach to leadership and people management and has a zero-tolerance for bullying and harassment. Our local values are Respect; Openness; and Honesty & Integrity. An understanding and commitment to inclusion and values-based leadership will be discussed during interview. |
How we approach our work is important. The How We Work Statement (below) sets out the ambition we share across the FCDO for how we lead and behave towards each other, how we make decisions, and how we get the job done. Some aspects may be particularly relevant to this role.
Roles and responsibilities: This is an exciting role for an experienced and motivated person looking to deepen and demonstrate their programme and policy capabilities. The Policy and Programme Manager role will support BHC Accra and the CSII team to deliver programming on green economic transformation priorities, including supporting policy and programmatic coherence in this area. The post holder will support policy engagement with Government of Ghana officials on cross cutting issues around green economic transformation and investment, working with BHC Accra advisers, in particular on infrastructure, agriculture, and private sector development, to help maintain a coherent and influential UK economic transformation narrative. Working with lead advisers, the post holder will be responsible for maintaining and further building a strong network of relevant private sector and Government stakeholders across Ghana, identifying linkages and synergies, and areas of impact through influence. The post holder will be expected to provide strong corporate contributions which might involve: UK ministerial visit coordination including briefing, and development policy related corporate returns related to the team’s agenda. Policy Role
For programme management aspects of the role, the job holder will provide support across the different team portfolios in line with the FCDO Programme Operating Framework (PrOF). This includes (but not limited to) the following areas:
Cross-BHC Mission working
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Resources managed (staff and expenditure): The role will sit in team which currently manages one bilateral programme and various policy work covering agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, and industrial transformation. The job holder will provide direct policy support for the Jobs and Economic Transformation programme which supports industrial and manufacturing transformation in up to five economic sectors in Ghana. The programme spends approximately £1-2 million pounds a year on its interventions. The team also manages other non-bilateral programmes including infrastructure and cities programme as well others on forestry and climate. These are global programmes with a Ghana footprint and partially managed from the Ghana office. The job holder will indirectly support these global programmes. Overall, the team manages bilateral spend of approx. £3.5 million per annum. This does not include other central management programmes which spend in excess of these. |
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Communicating and Influencing, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together
3 September 2024
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Permanent
Africa
Ghana
Accra
British High Commission
USD 2,060.88
2 November 2024
Learning and development opportunities: The FCDO encourages on the job learning with majority of learning expected to be delivered that way. As a member of the policy and programme management cadre, opportunities exist for other formal learning as well potential to accredit or affiliate with FCDO’s advisory (a network of subject experts) cadres relevant to your role including private sector development and agriculture. The job holder will also have:
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Working patterns: An environment with flexible working options |
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