Company Profile

WUSC is a Canadian non-profit organization working to create a better world for all young people. We bring together a diverse network of students, volunteers, schools, governments, and businesses who share this vision. Together, we develop solutions in education, economic opportunities, and empowerment to overcome inequality and exclusion for youth around the world, particularly young women and young refugees. WUSC currently works in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Caribbean, with an annual budget of approximately CAD $40 million. We have over 90 staff in our Canadian office, and over 200 people overseas implementing 16 development projects in collaboration with donors such as Global Affairs Canada, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the MasterCard Foundation, and the African Development Bank.

Job Description

• POSITION LOCATION: Accra, Ghana
• REPORTS TO: Project Director
• CONTRACT TERM: 2 Years with possibility of renewal
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: 6 May 2025
• EXPECTED START DATE: 9 June 2025

• Provide technical support to government TVET/ATVET regulatory bodies (e.g., MOE, MOFA, CTVET, Ghana TVET Service, GTEC) on change management processes and reforms, ensuring they have the capacity to support industry-driven reforms.
• Identify, prioritize, and analyze capacity gaps of TVET/ATVET regulators and coordination bodies, and support the development of skills needed to address these gaps, ensuring long-term reform success.
• Support ATVET regulatory bodies and coordination bodies to develop sustainable processes for market-driven, gender-sensitive training programs.
• Provide targeted technical assistance to private sector members of the skills council to enhance understanding of ATVET's role in supporting the agricultural sector and improving youth employment outcomes.
• Facilitate the adoption of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) guide for agriculture/TVET, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure integration into broader educational and skills development frameworks.

• Design and deliver capacity strengthening programs for core implementing partners, ensuring market-driven, gender-sensitive training programs with strong employer engagement.
• Oversee the coordination and management of the Agripreneurship Support Program (ASP), ensuring timely and effective delivery of program outputs.
• In collaboration with the private sector engagement specialist, lead resource mobilization efforts to ensure the long-term sustainability of the program and Agripreneurship Support Centers (ASCs).
• Identify, prioritize, and analyze capacity gaps of TVET/ATVET regulators and support them in building the skills needed to address these gaps, ensuring the long-term success of reform initiatives
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, including ATVET institutions, the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Agribusiness (MoTIA), the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), and the Ministry of Education (MoE), among others.

• Coordinate and facilitate key project meetings, including National Advisory Committee meetings, Technical Working Group committee meetings, Collaborative Partners’ Technical Team working sessions, and roundtable discussions with key ministries, agencies, and other project partners to ensure strong communication and alignment across stakeholders.
• Prepare regular progress reports for internal stakeholders and donors, providing updates on the status of the agripreneurship program and addressing any emerging issues.
• Coordinate the sharing of best practices and lessons learned among ATVET institutions, external consultants, and other stakeholders involved in the program.
• Provide timely inputs to program and donor reports related to this component in compliance with internal WUSC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements in close collaboration with the Project Director.   
• Prepare periodic work plans, reports and other documentations for key stakeholders and donors regarding the status of the project in close collaboration between WUSC and project partners.   
• Manage the budget and expenditure related to the components activities related to the work plan, in coordination with the Project Director. 
• Undertake any other tasks as assigned by the Project Director or his/her representative.    

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum 10 years of relevant progressive technical experience in the design and delivery of agribusiness, agricultural development capacity building services to public and/or private sector training institutions in Ghana
• Must have working experience on matters of education, agriculture or TVET reforms and supporting similar assignments in the public sector or large non-governmental or International Cooperation Agencies. 
• Experience working with INGOS and various implementation partners, governmental and civil society.   
• Computing skills in office applications, including Word, Excel.  
• Ability to perform diverse and complex work.  
• Ability to work in a participatory manner within an international team. 
• Experience in various types of reporting  
• Ability to think systematically and strategically while setting goals and planning priorities
• Demonstrate commitment to gender equality and belief in women empowerment and youth development