Job Summary
• The Daka River Trees Restoration project started in 2018 and this is the phase five of the project with Funding from Ecosia Company. • The project focus on ecosystem restoration of the Daka riverine buffers through forest governance approaches for sustainable management and improve livelihood options for the riverine communities Working within the framework of TREE AID... Programme Strategy and operational plan, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for the tasks as follows:
MAIN TASKS
• Guide and Support in the project implementation; • Coordinate the delivering of project activities that TREE AID will implement to time and budget • Provide technical, financial and project management advice, support to project field assistants and communities and other stakeholders where appropriate. • Ensure that stakeholders participate fully in the project delivering. • Coordinate the activities of trainings and ensure that trainings are delivered timely and according to project design. • Strongly facilitate community governance processes to achieve project sustainable results • Facilitate good representation and participation of women and the youth in the project delivery and ownership/access to resources. • Ensure that due processes are followed in financial transactions with value for money. • Maintain and coordinate a good relationship between project stakeholders • Monitoring and evaluation and reporting 40% • Coordinate the design and utilisation of M&E tools for the project implementation, monitoring and reporting. • Coordinate the activities of project set • Ensure that project reporting timelines are met and deliver quality project technical reports. • Lead in the project issues and risks management and reporting • Support the internal and external field visits to the project sites in consultation with your line manager. • Provide the relevant information for the updates of Tree Aid social media handles and other platforms
3. Support the development of TREE AID Ghana’s wider programme
• Support the identification and tracking of opportunities for new projects in Ghana. • Contribute to the identification and formulation of activities to enhance community resilience to climate variability through improved local adaptation knowledge in Ghana. • Lead or Support in coordinating stakeholders meetings, and share the work of Tree Aid in the drylands. • Support in fund raising, communication and advocacy initiatives to staff in Ghana, West Africa and UK as appropriate. • Where appropriate, represent TREE AID Ghana at meetings and workshops relevant to TREE AID’s work as agreed with your line manager.
4. Support in Financial management of the project
• Ensure that technical and financial reports are up to date • At the level, ensure value for money on the project • Lead in coordinating timely submission of field financial statements to the financial officer • Ensure that Tree Aid safeguarding and compliance protocols are adhered to by all project team members. • Ensure prudent projects assets handling, judicious use and management.
5. Other
• Be prepared to undertake visits to all of TREE AID focus countries when required • Carry out any other tasks assigned to you by your line and matrix managers..
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THIS POST
• Contribute to raising the profile of TREE AID’s Daka river Trees Restoration project Project with external audiences and donors. • Achieving agreed job targets. • Timely provision of projects technical and financial reports and other information required • Evidence of effective monitoring & evaluation systems development and adherence and consistency between these and TREE AID Monitoring & Evaluation systems. • Good communication and relations with all staff in Ghana, the UK and West Africa as well as other stakeholders.
Qualification Required & Experience
Qualification and experience required for the job position
• Graduate in relevant subject (natural resource management, Integrated Development studies, Agronomy, Environment etc). Master degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage. • Must have at least five (5) years working experience in a similar role. • Must have demonstrated leadership skills/ability to work in a team and influence others positively. • Must share the vision and the values of TREE AID. • Must have experience in sustainable integrated food systems in Ghana. • Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders. • Excellent verbal communication and written skills. • Ability to balance a number of conflicting demands (multi – task). • Must be computer literate – good in excel, word and power point • Must be confident, smart working, able to work under pressure, and time conscious. • Ability to work independently, self-initiative and with good team work and rapport • Ability to meet deadlines and achieve targets including extensive travel in the field. • Must be bold, ambitious, professional, transparent, ready to learn and accountable • Must have working knowledge in one of the languages spoken in northern region, Ghana. • Ability to speak French is an added advantage. • Riding and or driving licenses is an added advantage.
Location: Yendi, Gusheigu municipalities and Mion District of Northern Region

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria of the person’s specifications to:
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Closing Date: 06 June, 2025 more

Working within the framework of TREE AID Programme Strategy, the River Trees Field Assistants will be responsible for tasks as follows:
MAIN TASKS
1 Guide and Support communities on the project implementation
• Lead on TREE AID’s initiatives at organising communities for joint actions in the implementation of the project to time and budget. • Assists in various field operations,... trainings, data collection, and processing • Facilitate communities to prepare Natural resources management (NRM) plans and assist in their implementation. • Facilitate or organise communities into livelihood groups based on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) • Facilitate processes of delineation of project intervention areas • Take steps to promote food, nutrition and income security using best practices • Facilitate the setting up of tree mensuration approaches/strategies that will inform the project success. • Assist and support the Project Coordinator on the testing of innovations component of forest related interventions. • Ensuring tree species selection and maintaining tree seedlings production registers and inventories. • Facilitating tree protection initiatives with communities • Support communities to conduct land use mapping
2. Project Monitoring & Evaluation and reporting
• Support your line manager to increase key stakeholders consultations and involvement in the project delivery, monitoring and evaluation of project results. • Initiate steps in project planning, Monitoring and reviews with communities. • Conduct timely preparation of field activity reports. • Conduct regular field visits to support communities • Assist in the documentation of experiences and lessons for wider dissemination of these lessons across the landscape. • Support to use M&E tools in field to benefit the project
3. Other
• Prepare for and participate in regular one-to-one progress and planning meetings with the project Coordinator and other Tree Aid staff • Where appropriate, represent TREE AID Ghana at meetings and workshops relevant to TREE AID’s work as agreed with your line manager. • Report any issues regarding project delivery, safeguarding, fraud and bribery to TREE AID Ghana office • Contribute to increasing our impact leading to new river trees restoration projects in Ghana. • Support arrangements for programme training workshops. • Perform any other duty assign to you by your line manager and any other senior staff.
4. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THIS POST
• Raising the profile of TA’s River Trees Project(s) with external audiences • Achieving agreed job targets. • Timely provision of project field reports and other information requested • Good communication and relations with all staff, in Ghana, the UK and West Africa as well as with TREE AID partners and other contacts.
Qualification Required & Experience
• Must have a HND or degree in natural resource management, Agriculture engineering, forestry, environmental science, agronomy etc. • Must have at least three (1) year working experience in a similar position • Must share the vision of TREE AID. • Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders • Good verbal communication and written skills. • Ability to balance a number of conflicting demands. • Must be computer literate – excel, word, power point. • Must be confident, hardworking, able to work under pressure, and time conscious. • Ability to meet deadlines and achieve targets including extensive travel in the field. • Must have working knowledge in one of the local languages spoken in northern region, Ghana especially Dagbani and Likpakpaln. • Must be able to ride a motorbike extensively with riding licenses
Location: Yendi, Gusheigu municipalities and Mion District of Northern Region

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria of the person’s specifications to:
and copy
Closing Date: 06 June, 2025 more