Partnership Associate
Job Description
The Partnerships Associate will play a vital role in the transformative Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) program. The primary objective is to enhance the well-being, resilience, and active engagement of youth - especially women, in Ghana’s formal agribusiness and related sectors.
Requirement(s)
Introduction: Jobberman Ghana is on a mission to unlock work opportunities in Agriculture for Ghanaian youth - specifically in the rice, soybean, tomato and poultry value chains. The primary objective of the project dubbed Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) program, is to enhance the well-being, resilience, and active engagement of youth - especially women, in Ghana’s formal agribusiness and related sectors. The project activities will aim to dispense agro-employability focused education through no-tech, low-tech and high tech platforms across the regions of Ghana to allow for inclusion and wide adoption. The main goal is to connect over 8,000 youth to employment opportunities in the Agriculture sector within 4 years, with inclusion principles applied to reach youth with disabilities. Key interventions of the HAPPY project include mobilizing job seekers in the respective agriculture value chains, linking participants with employers in the Agriculture sector through the Jobberman recruitment platform, online and offline job promotion, career fairs and other sensitization methods. Our mission: Involves deploying agro-employability-focused education through diverse platforms across Ghana. Skills: Relevant Experience in similar role, Business Development or Sales within the agricultural sector. Strong stakeholder relations and attention to detail. The flexibility to multitask and handle multiple requests with varying degrees of priority simultaneously. Ability to work/communicate with all levels of staff and be able to draw the relevant insights from analyses done or meetings. attended in a way that informs decision making and provides a coherent summary for relevant stakeholders. Proficient in Google Slides, Sheets, MS Office Suite with PowerPoint skills. Competencies: Good presentation, effective communication, networking and partnering skills. Excellent interpersonal skills, including patience, diplomacy, willingness to listen, and respect for colleagues. Ability to analyze problems and pay attention to details. Great analytical and problem-solving skills. Previous relationships in the agricultural sector are highly advantageous. Leadership skills. Location: Accra Employment Type: Full Time.
