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https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/careers/164https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/careers/164ABOUT SPARK MICROGRANTS

Spark MicroGrants believes in a world where everyone lives with dignity and determines their own positive future. Spark has worked in 1350+ villages in 7 countries and has pioneered a community-driven development model in sub-Saharan Africa. Spark works with NGO and Government partners to scale the model's adoption and impact on rural communities - on their own terms. Our model combines facilitated community meetings with a small, discretionary grant to catalyse local action and institution building. Read more about our Approach, Impact and Values on our website.

OUR WORK

The foundation of our approach is the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP), where rural communities are led through regular facilitated meetings to organise, conceptualise and implement local development projects, which are supported by a microgrant to fund them. The FCAP has been designed to improve local livelihoods, enhance social cohesion, and improve citizen engagement.

Our operating model is based on an international team of functional advisers (e.g. finance team, training team, design team, MEL team) who support country teams. Country teams co-design the FCAP with local partners and government, train partners, and support quality monitoring and oversight. The size and scope of country teams depend on the needs of our partners.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Under the overall supervision of the Ghana Country Director, the District Coordinator is in charge of driving government relations and partner coordination for Spark Microgrants in West Mamprusi.

RESPONSIBILITIES - all for West Mamprusi:

• Cultivate and maintain district-level relationships, representing Spark Microgrants
• Provide support and oversight to the FCAP national implementing partner, to deliver the program in a timely manner and in line with the set quality parameters
• Lead partner coordination on behalf of Spark Microgrants
• Support the FCAP national implementing partner to identify and mitigate program risk and foreseeable future challenges
• Input into FCAP design with a specific focus on the operating context in the area
• Support the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team in their data collection activities
• Ensure global and national level learnings are actioned to improve FCAP
• Organize and host key stakeholders whilst visiting the FCAP
• Provide inputs into donor proposals and reporting

REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Administration, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in community development, NGO programming, or rural development
• Experience successfully cultivating and maintaining District-level government relationships
• Experience working on multi-stakeholder projects in a coordination role
• Experience working with community-driven development models is an advantage

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent English writing and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• The ability to speak Hausa/Dagbani is an advantage

Other

• Willingness to travel frequently to Accra, to project sites, and occasionally internationally

​WHY WORK WITH US?​​

• You will be joining a dynamic team that hails from over ten countries around the world and is committed to our vision.
• You will have the freedom and autonomy to make your role your own. We want to hear your innovative ideas, your vision for the future, and your critical questions.
• We respect and value work-life balance and your need for downtime, vacation, and reflection.
• You will join a dynamic and growing organization with a clear pathway to learning and career advancement.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Location will be Osino and Walewale with ~30% travel

• We will agree on learning and performance objectives for an initial probation period lasting three months from onboarding.
• Application end date:
  On a rolling basis, we reserve the right to close this recruitment process at any time.
• Expected Start Date: 1st June 2026
• In addition to salary, Spark offers other benefits, including generous paid time off and family leave, monthly communications, and professional development stipends.
• Follow the link to apply: https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/careers/164

Equal Opportunity

Spark Microgrants provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions at Spark are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Spark does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. Spark will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to daily operations.