VSO NGO Consultant Researcher on Inclusive Education and Employable Skills for Adolescent Girls in Slum Communities Jobs in Ghana
VSO NGO Consultant Researcher on Inclusive Education and Employable Skills for Adolescent Girls in Slum Communities Jobs in Ghana
Location:Accra, Ghana
Contract type:
Consultant Agreement
Contract length:
40 days
Full Time:
40 hours per week
Interview date:
3rd January 2018
VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty.
Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact.
Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty.
We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come.
Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.
Role overview
You will conduct a research to help deepen VSO Ghana and partners’ understanding about the extent of exclusion from education and employable skills of adolescent girls in slump communities in Ghana and recommend practical ways by which VSO can contribute to securing a future for these girls.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Ideal candidate will possess the following:
Must have a minimum qualification of a postgraduate degree preferably
in education
Must have appreciable research experience in a developing context. Research experience in Ghana’s education sector is a plus
Evidence of practical research in alternative/complementary education, gender and youth employability.
Competencies and Behavior
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
Ability to be open minded and respectful
Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
This Is a Role for Persons Already Resident in Ghana and Do Not Need to Go Through a Fresh Migration Process.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 31st December 2018
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
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For more information and job application details, see; VSO NGO Consultant Researcher on Inclusive Education and Employable Skills for Adolescent Girls in Slum Communities Jobs in Ghana
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