Dear Stakeholder,
Greetings from STAR-Ghana Foundation!
This is to inform you that we have moved from our Cantonments office at No 12 Obenesu Crescent to No. 6 Sunflower Street, East Legon, next to Ghana DOT Com and Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) and Right to Play offices.
Please note that between 20th and 4th September 2020, our (new) office will be closed to visitors. This is to enable us to settle into our new premises. We will resume normal activities on 7th September 2020.
Our contact details are as follows:
Digital Address: GA-372-5902;
Physical Address: No 6. Sunflower Road, East Legon, Accra
Telephone Numbers: 0302554520 and 0302556429
Thank you.
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We are hiring - Programmes Manager
PROGRAMMES MANAGER
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Location: Accra, Ghana Duration: 2 years, renewable Planned Start Date: 1st Week of October 2020 Deadline for Application: Monday, 31 August 2020 |
STAR Ghana Foundation invites application from suitably qualified Ghanaians for the position of Programmes Manager
About STAR Ghana Foundation
STAR Ghana Foundation (SGF), is a national centre for active citizenship and philanthropy. The Foundation works to strengthen civil society and facilitate inclusive citizens’ engagements with the state and other duty-bearers for accountable, transparent and responsive governance at both local and national levels. To deliver on its mission, STAR Ghana Foundation deploys a flexible range of tools and approaches, including facilitating multi-stakeholder policy dialogues, to providing competitive grant calls, leveraging and catalysing strategic partnerships, up to date political economy analysis, media engagement and communications, citizen feedback, and convening communities of practice and learning. Further information can be obtained at www.starghana.org
Role Purpose
The Programmes Manager is required to lead on the development and implementation of programmes and projects necessary to achieve the Foundation’s aims and objectives. This will include managing the programmes team and any associates engaged to support with programme processes; providing the team of the Foundation with relevant technical input as shall be required; ensuring effective delivery of programmes and projects, and provision of appropriate support for institutional partners. The role-holder will lead on the development of proposals to enhance the Foundation’s effectiveness and sustainability.
A key deliverable of the post is collation, aggregation and dissemination of results achieved by the Foundation and its partners. The post-holder will also be responsible for the overall programme and project monitoring and reporting in accordance with donor requirements. S/he will provide representation for the Foundation as directed by the Executive Director.
Role Requirements
The role holder will possess the relevant competences in the following areas:
Managerial: Ability to:
- multi-task and plan multiple strands of work
- identify and clearly define problems; and select or decide on the best course(s) of action.
- consult in problem solving to make use of ideas and expertise from others
- find innovative ways to solving problems
- manage the project life cycle
- prioritize and establish plans for achieving goals
- develop teams and resolve conflicts among team members
- listen to contrary views, ideas, etc. without undue aggression, emotion, or defensiveness
- build commitment to the job and the organization
- take action to control costs
Technical: Knowledge and experiences in
- using political economy analysis to inform programming decisions;
- civil society strengthening approaches
- results-based and participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches
- programme and project management methods and tool
- budgeting and resource allocation procedures
- supporting partners and project teams on their projects in relation to the overall programme
- proposal development
- use of embedded political economy analysis approaches;
- gender equality and social inclusion programming.
Relationships
- External: Maintaining relationships with donors, relevant state and non-state actors, relevant networks, and technical advisors/consultants;
- Internal: Maintaining close liaison with relevant Governing Council committees, Foundation work teams including Finance and Administration, Funding and Communications.
- Supporting the Executive Director in strategic decision making: The role holder will support the Executive Director in the coordination of all the Foundation’s programmatic work and in the leadership and management of the Foundation’s team. Such support will range from recruitment of programme and project staff and consultants, to day to day line management of programmes staff and ensuring the team is working towards STAR Ghana Foundation’s strategic objectives. It also includes overall operational management of programmes and projects
Person Specifications
Essential
- Master’s Degree in Project Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences, business or related discipline
- A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in a relevant field with 5 years in a similar role in the development sector
- Proven experience in designing, implementing and monitoring capacity strengthening support for state and non-state actors
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) programming;
- Demonstrated knowledge and experiences using political economy to inform programming decisions;
- Proven experience in mentoring and strengthening technical skills of staff;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations;
- Extensive experience in Monitoring and Evaluation and knowledge management;
- Fluent in English, spoken and written.
- IT Competency, particularly in the use of the Microsoft suite.
Mode of Application:
Interested applicants should send their CV’s and Cover letters to applications@star-ghana.org
Request for Proposal and invitation to bid: Supply of Grants Management System
About STAR Ghana Foundation
STAR Ghana Foundation is an independent Ghanaian non-profit organisation that works to promote active citizenship, civil society sustainability and local philanthropy, good governance and sustainable development. The Foundation also has as part of its objectives and activities a cross-cutting commitment to gender equality and social inclusion (GESI).
Please visit STAR Ghana’s Foundation website at www.star-ghana.org for more information on the Foundation.
Rationale for investing in a new Grants Management System
STAR Ghana Foundation has been using a grants management system in the administration and management of its grants support to partners. The foundation, as a result of a review of its systems and processes, seeks to upgrade its grants system to meet the current and future requirements of having a more robust, effective and efficient grants solution that can integrate finance software, support multiple calls or programmes, track grants disbursed, report on payment schedules and receipting etc.
The foundation is inviting bids from suitably qualified Ghanaian Information Technology (IT) firms to develop and test an integrated Grants Management System (IGMS) based on requirements/specifications for this assignment. Interested firms can access the requirements/specifications on the foundation’s website. STAR Ghana Foundation is anticipating to go-live with the new system on 16th September 2020.
Schedule of Events
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Activities |
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Deadline for Suppliers Response to RFP |
21st August 2020 |
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Selection and notification to suppliers |
25th August 2020 |
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Approval of contract |
27th August 2020 |
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Implementation and -Go-live |
16th September 2020 |
STAR Ghana Foundation reserves the right to modify this schedule at their sole discretion if they deem necessary. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Scope of Services/Requirements
Functionality:
Download features of the integrated grants management system from the STAR Ghana website
Content of the proposal
Your proposal should contain the following information and should be submitted to applications@star-ghana.org and copy nayensuappiah@star-ghana.org as well as msabbah@star-ghana.org
NOTE: Deadline extended to not later than 5pm on Tuesday 25th August 2020.
The language for communications and required documents is English.
- Company Contact:
Company Name
Contact Name
Mailing Address
Email Address
Telephone Number
Website
- Company qualifications
The bidder shall submit, as part of their bid, a section describing their general qualifications to provide the services requested which should include information on year(s) of operation, ownership, management, technical qualifications of staff, any other information the supplier feels will support their bid. We expect the organization to be an accredited system provider and accreditations should be included.
- Summary of the System’s Modules, Features and Compatibility:
Provide a summary of the solution, the modules, features, and any other software compatibility.
- Costs and annual costs for maintenance and support:
The Bidder shall provide an estimated capital cost of the software. Installation costs, the annual support, maintenance and upgrading costs, and cost of data migration.
The bidder shall state the required payment terms considering that STAR Ghana Foundation’s preference is to receive a monthly invoice for completed works. Please state the currency of payment which will be made in Ghana Cedis by bank transfers. For easy price evaluation, bidders are to mention their exchange rates in their quotations if they quote in a currency, other than Ghana Cedis.
- Prior Experience:
Describe in detail previous experience with similar and not for profit organizations. Describe how this experience demonstrates the ability to provide the services outlined for the respective activities in this RFP’s scope. The bidder shall submit, as part of the bid, a minimum of two client references that are past or current users; please include a contact name, phone number and email address for the references.
- Implementation Plan:
What is the proposed project timeline? Demonstration, configuration, installation, testing and training of administrative user and users?
- Service after sale:
What is your continued maintenance/support of your proposed solution? Include Key Performance Indicators (KPI) such as:
- Availability (Uptime)
- Response time
- Turnaround time
- Security and compatibility.
Describe how you would ensure the security, privacy, confidentiality, integrity and continued availability of data handled throughout your proposed solution.
Where will the software be hosted; i.e. in the Cloud or otherwise?
What are the hardware requirements (if any)?
Are there any compatibility issues with leading software brands? ie, O365, Adobe writer etc.
- Resources:
Describe the variety of documentation that will be produced and provided to STAR Ghana Foundation as part of the project (e.g. system administration manuals, user manuals, training materials, etc.).
Terms and Conditions:
- The Request for Proposal (RFP) is not and shall not be considered an offer by STAR Ghana Foundation.
- All responses must be received on or before the date and time indicated on the RFP i.e. 21st August 2020.
- All proposals will be considered binding offers. Prices proposed must be valid for the entire period provided by the respondent.
- All awards will be subject to STAR Ghana Foundation contractual terms and conditions and contingent on the availability of donor funding.
- STAR Ghana Foundation reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal or cancel the solicitation process at any time and shall have no liability to the proposing organizations submitting proposals for such rejection or cancellation of the request for proposals.
- STAR Ghana Foundation reserves the right to accept all or part of the proposal when the contract is provided.
- All information provided by STAR Ghana Foundation in this RFP is offered in good faith. Individual items are subject to change at any time, and all bidders will be provided with notification of any changes. STAR Ghana Foundation is not responsible or liable for any use of the information submitted by bidders or for any claims asserted therefrom.
- STAR Ghana Foundation reserves the right to require any bidder to enter into a non-disclosure agreement.
- The bidders are solely obligated to pay for any costs, of any kind whatsoever, which may be incurred by bidder or any third parties, in connection with the Response. All responses and supporting documentation shall become the property of STAR Ghana Foundation, subject to claims of confidentiality in respect of the response and supporting documentation, which has been clearly marked confidential by the bidder.
- Bidders are required to identify and disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest.
Call for Expression of Interests - End of STAR-Ghana Programme Evaluation
STAR-Ghana Foundation is a Ghanaian-owned and led national centre for active citizenship, civil society and philanthropy. The Foundation builds on phases 1 & 2 of the STAR-Ghana programmes, a 10year multi-donor funding mechanism. Phase 2 of the STAR-Ghana programme is a £22 million multi-donor funding arrangement consisting of funds from UKAid, the EU and DANIDA. It is managed by a consortium led by Christian Aid. The programme’s ultimate objective is to contribute to a well-informed and active civil society, able to contribute to transformational change around key challenges of poverty, inequality and inclusion for all citizens by increasing the effectiveness of citizen influencing change that advances democracy, accountability and social inclusion through Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).
Christian-Aid is commissioning an end of programme evaluation of the second phase of the STAR-Ghana programme (2015-2020) and is seeking to engage the services of a team of consultants to undertake the end of programme evaluation of the STAR-Ghana programme. The assignment has a dual objective:
- Evaluate the STAR Ghana 2 programme and its contribution to increasing the effectiveness of citizens influencing change that advances democracy, accountability and social inclusion through CSOs, and
- Evaluate and support the sustainability of the STAR Ghana Foundation and its forward-looking strategy.
How to apply
Interested applicants should download the detailed terms of reference (ToR) for the assignment. All candidates must provide a proposal including:
About the consultancy:
- Technical proposal describing the methodology that will be used and a timeline (max 10 pages),
- Financial proposal detailing the budget needed to achieve this piece of work. The financial proposal must include the consultant’s daily rate and all costs necessary to achieve the consultancy’s objectives
About the consultants:
- CV of the consultants (all team members)
- 3 examples of past similar experience (including at least one Outcome Harvesting evaluation and one evaluation of a governance programme)
- 3 references
All applications are to be sent to applications@star-ghana.org by the 15/07/2020. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted to go through the next stage of the process.
For further information, contact Frank Amoateng, Snr M&E Manager on 0501481258 / 0302774488 or on info@star-ghana.org.
