Position : Senior Community Development Officer – Accra
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and passionate Senior Community Development Officer to lead and coordinate community development initiatives aimed at improving livelihoods, social well-being, inclusion, and sustainable development.
The successful candidate will provide technical and operational leadership in community programs, oversee field activities, build strategic partnerships, mentor community development teams, and ensure that projects deliver measurable and sustainable impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of community development programs.
- Conduct and oversee community needs assessments, baseline studies, and participatory assessments.
- Develop community engagement strategies that promote participation, ownership, and sustainability.
- Provide technical leadership to Community Development Officers and field teams.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with government agencies, community leaders, NGOs, development partners, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate community mobilization, sensitization, training, and empowerment initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for livelihood improvement, economic empowerment, and social development.
- Monitor program performance and ensure activities meet established objectives, timelines, and budgets.
- Develop and review project work plans, budgets, reports, and monitoring frameworks.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret community and project data to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Prepare high-quality donor, management, and program reports.
- Support resource mobilization, proposal development, and partnership-building initiatives.
- Identify program risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Promote gender equality, social inclusion, safeguarding, accountability, and community ownership.
- Represent the organization in relevant community, government, stakeholder, and development forums.
- Document best practices, lessons learned, success stories, and impact generated by community programs.
- Mentor and coach junior staff to strengthen their professional and technical capacity.
Required profile for job ad : Senior Community Development Officer – Accra
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Development Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Project Management, Rural Development, or a related field.
- A Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
- 5–8 years of progressive experience in community development, NGO programs, social development, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience leading community-based projects and field teams.
- Experience working with government institutions, NGOs, development partners, and community-based organizations.
- Strong experience in project planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
- Experience in resource mobilization, proposal development, or donor-funded projects is an added advantage.
Key Competencies
- Strategic planning and leadership
- Community mobilization and empowerment
- Stakeholder and partnership management
- Project and program management
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)
- Research and data analysis
- Report and proposal writing
- Training and facilitation
- Conflict resolution and problem-solving
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Team leadership and mentorship
- Strong understanding of community development principles and practices
Job criteria for job ad : Senior Community Development Officer – Accra
- Job category : Management – Marketing, communication – Production, maintenance, quality
- Industries : Banking, insurance, finance – Consumer goods – Distribution, selling, wholesale
- Employment type : Permanent contract
- Region : Greater Accra
- City : Accra
- Remote work : Hybrid
- Experience level : 5 to 10 years – More than 10 years
- Educational level : Bachelor – Master – Doctorate
- Number of Position(s) : 10
- Salary expectations : GH₵ 30,000 – 40,000
- Team management : Yes
