Vacancy: Center Coordinator - Accra

Job Description

In this role, you will be reporting to the Manager – Children in the Family (CIF), and your responsibilities are:

• To lead the team at the center to ensure that the goals for the center are reached.


• To assess, counsel, and offer advice to clients, coordinate all activities at the center, arranging appropriate care, resources, or benefits for clients.


• Liaise with relatives, colleagues, and other professionals to find appropriate interventions for clients.


• Work with various stakeholders within and outside of the communities to bring appropriate intervention to clients.


• Ensure the office runs efficiently and effectively to provide general services to children and their families.

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum Degree in Social Work, Sociology, and or Population and Family Life Education.


• Minimum of 5 years working experience with children in a social organization.


• Proficient knowledge of general IT systems and applications including MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).


• Excellent organizational skills, friendly and approachable.


• High accuracy and quality-focused mindset.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• The ability to engage and liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders to build trusted relationships.


• Ability to prioritize a demanding workload, multi-tasking, and work autonomously.


• Deep knowledge of the phenomenon of street children.


• Cultural sensitivity skills: The ability to work alongside people with different cultural attitudes and behaviors and the ability to manage diversity in a socio-cultural context.


• Ability to reflect and have problem-solving skills.


• Good at building relationships and bonding with children and family.


• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in the communities to meet the needs of the client (Children and their families).


• Knowledge in basic research and understanding the logical framework is an advantage.


• Ability to meet deadlines.


• Ability to plan and to be proactive in the discharge of duties