New Job Opportunity at University of Cape Coast

POSITION: Associate Programme Officer

The University of Cape Coast is seeking an Associate Programme Officer to operate from its Cape Coast office, reporting to the Vice Chancellor through the Programme Coordinator. If you possess flexibility in your working schedule, willingness to travel at short notice, and a PhD as an added advantage, this role offers the opportunity to support programme administration, establish private sector partnerships, mobilise resources, conduct beneficiary studies, and document learning outcomes.

Why This Role Matters

This programme focuses on agricultural development, university community engagement, student training, and entrepreneurship. As an Associate Programme Officer, you will not simply handle paperwork; you will support the programme coordinator in administration and technical delivery, assist in selecting and recruiting programme staff and scholars, establish partnerships with private sector, TVET institutions, and other partners, and support resource mobilisation. Your work will directly impact student training, institutional transformation, and the scaling of programme activities.

Your Mission

You will support the programme coordinator at the implementing university in the administration and technical delivery of the programme. Your role includes providing administrative support for selecting, recruiting, and building capacity for programme staff and scholars, establishing partnerships with the private sector, TVETs, and other institutions to advance university community engagement, student training, and entrepreneurship, and supporting the programme coordinator and RUFORUM Secretariat team in mobilising resources. Additionally, you will participate in monthly programme meetings, raise resources for scaling, produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, conduct beneficiary student studies, initiate institutional transformation, document and publish programme learning outcomes, and support fundraising for scale and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

Your role spans programme administration, partnership establishment, resource mobilisation, reporting, student studies, institutional transformation, publication, and fundraising. Here is what you will tackle:

Programme Administration

• You will support the programme coordinator in administration and technical delivery.
• Then, providing administrative support for selecting, recruiting, and building capacity for programme staff and scholars.

Partnership Establishment

• You will establish partnerships with the private sector, TVETs, and other institutions to advance university community engagement, student training, and entrepreneurship.

Resource Mobilisation

• You will support the programme coordinator and RUFORUM Secretariat team in mobilising resources to support programme activities for scaling and support other partner universities.
• Also, raising a proportion of resources to support scaling up and out.

Reporting & Meetings

• You will participate in monthly programme meetings.
• Producing and sharing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports with the programme director at the RUFORUM secretariat.

Beneficiary Studies & Transformation

• You will conduct beneficiary student studies to understand programme impact.
• Initiating institutional transformation based on findings.

Publication & Fundraising

• You will document and publish programme learning outcomes.
• Supporting fundraising to support the scale and sustainability of programme operations.

What You Bring to the Role

Education

• A master’s degree in agricultural sciences or a related discipline.
• A PhD gives you an added advantage.

Experience

• At least five years of experience coordinating development programmes.
• Experience in resource mobilisation with evidence of funds mobilised from the international community.
• Evidence of publication in SCOPUS indexed journals.

Personal Attributes

• Flexibility in working schedule to accommodate programme demands.
• Willingness to travel at short notice.
• Proactive: You identify partnership and resource mobilisation opportunities before being asked.
• Collaborative: You work well with the programme coordinator, RUFORUM Secretariat, private sector, and TVET institutions.
• Analytical: You conduct beneficiary studies and publish learning outcomes.
• Persuasive: You mobilise resources from international donors and partners.

Why This Role Suits You

• Development Impact: Your resource mobilisation and partnership work will directly scale agricultural development programmes.
• International Exposure: You will work with the RUFORUM Secretariat and international donors.
• Research Component: You will conduct beneficiary studies and publish in SCOPUS indexed journals.
• Institutional Transformation: You will initiate changes that improve university community engagement and student training.

Key Details to Remember

• Role: Associate Programme Officer
• Institution: University of Cape Coast
• Location: Cape Coast
• Reports To: Vice Chancellor through Programme Coordinator
• Education Required: Master’s in agricultural sciences or related discipline (PhD advantageous)
• Experience Required: Minimum 5 years coordinating development programmes
• Key Evidence: Resource mobilisation from international community, SCOPUS indexed publications
• Work Schedule: Flexible, with willingness to travel at short notice

How to Apply for this Nestlé Ghana Job

If you possess the qualifications and drive to excel as an Associate Programme Officer, we want to hear from you. Follow these steps to submit your application:

1. Prepare an expression of interest and your Curriculum Vitae.
2. Highlight your development programme coordination experience, resource mobilisation successes, and SCOPUS indexed publications.
3. Send your application to: tagdev2.0@ucc.edu.gh

Closing Date: The closing date is June 5, 2026. 

NOTE: 

Please be aware that employers typically receive a high volume of applications for each position and will only shortlist the most qualified candidates. Please note that NewsNowGh.com is not involved in the employer’s recruitment decisions and does not guarantee that applicants will be shortlisted or selected for any role.

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