Position Title: Field Project Officer
Position Title: Field Project Officer
Location: Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana (with frequent travel across Upper East and North East Regions).
Location: Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana (with frequent travel across Upper East and North East Regions).
Reports to: Head of Programmes
Reports to: Head of Programmes
Works closely with: Community Facilitators, M&E Officer, Finance and Administration Officer, District-level partners
Works closely with: Community Facilitators, M&E Officer, Finance and Administration Officer, District-level partners
Contract Type: Full-time, 1 year fixed-term (with possibility of renewal)
Contract Type: Full-time, 1 year fixed-term (with possibility of renewal)
Start Date: Tentative Grade: Junior-level position Start Date:
Start Date: Tentative Grade: Junior-level position Start Date:
The Project Field Officer will support the day-to-day delivery of project activities in target communities. The role will focus on mobilizing communities, facilitating meetings and training sessions, supporting agroecology demonstrations, collecting field-level data, documenting community feedback, and maintaining strong relationships with local stakeholders.
The officer will work directly with communities to promote sustainable natural resource management, agroecological farming practices, women’s participation, youth engagement, and the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups. As well as field-level areas related IFFs, reparations and fiscal finance and related activities as it relates to the ISODEC 2026-2030) strategy.
Community engagement and mobilization
Mobilize community members, farmer groups, women’s groups, youth groups, and traditional leaders to participate in project activities.
Mobilize community members, farmer groups, women’s groups, youth groups, and traditional leaders to participate in project activities.
Train Accountability Labs and Youth Sounding Board to be empowered to demand accountability on their terms and amplify community voices.
Train Accountability Labs and Youth Sounding Board to be empowered to demand accountability on their terms and amplify community voices.
Support the organization and facilitation of community meetings, dialogues, training sessions, learning exchanges, and public forums.
Support the organization and facilitation of community meetings, dialogues, training sessions, learning exchanges, and public forums.
Build respectful working relationships with community leaders, local authorities, farmer-based organizations, and other project stakeholders.
Build respectful working relationships with community leaders, local authorities, farmer-based organizations, and other project stakeholders.
Support participatory identification of community needs, priorities, risks, and opportunities relating to land, water, forests, farming, livelihoods, and climate change.
Support participatory identification of community needs, priorities, risks, and opportunities relating to land, water, forests, farming, livelihoods, and climate change.
Ensure that women, young people, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups are actively included in project activities and decision-making spaces.
Ensure that women, young people, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups are actively included in project activities and decision-making spaces.
Collect and communicate community concerns, feedback, and recommendations to the Project Coordinator.
Collect and communicate community concerns, feedback, and recommendations to the Project Coordinator.
Agroecology and natural resource management
Support training and demonstration activities on agroecological practices, such as composting, mulching, organic soil improvement, crop diversification, seed saving, integrated pest management, water conservation, and tree planting.
Support training and demonstration activities on agroecological practices, such as composting, mulching, organic soil improvement, crop diversification, seed saving, integrated pest management, water conservation, and tree planting.
Assist with the establishment and monitoring of demonstration plots, farmer field schools, community nurseries, and peer-learning groups.
Assist with the establishment and monitoring of demonstration plots, farmer field schools, community nurseries, and peer-learning groups.
Support awareness creation on sustainable land use, soil conservation, biodiversity protection, restoration of degraded lands, and responsible use of natural resources.
Support awareness creation on sustainable land use, soil conservation, biodiversity protection, restoration of degraded lands, and responsible use of natural resources.
Encourage documentation and exchange of indigenous knowledge and community practices related to sustainable agriculture and natural resource management.
Encourage documentation and exchange of indigenous knowledge and community practices related to sustainable agriculture and natural resource management.
Support farmers and community groups to identify locally appropriate climate-resilient livelihood practices.
Support farmers and community groups to identify locally appropriate climate-resilient livelihood practices.
Project implementation and coordination
Implement assigned project activities in accordance with approved work plans, budgets, timelines, and organizational policies.
Implement assigned project activities in accordance with approved work plans, budgets, timelines, and organizational policies.
Prepare activity plans, participant lists, meeting notes, attendance records, and brief field reports.
Prepare activity plans, participant lists, meeting notes, attendance records, and brief field reports.
Support logistical arrangements for training, meetings, field visits, community dialogues, and stakeholder engagements.
Support logistical arrangements for training, meetings, field visits, community dialogues, and stakeholder engagements.
Coordinate with district-level officers, including representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Forestry Commission, Minerals Commission District Assemblies, and other relevant institutions where appropriate.
Coordinate with district-level officers, including representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Forestry Commission, Minerals Commission District Assemblies, and other relevant institutions where appropriate.
Identify implementation challenges early and report them promptly to the Head of Programmes.
Identify implementation challenges early and report them promptly to the Head of Programmes.
Support the development of practical solutions with communities and project partners.
Support the development of practical solutions with communities and project partners.
Monitoring, accountability, and learning
Collect and gather accurate field data using approved tools, including attendance registers, household or farmer surveys, observation checklists, and feedback forms.
Collect and gather accurate field data using approved tools, including attendance registers, household or farmer surveys, observation checklists, and feedback forms.
Support the monitoring of participation, adoption of agroecological practices, and changes in community knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
Support the monitoring of participation, adoption of agroecological practices, and changes in community knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
Document case studies, success stories, challenges, lessons learned, and quotes from community members, with informed consent.
Document case studies, success stories, challenges, lessons learned, and quotes from community members, with informed consent.
Support community feedback and accountability mechanisms, feedback meetings, community scorecards, or complaints referrals.
Support community feedback and accountability mechanisms, feedback meetings, community scorecards, or complaints referrals.
Submit timely weekly, monthly, and activity reports to the Head of Programmes.
Submit timely weekly, monthly, and activity reports to the Head of Programmes.
Participate in project review meetings, reflection sessions, and learning events.
Participate in project review meetings, reflection sessions, and learning events.
Safeguarding, inclusion, and ethics
Uphold the organization’s safeguarding, child protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, anti-harassment, and code-of-conduct policies.
Uphold the organization’s safeguarding, child protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, anti-harassment, and code-of-conduct policies.
Promote a safe, respectful, and non-discriminatory environment in all community engagements.
Promote a safe, respectful, and non-discriminatory environment in all community engagements.
Ensure community participation is voluntary, informed, and respectful of local culture while upholding human rights and gender equality principles.
Ensure community participation is voluntary, informed, and respectful of local culture while upholding human rights and gender equality principles.
Report safeguarding concerns immediately through established organizational reporting procedures.
Report safeguarding concerns immediately through established organizational reporting procedures.
Protect the confidentiality of community members and project data.
Protect the confidentiality of community members and project data.
Expected deliverables
The Project Field Officer will be expected to contribute to:
The Project Field Officer will be expected to contribute to:
Regular, well-attended community meetings, trainings, and dialogue sessions.
Regular, well-attended community meetings, trainings, and dialogue sessions.
Effective mobilization and inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalized households.
Effective mobilization and inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalized households.
Continuously gather data and update ISODEC’s baseline and MEAL system
Continuously gather data and update ISODEC’s baseline and MEAL system
Accurate activity records, field data, attendance lists, and monthly reports.
Accurate activity records, field data, attendance lists, and monthly reports.
Functioning farmer groups, learning groups, or community structures supported by the project.
Functioning farmer groups, learning groups, or community structures supported by the project.
Documentation of lessons, community feedback, agroecology uptake, and emerging field challenges.
Documentation of lessons, community feedback, agroecology uptake, and emerging field challenges.
Timely implementation of assigned activities in line with project work plans.
Timely implementation of assigned activities in line with project work plans.
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Development Studies, Rural Development, Community Development, Social Sciences, or a related field.
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Development Studies, Rural Development, Community Development, Social Sciences, or a related field.
Relevant technical/vocational qualifications combined with substantial community-development experience may be considered.
Relevant technical/vocational qualifications combined with substantial community-development experience may be considered.
At least 2–3 years of relevant experience in community development, agriculture, natural resource management, agroecology, climate adaptation, or rural livelihoods.
At least 2–3 years of relevant experience in community development, agriculture, natural resource management, agroecology, climate adaptation, or rural livelihoods.
Experience working directly with rural communities, farmers, women’s groups, youth groups, or community-based organizations is desirable.
Experience working directly with rural communities, farmers, women’s groups, youth groups, or community-based organizations is desirable.
Experience supporting community meetings, training sessions, data collection, or field monitoring is an advantage.
Experience supporting community meetings, training sessions, data collection, or field monitoring is an advantage.
Familiarity with the social, cultural, and livelihood context of Northern Ghana is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with the social, cultural, and livelihood context of Northern Ghana is strongly preferred.
Strong interest in community-led development, agroecology, sustainable farming, and natural resource governance.
Strong interest in community-led development, agroecology, sustainable farming, and natural resource governance.
Good community mobilization, facilitation, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Good community mobilization, facilitation, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work respectfully with traditional authorities, local government actors, farmers, and diverse community groups.
Ability to work respectfully with traditional authorities, local government actors, farmers, and diverse community groups.
Basic understanding of gender equality, disability inclusion, youth engagement, and safeguarding.
Basic understanding of gender equality, disability inclusion, youth engagement, and safeguarding.
Ability to collect, organize, and report field-level data accurately. Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
Ability to collect, organize, and report field-level data accurately. Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
Fluency in at least one relevant local language, such as Dagbani, Gonja, Mampruli, Dagaare, Kusaal, Gurene, or another language spoken in the assigned project area.
Fluency in at least one relevant local language, such as Dagbani, Gonja, Mampruli, Dagaare, Kusaal, Gurene, or another language spoken in the assigned project area.
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, email, WhatsApp, and mobile data-collection tools such as KoboToolbox or ODK.
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, email, WhatsApp, and mobile data-collection tools such as KoboToolbox or ODK.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently by motorbike or other available means to remote rural communities.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently by motorbike or other available means to remote rural communities.
Ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with supervisors and team members.
Ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with supervisors and team members.
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
Respect for rural communities and commitment to participatory development.
Integrity, reliability, accountability, and openness to learning.
Cultural sensitivity and the ability to work across gender, age, disability, and social differences.
Initiative and problem-solving ability.
Strong teamwork and willingness to receive guidance.
Commitment to the organization’s values on gender equality, inclusion, environmental justice, and community ownership.
Application instructions
Interested applicants should submit:
A cover letter explaining their interest and suitability for the position.
A cover letter explaining their interest and suitability for the position.
A current curriculum vitae.
A current curriculum vitae.
Copies of relevant certificates.
Copies of relevant certificates.
Contact details for at least two professional referees.
Applications should be sent to Head of Finance, Admin and Human Resources, Integrated Social Development Centre, Accra via email: isodec@isodec.org, copy elifeson@isodec.org by 21st November 2026
Women are encouraged to apply for this role.