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Job Opportunities

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FOR ONLY THE POSITION LISTED.

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• Senior FSN Security Investigator - Closing Date - Until Filled (pdf)
• Carpenter (Furniture Restorer) - Closing Date - November 23, 2009 (pdf)
• Ghana Alliance Specialist - USAID/Ghana - Closing Date - November 12, 2009 (pdf)
• Monitoring and Evaluation Reporting Specialist - USAID/WA - Closing Date - November 12, 2009 (pdf)
• Consular Assistant - Counsular (NIV) - Closing Date - Until Filled (pdf)
• Consular Associate -Consular Office - Closing Date - Until Filled (pdf)
• Consular Assistant - Consular (IV/DV)- Closing Date - Until Filled (pdf)
• FPD Program Analyst - Force Protection - Closing Date - Until Filled (pdf)
• Residential Security Coordinator - Closing Date - Until Filled (pdf)






Information about international positions with USAID can be found at the USAID website

State Department Job Opportunities

The Department of State is still actively recruiting for FS specialists. Some people overseas are totally unaware that there are open-ended vacancy announcements for OMSs and IMSs, as well as other specialties.

If you are interested in taking the Foreign Service Exam, you can find information about the exam at careers.state.gov.

Peace Corps

The U.S. Peace Corps in Ghana recruits and hires short-term contractors as trainers and facilitators for a variety of training activities during each year. To identify trainers, we maintain a database of potential short-term contractors and actively recruit new candidates. Qualified short-term contractors provide services for workshops, in-service trainings, and program evaluations.

Contract positions requested may include:

  • Pre-Service Training Site Directors
  • Pre-Service Training Technical Trainers, Logistical Coordinators, Homestay Coordinators
  • Language Specialists (who are certified ACTFL Language tester trainers)
  • Workshop Facilitators
  • Training Designers and Project Designers
  • Writers/Editors for Materials Development
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists
  • Technical Trainers in fields such as: Small Enterprise Development, Secondary Teacher Education, Forestry and Environmental Issues, Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education, Information & Communication Technologies.

Personal Services Contractors are compensated with a daily rate based on the candidate's relevant salary history and work experience in conjunction with the established compensation range for the position. Additionally, travel, and a small per diem are provided. Should your skills match those required for an upcoming consultancy, you will be contacted to verify your availability for and interest in the position. We try to begin our initial screening at least 4 months prior to a contract start date as the process of screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates is quite lengthy.

If you are interested in short-term training positions, please submit a cover letter, contact information, and c.v. or resumé to:

Peace Corps
Attn: Training Positions
P.O. Box 5796
Accra-North, Ghana

More Information

• Application Form OF-612 (PDF)
• Sample Resume (PDF)