Country Director Ghana

About Right to Play

Right To Play protects, educates, and empowers children to rise above adversity using the power of play. For 25 years, we have been a global leader in helping children learn and improve their well-being through play. We reach millions of children each year in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Indigenous communities in Canada, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child’s life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life.

Learn more about our programs in Ghana here.

Job Summary

The Country Director – Ghana provides overall strategic and programmatic leadership including business development, fundraising, compliance and risk, financial and people management to ensure the success and growth of the country programme.

Governance and Representation (20%)

• Identifies and manages organisational risk, including legal and governance matters, and acts as RTP’s legal representative in country.
• Represents RTP at country level, engaging government, donors, UN agencies, and NGO coordination platforms to build influence, credibility, and strategic partnerships.

Fundraising and Communication (20%)

• Leads country-level fundraising and resource mobilisation, driving proposal development, donor engagement, and diversified funding partnerships.
• Leads in-country media and external engagement, strengthening RTP’s profile and ensuring alignment with organisational values and objectives.

Strategy Development and Implementation (15%)

• Sets and leads the strategic direction of the country programme, ensuring alignment with RTP strategy, national priorities, and legal and regulatory requirements.

Operational Management (15%)

• Provides strategic oversight of finance and administration, including budgeting, expenditure control, audits, grant compliance, and strong internal controls.
• Holds overall accountability for safeguarding, safety, and security, ensuring compliance with RTP policies and national legislation.

Staff and Workplace Management (15%)

• Ensures effective people management, including recruitment, performance management, learning and development, payroll, and the promotion of a safe and inclusive culture.
• Leads, mentors, and develops a diverse country team, fostering staff wellbeing, inclusion, and high performance.
• Promote Safeguarding, foster a safe, respectful, and accountable work environment by modelling appropriate conduct and addressing any behaviour that undermines a healthy workplace.

Programmatic Oversight, Learning and Innovation (15%)

• Oversees the country programme portfolio, ensuring high-quality delivery, measurable impact, and timely reporting to donors, government, and HQ.
• Promotes collaboration and learning, advising partners on play-based and sport-for-development approaches and embedding evidence-informed practice.
• Champions innovation and continuous improvement, driving excellence in programming and efficiency across internal systems and processes.

Right To Play are seeking an experienced leader who will be able to drive and develop all the functions of the country programme. There have been significant changes over recent times with programmes finishing, so you will need to have excellent change management skills, being able to build a coherent vision for the programmes. You will need to be an excellent team leader – to create stability and security for the staff. You will need highly developed interpersonal and advocacy skills to be able to represent Right To Play locally to government bodies and other appropriate organisations. As well as having strong programmatic experience, you will need to have a strong understanding of the various operation functions (HR, Finance, Logistics etc.) and be able to drive forward improvements.

You will ideally have already been in a country leadership role, but those looking for a first Country Director role will also be considered should you have the right level of experience and abilities. A background in education is highly desirable although not essential – however, you will need to be passionate about children’s play and play based learning.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to take the reins and developing a high performing team.

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