Feed the Future Ghana Fisheries Recovery Activity: Mobilization Plan

The project will be implemented across coastal districts in fishing villages and at fish landing sites within Ghana's four coastal regions. A balanced and strategic approach will be implemented to reduce fishing overcapacity and increase controlled access over the small pelagic fisheries sector while encouraging ecological sustainability, enhancing socio-economic well-being, and strengthening the resilience of artisanal fisherfolk and their coastal communities. The GFRA startup team is led by John Parks, the home office Project Manager, who will oversee startup efforts to lead activity interventions, ensure deliverable quality and timeliness, and provide operations and technical support from Tetra Tech's home office. The team also includes Anna Farmer, the home office Deputy Project Manager, who will provide administrative and budgetary support critical to startup tasks and ongoing activity administration from the home office. Jessica Bennett, the home office Contract, Grants, and Procurement Manager, will provide contractual and procurement support critical to startup and ongoing guidance from the home office. The startup team will focus on establishing a strong operational foundation for the implementation of GFRA, including administrative, logistical, and technical startup tasks. The team will also ensure timely completion of high-quality deliverables and establish compliant administrative processes, while also instituting appropriate health and safety precautions due to the ongoing global Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The GFRA startup team brings a depth of experience to ensure a rapid and effective startup. The team will work closely with USAID, provide PMT leadership on technical and operational aspects of startup, and ensure that quality deliverables are produced. The team will also establish a detailed Gantt chart to implement all essential administrative and technical startup tasks for the first 90 days of the activity. The startup team will be responsible for implementing the following tasks during the first three months of activity implementation: administrative startup, technical startup, and mobilization plan timeline. The administrative startup tasks will include communication with USAID, registration, legal support, and banking, as well as staff mobilization and recruitment. The technical startup tasks will include annual work plan development, activity monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan development, communications and outreach, social impact assessment and implementation plan development, and grants under contract. The GFRA startup team will work closely with the Senior Technical Advisor (STA) and incoming Chief of Party (COP) to liaise closely with USAID, provide PMT leadership on technical and operational aspects of startup, and ensure that quality deliverables are produced. The team will also ensure that the activity is implemented in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and USAID policies. The GFRA startup team will establish a strong operational foundation for the implementation of GFRA, ensuring timely completion of high-quality deliverables and establishing compliant administrative processes. The team will also ensure that the activity is implemented in a way that promotes ecological sustainability, enhances socio-economic well-being, and strengthens the resilience of artisanal fisherfolk and their coastal communities.