Job Vacancy @ Brac Sierra Leone – Project Assistant

Career with BRAC Sierra Leone

With over 100,000 employees reaching an estimated 135 million people, BRAC is the world’s largest non-governmental organization.

BRAC is a development success story, spreading anti poverty solutions born in Bangladesh to 9 other developing countries in Asia and Africa, making it a global leader in providing opportunities for the world’s poor.

With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of tools including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. Of the world’s top development and humanitarian relief organizations, BRAC is one of the few based in the global South. BRAC Sierra Leone is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill up the following position:

Position: Project Assistant – ECD  

Duty Station: Port Loko & Bo 

Purpose:

Under the supervision of the ECD Coordinator, s/he will implement ECD activities including; training, play lab activities, field trips, community meetings, refreshers, workshops, mother forums, mentor follow-up, enrolling play leaders.




Key Responsibilities: 

1. Participate in the development of work plans for field ECD activities and follow their execution to the dot.
2. Monitor the implementation of ECD activities in the field in line with the project document.
3. To mentor and coach the club leaders for effective implementation of the ECD activities.
4. Support community involvement in the management of the ECD centres.
5. To ensure that the field ECD centres have an enabling environment to support the objectives of the project through the availability of materials, ensuring the attendance of the play leaders and target beneficiaries.
6. Conduct continuous site support and mentoring for play leaders on day-to-day activities.
7. Organize, facilitate, and follow upon community leader workshops, community meetings, mother’s forums, curriculum development workshops, and parents meetings.
8. Develop and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the supervisor and relevant stakeholders.
9. Supervise the mainstreaming of children into primary schools and follow up through tracer studies
10. Implementation of BRAC vision, mission, values and policies including an effective safeguarding policy;
11. Promote a safeguarding culture at the field level by implementing the safeguarding policy.
12. Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
13. Provide initial and ongoing technical assistance to teachers and heads to ensure their professional development competency.
14. Monitor the implementation of appropriate approach to child development and education.
15. Any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor

Person Specifications:

1. 1. Community engagement
   2. Facilitation and training skills
   3. Ability to work with families, children and young people especially adolescent girls.
   4. Interpersonal and mobilization skills
   5. Basic computer skills; MS Word, Excel
   6. Excellent communication skills ( written and spoken)
   7. Self-awareness, cultural sensitivity, flexibility and adaptability.

• Ability to work under pressure

• Team work

Safeguarding:

•  Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational Requirements:

• Diploma Early Childhood Development, Education, or its equivalent.

• Holders of Higher Teachers Certificate may also apply.

Experience Requirements: 

• At least 2-3 years of relevant experience working in  the Development sector especially Education and Social Empowerment and skilling programmes preferably in an NGO setting

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at [email protected] OR by hand to our Head Office 43 Freetown Road, Lumley.

PLEASE MENTION THE NAME OF POSITION IN THE SUBJECT LINE

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 16th September 2022

Women are strongly encouraged to apply