🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Welthungerhilfe – 2 Positions

Freetown, Sierra Leone Posted on Consulting / Business Strategy/ Planning, Secretarial / PA

Welthungerhilfe is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Secretary
2.) Expert for Partnerships

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Secretary

Job Vacancy

Secretary

                                                                                         

Organizational ProfileDeutsche Welthungerhilfe (WHH) was founded as the National Committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in 1962. Today, WHH is one of the largest private development organizations in Germany. As a non-profit, non‐political and non-denominational organization. WHH is committed to fighting hunger and poverty in currently more than 50 countries all over the world. In Sierra Leone WHH has been implementing development and relief projects since 2003.

In the case of equal suitability, ability and professional experience, female candidates are strongly encouraged

Tasks/ResponsibilitiesDuties with own area of responsibilities

  1. Provide basic secretarial service:
  • Type official correspondence, reports, and other documents
  • Carry out translations upon request
  • Make photocopies and scan documents if and when required
  • Act as a receptionist on the phone
  • Do the invoicing of personal calls on WHH phones
  • Take minutes on internal team meetings/workshops
  • Assist in the logistical management and documentation of meetings, workshops, seminars and other project activities inside and outside the office
  • Provide refreshments and maintain good communication with visitors
  • Assit in managing the Project /program office
  • Arrange for and confirm appointements (up on request)
  • In the absence of the HR Officer update the Project /program staff list medical request, leave request on a regular basis.
  • Organise the provision of stationary supplies with the support office manager
  • Report damages of office equipment and organize and follow up on its maintenance and repars
  • Manage few cash boxes in the absence of the cashier
  • Follow up on cash advances given
  • Check vouchers and relevant supportive documents
Job TitleSecretary
Project NameCountry Office
LocationFreetown
Contract DurationOne year with potential extension
Line Manager(s)Finance Manager
Experience and EducationProfessional/formal qualification. Vocational training, vocational, on-the-job training relevant professional experience
LanguagesExcellent command of spoken and written English,
Computer SkillsAdvanced knowledge of basic MS Office programs (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, and Word). Excellent knowledge of modern communication technology (i.e., Email, Skype, Chat).
Core Competencies
  1. Can think analytically (Identify key issues and patterns in complex situations, plan independently)
  2. Can think flexibly. (Adapt to situations, consolidate different views and adjust approaches)
  3. Can manage resources (make decisions aimed at improving processes and performance)
  4. Can work in and with teams (foster a collaborative environment and drive (a) team(s) in one direction)
  5. Is diplomatic (understand other people and displays cross-cultural sensitivity)
  6. Can align with organizational standards (show integrity and act in compliance with organizational needs, and priorities).
ContactPlease send your Application (CV and Cover Letter, no support documents) to:

[email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Documents once submitted cannot be returned to the applicant. Thus, please do not submit Originals.

Closing Date24th January 2023

2.) Expert for Partnerships

Job Vacancy

Expert for Partnerships

 

Organizational ProfileDeutsche Welthungerhilfe (WHH) was founded as the National Committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in 1962. Today, WHH is one of the largest private development organizations in Germany. As a non-profit, non‐political and non-denominational organization. WHH is committed to fighting hunger and poverty in currently more than 50 countries all over the world. In Sierra Leone WHH has been implementing development and relief projects since 2003.

In the case of equal suitability, ability and professional experience, female candidates are strongly encouraged

Tasks/Responsibilities 

 Responsibility:

  • Revision/adjustment of project operation plans and the training and further development of the partner in the field of M&E
  • Advice and helping partners prepare reports for superiors on time
  • Close coordination in all projects matters with local partners
  • Representing WHH and coordinating project concepts and planned project activities with national decision-makers and other relief and development organizations in the project region
  • Participate in local/regional coordination committees
  • Transfer of information about political, economic and social development of the project region in the Country office or the Head office in Bonn
  • Helping partner determine training requirements for national experts
  • Supervision of short term expert and visitors
  • Fulfilment of any other task which are assigned by management and correspond in general with the character of the position
Job TitleExpert for Partnerships
Project NameCountry Office
LocationFreetown
Contract DurationOne year with potential extension
Line Manager(s)Head of Programme
Experience and Education
  1. Professional/ formal qualification. Technical college degree; Bachelor’s
  2. Job-related professional experience
LanguagesExcellent command of spoken and written English
Computer SkillsAdvanced knowledge of basic MS Office programs (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, and Word). Excellent knowledge of modern communication technology (i.e., Email, Skype, Chat).
Core Competencies
  1. Can think analytically (identify key issues and patterns in complex situations, plan independently)
  2. Can think flexibly (adapt to situations, consolidate different views and adjust approaches)
  3. Can manage resources (make decisions aimed at improving processes and performance)
  4. Can work in and with teams (foster a collaborative environment and drive (a) team(s) in one direction)
  5. Is diplomatic (understands other people and displays cross-cultural sensitivity)
  6. Can align with organizational standards (show integrity and act in compliance with organizational needs, and priorities).
ContactPlease send your Application (CV and Cover Letter, no support documents) to:

[email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Documents once submitted cannot be returned to the applicant. Thus, please do not submit Originals.

Closing Date24th January 2023

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Status: Open No of vacancies: 2 Job type: Full Time Salary: Negotiable Publish date: 12 Jan 2023

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