VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT  

1.0 Organizational Background  

Established in February 1988, the Network Movement for Justice and  Development (NMJD) is a national civil society human rights and  development Organization with the objective of working towards building a  just and self–reliant Sierra Leone, where the marginalized and exploited are  empowered and equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and tools to  take control of their own lives. The inspiration to establish the organization was  borne out of the founders’ collective commitment to the preferential ‘option  for the poor’ orientation and the ‘See, Judge, Act’ methodology of ‘Training  for Transformation.’ NMJD focuses on empowering the people and  communities to build a free, just, and democratic society where there is  respect for human rights, equality, and sustainable development for the  benefit of all. Aside the Freetown Office, NMJD has offices with projects,  programmes and staff in Makeni, Kamakwie, Bo, Kenema and Kono.

NMJD is seeking to recruit a qualified and experienced person to fill the  position of Project Officer.

1.0 Vacancy Description 

1.2 Job Purpose and Summary  

The holder of the position will form part of the NMJD team in Makeni and  Kamakwie who will implement the Trocaire-supported project titled: “Women  in Alliance for Leadership and Development” in Karene District. The Project  Officer will perform the following tasks/duties:

1. Engage the community women and girls by mobilizing and helping  them connect with each other to work towards self-empowerment and  building strong community organizational governance:
2. Provide education on equitable community development by helping  community stakeholders to understand the process, players and  strategies/best practices for community-driven empowerment and  development: and
3. Coordinate actions by taking steps to energise community men and  women, codify, implement, disseminate and/or enforce community  best practices.

1.3 Main Responsibilities:  

1. Take overall responsibility of the project work in the assigned  communities, including utilization and adherence to the project  budget, activity planning, and timely delivery of expected project  results.
2. Manage, motivate and oversee the work of Community/Field  Animators/Staff and community Volunteers in the operational areas.  3. Coordinate project implementation with relevant ministries,

departments and agencies’ representatives present in the operational  areas. This includes making sure that regular communications and  meetings with these institutions are responded or attended to.

4. Conduct trainings for local volunteers on such themes as how to do  one-on-one visits, listening process, research, conduct an effective  meeting and community problems solving through dialogue and  negotiations how to, etc.
5. Mobilize and organize men, women and other stakeholders in the  project operational chiefdoms and communities for the execution of  the project activities.
6. Support the mobilization of the various stakeholders to participate in  meetings, awareness raising, advocacy, campaigns and  development-related activities.
7. Support Community/Field Animators/Staff outreach activities in the  project communities or operational areas.
8. Build advocacy platforms and organize campaigns to influence  policies and laws on women and girl’s empowerment at chiefdom and  District levels and assist in scaling up issues to national level.
9. Initiate dialogue with key stakeholders at the Community, Chiefdom  and District levels to provide regular updates on the project and ensure  acceptance and community support for the project.
10. Represent the project and the organisation in meetings organized by  project partner organizations, ministries, departments and agencies  and local authorities in the operational areas or district.
11. Collect and analyse data and produce comprehensive monthly,  quarterly, half yearly and yearly progress reports of activities  implemented as the case may be.
12. Sites visits/movement within the Karene district for two weeks every  month to interface with community stakeholders and do monitoring.  13. Facilitate coordination between NMJD, CSOs and MDAs in Karene  district.

1.4 Person’s Specification  

The Project Officer should possess the following qualifications and  experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree in development work and social sciences with focus  on gender integration and empowerment and social development.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in development programming,

project support, community animation and project cycle  management.

• Experience in participatory action planning and community  engagement.
• Experience in monitoring projects and collecting, analysing and  interpreting data.
• Experience in writing quality concept notes, project proposals and  budgets.

1.5 Personal Skills  

• Observation, active listening, and analysis skills with the ability to make  sound judgment.
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely  with local partners and community members
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Good report writing and documentation skills.
• Competent in Microsoft Packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint,  etc.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned  responsibilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
• Ability to carry out tasks with minimal or no supervision.
• Fluency in the English Language (both written and verbal) and the  languages spoken in Karene and Bombali districts.
• Commitment to the organization’s core values.

6.1 How to Apply 

Interested and qualified persons should submit their updated CVs with  a cover letter, scanned certificates, and names of three referees  addressed to the Director of Admin and Finance on:  nmjdsl@nmjdsl.org and/or to the following addresses:

Closing Date  

The closing date for the receipts of all applications is Monday 21st August  2023. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applicants should  clearly mark the position they apply for on the top right-hand corner of the  envelope.