Job Vacancies at Breakthrough ACTION – 3 Positions

Breakthrough ACTION is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Finance and Admin Assistant (x2)
2.) Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

 

Breakthrough ACTION is a five-year cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead USAID’s social and behavior change programming around the world. Breakthrough ACTION is a partnership led by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and works with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and implementing partners to increase the capacity of Sierra Leone institutions in risk communication to effectively address high-risk behaviors associated with zoonotic diseases and malaria.

In the last year, a disease outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that began in China has triggered a global pandemic, challenging public health systems throughout the world and their ability to effectively communicate with their populations. Sierra Leone reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 30, 2020, and by March 22, had recorded 3,948 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 79 deaths in the country. In January of 2021 an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak was reported in Guinea one of Sierra Leone’s neighboring countries. To date Sierra Leone has not recorded a case of Ebola but the country has since been in the preparedness and readiness phase to tackle any likely spread of the disease in the country. There is a recognized need to provide immediate and robust support to the government to prevent further spread of COVID-19 and halt any likely spread of Ebola into the country.

 

See job details and how to apply below.

 

1.) Finance and Admin Assistant (x2)

 

Breakthrough ACTION has received additional funding from USAID to support the GoSL with risk communication for Ebola and COVID-19 vaccination activities. Breakthrough ACTION is therefore seeking applications from qualified individuals to fill two positions of Finance and Admin Assistant to support with finance and administrative work relating to i) Ebola and ii) COVID-19 vaccination project response. The positions will be based in Freetown. The Finance and Admin Assistants will report to the Finance Manager of Breakthrough ACTION.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory of Ebola and COVID-19 materials and equipment, organize maintenance and repair of such equipment, and order and maintain inventory of supplies.
• Assist with procurement process including obtaining quotations, follow up with vendors, preparing paperwork for contracts and purchase orders, going to the bank, etc.
• Organize travel including booking of tickets, accommodation and arranging for travel advances and obtain appropriate approvals.
• Assist Program Staff in organizing workshops and meetings, including selection of venues, preparing invitations, confirming attendance, organizing participant per diem payments and transportation, and ensuring other logistical support.
• Assist Finance and Administration Manager in coding expenses, and preparing and facilitating per diem and other workshop/training related payments as needed.
• Establish and maintain administrative and file systems (electronic and otherwise) to ensure smooth operation of Ebola and COVID-19 activities.
• Schedule and coordinate internal meetings and appointments; take minutes as needed.

 

Qualifications

• Diploma in business administration or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years relevant experience in finance and administration in the NGO sector supporting USAID –funded projects.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills including Windows and Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiar with procurement procedures; USAID procurement procedures a plus.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken; excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of QuickBooks a plus.
• Experience in working in emergency situation a plus.

How To Apply

Interested individuals should send their CV, cover letter, and 3 references as one PDF document to: [email protected]

with “Finance and Admin Assistant” stated in the email subject line. Do not send certificates. Applicants that do not follow the directions exactly will be discarded. All applications must be received no later than April 7, 2021, for consideration. Because of the number of applicants, we cannot respond to every applicant.

 

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2.) Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

 

Breakthrough ACTION has received funding from USAID to support the GoSL with risk communication for Ebola and COVID-19 vaccination activities. Breakthrough ACTION is therefore seeking applications from qualified individuals to fill a position of Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to support the program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) component of these activities as well as ad-hoc support for other ongoing projects. This full-time position is based in Freetown.

 

Essential duties and responsibilities:

The M&E Officer will, under the oversight and guidance of the Deputy Chief of Party and Senior Program Officer, support in-country program monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), per CCP policies. The M&E Officer will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and/or Senior Program Officer.

 

Specific duties & responsibilities:

-        Successfully completes the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs certification course in Fundamentals of Program Monitoring for Social and Behavior Change within one month of hire.

-        Works with research team as needed to support development of research or public health practice protocols and tools, and development of MEL plans

-        Contributes to the development of MEL reports and potentially manuscripts for peer-review, presentations, posters, blogs and other products, using writing that is accurate, clear with logical flow, and appropriate for different audiences

-        Develops data visualization resources, including from virtual monitoring data dashboards, for reports, briefs, infographs, and other products

-        Helps prepare presentations of MEL findings and/or presents findings at external and internal meetings and conferences, and with local and community stakeholders

-        Assists with identification of key indicators and development of Performance Indicator Reference Sheets and Performance Monitoring Plans

-        Designs data capture tools for monitoring data that are relevant to specific indicators in the performance monitoring plan

-        Maintains and manages real time data monitoring systems such as google and social media analytics, etc.

-        Compiles data and estimates for program indicators at specified frequencies and from multiple sources for entry into monitoring database. Keeps accurate records of data sources and communication

-        Routinely Inputs data accurately into project monitoring database and conducts quality and validity checks

-        Maintains monitoring data dashboards and provides data visualizations for country specific and Breakthrough ACTION indicators

-        Assists with monitoring of project activities and tracks/reports on progress against indicators

-        Supports compilation and analysis of monitoring data to provide program feedback

-        Participates in data audits as needed

-        Assists with data cleaning of monitoring data and data preparation for analysis, w/direction

-        Assists with basic descriptive analysis on monitoring data using appropriate software

-        Contributes to analysis and interpretation of qualitative data w/direction

-        Involves and fully informs team members and supervisors on progress of tasks in a timely way.

-        Works directly with and supports program staff at headquarters and in the field as needed

-        Regularly attends and participates in project team meetings and other meetings with partners and stakeholders

 

Minimum qualifications (mandatory):

Bachelor’s degree (BA, BS, etc.) with at least 3 years of relevant experience.

 

Preferred qualifications:

Master’s degree (MA, MPH, etc.) with 3-5 years professional experience in monitoring public health programs.

 

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities:

-        Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities.

-        Familiarity with mobile data collection applications like COMM CARE, ODK is a plus

-        Willingness to learn and develop new skills; self-driven with a high sense of quality and ability to meet tight deadlines.

-        Familiarity with data analysis approaches for both qualitative and quantitative data

-        Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and data-entry systems or software.

-        Fluent in English, both written and spoken, excellent written and oral communication skills.

 

How To Apply

Interested individuals should send their CV, cover letter, and 3 references as one PDF document to: [email protected]

with “M&E Officer” stated in the email subject line. Do not send certificates. Applicants that do not follow the directions exactly will be discarded. All applications must be received no later than April 7, 2021, for consideration. Because of the number of applicants, we cannot respond to every applicant.