Support creation of materials and trainings for key interventions (oversee creation and delivery and work with technical advisers as needed)

Support capacity development of programme, partner, and system actors

Act as the point of liaison on gender matters with relevant development partners with a view to ensuring coherent support to MBSSE

Work with all Technical Leads to ensure gender inclusion is mainstreamed throughout the programme

Directly support the project Safeguarding component and integrate project safeguarding with wider school safety concerns

Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, research and learning of improvements for girls

Other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Team Leader/Deputy Team Leader.

These deliverables are flexible to respond to changes in the scope and needs of the wider programme.

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• Very advanced understanding of Gender Based Violence and Gender Gaps in Sierra Leone
• Exceptional understanding of girl-centered programme design
• Excellent ground knowledge of current systemic gaps in Sierra Leone education for girls, sexual health provision for girls, and sexual violence response to girls
• Experience of planning, designing, and running a workstream independently, ideally within a development programme context
• Sensitivity to working in a complex cultural and resource-constrained environment, whilst upholding the highest standards of business ethics and personal conduct in line with the company’s values, directives and procedures
• Fluent use of core computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to create and maintain full programme budgets, down to monthly cash flow level
• Ability to create synthesised reports, both formal written documents in Word and PowerPoint presentations with exhibits
• Ability to create and maintain detailed work plans, down to hourly logistics as needed (e.g., training workshops, team travel to districts)
• Ability to frame strategy for overall initiative design, and follow through to execution
• Strong communication skills to communicate clearly and succinctly both in written form (e.g., email updates) and verbally (e.g., presenting in stakeholder meetings, remote phone management of learning coaches and updates with district education offices)
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team to coordinate across the wider programme and with other development partners, building collaborative relationships and coaching team members as needed
• Experience of working within or alongside Government officials at national and local levels
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
• Good organisational skills, project planning and management
• Autonomous professional practitioner with the ability to exercise judgement

• Continuous improvement
• Independent and proactive
• Willingness to bring about positive change
• Collaborative and respectful

• Willingness to travel regularly to the provinces

• Higher (postgraduate) degree in a relevant area desirable
• At least 7 years’ practical experience overseeing delivery of front-line programmes (ideally but not necessarily education)
• Experience managing consultants and leading a small team of education professionals
• Some education specific experience, either as a teacher, through relevant degree studies, or through work with NGO or government run programmes

• English (professional proficiency)