🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Restless Development – 2 Positions
Restless Development is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) Finance & Admin Officer
2.) Operational Driver
See job details and how to apply below.
1.) Finance & Admin Officer
ROLE TITLE: Finance & Admin Officer
Apply by: Friday 13th June 2025 at 5:00 pm
About Restless Development
Restless Development is a global non-profit agency, operational since 1985, dedicated to supporting the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We operate as an independent agency across nine countries, including Sierra Leone, united by our vision for Youth Power. Our work is context-specific, designed with and for young people within their communities, focusing on key areas like Education & Livelihoods, Gender & Sexual Rights, Climate Justice, and Voice & Democracy, utilising proven methodologies such as youth-led research, peer education, and community mobilisation.
Restless Development Sierra Leone is an independently registered agency and an established leader in the youth sector. Since 2005, invited by the Ministry of Youth, we have built a strong reputation for developing replicable models of youth-led development and demonstrating young people's capacity to lead change. We have trained and supported a network of over 15,000 young leaders across all 16 districts, working in close partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone and communities. The impact and sustainability of our youth-led model are recognized through several independent evaluations.
Our approach to safeguarding
Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.
About the role
This role is intended to be based in Moyamba in one of our district offices to provide finance and Administrative support at the field level to the programme team and also ensure compliance with all Restless Internal control policies and best practice
Key Responsibilities
Finance
- Ensure all financial transactions adhere to policy and procedure, including relevant authorization and supporting documentation.
- Ensure all financial transactions are recorded and filed in a timely and accurate manner.
- Collect all financial requisitions from staff and prepare cheque payments for internal cash requirements or external purposes i.e. for payment of suppliers
- Make payments and administer cash advances, follow up accountabilities, and maintain the required accounting records for each transaction physically and in the finance force.
- Support in Managing the office cash, ensuring sufficient funds are available to support programme operations.
- Maintain the bank and cash safe to ensure funds are available for all authorised transactions.
- Ensure the safekeeping of the accounting records such as authorised requisitions, invoices, receipts, cheques, books, etc.
- Ensure the float register is updated daily and that the Finance force is duly updated with accurate details of payment and accountabilities.
- Ensure cash and bank reconciliations are completed every month including weekly cash counts.
- Support the Programme and the finance team to prepare regular internal and external financial reports as may be required.
- Support other regular finance systems and operations as required
Administrative
- Ensure all payments and accountabilities are duly checked, stamped paid before they are updated in the finance force
- Ensure all financial documents are duly filed and labelled for quick retrieval during audits or as may be required from time to time
- Support to other regular administration systems as may be required.
- Head office stores management by ensuring that stationery and office consumables are replenished and issued out for use accordingly
Other
- Provide support to staff during inductions as well as during central financial training to researchers and volunteers
- Provide support during internal and external audits
- Provide support required on spend to date to Programme teams and liaise with relevant programme teams for feedback
- Support for Programme, Finance, Fundraising and grants team on financial reporting
- Provide regular updates to the programme team as may be required from time to time
- Participate in F and A unit planning meetings once a month
Job title: Finance & Admin Officer
Location: Moyamba
Salary: SLE 29,896.05 for the duration of the contract
Preferred start date: 1st July 2025
Length of contract: 3 Months with likelihood of extension
Reports to: Senior Finance & Administration Manager
Direct Reports: Office Assistant
Expected travel: Minimum travel to field offices and project sites
About you
We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate personal qualities consistent with our values (Update behaviours below from the behaviours framework for relevant role level)
Our value: HEART - We are who we serve. We are brave.
Behaviour: Inspires a Restless passion and professionalism in those they work with, both internally and externally.
Works on own initiative and offers creative approaches to improving work.
Our value: HEAD - Delivers Quality. We are 100% professional.
Behaviour: Manages their time effectively to deliver quality against individual goals. Ensures value for money when utilizing resources and efficiently processing finances.
Proposes solutions to challenges and consults with others when making operational decisions within their area of responsibility.
Our value: VOICE - We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth-led development.
Behaviour: Capably manages their own workload and takes up opportunities to lead on areas of work, with support from colleagues. May supervise Interns and/or teams of Volunteers.
Understands how individual goals contribute to team priorities. Uses feedback to identify personal growth areas and willingly provides constructive feedback to others.
Our value: HANDS - We are in it together. We listen and learn.
Behaviour: Clearly expresses ideas or opinions and actively listens and learns from those around them. Applies effective communication when actively engaging with stakeholders and teams of volunteers.
Is an integral team member, contributing to team excellence and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
Skills and Experience:
Essential Criteria
- Degree or Certificate in Finance or Accounting
- At least 2 years experience working in similar positions
- Some experience of meeting donor financial requirements and reporting, including ideally for DFID, EU and/or USAID
- Experience in implementing and strengthening internal control frameworks
- Demonstrable track record of strengthening systems and identifying innovative solutions to challenges in finance and operations
- Experience with a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
- Experience in managing logistics and office functions for a large organization
- Good analytical skills and Excel skills
- Computer, written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
- At least 2 years experience in a similar role
- Knowledge and experience of Financial Force or similar accounting software
Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance
What we do for you
Remuneration
We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.
Values and Culture
At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values have been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with. Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.
Work-life Balance
It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:
- 24 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
- Birthday Leave
- Access to flexible working.
- Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.
Professional Development
Restless Development is proud to be an employer that recognises potential and invests in the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:
- Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on the job.
- Regular performance management.
- Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
- Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialise.
Travel and Medical Insurance
When travelling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel and medical insurance.
2.) Operational Driver
Apply by: Monday 9th June 2025 at 5:00 pm
About Restless Development
Restless Development is a global non-profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programs to tackle the issues that young people care about the most – We also run the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organizations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.
Our approach to safeguarding
Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people, and vulnerable adults to be an organizational imperative with primacy over the success of programs or strategic objectives. We recognize that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteerism, and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.
Key Responsibilities
Vehicle/Driving
- Movement of Official Vehicle assigned by the Administration Officer.
- Complete the Vehicle Movement Form for Review and Approval by the Administration Officer before moving official vehicles out of the office premises.
- Return all vehicles to head office or regional offices immediately after approved use
- Document and communicate each departure from the assigned location to the Administration Officer for approval
- Ensure only authorized passengers and goods are onboard before moving the vehicle.
- Always drive in compliance with the Highway Code and all other relevant instructions as provided for by Restless Development.
- Ensure adequate rest periods are taken, before and during driving duties.
Vehicle Maintenance
- Daily inspection of the attributed RDSL vehicle including check for equipment, Oil and Water Level, and other necessary vehicle checks.
- Ensure adequate quantities of fuel are maintained in the vehicle at all times
- Ensure the allocated vehicle is always kept clean and tidy in readiness for any assignment.
- Inform the Administrative Officer immediately of any maintenance requirement and follow up to ensure maintenance and regular servicing of the vehicle
- Ensure all maintenance, repairs, and vehicle fuel requests are channeled through the appropriate authority for action.
- Ensure car keys are handed over to the Administrative Officer or designated personnel at the end of each day’s work.
- Ensure the vehicle is in proper working order before use.
Reporting
- Ensure vehicle log books are properly maintained, documenting each and every movement and re-fueling details.
- Report immediately to the Administrative Officer, Finance, or any other Senior Personnel any accident or damage to the vehicle
- Fill in the accident report form within 48 hours providing all necessary details
- Report to the nearest Police station any incidence of theft, accident, and or damage done to the vehicle and ensure they issue you with a Police Report
Others (5%)
- Other duties as required and agreed with the Line Manager.
Job title: Operational Driver X1
Location: Freetown
Salary: SLL 27,457.12 (Band 0)
Preferred start date: June
Length of contract: four (4) Months, with the possibility of extension
Reports to: Procurement and Admin Officer
Direct Reports: None
Expected travel: Extensive travel in the district of operation
About you
We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role and who demonstrate personal qualities consistent with our values.
Our value: HEART - We are who we serve. We are brave.
Behaviour: Inspires a Restless passion and professionalism in those they work with, both internally and externally. Works on own initiative and offers creative approaches to improving work.
Our value: HEAD - Delivers Quality. We are 100% professional.
Behaviour: Manages their time effectively to deliver quality against individual goals. Ensures value for money when utilising resources and efficiently processing finances.
Proposes solutions to challenges and consults with others when making operational decisions within their area of responsibility.
Our value: VOICE - We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth-led development.
Behaviour: Capably manages their own workload and takes up opportunities to lead on areas of work, with support from colleagues. May supervise Interns and/or teams of Volunteers.
Understands how individual goals contribute to team priorities. Uses feedback to identify personal growth areas willingly and provides constructive feedback to others.
Our value: HANDS - We are in it together. We listen and learn.
Behaviour: Clearly expresses ideas or opinions and actively listens and learns from those around them. Applies effective communication when actively engaging with stakeholders and teams of volunteers.
Is an integral team member, contributing to team excellence and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
Skills and experience
Essential
- At least 3 years as a driver with an NGO /INGO.
- Possess a government-approved driving license.
- Commitment to Restless Development’s values and mission (available on Restless Development International website).
- Possess at least a WASSCE and effective oral and written communications
- Willingness to work hard in remote communities.
Desirable
- Ability to multi-task and independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
- Flexible and creative
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and efficiently manage a heavy workload
- Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness and availability to work from Restless Development regional offices
- Experience in the management of office duties and materials
Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.
What we do for you
Remuneration
We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.
Values and Culture
At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognized by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with. Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.
Work-life Balance
It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognize the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:
- 24 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
- Birthday Leave
- Access to flexible working.
- Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.
Professional Development
Restless Development is proud to be an employer that recognizes potential and invests in the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:
- Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects that stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on the job.
- Regular performance management.
- Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
- Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialize.
Travel and Medical Insurance
When traveling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel and medical insurance.
To Apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter that provides tangible examples of how your skills, knowledge, and experience will support your ability to perform the key priorities outlined in the above job description (using no more than 750 words)
