CARE International is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Advisor – Communications, Advocacy & Learning
2.) Grants, Contracts and Budget Manager
3.) Health and Nutrition Project Manager
4.) Technical Advisor – Renewable Energy

Background

CARE seeks a world of hope, inclusion, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live in dignity and security. CARE places a particular emphasis on women and girls, their dignity and empowerment to lead their communities out of poverty. In 2020, CARE worked in 104 countries, reaching 90 million people through more than 1,300 programs, with an annual budget of $650 million. Every single one of those 90 million people has a story of resilience, community, strength, and hope—all things that bind us together, across every corner of the globe.

In Sierra Leone, CARE staff and partners work tirelessly to save lives, address the root causes of poverty and social injustice through advocacy, partnerships, system strengthening and programming in impact areas of Gender Equality, Empowering Women and Girls, Humanitarian Assistance, Right to Food, Nutrition and Water, Right to Health, Women’s Economic Justice and Climate Justice.

We are celebrating our 60th Anniversary and we are looking forward to serving Sierra Leone for another 60 years and beyond. If you believe in CARE’s mission and vision, and possess the skills listed below then join us in saving lives, empowering women and girls and defeating poverty!

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Advisor – Communications, Advocacy & Learning

Opportunity

CARE Sierra Leone is seeking a talented visionary to assume the opportunity of Technical Advisor – Partnerships, Communications, Advocacy & Learning. Reporting to the Project Director, this role will be integral to support the Country Office programs to identify and establish strategic partnerships, including representing CARE to donors, government and other actors to make CARE a partner of choice; undertake evidence-based advocacy and across the organization, in-country, within the region and globally as well as with external partners; work directly with field teams to document and share the learning from project and articulate advocacy  and (iv) seek partnerships, document evidence from the SHE project implementation and renewable energy sector to engage with stakeholders on national and regional.

The key responsibilities of the Technical Advisor – Communications, Advocacy & Learning are:

• Partnerships and Strategic Direction (30%): Monitor and keep informed on key Sierra Leone development and humanitarian context, policy, political environment, social developments, and dynamics relevant to CARE’s Vision 2030 and (Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Engage in extensive networking and raise the profile of CARE Sierra Leone to key partners, by highlighting CARE’s contribution to national priorities and alignment of government and donor strategies.

• Learning and Advocacy (40%): Support CARE’s systems and procedures, to ensure informed analysis is used to shape positions, written documents, talking points, briefs, that target both internal and external audiences. Work with partners to share emerging evidence from the implementation of the SHE projects to encourage policy makers and government to take the needs of women-led energy enabled enterprises into account in current and future policies and practices. Identify relevant channels and platforms for updated CO information and oversee and regularly manage these.

• Communication (30%): Work closely and maintain constant communications and coordination with CARE Member Partners, West Africa Regional Management Unit (WARMU) and regional advocacy focal persons to ensure colleagues are regularly updated on context and to facilitate learning. Oversee maintenance of, and updates to CARE Sierra Leone’s website and social media channels, ensuring continued growth in terms of audience reach. Support the programs team to ensure that all contractual communications deliverables for donors are on time and of high quality, ensuring a clear process relating to content generation and dissemination.

• Staff and Talent management: Responsible for the supervision and talent development of staff directly reporting to this position (if applicable). Adopt CARE’s Annual Performance Assessment policy and process to include the preparation and monitoring of Annual Performance and Accountability Plans (APAAs) for all staff reporting to this position.

To be successful in this role you will:

Possess Communication and Advocacy skills.  Have an advanced degree in communications, international development or related field, supplemented by demonstrated relevant practical communications, advocacy and learning experience in relation to the job. Bring with you 3 - 5 years of experience as a Communications, Advocacy and Learning Advisor or similar experiences and thorough knowledge of  work experience in policy analysis, communications, research, data gathering and/or information management, including strong report writing and editing skills.

Have the facilitation and communication skills needed to conduct training sessions for small, medium, and large sized groups and be able to convert data to conversation/tell the story.

Be agile and adaptable. Quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards. Be engaging with the ability to maintain customer focus while handling multiple priorities.

Be a problem solver and critical thinker. Be able to clearly identify and define the different levels of problem solving and resolution. Think holistically with a vision and use your analytics and reporting skills

Be a leader with influence. Demonstrated leadership, coaching and negotiation skills with internal and external partners with the ability to be a team player.

Know your systems. Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word and good skills at using financial software applications (PeopleSoft experience will be preferred).

To apply please send your CV to:

sle.recruitment@care.org

2.) Grants, Contracts and Budget Manager

Opportunity

CARE Sierra Leone is seeking a talented visionary to assume the opportunity of Grants, Contracts and Budget Manager. Reporting to the Finance Director, this role will be integral in the Selection & Due Diligence, Contracting, Implementation & Monitoring and Close-Out of all partnership agreements entered into by CARE with our Partners, ensuring maximum compliance by Partners and complying with all donor policies, and reporting requirements.

The key responsibilities of the Grants, Contracts and Budget Manager are:

• Grants and Contracts Management (25%): Responsible for the management of all donor contracts in the Country Office.

• Management of Sub-Awards (35%): Lead in the management of all sub-awards in the Country Office and ensure maximum compliance and alignment with CARE’s programming principles, policies and all applicable donor laws, rules and regulations by local implementation Partners.

• Financial Reporting and Quality Review (15%): Lead the preparation of all financial reports for all Restricted Awards in the Country Office

• Budgeting, Forecasting and Contribution to Proposal Development (15%): Support the development of budget guidelines and lead the preparation of budgets for new proposal and annual operating budgets for all restricted Awards.

• Staff and Talent management (10%): Responsible for the supervision and talent development of staff directly reporting to this position (if applicable). Adopt CARE’s Annual Performance Assessment policy and process to include the preparation and monitoring of Annual Performance and Accountability Plans (APAAs) for all staff reporting to this position.

To be successful in this role you will:

Possess Financial and Accounting skills.  You must have a bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or a professional accounting qualification such as CAT or TDA, supplemented by demonstrated relevant practical accounting/finance experience in relation to the job, bringing with you 4 - 7 years of experience as a Grants, Contracts and Budgets Manager or similar experiences and a thorough knowledge of financial and accounting practices and procedures, with most of those years working in a non-profit environment.

Have the facilitation and communication skills needed to conduct training sessions for small, medium and large sized groups and be able to convert data to conversation/tell the story. Be engaging with the ability to maintain customer focus while handling multiple priorities

Be agile and adaptable. Can quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards

Be a problem solver and critical thinker. You must be able to clearly identify and define the different levels of problem solving and resolution. Think holistically with a vision and use your analytics and reporting skills

Be a leader with influence. Demonstrated leadership, coaching and negotiation skills with internal and external partners with the ability to be a team player.

Know your systems. Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word and good skills at using financial software applications (PeopleSoft experience will be preferred).

To apply please send your CV to:

sle.recruitment@care.org

3.) Health and Nutrition Project Manager

Opportunity

CARE Sierra Leone is seeking a talented visionary to assume the opportunity of Health and Nutrition Project Manager. Reporting to the Project Director, this role will be integral in providing direction for the field health staff and partners, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and documentation in the health and nutrition projects.

The key responsibilities of the Health and Nutrition Project Manager are:

• Project field operations and management (60%): Lead health and nutrition project field operations through planning and execution in collaboration with relevant sector and team leads. Lead programmatic and provide technical guidance to project officers, District Health Management Teams (DHMT) and IPs on the implementation of health and nutrition sector activities at district and community level.

• Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and documentation (15%): Monitor health stocks within intervention zone of infection prevention control medical equipment and supplies, and FP commodities for improvement of safe delivery; Monitor partners’ activities at district and community levels and ensure compliance to health and nutrition project deliverables.

• Representation, coordination, and networking (15%): Collaborate and coordinate with DHMTs to ensure the prevention, response, investigation and reporting of any disease outbreak and other salient health issues/hazards in the district in a timely and coordinated manner. Serve as champion in promoting CARE’s health and nutrition program at field level; and Strengthen partnership networks at district and community levels with relevant organizations and government authorities e.g., NNGOs, INGOs, DHMT etc.

• Leadership and Staff Development (10%): Support monitoring of staff and partners’ compliance to safeguarding principles on protection against sexual harassment exploitation and abuse (PHSEA) at district and community levels while adopting CARE’s Annual Performance processes and guidelines.Support recruitment of health and nutrition project staff as needed.

To be successful in this role you will:

Possess Health and Nutrition skills.  have a bachelors’ degree in Public Health. A Master’s is desirable, supplemented by demonstrated relevant practical public health and nutrition experience in relation to the job, bringing with you a minimum of years of experience as a Public Health and Nutrition Manager or similar experiences with most of those years working in a non-profit environment.

Have the facilitation and communication skills needed to conduct training sessions for small, medium, and large sized groups and be able to convert data to conversation/tell the story. Coordinate health and nutrition assessments of existing and new project areas in collaboration with the project director and MEAL manager. Be engaging with the ability to maintain customer focus while handling multiple priorities.

 Be agile and adaptable. Can quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards

Be a problem solver and critical thinker. You must be able to clearly identify and define the different levels of problem solving and resolution. Think holistically with a vision and use your analytics and reporting skills

Be a leader with influence. Demonstrated leadership, coaching and negotiation skills with internal and external partners with the ability to be a team player.

Know your systems. Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word and good skills at using financial software applications (PeopleSoft experience will be preferred).

To apply please send your CV to:

sle.recruitment@care.org

4.) Technical Advisor – Renewable Energy

Opportunity

CARE Sierra Leone is seeking a strong technical and talented visionary to assume the opportunity of Technical Advisor, Renewable Energy. Reporting to theProject Director for Agriculture, Markets and Livelihoods you will lead CARE’s collaboration with mini-grid operators, and other key energy partners and government and will work closely with field operation teams and Project Manager to ensure quality implementation of project activities.

The key responsibilities of the Technical Advisor – Renewable Energy are:

• Project Design and Planning, Implementation and Monitoring: Act as lead technical advisor on energy issues, contributing to the identification of partners, issues for research and policy development and providing inputs to strategic documents and processes.

• Technical Support to Field Teams: Provide leadership to project implementation and support field staff and partner in implementing activities while maintaining regular communication with field teams. Ensure that CARE’s work in the field, along with other networks and partners contribute to quality implementation, advocacy, and sustainability of programmatic impacts.

• Monitoring Network and Learning: Facilitate platforms for learning and sharing from SHE programs such as Learning and Practice Alliances and WebEx’s to promote cross learning and generate evidence for Advocacy. Contribute to and supervise monitoring, evaluation, learning processes, including timely reporting and documentation of project processes.

• Coordinate strategic partnership and institutional capacity: Support Project Director with updates and relevant data to liaise with government to identify issues requiring attention by development agencies and ensure alignment with national priorities. Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with development partners, donors, the private sector, and civil society to address emerging issues and increase the use of renewable energy for production, especially for women.

To be successful in this role you will:

Possess experience and education in renewable energy modeling.  Have a bachelors’ degree in Renewable Energy Engineering, Environment, Economics, and related field with relevant experience. At least 3 years of relevant experience at national level in programming, research and policy-level analysis and provision of technical support to field teams. Have experience in Sierra Leone and/or within the West Africa region.

Have the communication, and negotiating skills needed to manage international donor funded projects, donor partners and stakeholders. Initiate and develop partnerships with renewable energy actors/ stakeholders in Sierra Leone and possess the ability to maintain these partnerships.

Be strategic, agile, and adaptable. Can quickly learn CARE systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards. Possess a strong knowledge of renewable energy, access concepts and/or issues with the ability to strategically apply practical solutions.

Understand Gender Dynamics. You must have a deep understanding of gender dynamics in Sierra Leone and how energy context.

Be a leader with influence. Demonstrated leadership, coaching and negotiation skills with internal and external partners with the ability to be a team player.

Know your systems. Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word and good skills at using financial software applications.

To apply please send your CV to:

sle.recruitment@care.org