🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Living Water International Sierra Leone – 2 Positions

Freetown & Moyamba | Sierra Leone Posted on Accounting / Audit / Finance, Engineering / Technical

Living Water International Sierra Leone is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Senior Finance Officer
2.) Water and Sanitation Technician Lead

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Senior Finance Officer

Living Water International (LWI) is a global non-governmental organization that exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water, and to experience “living water”—the gospel of Jesus Christ—which alone satisfies the deepest thirst. Living Water in Africa is providing safe drinking water, Christian Witness sanitation and health education to communities across Africa. Living Water International, Sierra Leone based in Freetown at Newton has a vacancy for an experienced and qualified Sierra Leonean to apply for the position of Senior Finance Officer. This role will report to the Country Director.

 

POSITION:        Senior Finance Officer                                         DATE PREPARED:  August 4, 2023

 

LOCATION       Freetown                                                             RECRUITMENT PRIORITY:   Need Immediately

 

REPORTS TO:  Country Director

POSITION START DATE:  URGENT/AUGUST 202023

Purpose of Position
Under direct supervision, of the Country Director performing accounting and financial tasks.  These include monitoring the flow of all the cash transactions, ensuring their proper entry, verifying the accuracy of financial records, assisting in report generation, and recommending policies for improving the financial procedures and policies.
Core Characteristics:
These principles guide and identify us as colleagues and representatives of LWI:

  • Honor God
  • Develop People
  • Pursue Excellence
  • Be Good Stewards
Major Responsibilities
  1. Provide a competent accounting service to the country office;
  2. Maintain a set of complete and accurate financial records, including all relevant supporting documentation for each project;
  3. Establish, manage, and modify the financial procedures: e.g. receipts, payments, disbursements and bookkeeping, banking, filing procedures and other finance-related tasks;
  4. Ensure accounting procedures and policies are being adhered to and internal controls exist to reduce financial risk;
  5. Establish an effective filing system that provides easy access to finance-related information and proper documentation of all financial and contractual transactions;
  6. Process the monthly and end of year payroll into QuickBooks;
  7. Provide timely financial information and reports to the Country Director;
  8. Provide overall strategic leadership and initiative for accessing resources
  9. Oversee budget preparation and on-going budget management
  10. Establish/maintain financial procedures and recording mechanisms

 

Qualifications
Education/Credential

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting or other appropriate discipline in relevant field;
  • At least 3 years of relevant financial experience
  • Grant management experience preferred

Experience/Qualifications

  • Knowledge of and working experience with QuickBooks accounting system;
  • Proven knowledge of GAAP and practical knowledge of financial systems and internal controls;
  • Proficiency in all Microsoft programs, especially Excel;
  • Communicating orally/Presentation skills;
  • Attention to detail;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision;
  • Proficiency in English, reading, writing and speaking as well as fluency in local language;
  • Must be prepared to travel in country.

 

 

Application Process

Applicants should submit a 1 page cover letter and CV (no more than 4 pages) with details of qualifications (do not include copies at this stage) and work experience including 3 references – professional, spiritual and general. All offers of employment are made contingent upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including a clear police background check.

 

Applications should be forwarded to the Human Resource Manager at 58 Charles Street, Freetown or  on the e-mail address MBraima@water.cc; The deadline for all applications is 18th August, 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Living Water International-Sierra Leone is an equal opportunity employer.


2.) Water and Sanitation Technician Lead

Living Water International (LWI) is a global non-governmental organization that exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water, and to experience “living water”—the gospel of Jesus Christ—which alone satisfies the deepest thirst. Living Water in Africa is providing safe drinking water, Christian Witness sanitation and health education to communities across Africa. Living Water International-Sierra Leone based in Freetown, Newton and Moyamba has a vacancy for an experienced and qualified Sierra Leonean to apply for the position of Water and Sanitation Technician Assistant. This role will report to the program Manager.

 

POSITION:  Water and Sanitation Technician Lead           DATE PREPARED:               4th August 2023.

 

LOCATION: Moyamba and Western Rural                          RECRUITMENT PRIORITY:   Immediately

 

REPORTS TO:  Program Manager

POSITION START DATE:  URGENT/AUGUST 2023

Purpose of Position
This position is responsible for coordinating the maintenance and repair of wells built by LWI and others, located in the communities, through a detailed plan that determines the development of such activities, supporting the drilling team in the tasks of Repair. The position is also responsible to provide direct technical advice and implement sanitation and water systems designs and construction within the project area. The W&S Technician Lead determines the scope of work and cost estimation (BOQ) for all scheduled activities or emerging maintenance and construction requests by schools, PHUs and communities. Its work is key, guaranteeing duration of the water and sanitation services that is/are provided through the wells, sanitation facilities, coordinating and planning the use of all the necessary materials or spare parts.
Core Characteristics:
These principles guide and identify us as colleagues and representatives of LWI:

 

  • Honor God
  • Develop People
  • Pursue Excellence
  • Be Good Stewards
Major Responsibilities
  • To develop and coordinate the annual well maintenance plan of the country office of LWI, ensuring its proper functioning in the communities.
  • Ensure the maintenance of spare parts necessary to assist in the repairs of the pumps in the communities, or in those where technical support is required for their repair.
  • Coordinate the verification visit of the state and condition of the pumps, ensuring that proper hygiene operations are complied with
  • Coordinate water test outlets and pump maintenance visits to verify that there is no contamination or any other parasite that may affect water, using the TDS instrument.
  • To promote and promote good relations between LWI and communities, by means of follow-up visits to verify the conditions of wells and water points, proving that they are in good condition of service.
  • To coordinate and provide training to the users of the wells in the communities in the maintenance and care of the same.
  • Coordinate field visits to communities to follow up requests for maintenance by communities
  • To train personnel in the use of equipment and tools for the maintenance of pumps, as well as in the knowledge of the quality standards of LWI
  • Coordinate meetings with community leaders to provide all information on LWI contact points, if they require support for well maintenance, or difficulties in use
  • To coordinate with the facilitator of hygiene and sanitation, the trainings to the leaders of the communities in the knowledge of techniques for the care and hygiene of the wells.
  • Coordinate the purchases of pump spares from the wells to be visited, maintaining the appropriate stocks, requesting the Finance Department the necessary funds to make purchases of the parts to be replaced.
  • Activities during support visits to the pump team
  • Drive the vehicles to transport the pump maintenance equipment, ensuring the safety of the team during the time that the visit takes place in the country, providing indications of what is due and should not be done during the visits to the communities
  • Ensure proper use of safety equipment, such as gloves, helmets, earplugs, and all necessary safety tools in the field.
  • Ensure that all visits are adequately fed and the visiting areas have the proper hygienic conditions.
  • Ensure proper BoQ developed and shared with line manager for maintenance and construction activities as required
  • Ensure LWI and GoSL SOPs for water and sanitation facilities are followed.

 

 

Business Competencies and General Skills

 

  • Knowledge of water and sanitation operations, requirements, risk factors and safety involved in operating processes
  • Familiar with community water systems
  • Ability to install, test and well know the maintenance of water pumps
  • Familiar with construction engineering
  • Ability to move, travel and stay in the field
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
  • Advanced English Language level
  • Knowledge of water test and bacteriology
  • Valid driver’s license-essential in heavy vehicle handling

 

 

Qualifications/Experience
  • Mechanical Pump Certificate, mechanic’s degree or mechanical certification
  • A degree or equivalent in engineering/construction will be added advantage
  • 2 or more years of experience in pump maintenance.

 

Application Process

Applicants should submit a 1 page cover letter and CV (no more than 4 pages) with details of qualifications (do not include copies at this stage) and work experience including 3 references – professional, spiritual and general. All offers of employment are made contingent upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including a clear police background check.

 

Applications should be forwarded to the Human Resource Manager at 58 Charles Street Freetown or on the e-mail address MBraima@water.cc; The deadline for all applications is 18th August 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Living Water International-Sierra Leone is an equal opportunity employer.

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Living Water International Sierra Leone

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Status: Open No of vacancies: 2 Job type: Full Time Salary: Negotiable Publish date: 10 Aug 2023

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