SOS Children's Villages Sierra Leone was established in 1974 (the village in Freetown being the second oldest in Africa), we work with partners in communities to help families care for their children or to provide an alternative, for instance an SOS family, in which the love of a Care Giver is essential.

Located in Freetown, Bo and Makeni, SOS Children's Villages Sierra Leone has a wide range of programmes (Children's villages, youth facilities, educational facilities, clinics) which supports more than 4,199 children in accessing and exercising their rights.

In addition to quality care, we seek to provide quality education to all the children through our Herman Gmeiner International Schools and Kindergartens through service providers.

SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone is recruiting it new Administrative Secretary, to provide secretarial, clerical and administrative support in order to ensure that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner:

The Administrative Secretary would be responsible to provide office support services in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness within the office.

Assist in the planning and preparation of meetings, conferences and conference telephone calls.

He/she should be able to maintain the general filing system and file all correspondence.

With support from the logistics team maintain an adequate inventory of office supplies.

Qualifications and Experience

Technical / professional Diploma in Business Administration/Secretarial Studies.

Must have 1 - 2 years’ experience in office procedures and management.

Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet and word processing programs at a highly proficient level.

Must have knowledge on Child Protection and Child’s Rights Issues.

Having an excellent knowledge and understanding of the aims and understanding of the SOS Ideals, Vision, Mission and Values is an asset.

Must have a high level of integrity and excellent financial management skills

Must have leadership qualities with a positive approach to work under pressure and be prepared to work if necessary, outside the normal working hours.

Excellent supervisory, administrative, organizational and communication skills.

Strong commitment and dedication the SOS association, staff, students and parents.

WORK CONDITIONS

STARTING DATE: 15th February 2022

DURATION OF CONTRACT: One year with a possibility of an extension based on performance and/or availability of funding

REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS: According to profile

LOCATION: Freetown

To apply: submit a letter of interest, with Curriculum Vitae, photocopy of certificates, and three (3) professional references with at least one (1) from a direct supervisor, by email only to:

apply.sl@sossierraleone.org

Please indicate in the subject line the position, the location and the subject area desired, for example: “Teacher to teach Chemistry ”.

Closing date for the submission of applications is Tuesday 1st February, 2022

Only the successful candidates will be contacted.

In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.

What We Stand For:

SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action.