🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Action Against Hunger – 2 Positions

Action Against Hunger is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) LINK NCA COMMUNITY FACILATOR
2.) LINK NCA RESEARCH ASSISTANT

ABOUT US

International Non-governmental organization, Action Against Hunger has been working to fight undernutrition and support communities affected by crisis across the globe for almost 40 years and across nearly 50 countries. Action Against Hunger established its presence in both Liberia and Sierra Leone in 1991 during the Civil War and since then has been operational in the two countries by implementing various humanitarian and development programs related to health, nutrition, food security/livelihoods and advocacy geared towards the reduction of the prevalence rates of under-nutrition in both countries. Since January 2018, the two countries have been clustered and now operating under a single management structure. The coordination office is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone overseeing the operations in Moyamba Field Office and Bonthe Sub Field Office.

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) LINK NCA COMMUNITY FACILATOR

Action Against Hunger is recruiting a suitably qualified Sierra Leonean as Link NCA Community Facilitator to support community mobilization for the qualitative study in Bonthe District (Jong, Yawbeko and Kpanda Kemo chiefdoms)

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Link NCA Community Facilitator, with support from the Link NCA Lead Analyst and/or Deputy Analyst, leads/ organizes community mobilization for the qualitative study.

Activities:

• Organization of interviews and group discussions in sampled communities
• Take notes and prepare reports
• Reception of participants in community exchanges
• Organization of snacks / drinks for participants
• Facilitation of meetings with participants
• Organization of informal exchanges with members of the community, as needed
• Active participation in daily debriefings and initial analysis of collected data

Gender Action

• Contribute to the development of necessary gender methods and tools, such as overall guidelines and guidelines for specific processes and the work of different parts of the department.
• Contribute to the initiation of a competence development programme, if not already carried out, and initiate on-going activities to increase the professional capacity of all staff in gender mainstreaming, using own resources or outside expertise
• Contribute in developing indicators for assessing progress with gender mainstreaming, adapted to the various types of work in different parts of the department

Others

• Adherence to the Action Against Hunger Code of Conduct and values
• Adhere to all COVID-19 precautionary measures
• Carry out job related duties as assigned
• Timely filling  and submission of online timesheets

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree/Diploma in Health, nutrition, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene and  Anthropology
• Proven experience in community mobilization and qualitative research
• Advanced skills in communication and information sharing
• Professional NGO experiences
• Experience working in rural areas with regular field trips

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Perfect mastery of local languages-Sherbro and Mende,
• Knowledge in English Language-reading, written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Knowledge of Bothe district at chiefdom level (Jong, Yawbeko and Kpanda Kemo).
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Neutrality, objectivity, sensitivity to local context, perseverance
• Preferred: Previous experience in KAP, SQUEAC, SMART, Barrier Analysis, and/or Link NCA methodologies

WORK CONDITIONS

STARTING DATE: 18th November 2022

DURATION OF CONTRACT: One (1) Month –  

LOCATION: Bonthe – with possible frequent travels to Freetown, Moyamba, and other field areas

HOW TO APPLY:

Send Motivation Letter, CV saved in your name – for example (Joe Blue CV) for your CV, and (Joe Blue Motivation Letter) for your motivation letter, with names of three (3) referees by EMAIL, under the Subject  “ LINK NCA Community Facilitator”  to

[email protected]

Deadline for the receipt of applications is 3rd November 2022. 

Due to the urgency of this position, applications may be sorted on a rolling basis.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a written test and oral interview.

Please state the position applied for on the subject line of your email.

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

2.) LINK NCA RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Action Against Hunger is recruiting a suitably qualified Sierra Leonean as Link NCA Research Assistant to  support Lead Analyst of the Link NCA Nutrition Causal Analysis and  conducts exchanges with sampled communities with his/her qualitative enquiry team.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Link NCA Research, with support from the Link NCA Lead Analyst and/or Deputy Analyst, leads/ organizes community mobilization for the qualitative study.

Activities:

• Participation in the development of qualitative data collection tools, including a variety of documentation for participatory exercises, to ensure contextual adaptation;
• Conduct formal and informal interviews, conduct group discussions and participatory exercises, as indicated by the Link NCA Lead Analyst;
• Take relevant and detailed notes in all community exchanges;
• Transcription of registered community exchanges;
• Electronic data entry;
• Lead ranking of results with affected communities;
• Lead daily debriefings and initial analysis of collected data

Gender Action

• Contribute to the development of necessary gender methods and tools, such as overall guidelines and guidelines for specific processes and the work of different parts of the department.
• Contribute to the initiation of a competence development programme, if not already carried out, and initiate on-going activities to increase the professional capacity of all staff in gender mainstreaming, using own resources or outside expertise
• Contribute in developing indicators for assessing progress with gender mainstreaming, adapted to the various types of work in different parts of the department

Others

• Adherence to the Action Against Hunger Code of Conduct and values
• Adhere to all COVID-19 precautionary measures
• Carry out job related duties as assigned
• Timely filling  and submission of online timesheets

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree/Diploma in Health, nutrition, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene and  Anthropology
• Preferred: university degree in Nutrition, Health, Gender, or other Social Sciences with relevant professional experience;
• Proven experience in qualitative research of at least two years;
• Experience working in rural areas with regular field trips

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Perfect mastery of local languages-Sherbro and Mende,
• Knowledge in English Language-reading, written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Knowledge of Bothe district at chiefdom level (Jong, Yawbeko and Kpanda Kemo).
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Neutrality, objectivity, sensitivity to local context, perseverance
• Preferred: Previous experience in KAP, SQUEAC, SMART, Barrier Analysis, and/or Link NCA methodologies

WORK CONDITIONS

STARTING DATE: 18th November 2022

DURATION OF CONTRACT: One (1) Month –  

LOCATION: Bonthe – with possible travels to Freetown, Moyamba, and other field areas

HOW TO APPLY:

Send Motivation Letter, CV saved in your name – for example (Joe Blue CV) for your CV, and (Joe Blue Motivation Letter) for your motivation letter, with names of three (3) referees by EMAIL, under the Subject  “ LINK NCA Research Assistant”  to

[email protected]

Deadline for the receipt of applications is 3rd November 2022. 

Due to the urgency of this position, applications may be sorted on a rolling basis.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a written test and oral interview.

Please state the position applied for on the subject line of your email.

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.