Job Vacancies at Deutsche Welthungerhilfe – 4 Positions
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) M & E Officer
2.) WASTE management Technician and Counsellor (x2)
3.) Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Accountability Expert
See job details and how to apply below.
1.) M & E Officer
Organization/project profile and background:
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe was founded as the National Committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1962. Today, Welthungerhilfe is one of the biggest private development organizations in Germany. The organization is non-profit, non‐political, and non-denominational. Welthungerhilfe is committed to fight hunger and poverty. Currently, Welthungerhilfe is working in more than 70 different countries all over the world. Welthungerhilfe in Sierra Leone aims in cooperation with state and civil society partners, to make an effective contribution to food and nutrition security of disadvantaged sections of the population.
WHH is an equal opportunity employer, women are encouraged to participate.
Name of Project: Improved Waste Management Support for Kono City – SLE 1079
Job Title: M & E Officer
Location: Koidu
Contract Duration: One year with possible extension
Job purpose: Under the direct supervision of the Head of Project, the M&E Officer is responsible for implementing a high-quality Monitoring and Evaluation aspects of the project. The role will provide guidance and field support to the project’s operations in terms of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL).
The position will be required to apply and mainstream M&E and Accountability systems in alignment with Welthungerhilfe’s and international humanitarian principles. The role also coordinates all M&E tasks and communication with internal and external stakeholders under the leadership and guidance of the HoP.
Reporting to: Head of Project
Main Responsibilities: - Ensure that an effective and participatory M&E system for the above-mentioned project is established by developing the overall framework for project M&E, for example; Annual project reviews, participatory impact assessment, process monitory operations, monitoring lesson learnt and workshops.
- Contribute to the development, and continuously update the M&E plan in line with the project logical framework, defined project indicators, M&E Calendar, Indicator Tracking Table (ITT), Detailed implementation plan (DIP), field-level data collection tools, mobile data collection tools, and databases for collection, consolidation, and reporting.
- Ensure direct implementation is monitored on a regular basis as per quality standards, and humanitarian principles through schedule visits, data quality audits, spot check/verification visits against reports, and reports reviews.
- Design and maintenance of a relational data base as a source for the project information system
- Perform and documents procedures for data preparation including data cleaning standardization and analysis.
- Develops data collection and evaluation methodologies including format design, project criteria and requirements, data compilation, relevance and usage.
- Determine data needed to be collected and the appropriate data resources for the project.
- Formulate, implements, and enforces proper data collection policies and procedures.
- Establish data quality standards and ensure standards are met.
- Coordinate the development of the M&E plan by seeking stakeholder input to produce these plans.
- Prepare report on M&E findings, working closely with HoP, PA and technical staff and implementing partners.
- Ensure easy public access to M&E and make sure they are widely distributed to all possible communication and social medial platforms, Facebook profile, Instagram etc.
- Develop and align action plan with budget and monitor implementation.
Any other duty as assign by Country Director
Experience:
- Minimum of 2-3 years of work experience in MEAL field
Education:
- University degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Statistics, or related technical field. Other specializations can be accepted based on previous experience.
- Personal Skills: - Proven experience in data analysis and producing reports.
- Thorough knowledge in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and analysis is essential, Especially the use of MS Excel, Power BI, etc.
- Proven experience in leading Surveys (mix methodologies) from designing to report writing.
- Excellent knowledge in writing technical M&E reports is essential.
- Thorough knowledge on Sphere, Core humanitarian standards, child rights, HAP and evaluation criteria are essential.
- Proven experience in maintaining a fully functional M&E system.
- Experience in writing and maintaining database design documentation and operating manuals.
- Maturity and professional ability to handle sensitive information and ability to respect the confidentiality.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work when under pressure.
- Hard-working, proactive, and able to prioritize and delegate a demanding workload.
Computer Skills good knowledge on windows Preferable windows 10
- good knowledge of MS office including Outlook
- must have an idea on modem communication system. Mobile phone (Hotspot connection) etc
- Skype
- Internet
Starting date
Immediately after interview
Applications for this position should be sent to:
recruitment.sierraleone @ welthungerhilfe.de
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Documents once submitted will not be returned to the applicants, therefore Do NOT submit originals
Closing date: 16th April 2021
2.) WASTE management Technician and Counsellor (x2)
Organization/project profile and background:
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe was founded as the National Committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1962. Today, Welthungerhilfe is one of the biggest private development organizations in Germany. The organization is non-profit, non‐political, and non-denominational. Welthungerhilfe is committed to fight hunger and poverty. Currently, Welthungerhilfe is working in more than 70 different countries all over the world. Welthungerhilfe in Sierra Leone aims in cooperation with state and civil society partners, to make an effective contribution to food and nutrition security of disadvantaged sections of the population.
WHH is an equal opportunity employer, women are encouraged to participate.
Name of Project: Improved Waste Management Support for Kono City - SLE 1079
Job Title: WASTE management Technician and Counsellor
Location: Bo, Kenema
Contract Duration: One year with possible extension
Job purpose:
The Waste Management Technician and Counsellor (WMTC) will be responsible to assist the head of project in all of the technical aspects. The WMTC will be working closely with the city council of his/her location in addition to promote the project activities. The WMTC will be responsible to assess community practices in terms of adaptation of proper waste domestic waste management on micro and meso level in close coordination with the HoP. With the support of HoP, he/she will be also playing a key role to mobilize city council efforts to participate in the developed national waste management processes and procedures.
Reporting to: Head of Project
Main Responsibilities: - Assist Hop in all relevant duties according to project requirement with a specific focus on technical inputs and project relevant strategic decision making.
- Liaise between HoP and other project staff and key project partners.
- Facilitate technical decision-making process with the project partners and stakeholders.
- Coordinate and create linkages to potential partners / Beneficiaries especially local and national waste traders, SMS’s, CBE’s and entrepreneurs involve in reuse and recycling initiatives as well as waste collection and transformation services.
- Assist in building up new PPP’s in recycling and in waste collection and transportation.
- Give technical and other input in PPP’s contracting.
- Advise the Council for integration and monitoring private initiatives.
- Assist the setting up of identified waste value chains for use in local economy and support start up initiatives involve in the collection of waste, sanitation, recycling and trade.
- Act as technical extension agent for the project.
- Facilitate the creation of waste recycling and reuse strategy for the City and assist in it implementation.
- Facilitate the creation of waste recycling and reuse strategy for the city and assist in it implementation.
- Assist in the conceptualization of the construction of a site to ensure environmentally sound disposal in the city.
- Assist and organize coordination meetings and intercity exchange meetings on solid waste management.
- Participate in Awareness raising /educating about the importance of waste management recycling and possibilities for further processing.
- Assist in the data collection and surveys.
- Attend full council meetings, waste management steering committee meetings, WASH and other stakeholder meetings.
- Any other duty as Assign by supervisor.
Experience:
At least 2 years of NGO work experience
Education:
- University degree in relevant field of study.
- Personal Skills: - Excellent proven technical knowledge/experience in the domestic solid waste management.
- Proven knowledge in recycling practices, and applicable technologies in the project context.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to coordinate with multiple parties and external stakeholders.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Sound judgement and ability to make impartial recommendations.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work when under pressure.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Very good command in MS office.
- Commitment to beneficiary accountability and humanitarian principles
- Hard-working, proactive, and able to prioritize and delegate a demanding workload.
Computer Skills good knowledge on windows Preferable windows 10
- good knowledge of MS office including Outlook
- must have an idea on modem communication system. Mobile phone (Hotspot connection) etc
- Skype
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Starting date
Immediately after interview
Applications for this position should be sent to:
recruitment.sierraleone @ welthungerhilfe.de
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Documents once submitted will not be returned to the applicants, therefore Do NOT submit originals
Closing date: 16th April 2021
3.) Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Accountability Expert
Organisational Profile Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (WHH) was founded as the National Committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in 1962. Today, WHH is one of the largest private development organisations in Germany. As a non-profit, non‐political and non-denominational organisation WHH is committed to fight hunger and poverty in currently more than 50 countries all over the world. In Sierra Leone WHH has been implementing development and relief projects since 2003.
In the case of equal suitability, ability and professional experience, female candidates are strongly encouraged
Project Description The WHH SLE program is focusing on the intervention sectors as mentioned below
1. Agriculture: Focus on cash crop production value chains
2. Nutrition: Via the integrated Linking Agriculture, Natural Resource Management towards Nutrition Security approach
3. Land governance: Focus on impact of large-scale agricultural investments on small holder agriculture, large-scale agricultural investment models land governance/rights
4. Integrated waste management in urban areas
5. WASH Self Supply approach
6. Renewable energy
7. Skill development
Regular impact monitoring is a crucial tool to measure sustainability of the WHH interventions as well as effectiveness, efficiency of the activities to achieve the planned program’s / projects’ outcomes. WHH intends to foster impact monitoring within its program in Sierra Leone to improve continuously the overall program impact.
Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Accountability Expert
Project Name: Country Office
Location: Freetown and regular travels to projects locations
Contract Duration: One year with potential extension
Job Purpose The Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Accountability Expert will be responsible for mainstreaming impact monitoring into the WHH SLE program thus ensuring that the program maintains its strategic vision
Line Manager(s) Head of Programme
Tasks/Responsibilities a. Closely coordinate strategies and workplan with the Head of Programmes
b. Report to the Head of Programmes.
c. Facilitate the roll out of the impact monitoring of projects.
d. Ensure that an effective and participatory MEAL system for WHH is established by developing the overall framework for the program and projects MEAL.
e. Create data and formats for projects and carry out training sessions monitoring and organize field staff teams for data collection to increase the monitoring efficiency.
f. Ensure linkage with similar databases for projects actors like SPs and Trainers etc.
g. Suggest strategies to the Head of Programmes, Country Directors and Project Management teams for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing projects activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
h. Regular data analysis and reporting on impact monitoring on results and recommendations to the Head of Programmes and Project Management teams.
i. Prepare specific impact MEAL reports for submission to the donors and WHH HQ.
j. Coach the elaboration of adapted MEAL work plans and questionnaires for data collection by the project MEAL officers.
k. Undertake regular visits to the projects to support implementation of MEAL and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
l. Carry out trainings related to MEAL.
m. Facilitate the implementation of baseline, interim and end line evaluations.
Additional Responsibilities
Perform any additional tasks as requested by Head of Programme and Country Directors
Experience and Education 1. Degree in Social Science
2. Sound MEAL experience in development cooperation
Languages Excellent command of spoken and written English, Krio and few prominent S/L local languages.
Proficiency in German (as an advantage).
Computer Skills Advanced knowledge of basic office programmes (i.e. OpenOffice, MS Office, Access, Excel, Power Point and Word, Blog Design, SPSS).
Excellent knowledge of modern communication technology (i.e. Email, Skype, Chat).
Core Competencies 1. Can think analytically.
(identify key issues and patterns in complex situations, plan independently)
2. Can think flexibly.
(adapt to situations, consolidate different views and adjust approaches)
3. Can manage resources.
(make decisions aimed at improving processes and performance)
4. Can work in and with teams.
(foster a collaborative environment and drive (a) team(s) in one direction)
5. Is diplomatic.
(understand other people and display cross-cultural sensitivity)
6. Can align with organisational standards.
(show integrity and act in compliance with organisational needs, and priorities).
Contact Please send your Application (CV and Cover Letter, no support documents) to:
recruitment.sierraleone @ welthungerhilfe.de
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Documents once submitted cannot be returned to the applicant. Thus, please do not submit Originals.
Closing Date 16th April 2021
