AVSI is recruiting to fill the following positions in Sierra Leone:

1.) Social Worker
2.) ICS Marketing and Distribution Project Coordinator
3.) ICS Production Technical Project Coordinator

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Social Worker

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

“SOCIAL WORKER”

AVSI/SRL/01/2023

AVSI is a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO), recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and credited at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. AVSI is an authorized body for the implementation of international cooperation interventions, in Sierra Leone since 1993, with specific skills on the implementation of programs in the fields of renovation of marginal urban areas, education, vocational training, small and medium enterprises, sanitation and hygiene.

Website: https://www.avsi.org/en/

Facebook: @AVSISierraLeone

With regards the above and in the framework of the project“HOME 2 – ensuring protection to vulnerable children in Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast” (Child Protection and ECD Sector) financed by CAI (Italian Committee for International Adoption) and the Distance Support Program (DSP), AVSI is herebyseeking to recruit a:

Position:Social Worker

Number of vacancies: 3

Duty Station: Western Area District – Eastern Freetown

Department: Project

Role specifications:

1. To work directly under the supervision of AVSILocal Coordinators;
2. To assess vulnerable situation in targeted schools and communities;
3. To follow up vulnerable cases in the school and within their homes, assessing children’s well-being and CP issues;
4. To monitor school attendance;
5. To select beneficiaries for project activities according to vulnerability factors;
6. To assist Local coordinatorsand staff in updating files and databases;
7. To develop and implement recreational activities in the selected schools involving in particular the most vulnerable children selected schools;
8. To implement educational trainings courses in targeted schools;
9. To attend and collaborates to the planning and evaluation meetings;
10. To bring professional and constructive contributions to the periodic meetings of experience sharing;
11. To contribute to project monitoring;
12. To develop donor reports;
13. To develop communication to private sponsors;
14. To follow and accompanies the collaboration with school’s teachers and heads.

Required skills:

• Good oral and written communication skills;
• Proactive and problem-solving skills;
• Detail oriented and works with a high degree of accuracy;
• Highly organized and flexible;
• Ability to multitask and meet changing deadlines;
• Strong Team building
• Must be self-directed and able to complete projects tasks with limited supervision;
• Maintains information confidentiality;
• Good computer skills are compulsory;
• Held a driving license and ability to drive bikes, will be an added advantage.

Required qualifications:

• 2 years or more related experience in social projects in a reputable and well establish institution or organization, preferably in NGO;
• Associates Degree or higher from a recognized university OR its equivalent, in field of Social Work, development, sociology and other related fields;
• Preferably at least 2 years of direct working experience with children and/or families.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit their applications containing:

• Updated CV (no more than 3 pages) including a minimum of 2 referees from previous employers (name, designation-email address-contact number);
• Cover letter.
• Police clearance.
• Last certificates attained.

The application can be submitted:

By Hand:

The applications must be addressed in a sealed envelope to the office of the Country Representative of AVSI Sierra Leone, 5g off King Harman Road, New England, Freetown no later than 31st October 2023 at 4.00 p.m (Western African Time).

Or

By email

The applications must be sent through e-mail at the following e-mail address francesca.Serra@avsi.org, with in copy freetown@avsi.orgwith in subject ‘Application for “post AVSI/SRL/01/2023 – social worker” no later than 24th October 2023 at 4.00 p.m (Western African Time).

Please, note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted, and background check will be carried out in conformity with AVSI Child Safeguarding Policy.

If you are going to be selected as you are expected to comply and abide with all AVSI policies (e.g. AVSI Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEAH etc.).

2.) ICS Marketing and Distribution Project Coordinator

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

“ICS Marketing and Distribution Project Coordinator”

Post AVSI/SRL/02/2023

AVSI is a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO), recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and credited at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. AVSI is an authorized body for the implementation of international cooperation interventions, in Sierra Leone since 1999, with specific skills on the implementation of programs in education, child protection and youth employment. Please, refers to our media channels for further information.

Website: https://www.avsi.org/en/

Facebook: @AVSISierraLeone

With regards to the above and in the framework of the project “Boosting Market Development for Improved and clean Cookstove (ICS)” – energy and clean cooking sector – funded by EnDev, AVSI is currently seeking to recruit a:

Position: Project Coordinator – ICS Marketing and Distribution Coordinator

Scope of the position: The Project coordinators will be responsible to coordinate and implement the EnDev project aiming at boosting the market development for ICS.

Type of employment: Full time (40 hours per week)– National contract

Duty Station: Bo – with periodic visit to project sites

Department: Project

Report to: Project Manager and Program Coordinator

Summary of the key responsibilities:

• Organize and manage sales and marketing activities for improved cookstoves, ensuring timely and effective delivery for the achievement of expected outputs.
• Coordinate and oversee staff and contractors involved in the implementation of trainings, and capacity building and sensitization activities addressed to ICS producers, sellers and communities;
• Ensure follow up to beneficiaries to monitor project progresses and redefine if needed strategies and activities.
• Strengthen the skills of producers and sellers in drawing up business plans;

• Develop and facilitate training modules on business plans, financial education and leadership for vendors and producers;
• Coordinate the radio programmes and activities of partner organisations for the dissemination of improved cook stoves;
• Facilitate context analysis, baseline studies, monitoring and evaluation of activities to identify current situations, future impacts, and guide implementation
• Develop marketing and data collection tools;
• Reporting and proposing budgets for marketing and distribution of improved cookstoves;
• Facilitate the creation of sales outlets and supervise and manage the performance of field agents;
• Plan and organize road shows and mobilisation of associations and communities to adopt improved stoves;
• Prepare and submit progress reports detailing activities undertaken, tasks (including monitoring plans) to be undertaken and indicators of performance and prepares progress reports for work implementation;
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned to support the achievement of organizational goals.

Required qualifications:

• Advanced Degree from a recognized university OR its equivalent, in related fields.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in management, coordination of development project in Sierra Leone.
• Demonstrated experience in energy, clean cooking and marketing sectors.
• Sound experience in organizing training, marketing and distribution activities, workshops, sensitization campaigns
• Knowledge of EnDev grant management principles and procedures (preferred)

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written);
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Detail-oriented and works with a high degree of accuracy.
• Highly organized and flexible.
• Strong team-building.
• Strong logical reasoning, critical thinking and problem solving;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet;

How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit their applications containing:

• Updated CV (no more than 3 pages) including a minimum of 2 referees from previous employers (name, designation-email address-contact number);
• Cover letter.
• Police clearance.
• Last certificates attained.

The application can be submitted:

By Hand:

The applications must be addressed in a sealed envelope to the office of the Country Representative of AVSI Sierra Leone, 5g off King Harman Road, New England, Freetown no later than 30th October 2023 at 4.00 p.m (Western African Time).

Or By email

The applications must be sent through e-mail at the following e-mail address Francesca.serra@avsi.org with in copy freetown@avsi.org and in subject ‘Application for “post AVSI/SRL/02/2023 – project coordinator ICS marketing and distribution” no later than 3rd of November 2023 at 4.00 p.m (Western African Time).

Please, note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted, and background check will be carried out in conformity with AVSI Child Safeguarding Policy.

If you are going to be selected as you are expected to comply and abide with all AVSI policies (e.g. AVSI Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEAH etc.).

3.) ICS Production Technical Project Coordinator

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

“ICS Production Technical Project Coordinator”

Post AVSI/SRL/01/2023

AVSI is a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO), recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and credited at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. AVSI is an authorized body for the implementation of international cooperation interventions, in Sierra Leone since 1999, with specific skills on the implementation of programs in education, child protection and youth employment. Please, refers to our media channels for further information.

Website: https://www.avsi.org/en/

Facebook: @AVSISierraLeone

With regards to the above and in the framework of the project “Boosting Market Development for Improved and clean Cookstove (ICS)” – energy and clean cooking sector – funded by EnDev, AVSI is currently seeking to recruit a:

Position: Project Coordinator – ICS Production Technical Coordinator

Scope of the position: The Project coordinator will be responsible to coordinate and implement the EnDev project aiming at boosting the market development for ICS.

Type of employment: Full time (40 hours per week) – National contract

Duty Station: Bo – with periodic visit to project sites

Department: Project

Report to: Project Manager and Program Coordinator

Summary of the key responsibilities:

• Organize and manage activities aimed at boosting market development for ICS, both on the supply and demand side and pilot HTC solutions, ensuring its timely and effective delivery for the achievement of expected outputs.
• Coordinate and oversee staff and contractors involved in the implementation of trainings and capacity building activities addressed to ICS producers;
• Ensure follow up to beneficiaries, ICS producers to monitor project progresses and redefine if needed strategies and activities.
• Facilitate context analysis, baseline studies, monitoring and evaluation of activities to identify current situations, future impacts, and guide implementation.
• Provide overall support to performance-based mechanism, during performance-based mechanism implementation and facilitate timely and qualitative implementation of the project in compliance with AVSI and donor requirements and regulations.
• Facilitate or initiate partnerships, networks coalitions and alliances with other stakeholders to improve project activities.
• Participate in coordination meeting with stakeholders to discuss work progress and develops appropriate strategies to ensure the attainment of project objectives and foster enabling environment for ICS market development;
• Prepare and submit progress reports detailing activities undertaken, tasks (including monitoring plans) to be undertaken and indicators of performance and prepares progress reports for work implementation;
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned to support the achievement of organizational goals.

Required qualifications:

• Advanced Degree from a recognized university OR its equivalent, in related fields
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in management, coordination of development project in Sierra Leone.
• Demonstrated experience in energy and clean cooking sectors.
• Sound experience in organizing technical assistance, training activities, workshops.
• Knowledge of EnDev grant management principles and procedures (preferred)

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written);
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Detail-oriented and capacity of working with a high degree of accuracy.
• Highly organized and flexible.
• Strong team-building.
• Strong logical reasoning, critical thinking and problem solving;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet;

How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit their applications containing:

• Updated CV (no more than 3 pages) including a minimum of 2 referees from previous employers (name, designation-email address-contact number);
• Cover letter.
• Police clearance.
• Last certificates attained.

The application can be submitted:

By Hand:

The applications must be addressed in a sealed envelope to the office of the Country Representative of AVSI Sierra Leone, 5g off King Harman Road, New England, Freetown no later than 3rd November 2023 at 4.00 p.m (Western African Time).

Or By email

The applications must be sent through e-mail at the following e-mail address francesca.serra@avsi.org with in copy freetown@avsi.org and in subject ‘Application for “post AVSI/SRL/01/2023 – project coordinator ICS technical production” no later than 3rd November 2023 at 4.00 p.m (Western African Time).

Please, note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted, and background check will be carried out in conformity with AVSI Child Safeguarding Policy.

If you are going to be selected as you are expected to comply and abide with all AVSI policies (e.g. AVSI Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEAH etc.).