🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ BRAC Sierra Leone – 2 Positions

BRAC Sierra Leone is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Resource Mobilisation Manager
2.) Communications Coordinator

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Resource Mobilisation Manager

Career with BRAC Sierra Leone

With over 100,000 employees reaching an estimated 135 million people, BRAC is the world’s largest non-governmental organization.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 and has since reached millions of people in 12 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of programmes and social enterprises, including in microfinance, education, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. BRAC believes that every person has inherent potential, and when an enabling environment is created and that potential is unleashed, even the poorest can become agents of positive change in their own lives, for their families and their communities.

BRAC is one of the few based in the South, BRAC Sierra Leone is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill up the following position:

Position: Manager, Resource Mobilisation 

Duty Station: BRAC Sierra Leone Country Office 

Purpose:

The Purpose of this role is to support the Country Director leading role in creating Partnership at country level. The role will search for new funding opportunities, development partnership with other organisations for consortium building, writing concept notes and proposals and support / lead donor liaison to secure funding for new projects and programmes for the country office.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead Proposal and Concept note writing, in cooperation within country program teams/ finance teams, with the support of Head office teams, GRP, Program, Finance, Legal.
• Identification of new funding opportunities through donor website, meetings and interaction with donors, national and international NGOs and other key stakeholders
• Tracking latest funding trends and contribute to the further development and implementation towards the relevant donor segments.
• Review the funding opportunities and check alignment with country strategy, organizational policies, programme priorities and country capacity etc.
• Assure BRAC SL pipeline management as well as compliance to SOPs etc.
• Coordinating and facilitating general information sharing with in country teams, GRP BI and BRACUS and BRACUK
• Gather information on country situation and become familiar with the requirements and guidelines of various funders.
• Identifying /establishing possible partnership and consortiums
• Support the development of program and country factsheets.
• Maintain database of funding situation, donor feedback and refusals; and share with BI HO and affiliates.
• Analyze the failed projects proposals, documentation and share with relevant authority for future improvement.

• Establish an archive of past and current proposals for any future/further reference.
• Attend donor liaison meeting, donor visits and answer funding related queries.
• Assure timely updates to country director and program director.

Person Specifications:

• • Results driven with demonstrated success raising development capital from a range of fundraising sources, including an appreciation of the changing donor and development funding landscape.
  • Demonstrated excellence in communication and working with diverse groups of people.
  • Excellent proposal writing/ report writing, donor requirement understanding/conceptual skills, coordination & networking (information gathering analysis), budgeting and presentation skills.
  • A confident communicator and presenter with excellent written and spoken English.
  • Knowledge, understanding of and commitment to poverty eradication, global justice, gender equality, etc.

• Ability to work in a collaborative, dispersed team to tight deadlines, providing critical insights into donor’s needs and to be an active member of a creative team.

Safeguarding:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in social science or relevant subject

Experience Requirements: 

At least 5 years’ experience in relevant experience.

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at [email protected] OR by hand to our Head Office 2 Samuel Bannister Drive, Wilberforce.

PLEASE MENTION THE NAME OF POSITION IN THE SUBJECT LINE

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Application deadline: 24th August 2023

Women are strongly encouraged to apply

2.) Communications Coordinator

Career with BRAC Sierra Leone

With over 100,000 employees reaching an estimated 135 million people, BRAC is the world’s largest non-governmental organization.

BRAC is a development success story, spreading anti-poverty solutions born in Bangladesh to 11 other developing countries in Asia and Africa, making it a global leader in providing opportunities for the world’s poor.

With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of tools including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. Of the world’s top development and humanitarian relief organizations, BRAC is one of the few based in the global South. BRAC Sierra Leone is looking for a skilled communicator, fast learner, and creative individual with strong work experience in the development sector. If you believe you are creative, competent, dynamic, and self-motivated then please apply for the following position.

Position: Communications Coordinator

Duty Station: BRAC Sierra Leone Country Office 

Purpose:

The Communications Coordinator is responsible for ensuring high quality, innovative and effective organisational communication to ensure capturing, promoting, and disseminating best practices of BRAC programmes in Sierra Leone to raise visibility and strengthen organisational profile. The job holder will enhance the image of BRAC in the country through building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders while maintaining sensitivity and integrity of information and demonstrate a collaborative approach in developing and leading the Unit. This role will have a close relationship with all programme and department Heads, Regional and Provincial Managers, dotted reporting to the BRAC International Head Office Communications team, and direct reporting to the Country Director.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Ensure the development and implementation of a flexible and result-oriented communications strategy for both internal and external communications.
• Generate ideas and create content for social media/digital channels. Develop content that is easily understandable, and readers can connect with. Write and edit programme participant/client stories, scripts for videos, blogs, case studies, factsheets, capacity statements, and annual reports. Maintain an editorial calendar and oversee the monthly and yearly content production process.
• Regularly monitor the Country-specific web page and sections to identify information that needs to be updated and follow through with the Head Office Comms team for keeping the website up to date.
• Capture and disseminate knowledge/best practices from the project/programme on a regular basis.
• Provide communications support during emergency situations and crisis management.
• Conceive media strategies and plan/implement those strategies to enhance the positioning of BRAC Country with the media, ministries, partners organizations and donors.
• Conceptualize and organize special events or BRAC Country with a view to reaching wider audience, and compile and generate relevant materials.
• Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels by implementing BRAC safeguarding policies. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment for all.
• Identify opportunities to share compelling content with the development communities of practice.
• Work with the wider BRAC communication teams to improve overall outreach and visibility efforts.
• Support to develop presentations, speeches, talking points. Connect and coordinate relevant opportunities for speaking engagements.
• Support creation or facilitate production via third-party vendors of communication products/videos that explain the BRAC Country’s programmes, approach, and the impact it has on households, wider community, other practitioners, and overall efforts to combat social challenges.
• Provide support in planning and implementation to achieve communications and marketing objectives of the Microfinance entity. Ensure brand consistency, boost media engagement through effective PR, and organise campaigns to enhance visibility of the One BRAC brand.
• Provide creative planning and execution support to develop social and behaviour change materials in coordination with internal and external design teams, product, impact and social performance experts and various functional leads of BRAC International Microfinance.

Person Specifications:

• Experience of working with Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW).
• Developing communications campaigns to raise voices of youth to bring about policy change.
• Excellent written and spoken fluency in English.
• Effective time management skills and ability to complete assigned tasks within deadlines.
• Must be a confident communicator and presenter.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, professional printing/publishing skills are essential, including ability to present concepts verbally.
• Strong hold on aligning all communication products with BRAC brand guidelines.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in digital media/social media.
• Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to management.
• Understanding of the local context and risks associated with dealing with stakeholders.
• An understanding of, and willingness to use, public opinion research and social media data to effectively develop strategies that build support for our values, and our policy advocacy are desirable.
• Strong initiative and follow-through, ability to shift priorities according to international news developments and ability to work well under pressure.
• Prior experience working with similar multi-faceted organisations is a plus.
• Knowledge of BRAC’s vision, mission, and programmes; good understanding of development themes and issues; very good knowledge of contemporary communication styles and platforms.
• Ability to plan strategic campaigns; project management and event management; expert in developing ideas and content for various digital media platforms; strong creative and technical writing abilities.

Safeguarding

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s any of the following:  Development Studies, Mass Communication, Geopolitics, Law, Sales, Public Policy/Administration, International Business, Economics, Business Administration, International Relations or equivalent with a demonstrable commitment to poverty reduction and social justice issues

Experience Requirements: 

• At least 5 years’ experience in relevant experience.

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at [email protected] OR by hand to our Head Office 2 Samuel Bannister Drive Freetown, Wilberforce.

PLEASE MENTION THE NAME OF POSITION IN THE SUBJECT LINE

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Application deadline: 25th August 2023

Women are strongly encouraged to apply