🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Brac Sierra Leone – 3 Positions

Brac is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Technical Coordinator – Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)
2.) Resource Mobilization Manager
3.) Technical Coordinator – Livestock and Market Development (LMD)

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Technical Coordinator – Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)

BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organisation, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries, including in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organisation of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity. As well as being the world’s biggest NGO by number of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number one NGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organisation committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first program outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 and has since reached millions of people in 11 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of programs and social enterprises, including in microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender and human rights. 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.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

In 2022, the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) announced an initiative that is creating a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which was further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches are being delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC Sierra Leone is implementing an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she can transition safely from adolescence to adulthood. She will be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.

In this regard, BRAC Sierra Leone is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position in Sierra Leone

JOB PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Programme Manager – AIM, the role of Technical Coordinator (TC – GESI) will be based at the country level. This role will provide overall technical coordination and leadership to the AIM country team to ensure all social empowerment related components of the program including social and economic empowerment training, disability inclusion, building awareness about social and health related issues such as sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), support for victims of violence and abuse, community-based case management and referrals, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education. The TC-GESI will coordinate closely with Technical Support Officers (TSOs) to ensure all GESI principles are maintained with quality in all aspects of the program delivery. The TC-GESI will work closely with the relevant TSOs, BRAC International (BI) technical anchors and other BRAC/non-BRAC technical experts to support the development and proper contextualization of the training modules; train staff on the newly developed training materials; finalize the detailed participant training rollout plans and co-lead and support the cascading down of the training. The TC-GESI will also play a critical role in identifying any existing capacity challenges in effectively delivering the social empowerment and livelihoods related interventions under the AIM program and will be proactive about addressing them in an efficient and timely manner. The TC will also support the operations team in budget development, in ensuring quality procurement and distribution.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program 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 and encourage others to do so.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Strong, smart, and ready to work.
• Healthy and honest
• Punctuality

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in International Development/ Gender/ Sociology/ Anthropology/ Social Studies or related courses.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in gender equality and social inclusion.
• Previous experience in providing technical assistance, training module development, training facilitation and providing supportive supervision to several team members.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, managing, and implementing program activities to promote gender equality and social inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate cultural sensitivity and maintain collaborative working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Experience of working in integrated programming, particularly for adolescent girls and young women is a plus.

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: CONTRACTUAL

SALARY: NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE

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]

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

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

Application deadline: 14^th March 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.

2.) Resource Mobilization Manager

Position: Resource Mobilization Manager

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 organizations 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: 14th March 2024

Women are strongly encouraged to apply

3.) Technical Coordinator – Livestock and Market Development (LMD)

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME:

In 2022, the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) announced an initiative that is creating a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which was further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches are being delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC Sierra Leone is implementing an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she can transition safely from adolescence to adulthood. She will be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.

In this regard, BRAC Sierra Leone is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position in Sierra Leone

JOB PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Programme Manager – AIM, the role of Technical Coordinator, Livelihood & Market Development (TC -LMD) will be based at the country level. This role will provide overall technical coordination and leadership to the AIM country team to ensure all livelihood and market development activities, including implementation of livelihoods, market development and market facilitation activities, are effectively delivered and on time.

This role will work closely with the relevant TSOs, BI technical anchors and other internal and external technical experts to develop country and asset-specific training modules; train frontline staff on the newly developed training materials; finalize the detailed participant training rollout plans and provide hands on support to the cascading down of the training.

The TC-LMD will also play a critical role in identifying existing capacity challenges in effectively delivering the livelihood and market development related interventions under the AIM program and will be proactive about addressing them in an efficient and timely manner. The role will also support the operations team in budgeting, in ensuring quality procurement, asset distribution and asset management support. An ideal candidate for this role must have previous experience in implementing livelihoods or related programs.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program 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 and encourage others to do so.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• • Strong, smart, and ready to work.
  • Healthy and honest

• Punctuality

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine/ Animal husbandry/ Forestry/ Crop Production/ Business Development/ Social Sciences or related courses.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in programs focused on livelihoods or economic development.
• Previous experience in providing technical assistance, training module development, training facilitation and providing supportive supervision to several team members.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, managing, and implementing program activities to promote gender equality and social inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate cultural sensitivity and maintain collaborative working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Familiarity with graduation approach is preferred.
• Experience of working in integrated programming, particularly for adolescent girls and young women is a plus.

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: CONTRACTUAL

SALARY: NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE

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]

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

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

Application deadline: 14th March 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.