🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Concern Worldwide – 4 Positions

Concern Worldwide is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Procurement Officer
2.) MEAL Officer—UNIFAC Project
3.) MEAL Officer (LANN-NSC)
4.) Project Officer – Quality Health Services

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Procurement Officer

Concern Worldwide is a nongovernmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Concern Worldwide’s integrated programming approach aims to tackle all dimensions of poverty, focusing on the overlapping areas of health, education and livelihoods while maintaining our response to emergencies. Concern fully integrates equality in all its work, with emphasis on a gender transformative approach. Concern Worldwide has been operational in Sierra Leone since 1996. . Concern currently operates in the Districts of Western Area Urban (Freetown), Western Area Rural, Tonkolili and Port Loko – as well as remotely in Kambia, Koinadugu, Falaba, Bombali and Karene.

On  this note, Concern would like to invite well experienced and professional applicants for the under mentioned role:

Job TitleProcurement OfficerReports to:Area CoordinatorDirect reports:NoneLiaises with:

Internal – Logistics(Transport, Warehouse, IT), HR, Finance and Programmes

External – local authorities, government agencies, suppliers and partners

Job Location:Mile 91 with occasional visits to program activity sites.Contract Details:Fixed termJob Purpose:Under the direction of and reporting to the Area coordinator, the Procurement Officer will have ultimate responsibility for cost effective and fully accountable to the organization  procurement and will be responsible for management of the procurement functions within Concern Worldwide operations in Mile 91.  The officer is expected to successfully manage the quality and efficiency of all procurement and purchasing activities while ensuring integrity, transparency and accountability.

Main duties & 

Responsibilities:

Under the overall of the Area Coordinator, specific duties and responsibilities of the procurement officer include;

• Work with the program, Logistics staff and HR and Admin Officer to ensure procurement needs are planned in advance and that all staff are knowledgeable about the documentation needed to support the procurement and payment process.
• Working with staff to determine the purchasing requirements from different departments, collating orders with the view of processing requests.
• Ensuring best value in terms of prices, delivery, quality etc., and that purchase procedures are properly implemented as per concern system
• Seek quotations for supplies as and when required, negotiating prices and conditions of purchasing contracts.
• Prepare orders for the supplies based on quotations received and undertake the timely purchase of supplies.
• Maintain accurate purchase files, ensuring that the correct paperwork is completed and retained.
• Researching and identifying potential new suppliers and review list every six months or where necessary depending upon the approval of Management.
• Keeping up to date with market trends and information.
• Processing payment and invoices.
• Monitoring of stock levels how and when required to replenish.
• Update and circulate to relevant staff the procurement tracker every Friday.
• Work closely with the store Keeper alerting him of the supply pipeline and issue copies of the POs for the Store Keeper to verify with the vendor supplies.
• Maintain an Approved Suppliers List for all categories of procurement.
• Fully manage compliant procurement systems and operating procedures and organize the procurement functions and ensure adherence by all stakeholders to the policies through training and capacity strengthening
• Oversee reports preparation, consolidate reporting and analyze data for decision-making.
• Ensure all required information and records are complete, accurate, up-to-date, and properly filed.
• Maintain an up-to-date procurement plan and collaborate with budget holders to develop annual budget plans that meet procurement needs of the district.
• Ensure the highest level of transparency and integrity in the procurement unit and prevent fraud along the procurement process.
• Monitor payment terms and oversee and coordinate with the finance team to ensure timely payments to vendors.

Any other duties as maybe deemed necessary and/or assigned by the Area  Coordinator

Person specification:

Education  

• University Degree in Business Studies or in logistics and supply chain management.
• Relevant Diplomas and short courses in Procurement, Logistics or Stores Management
• English Language Qualification

Experience Required:

• At least 2 years working experience in Logistics and/ or Administration
• Working Knowledge of the Procurement Cycle, Fleet management and Warehouse management
• Ability to work well under pressure and in response to changing needs
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, training skills and writing skills

• Leadership skills, Excellent English and Krio speaking/writing skills required.

Emergency responseConcern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Sierra Leone Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organizationHIV & AIDS

Concern Sierra Leone is committed to respond to HIV & AIDS and to a supportive working environment for those infected or affected.  Each staff member is required to contribute to achieving this commitment by:

• Raising awareness and being updated on HIV & AIDS issues.
• Protecting him/herself and colleagues.

Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination.

Gender Equality

Concern Worldwide in Sierra Leone recognizes that the establishment of equality of opportunity between men and women is fundamental to both the achievement of fairness and to poverty elimination.

Therefore, each staff member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes.

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies 

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to SME&Lrify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.  

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should apply with:

• An application letter clearly justifying how you meet the selection criteria
• Recent Curriculum Vitae including names and full contact addresses of three (3) referees, one of whom must be their current or most recent employer.  
• Candidates must state the position of each referee and his/her relationship to the candidate.
• A copy of a valid labour card must be attached to ALL applications (written or electronic)
• Police Clearance will be required from the successful candidate

Applications should be sent either through email or by hard copy to the following addresses.

You can send through email to [email protected] OR deliver in Hard copy to the below locations

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 20 Old Railway Line – Signal Hill, Freetown

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 156A Freetown Highway Mile 91, Tonkolili.

HR Department, 24 Upper Kamara Lane, Back of EDSA Substation, Port Loko 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in position above

(by email please put the reference in the SUBJECT heading).

Closing date for receipt of applications for the above vacancy is 17.00 on Monday 24th June 2024

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A COPY OF THE APPLICATION LETTER (written or typed) MUST BE SENT TO THE NGO DESK OFFICER, MINISTRY OF LABOUR & SOCIAL, NEW ENGLAND OR EMAILED TO Email: [email protected] 

“FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY”

2.) MEAL Officer—UNIFAC Project

Job TitleMEAL OfficerReports to:M&E CoordinatorDirect reports:NoneLiaises with:National Health Coordinator, Project Coordinator, District Delivery Managers, other Concern program field teamJob Location:Freetown, with frequent travel project sitesContract Details:5 MonthsProject:UNICEF Vaccination projectJob Purpose:Reporting to M&E Coordinator, will work very closely with UNICEF Project Coordinator and District Delivery Managers. S/he is responsible for technical supervision of program activities and support to the establishment and maintenance of the routine program monitoring system, including data management (focusing on database design, quality, aggregation & data presentation at district level), facilitate routine data collection, compilation, analysis & reporting. Assist in evaluation & assessment of vaccination project, and contribute to knowledge management of vaccination project.

Main duties & 

Responsibilities:

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintaining a database for UNICEF vaccination project M&E activities—baselines, assessments, reviews and evaluations—tracking their implementation where appropriate;
• Contributing to the design of M&E methodology and indicators by the UNICEF vaccination project team, and promotion of boys & girls participation in M&E planning and accountability;
• Participating in the development of tools and guidelines for data collection, collation and reporting, for instance ensure that projects have clear MEL plans, as well as tracking of total beneficiary reach;
• Conduct data quality assessment to ensure that data reported is validated, is accurate and consistent while providing feedback as necessary to program teams;
• Maintain an action tracker for the program while ensuring that actions agreed upon from debrief meetings with program team are actioned;
• Support the implementation of processes to review the quality of program data, collection methods and the suitability of the existing data for the provision of sound baseline information;
• Take an active role in ensuring program staffs are compliant in uploading DDG into necessary app systems and maintain such database systems.
• Take an active role in ensuring program data collection process is in full compliant with the Do No Harm (DNH) and Child Safeguarding principles and requirements.

Specific Responsibilities:

Program Design and learning:

• With support from the M+E coordinator, establish and maintain project level information    management system;
• Support the development, piloting and roll-out of monitoring tools that capture both program activity and indicator progress;
• Ensure records are checked during program review meetings for accuracy and provide support where necessary and share data with UNICEF project coordinator.

Monitoring

• Monitor the project performance indicators taking into account the UNICEF vaccination project M&E plan;
• With support from the project coordinator, collect program field level information as required by Concern, donor and/or stakeholders and ensure compliance with the selected criteria;
• Ensure the proper use of tracking tools, and the conscious use of data while respecting beneficiaries’ confidentiality rules, DNH and Child Safeguarding principles and requirements;
• Work closely with program team and partners to ensure that data related to the indicators they provide meet contractual commitments with Concern and donor requirements;
• Ensure quality control of data provided by program team and partners;
• Conduct back-checks and audits of monitoring data of Program indicators;
• Monitor the verification of data collected and reported by Program team and partners.
• Document findings from data quality audits and store in project files to ensure collective and sustainable access;
• Provide technical assistance to project staffs on the program information management system, proper data collection and record keeping;
• Support the coordinator to update program M&E plan timely to ensure program staff is informed on status and quality of implementation;

Reviews & Evaluation

• Participate in the activities related to the evaluation/ impact studies of the different program components (baseline assessment, mid-term evaluation, final evaluation, including quantitative as well as qualitative evaluations);
• Contribute to the design and revision of data collection tools;
• Participate in the training of program teams and partners on the methodology and procedures of data collection and quality control;
• Organize data collection (qualitative and quantitative) of the program in the field and ensure the quality of data collected for evaluations;
• Ensure action points are followed up as needed and verify entered data for completeness, correctness, and consistency, following up on any data quality issues with the Consortium M&E Manager;
• Support the implementation of processes to review the quality of existing project data, information collection methods and the suitability of the existing data for the provision of sound baseline information;
• Maintaining a tracking spreadsheet for M&E activities and events – baselines, assessments, reviews, evaluations – tracking trends and recommendations, progressing their implementation where appropriate.

Database management, Information Management and Reporting

• Ensure that the reporting system follows the monitoring and evaluation framework;
• Provide M&E inputs for reports written during project implementation at the field level and ensure that reporting and monitoring data respect donor indicators and requirements;
• Prepare, produce and present M&E activity reports, with analyzes and summaries, to M&E Manager/Coordinator and UNICEF project coordinator;
• Contribute to documenting lessons learned, best practices and success stories of the program for sharing with the Program hierarchy and various partners;
• Prepare and produce reports on program monitoring and evaluation activities to inform monthly/quarterly reports to be submitted to the Program hierarchy;

Person specification:

Education, Qualifications & Experience Required

Education    

University Degree in M&E, Mathematics, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field

Experience Required:

• Two years of related work experience in M&E in Health project.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access and Word;
• Strong data collection, analysis and report writing skills;
• Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems;
• Familiarity with result framework analysis and M&E plan implementation;
• Experience in conducting assessments;
• Strong experience working with community groups;
• Good verbal communication skills in local languages and working knowledge of English;
• Ability to clearly convey concepts to populations with limited numeracy and literacy skills;
• Excellent training and mentoring skills with ability to work as part of a team with diverse backgrounds;
• Willingness to travel frequently to field sites.

Preferred Qualities

• Three years’ experience working in monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience working in health projects and in rural settings.
• Previous experience working with NGOs a plus

Emergency responseConcern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Sierra Leone Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organizationHIV & AIDS

Concern Sierra Leone is committed to respond to HIV & AIDS and to a supportive working environment for those infected or affected.  Each staff member is required to contribute to achieving this commitment by:

• Raising awareness and being updated on HIV & AIDS issues.
• Protecting him/herself and colleagues.

Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination.

Gender Equality

Concern Worldwide in Sierra Leone recognizes that the establishment of equality of opportunity between men and women is fundamental to both the achievement of fairness and to poverty elimination.

Therefore, each staff member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes.

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies 

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to SME&Lrify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.  

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should apply with:

• An application letter clearly justifying how you meet the selection criteria
• Recent Curriculum Vitae including names and full contact addresses of three (3) referees, one of whom must be their current or most recent employer.  
• Candidates must state the position of each referee and his/her relationship to the candidate.
• A copy of a valid labour card must be attached to ALL applications (written or electronic)
• Police Clearance will be required from the successful candidate

Applications should be sent either through email or by hard copy to the following addresses.

You can send through email to [email protected] OR deliver in Hard copy to the below locations

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 20 Old Railway Line – Signal Hill, Freetown

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 156A Freetown Highway Mile 91, Tonkolili.

HR Department, 24 Upper Kamara Lane, Back of EDSA Substation, Port Loko 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in position above

(by email please put the reference in the SUBJECT heading).

Closing date for receipt of applications for the above vacancy is 17.00 on Tuesday 25th June 2024

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A COPY OF THE APPLICATION LETTER (written or typed) MUST BE SENT TO THE NGO DESK OFFICER, MINISTRY OF LABOUR & SOCIAL, NEW ENGLAND OR EMAILED TO Email: [email protected] 

“FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY”

3.) MEAL Officer (LANN-NSC)

Concern would like to invite well experienced and professional applicants for the under mentioned role:

Job TitleMEAL Officer (LANN-NSC)Reports to:LANN-NSC Project Manager (Matrix managed by MEAL Coordinator)Direct reports:NoneLiaises with:

– All project team members; M&E staff in Port Loko; MEAL Coordinator and Programme Quality unit in Freetown.

– Port Loko Base Manager; PL & Freetown finance, system and HR staff; Equality and Gender Advisor.

– Welthungerhilfe (WHH) project MEL team

-District stakeholders -District M&E Officer; Relevant Chiefdom and Community Stakeholders.

Job Location:Port Loko Town – Concern office – with frequent travel to LANN-NSC Project communities in Lokomasama and Kamasondo Chiefdoms.Contract Details:6 MonthsProject:Linking Agriculture, Natural Resources and Nutrition (LANN)-Nutrition Smart Community approach (NSC)Job Purpose:Reporting to MEAL coordinator and working very closely with Project Manager. S/he is responsible for technical supervision of project activities and support to the establishment and maintenance of the routine project monitoring system, including data management (focusing on database design, quality, aggregation & data presentation at district level), facilitate routine data collection, compilation, analysis & reporting. Assist in baseline, assessments and evaluation of LANN-NSC project, and contribute to knowledge management of the project – identifying and documentation of success and case stories.

Main duties & 

Responsibilities:

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintaining a database for LANN-NSC MEL activities—baselines, assessments, reviews and evaluations—tracking their implementation where appropriate;
  • Contributing to the design of MEL methodology and review of logframe indicators with the LANN-NSC team – in coordination with WHH – with promotion of project stakeholders and beneficiaries participation in MEL planning, implementation and accountability;
  • In coordination with WHH participate in the development of tools and guidelines for data collection, collation and reporting, for instance ensure the project have clear MEL plans, Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT) as well as tracking of total beneficiary reach;
  • Conduct data quality assessment to ensure that data reported is validated, is accurate and consistent while providing feedback as necessary to project teams;
  • Maintain an action tracker for the project while ensuring that actions agreed upon from review/reflection meetings with project team are actioned;
  • Participate in the design and implementation of the project baseline, mid-term and endline (led by WHH);
• As necessary, train and support field staff to use digital data gathering (DDG) devices and take an active role in ensuring project staffs are compliant in uploading DDG into necessary app systems and maintain such database systems.
• Take an active role in ensuring project data collection process is in full compliant with the Do No Harm (DNH) and Child Safeguarding principles and requirements.

Specific Responsibilities:

Project Design and learning:

• In coordination with the WHH MEL Manager and with support from the Concern MEAL Coordinator:
  •  Establish and maintain project level information  management system;
  • Support the development, piloting and roll-out of monitoring tools that capture both project activity and indicator progress;
• Ensure records are checked during project review meetings for accuracy and provide support where necessary and share data with LANN-NSC Project Manager.

Monitoring

• Monitor the project performance indicators taking into account the LANN-NSC project MEL plan;
• With support from the LANN-NSC Project Manager, collect project field level information of the project beneficiary communities as required by Concern, WHH, donor and/or stakeholders and ensure compliance with the selected criteria;
• Ensure the proper use of tracking tools, and the conscious use of data while respecting beneficiaries’ confidentiality rules, DNH and Child Safeguarding principles and requirements;
• Work closely with project team and WHH to ensure that data related to the indicators meet contractual commitments with Concern and donor requirements;
• Ensure quality control of data provided by project team;
• Conduct back-checks and audits of monitoring data of Project indicators;
• Monitor the verification of data collected and reported by Project team;
• Document findings from data quality audits and store in project files to ensure collective and sustainable access;
• Provide technical assistance to project staff on the project information management system, proper data collection and record keeping – support project staff to understand the project log frame, objectives, indicators, and targets;
• Support the MEAL Coordinator and Project Manager to update project MEL plan timely to ensure project staff (WHH) is informed on status and quality of implementation;

Reviews & Evaluation

• Participate in the activities related to the evaluation/ impact studies of the different project components (baseline assessment, mid-term evaluation, final evaluation, including quantitative as well as qualitative evaluations);
• Contribute to the design and revision of data collection tools;
• Participate in the training of project teams and stakeholders on the methodology and procedures of data collection and quality control;
• Organize data collection (qualitative and quantitative) of the project in the field and ensure the quality of data collected for baseline and evaluations;
• Ensure action points are followed up as needed and verify entered data for completeness, correctness, and consistency, following up on any data quality issues with MEAL Coordinator/WHH;
• Support the implementation of processes to review the quality of existing project data, information collection methods and the suitability of the existing data for the provision of sound baseline information;
• Maintaining a tracking spreadsheet for MEL activities and events – baselines, assessments, reviews, evaluations – tracking trends and recommendations, progressing their implementation where appropriate.
• Assist with the organization and facilitation of project participatory review meetings with project staff and stakeholders and follow up on the implementation of the action points;

Database management, Information Management and Reporting

• Ensure that the reporting system follows the MEL framework;
• Provide MEL inputs for reports written during project implementation at the field level and ensure that reporting, monitoring and learning data respect donor indicators and requirements;
• Prepare, produce and present MEL activity reports, with analyzes and summaries, to MEAL Coordinator and LANN-NSC Project Manager;
• Contribute to documenting lessons learned, best practices and success stories of the project for sharing with the Concern, WHH and various stakeholders;
• Prepare and produce reports on project monitoring, evaluation and learning activities to inform monthly/quarterly reports to be submitted to the WHH;

Other responsibilities:

• Promote full accountability and staff, partner, etc. compliance with Concern’s Code of Conduct & Associated Policies, including promotion of Concern’s Complaints & Response Mechanism (CRM), to ensure maximum protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of Concern’s resources;
• Ensure that Cross cutting themes: Gender & Equality and COVID-19 prevention are mainstreamed in all activities;
• Build and maintain effective professional relationships with community leaders and animators to aid successful programming;
• Complete any reasonable task requested by the Supervisor.

Person specification:

Education, Qualifications & Experience Required

Education    

• University Degree in M&E, Mathematics, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field

Experience Required:

• Two+ years of related work experience in M&E in a livelihood project;
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access and Word;
• Strong data collection, analysis and report writing skills;
• Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems;
• Familiarity with result framework analysis and MEL plan implementation;
• Experience in conducting assessments;
• Strong experience working with community groups;
• Good verbal communication skills in local languages (Krio and Temni) and working knowledge of English;
• Ability to clearly convey concepts to populations with limited numeracy and literacy skills;
• Excellent training and mentoring skills with ability to work as part of a team with diverse backgrounds;
• Willingness to travel frequently to field sites.

Preferred Qualities

• Three years’ experience working in monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience working in gender focused livelihoods and nutrition projects and in rural settings.

• Previous experience working with NGOs a plus

Emergency responseConcern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Sierra Leone Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organizationHIV & AIDS

Concern Sierra Leone is committed to respond to HIV & AIDS and to a supportive working environment for those infected or affected.  Each staff member is required to contribute to achieving this commitment by:

• Raising awareness and being updated on HIV & AIDS issues.
• Protecting him/herself and colleagues.

Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination.

Gender Equality

Concern Worldwide in Sierra Leone recognizes that the establishment of equality of opportunity between men and women is fundamental to both the achievement of fairness and to poverty elimination.

Therefore, each staff member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes.

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies 

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to SME&Lrify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.  

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should apply with:

• An application letter clearly justifying how you meet the selection criteria
• Recent Curriculum Vitae including names and full contact addresses of three (3) referees, one of whom must be their current or most recent employer.  
• Candidates must state the position of each referee and his/her relationship to the candidate.
• A copy of a valid labour card must be attached to ALL applications (written or electronic)
• Police Clearance will be required from the successful candidate

Applications should be sent either through email or by hard copy to the following addresses.

You can send through email to [email protected] OR deliver in Hard copy to the below locations

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 20 Old Railway Line – Signal Hill, Freetown

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 156A Freetown Highway Mile 91, Tonkolili.

HR Department, 24 Upper Kamara Lane, Back of EDSA Substation, Port Loko 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in position above

(by email please put the reference in the SUBJECT heading).

Closing date for receipt of applications for the above vacancy is 17.00 on Tuesday 25th June 2024

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A COPY OF THE APPLICATION LETTER (written or typed) MUST BE SENT TO THE NGO DESK OFFICER, MINISTRY OF LABOUR & SOCIAL, NEW ENGLAND OR EMAILED TO Email: [email protected] 

“FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY”

4.) Project Officer – Quality Health Services

Concern would like to invite well experienced and professional applicants for the under mentioned role:

Job TitleProject Officer – Quality Health ServicesReports to:District Delivery ManagerDirect reports:NoneLiaises with:

• All project team members and partners in district
• Area Coordinator; District & Freetown finance, system and HR staff; Freetown PDQ Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Equality and Gender Advisor, Advocacy and Communications Manager, Accountability Supervisor and Partnership Manager, Livelihoods Coordinator.

Relevant Community, Chiefdom and District stakeholders from Ministries and District Council as well as Private sector actors.

Job Location:Western Area UrbanContract Details:Fixed TermProject:Saving Lives Phase 3Job Purpose:Concern Worldwide is recruiting District based project officers for the Saving Lives 3 program in Sierra Leone based in Western Area Urban. The project officers will work under the oversight of the District Delivery Manager in the respective districts. This position is contingent on funding.

Main duties & 

Responsibilities:

Specific Roles and Responsibilities – Under the supervision of the District Delivery Manager

Project specific;

Oversee and ensure quality of activities and outcomes for the community system strengthening activities under Saving Lives phase 3

Increased access to quality Health services

• Provide monitoring for the cascade mentorship program to ensure CHC mentors are visiting the target CHPs and MCHPs.
• Support the health facilities to track and document priority health issues as part of the Surge approach.
• Support the regular community data review through community dialogue meetings.
• Support the interaction between CHWs, community members and health facilities.
• Support the M&E team to conduct regular mystery client visits.
• Support the mentorship or health facilities on Adolescent and youth friendly services and respectful and dignified nursing care.

Programme Cycle Management:

• Oversee, manage and ensure quality implementation of activities and achievement of Saving Lives Project 3 outcomes coordinating with district counterparts in DHMTs as well as community stakeholders
• Prepare regular narrative reports on project activities and submit to District Delivery Manager.
• Ensure all aspects of project activities under their responsibility adhere to programme quality standards and policies (PM&E, accountability and mainstreaming) in a coherent and integrated manner;
• Ensure that the project activities under their responsibility are accurately reflected in the integrated MEAL system, identifying activities to be monitored and data to be collected;
• highlight areas of the adaptation of District context;
• Contribute to the designing and delivery of training models, learning processes, resources, materials and workshops in your technical area of expertise;
• Participate as active participant in relevant project training of trainers;
• Ensure identification of and documentation of good practices (with PDQ unit);
• Build and maintain effective professional relationships with community leaders, Chiefdom, District stakeholders, project animators and implementing partners to aid successful programming;
• Participate in project planning and review meetings with staff, partners and stakeholders and ensure that key recommendations and learning are incorporated into day to day project implementation;
• Submit weekly work plans aligned with the overall programme implementation plan and monthly reports to District Delivery Manager;
• Contribute to the development of monthly, quarterly and annual reports;
• Preparation of documentation (ToR, SRs, training curriculum, budget, float request, transport request…) for a programmatic and logistical preparation to implement agreed field activities – trainings, workshops, coaching and monitoring visits;
• Participate and support project inception activities in district

Other responsibilities:

• Promote full accountability and staff, compliance with Concern’s Code of Conduct & Associated Policies, including promotion of Concern’s Complaints & Response Mechanism (CRM), to ensure maximum protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of Concern’s resources;
• Under the supervision of the District Delivery Manager, ensure the mainstreaming of cross cutting themes by field officers in all activities: Gender and Equality; Environment and climate adaption, Protection, DRR and Partnership;
• Participate relevant meetings at District level;

• Complete any reasonable task requested by the Line Manager.

Person specification:

Essential

• University degree in relevant area (Health; CHO, Midwife, SECHN, gender, community development, human rights, social studies, or accepted equivalent professional experience;
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in project implementation ideally integrated nutrition projects and/or gender empowerment and transformation;
• Minimum 3 year working with NGOs or CSOs;
• Field experience in community based projects working directly with communities, partners and government officials;
• Strengths in community mobilization, fostering multi-stakeholder networks and platforms and knowledge of participatory approaches.

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including report writing;
• Initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision; ability to work both as part of a team & independently;
• Enthusiastic, energetic and motivated;
• Ability to motivate and inspire others;
• Ability to work as part of a team for shared results and learning;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Excellent supervision skills;
• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel);
• Experience in working with district sector offices (such as gender WASH, Nutrition, health…), local NGOs and INGOs;
• Strong spoken skills in Temne and Krio;

• Valid motorbike license and ability to ride (desirable).

Emergency responseConcern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Sierra Leone Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organizationHIV & AIDS

Concern Sierra Leone is committed to respond to HIV & AIDS and to a supportive working environment for those infected or affected.  Each staff member is required to contribute to achieving this commitment by:

• Raising awareness and being updated on HIV & AIDS issues.
• Protecting him/herself and colleagues.

Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination.

Gender Equality

Concern Worldwide in Sierra Leone recognizes that the establishment of equality of opportunity between men and women is fundamental to both the achievement of fairness and to poverty elimination.

Therefore, each staff member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes.

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies 

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to SME&Lrify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.  

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should apply with:

• An application letter clearly justifying how you meet the selection criteria
• Recent Curriculum Vitae including names and full contact addresses of three (3) referees, one of whom must be their current or most recent employer.  
• Candidates must state the position of each referee and his/her relationship to the candidate.
• A copy of a valid labour card must be attached to ALL applications (written or electronic)
• Police Clearance will be required from the successful candidate

Applications should be sent either through email or by hard copy to the following addresses.

You can send through email to [email protected] OR deliver in Hard copy to the below locations

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 20 Old Railway Line – Signal Hill, Freetown

                                           HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 156A Freetown Highway – Mile 91, Tonkolili.

HR Department, 24 Upper Kamara Lane, Back of EDSA Substation, Port Loko 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in position above

(by email please put the reference in the SUBJECT heading).

Closing date for receipt of applications for the above vacancy is 17.00 on Tuesday 25th June 2024

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A COPY OF THE APPLICATION LETTER (written or typed) MUST BE SENT TO THE NGO DESK OFFICER, MINISTRY OF LABOUR & SOCIAL, NEW ENGLAND OR EMAILED TO Email: [email protected] 

“FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY”