🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Peace Child International – 2 Positions

Peace Child International is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Business Support Trainer
2.) Accountant

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Business Support Trainer

Job Description and Person Specification – Business Support Trainer

Peace Child International (PCI), a UK-based Non-Profit organization for the project ‘Be The Change Academy West Africa Network Continuation”, implemented by A World Institute for a sustainable humanity (AW.I.S.H). The main objective of this ongoing project is to improve the livelihoods of the vulnerable young women in Kenema District. The expected results of the project are the following:

1. Young women better able to manage growing business
2. Increased access to services (financial, technical, logistical etc) and support (moral, advice etc) for young women.

Principal responsibilities:

1. Facilitate the training and implementation of business development methodology “Be The Change Academy”
2. Support the creation and development of savings groups
3. Support project monitoring and evaluation

Supervisor: Project Coordinator

Duty Station: Kenema District

Other collaborators: AW.I.S.H Executive Director, AW.I.S.H Accountant, Other Business Support Trainers, PCI staff, local stakeholders, young women participants

Description of tasks:

Working under the direct responsibility of the AW.I.S.H Project Coordinator and in collaboration with the other members of the project team and PCI’s team, the Business Support Trainer will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. Facilitate the training and implementation of business development methodology “Be The Change Academy”
2. Support participants to assess their current situation and local markets to identify potential business ideas
3. Support participants to undertake detailed market research to inform business development decisions
4. Support participants to select a viable business idea

2. Support the creation and development of Savings Groups

1. Facilitate the BTCA savings group training to participants.
2. Support young women to define what role a savings group would play     and how it would respond to their needs
3. Facilitate creating links between women’s Savings groups and businesses to government services, micro-finance institutions and other service providers

3. Support project monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

1. Collect and compile M&E data from participants, past and present
2. Support the compilation and evaluation of participant business plans
3. Prepare regular activity progress reports

4. Other tasks

1. Support project financial management, ensuring that all expenditures are properly accounted for
2. Participate in technical project meetings
3. Undertake any other tasks as required by supervisor

Person Specification of the Business Advisor position:

This project seeks great communicators and facilitators, experience can be from a prayer group, a women’s group, school etc, that understand how young women live and run businesses in the informal economy.

Essential skills

• Demonstrated practical experience in communication and facilitation with groups of vulnerable young women
• Ability to speak fluently and write in main local languages
• Fluency in English spoken and written
• Good understanding of how young women run informal businesses
• Understanding of the local economy
• Integrity and a strong sense of responsibility
• Willing to travel by motorcycle over long distances on rural and urban roads
• Be of Sierra Leonean Nationality and ability to work in Kenema District

Desirable Qualification/ skills 

• Experience working on NGO projects

• Practical experience in supporting businesses
• Experience in connecting entrepreneurs with support services
• Experience in supporting creation of Savings groups (VSLAs)
• Experience in undertaking monitoring and evaluation surveys
• Diploma of Higher Education
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to use Android Tablet Computers
• Ability to drive by motorcycle over long distances on rural and urban roads

How to apply:

Applications should include:

• A detailed CV
• A letter of motivation
• The Position/ role that you are applying for in the subject line of your email

Candidates interested in this advertisement should send their application by email to the following address

[email protected] 

If anyone would like to learn more about the role before applying please visit the AWISH Office at 11 Ngegbai Street IDA Section, Kenema or call on WhatsApp line 078-73-73-25

Only selected candidates will be contacted with a view to interview. The closing date for applications is:

13 March, 2023.

The approximate start date of the contract is planned for the beginning of April and the post is based in Kenema. All candidates must be available to start at the beginning of April.

2.) Accountant

Job Description and Person Specification – Accountant

Peace Child International (PCI), a UK-based Non-Profit organization for the project ‘Be The Change Academy”, implemented by A World Institute for a sustainable humanity (AW.I.S.H). The main objective of this ongoing project is to improve the livelihoods of the vulnerable young women in Kenema District.

Objective of the job – Ensure the transparent financial management  of the budget allocated to AW.I.S.H for the Be The Change Academy Continuation project

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Update project financial reporting system (Excel system)
2. Ensure that project expenditures are liable and are recorded properly
3. Assure that bank transaction is carried out and manage petty cash
4. Support other aspects of office management (project logistics, security, housekeeping etc)

Supervisor: Project Coordinator

Other collaborators: AW.I.S.H Business Advisors, AW.I.S.H Executive Director, Peace Child International

Description of tasks: 

Working under the direct responsibility of the AW.I.S.H Coordinator and in collaboration with the other members of the project team and PCI’s team, The Accountant will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. Update project financial reporting system (Excel system)
   1. Support development of monthly cash flows with coordinator and business advisors, including developing budgets for activities
   2. Input cash transfers from PCI, transfers from USD to SLL account
   3. Input expenditures into the financial management Excel system
2. Ensure that project expenditures are liable and are recorded properly
   1. Ensure that each expenditure has an appropriate receipt an internal code, which makes the code in the financial management system for easy tracking
   2. Ensure that project receipts are properly filed
   3. Ensure that all expenses comply with the terms set out in the partner MoU
   4. Support preparations for the project audit
   5. Support team members to understand and respect project financial management procedures
3. Assure that bank transactions are carried out and manage petty cash
   1. Ensure proper management of the petty cash tin
   2. Ensure that all bank transactions related to the project are undertaken and recorded
4. Support other aspects of office management (project logistics, security, housekeeping etc)
   1. Participate in project meetings
   2. At the request of the coordinator support any other management aspects of the project

Profile Accountant

• Minimum three years’ experience in supporting the financial management of NGO / donor funded projects
• Degree in accounting
• Experience in filing and maintaining paper and digital records of expenditures
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Perfect understanding of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc)
• Capable of working in a team
• Honest and prioritizing need to be transparent

How to apply:

Applications should include:

• A detailed CV
• A letter of motivation
• The Position/ role that you are applying for in the subject line of your email

Candidates interested in this advertisement should send their application by email to the following address:

[email protected] 

If anyone would like to learn more about the role before applying please visit the AWISH Office at 11 Ngegbai Street IDA Section, Kenema or call on WhatsApp line 078-73-73-25

Only selected candidates will be contacted with a view to interview. The closing date for applications is:

13 March, 2023.

The approximate start date of the contract is planned for the beginning of April and the post is based in Kenema. All candidates must be available to start at the beginning of April.