Save the Children is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Project Officer - GCF (x10)
2.) Health and Nutrition Technical Specialist

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Project Officer - GCF

JOB TITLE: GCF Project Officers x10

Team Programme: Programme Operations

Location: Pujehun, Bonthe and Moyamba

GRADE: 4

Contract Length: 1 Year

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3 - The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people; in this context all posts are considered to be level 3 in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

ROLE PURPOSE: Save the Children is recruiting 10 Project Officers to lead the implementation of the Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project at the community level, a $27M, five-year project funded by the Green Climate Fund.

The Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project will be one of the largest community-based adaptation projects ever delivered in West Africa. Mainly funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it has been designed to improve the climate resilience of communities across 5 coastal districts of Sierra Leone. It will increase communities' resilience to climate variability, extremes and change and build the adaptive capacity required to ensure communities can maintain a good quality of life in the face of climate change.

The project will do this by:

•  Community mainstreaming of climate change adaptation through governance, partnerships, education and training,
•  Enhancing climate resilience of food production systems and value chains to secure food and livelihoods, especially for women, youth and children
•  Delivering ecosystems-based adaptation for coastal protection and natural resources

The SLCRP is a partnership between the Government of Sierra Leone through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Save the Children International Sierra Leone, supported by four other NGO implementing partners.

The Project Officers will be based in Pujehun, Bonthe and Moyamba, with frequent travels to stay overnight in riverine communities and they will be responsible for implementing project activities in their designated project communities, and in close collaboration with community structures, in order to achieve the overall project objectives; and will report to the District Project Managers. They will work in collaboration with government, local partners, and other project stakeholders; and with all other SCI staff from other departments and offices. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, they will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Manager

Staff directly reporting to this role: None

Budget responsibility: No

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project Implementation:

With guidance from the Project Manager and technical support from the Technical advisor and Project Director:

•  Conduct numerous project assessments (HEA/Market Assessment, Climate Health Assessment, etc), in the community; and report the outcomes of the assessments to guide project interventions in the community.
•  Develop community profiles, and recommendations for the provision of programming and technical support to the benefitting households.
•  Using the agreed criteria, and in collaboration with the community, ensure a transparent, accountable, and gender-equitable selection of project beneficiaries.
•  Work closely with local partners to establish community adaptation communities, Community Mangrove Stewardship Committee, Coastal Livelihoods Circles and WASH maintenance committees with the representation of women, men, girls and boys.
•  Conduct training for communities (based on capacity assessment) ensuring representation of women and youth, on planning for and responding to climate hazards.
•  Work closely with the community mangrove stewardship committee to conduct monitoring and training and awareness raising on conservation and restoration of mangroves.
•  Lead in the distribution of livelihood materials to project beneficiaries, as part of component two.
•  Work with MBSSE at the district level to conduct trainings for teachers and school pupils to build school-based resilience approach towards climate change and the establishment of gender-based school clubs for out of school adolescents.
•  Establish and train new VSLA groups in communities, and train existing groups where required using EA$E model.
•  Identifying and training VSLA members on financial literacy, entrepreneurship and business skills, and accessing existing finance (e.g. microfinance, bank loans), focusing on women and youth and mobile last-mile banking.
•  Train lead farmers and fishers / fish preservation practitioners on peer-to-peer extension services.
•  Work with skilled fishermen to facilitate the construction of Fish smoking ovens, solar dries and ensure they are in line with the project design and standards.
•  Work with the project team and the SCI Advocacy and Communications team to generate public awareness on Climate Change issues (especially the advantages of local production, quality, climate change and safety); and to communicate the project to a wide range of stakeholders
•  Facilitate the development of community bylaws on environmental protection and conservation/ community-led, participatory planning in national policy
•  Plan and implement all project activities within the scope of its design and results framework; and within the PMM / PRIME methodologies and systems.
•  Always upload project documents to the project team online shared folder.
•  maintain a quarterly planning cycle with the development of concept notes on a timely basis.
•  Perform any other duties and function as required by the Project Manager
•  ensure that the project fully meets all of SCI's key performance indicators (KPIs) as relevant.

Project Monitoring, Learning, and Accountability

•  Fully familiarize self with the project's design, objectives, activities, and results framework, and implement activities in line with these documents.
•  Work with the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team to ensure that the project's MEAL plan and tools are fully implemented, with regular and accurate data collection.
•  produce timely and accurate project reports, case studies, and other documents as required.
•  ensure that all project activities are planned, implemented, and documented in line with Save the Children's financial/procurement policies and procedures; and in line with the project budget.
•  Work to maintain solid, positive relationships with the project communities, including all stakeholders, service providers, agencies, and beneficiaries, especially children.
•  Participate in regular project review/learning sessions to assess anticipated & unanticipated outcomes, as well as all kick-off and closeout activities.
•  Support the project managers in facilitating donor visits, meetings, updates, and other events as relevant.
•  Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that all beneficiary accountability and feedback mechanisms are operational, functional, and used, including by children.
•  Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures, including, but not limited to fraud and anti-bribery, safeguarding and code of conduct, sexual harassment and gender equality; and ensure all project activities are implemented in line with safe programming protocols.
•  Work closely with other project/programme teams to ensure an integrated programme approach, identify ways of maximising links, sharing of experiences and lessons learnt,

Other

•  Other significant duties may be assigned by the line manager; participate in required training. ePw7rXl BIpnb
•  Ensure all project activities are implemented in line with safe programming procedures and protocols.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

•  accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
•  high level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
•  holds self and others accountable

Ambition

•  future-orientated, thinks pro-actively
•  sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
•  widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•  future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

•  working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
•  excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•  builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
•  approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS

BSc. /HND Certificate, Diploma in development studies, social work, sociology, agriculture, environment, with at least 2 years' experience in Food Security/Livelihoods, agricultural extension services or rural development.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

•  Experience implementing community development programmes, especially in rural communities, with a food security and livelihoods component (agriculture, savings and loan groups, cash/voucher assistance, etc.).
•  Experience in implementing conservation projects, Education, Community based adaptation projects (Social and Behavioural Change) and other multi-sectoral Programs is an advantage.
  •  Good written and spoken English; including documentation and report-writing skills.
  •  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to engage positively with people at all levels.
  •  Good training/facilitation skills.
  •  Experience in working with Government, NGOs, civil society organisations, etc., is an added advantage.
  •  Good skills in computer e.g. MS Word, MS Power Point and Excel.
  •  Experience developing activity budgets.
  •  Willingness to promote gender equality and social inclusion.
  •  Ability to be self-sufficient and resourceful, proactive in identifying and addressing challenges, yet consulting and asking for assistance as needed/relevant
  •  Ability and willingness to be based in project communities.
  •  Willingness to work in riverine communities.
  •  Possesses a valid motor bike riders' licence or is willing to learn.
  •  Willing to commit to Save the Children's aims, values and principles.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

About Us

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•  No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
•  All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
•  Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Job Info

•  Job Identification 7919
•  Job Category Programme Operations
•  Posting Date 06/14/2024, 08:44 AM
•  Apply Before 06/28/2024, 11:59 PM
•  Job Schedule Full time
•  Locations CO - Freetown

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2.) Health and Nutrition Technical Specialist

TITLE: Health and Nutrition Technical Specialist

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Development & Quality

LOCATION: Sierra Leone Country Office

GRADE: 2

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

Level 2: either the post holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or the post holder will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore, a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).

ROLE PURPOSE:  

The Health and Nutrition Technical Specialist will be responsible for ensuring that Health and Nutrition responses in Sierra Leone is supported with quality technical inputs and to drive the child survival breakthrough, drawing upon Health and Nutrition strategic priorities. The role will lead strategy development and the technical design and implementation of high-quality programmes that deliver change for children in both emergency and development programming. The role supports national advocacy and influencing, while driving strategic partnerships for new business development.  It supports the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our programmes, teams and partners. The role will also link with regional health, nutrition and WASH capacities where they exist, and contribute to regional learning, evidence generation and knowledge management where appropriate. The role will work closely with operations colleagues and partners in Sierra Leone, building the capacity ownership and agency of local organisations in health programming design and implementation. This position will be expected to engage with the country health and nutrition sector, and coordination mechanisms, as well as represent the organisation with key stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health, UN agencies, and key INGO / CSO. The role would be expected to support emergency preparedness, DRR and support the assessment, design and implementation of humanitarian responses with other Public Health staff in the country setting. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Programme Quality & Development Director

Staff reporting to this post: None. Expected to provide coaching and mentoring support to operational and other technical colleagues and local partners on areas related to Health and Nutrition common approaches and program quality.

Budget Responsibilities: None

Role Dimensions: The role is expected to foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Save the Children members, the Country Office Programme Development & Quality team, advocacy colleagues, Regional Advisors, technical counterparts in other organisation, donors etc. The role is also expected to engage with internal technical working groups and communities of practice.

Context: Humanitarian and development

Scope: Community health, health systems strengthening, adolescent sexual and reproductive health

Primary Technical areas: Health and Nutrition

Primary Sub technical area: Child Health, Maternal and New-born Health

Secondary Technical areas: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

1. Technical Leadership:
2. Provide technical leadership for Health and Nutrition for the Country Office, and set the strategic approach in relation to the wider country strategy
3. Capacity build, mentor and build a supportive health community across the Country Office, in conjunction with other public health colleagues in Health, Nutrition, and WASH.

1. Ensuring Programme Quality (Design & Implementation):
2. Work closely with new business development colleagues to identify and pursue funding opportunities that allow for both integration into broader programmes and standalone H&N projects; engage with technical partners, donors and colleagues across Save the Children
3. Lead the technical scoping, planning, and design and proposal writing during new programme development, and ensure that we design and deliver high quality integrated nutrition programmes for children with public health resources, building on global best practice.
4. Ensure that gender, disability and resilience considerations are reflected in our programme design and implementation.
5. Work with Child Rights Governance colleagues to ensure that a rights based approach is reflected in our programme design and implementation (in line with our child rights programming approach), with a strong focus on child participation
6. Promote a Health Systems Strengthening approach as the overarching framework, that supports working in collaboration and partnership with governments and national bodies, local partners and working towards impact, scale and sustainability.
7. Provide oversight and guidance to the programme implementation teams to ensure that thematic programme components are technically sound, implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies, acknowledged good practice (e.g. Save the Children Common Approaches); and are likely to achieve scale, as well as equitable and sustainable results.
8. Promote and monitor integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of nutrition programmes at the community level.
9. Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) teams to carry out gender and power analysis, and conduct quality monitoring against international standards through participatory methodologies that promote gender equality and social justice (including child-friendly and gender sensitive/transformative methodologies);.
10. Contribute towards the creation of an organisational learning culture that promotes the use of disaggregated data, evidence and analysis (including gender and power analysis) and understands its link to quality and accountable programming; Contribute to strengthening the use of equality-focused programme principles and good practice across themes and sectors.
11. Undertake field visits to project sites; work with implementation teams to understand impacts, operational challenges, and continuously identify opportunities for learning and improvement.
12. Contribute to organisational learning on health ensuring that learning from our programmes is shared across the Country Office and our partners, as well as with colleagues in the wider regional and global health, nutrition and WASH community in Save the Children. Contribute to strengthening the use of health competencies within training and learning initiatives in the sector.
13. Support Humanitarian colleagues (as needed) to develop emergency preparedness plans, and conduct sectoral assessments (including gender analysis and disability situation analysis using SC assessment processes and tools) and to design and deliver emergency response and recovery programmes. Ensure synergies between humanitarian Health & Nutrition teams, data and programme design.

Networking & External Engagement:

1. In alignment with Country Office strategy and leadership, engage in strategic positioning with donors, partners and government in-country, and ensure that Save the Children is a partner of choice in Health & Nutrition.
2. Ensure that Save the Children is influencing and learning from others through national technical coordination and networking bodies such as health and nutrition clusters and working groups.
3. Strengthen civil society engagement in national dialogues and policy processes through working closely with advocacy and child rights governance colleagues. Ensure that the diverse voices of children, girls and boys are equitably heard and represented in our child protection work.
4. Represent the program to National and Local government representatives, donors, partner agencies, etc. as required.
5. Ensure the quality, clarity and consistency of technical components of internal and external reports (e.g. programme reports, sit-reps, internal updates), working closely with awards, programme implementation and communications colleagues as needed.
6. Leverage and liaise with technical colleagues from across Save the Children, including technical working groups and centres of excellence, ensuring that learning from the Country Office is shared with others and global lessons brought back.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self -accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds their team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in accordance with the context, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own professional development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a national and even regional scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, technical advisors and working groups, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

The post holder must commit to work in an international agency that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and fights racism, gender inequality and discrimination in all forms; and to model positive behaviours that demonstrate a commitment to equality and respect to all colleagues, partners and communities.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Masters degree in Health, Nutrition, Public Health or related field or equivalent experience
• Nutrition, Health, Medical or Public Health undergraduate or related qualification

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 5 years’ experience of working in the Health & Nutrition in emergency or development settings, with preference for experience in Sierra Leone
• Understanding of the Health and Nutrition Thematic area in Sierra Leone, and an understanding of the health priorities impacted on by the regional or neighbouring situation.
• Understanding of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health thematic area in Sierra Leone.
• Familiar with health systems, and health service provision including community health and the engagement of civil society organisations.
• Good experience in training, and capacity building of workforce and health and nutrition staff
• Experience of the national context, strategies and policies to enable advocacy at national / regional level in order to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights, including the right to health services and food.
• Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources.
• Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn’t work for children
• Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement.
• Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical budgets as part of proposal design processes.
• Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery

KEY COMPETENCIES (Indicative / Key Competencies)

Technical competencies:

• Drives Quality Health and Nutrition Programming: Trains and mentors others on the application of relevant health sector standards
• Understanding of Impact of emergencies on health and nutrition programming and health outcomes: Engages in the humanitarian aid architecture, the cluster approach and inter-cluster coordination of public health information
• Able to build integrated multi-sectoral health and nutrition programmes: Builds the capacity of others to design and implement integrated health sensitive and specific programming and advocacy
• Able to link local to national and global level advocacy efforts, supporting localisation of change and influencing global policy development

Generic Competencies 

• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children
• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities 

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

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