Job Vacancies @ Trócaire – 3 Positions
Trócaire is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) Chief of Party
2.) Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
3.) Project Manager
See job details and how to apply below.
1.) Chief of Party
Description
Trócaire works in partnership with local organisations in developing countries and with people in Ireland to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Together, we create positive and lasting change. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
In Sierra Leone, Trócaire works to achieve climate and environmental justice; ensure women and girls’ protection, voice & influence; and save lives and protect human dignity. Trócaire supports work on the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, women’s political participation and leadership, sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment, natural resource management and environmental conservation, and humanitarian preparedness and response.
Trócaire works exclusively with local partners and actively supports localised development and humanitarian aid. Supporting local civil society organisations to strengthen their organisational, institutional, financial, technical, and managerial capacities is core to Trócaire’s partnership approach in Sierra Leone. Trócaire’s Sierra Leone country programme also works closely with, contributing to and drawing support from, Trócaire’s global hub on partnership and localisation based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Trócaire is currently seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated 3-year USAID-funded People to People Peacebuilding project in Sierra Leone. The role will be responsible for providing overall leadership management and general technical direction of the entire project activity, ensuring an integrated vision among different components and actors, and a focus on achieving the results defined in the Agreement. The COP will identify issues and risks related to the activity implementation in a timely manner and suggest appropriate activity adjustments. This individual will be the key liaison with USAID, government, and all other counterparts, implementing partners and other partners involved with the activity. The COP will identify issues and risks related to the activity implementation in a timely manner and suggest appropriate activity adjustments.
The exciting and fast-paced role ensures that programmes align with Trócaire’s policies, incorporate research and innovation, and inform policy and advocacy work locally and internationally.
This role is contingent on funding.
Requirements
- A minimum of a master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in international Development, public/business administration, peace and conflict studies, international relations, other social sciences, or a similar relevant field, and at least 10 years of experience in donor-funded project management in post-conflict or fragile states. A master’s degree may be substituted by a bachelor’s degree and at least 12 years relevant management, supervisory, technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope and scale to this activity
- At least 10 years of relevant management, supervisory, technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope and scale to this activity; at least 10 years of experience in managing large scale activities, strategic planning and implementation of related activities.
- Excellent relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
- Strong communications and presentation skills; able to develop tailored and persuasive messaging for varied audiences.
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
- Experience in budgetary and financial management.
- In-depth understanding of programming in a partnership model and working in a partnership-based INGO.
- Sound and up to date knowledge of development concepts, methodologies and techniques, including results-based management, programme cycle management, M&E, and organisational development.
- Experience in human resource management.
- Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching/mentoring skills.
- Demonstrable experience in promoting gender equity through programming and within an INGO.
- Solid experience in managing diverse teams in a multi-cultural environment and playing a leadership role in ensuring cohesiveness, inclusion and development of staff at all levels.
- Experience working with management information systems.
- Experience in Africa, and Sierra Leone is preferred.
- Demonstrated success in complex donor program management including experience in the following: peacebuilding approaches, youth and women’s empowerment, developing program work plans, developing program budgets, managing program implementation, and fielding and managing short term technical assistance for donor-funded programs (preferably USAID-funded programs).
- Professional and/or technical knowledge of peace studies/conflict management processes in Africa, or a post-conflict or fragile state.
- Ability to develop a common vision among partners and lead multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience in technical capacity building of non-government actors.
- Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
- Demonstrate ability to work in complex, politically charged, unstable environments, work across different cultures, and manage diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed timelines.
Benefits
For the candidate with the required experience, motivation and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits. This role is based in Freetown on a national contract. National candidates are eligible for this role and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Closing date for applications is COB 12 August 2022.
2.) Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Description
Trócaire works in partnership with local organisations in developing countries and with people in Ireland to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Together, we create positive and lasting change. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
In Sierra Leone, Trócaire works to achieve climate and environmental justice; ensure women and girls’ protection, voice & influence; and save lives and protect human dignity. Trócaire supports work on the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, women’s political participation and leadership, sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment, natural resource management and environmental conservation, and humanitarian preparedness and response.
Trócaire works exclusively with local partners and actively supports localised development and humanitarian aid. Supporting local civil society organisations to strengthen their organisational, institutional, financial, technical, and managerial capacities is core to Trócaire’s partnership approach in Sierra Leone. Trócaire’s Sierra Leone country programme also works closely with, contributing to and drawing support from, Trócaire’s global hub on partnership and localisation based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Trócaire is currently seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager for an anticipated 3-year USAID-funded People to People Peacebuilding project in Sierra Leone. The M&E Manager oversees monitoring and evaluation components, ensures liable data collection, and timely and quality reporting products. The position ensures high quality monitoring and data tracking, identifying and addressing issues related to activity performance monitoring. The individual maintains a strong relationship with the USAID Mission Monitoring POC.
This role is contingent on funding.
Requirements
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Business administration, economics, statistics, demography, other social sciences, or a similar relevant field.
- ·At least 5 years’ experience in donor reporting, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in using results-based management approaches.
- Experience putting in place a performance monitoring system and mentoring project staff on its use to ensure good quality of performance data.
- Approval of the recipient’s overall Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (AMEL) Plan, including plans for monitoring and identification of performance indicators.
- Approval of the recipient’s Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP).
- Previous experience in USAID reporting and grant management.
- Previous experience in participatory M&E approaches.
- Previous experience working with local partner organizations.
- Technical skills to implement M&E in a gender-sensitive manner, including tool design, sampling, data collection, analysis, participatory rural appraisal and report writing.
- Ability to analyse and synthesize large amounts of data into different formats (e.g., reports, short summaries, presentations)
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- High level of proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and online data management systems such as KOBO collect or CommCare.
- Facilitation, coordination and communication skills, with an ability to communicate to a variety of audiences in a variety of formats.
- Experience leveraging performance monitoring data for improving ongoing project management.
- Ability to develop indicators, tools and processes for monitoring Peacebuilding, Youth and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods interventions are particularly desirable.
Benefits
For the candidate with the required experience, motivation and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits. This role is based in Freetown on a national contract. National candidates are eligible for this role and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Closing date for applications is COB 12 August 2022.
3.) Project Manager
Description
Trócaire works in partnership with local organisations in developing countries and with people in Ireland to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Together, we create positive and lasting change. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
In Sierra Leone, Trócaire works to achieve climate and environmental justice; ensure women and girls’ protection, voice & influence; and save lives and protect human dignity. Trócaire supports work on the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, women’s political participation and leadership, sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment, natural resource management and environmental conservation, and humanitarian preparedness and response.
Trócaire works exclusively with local partners and actively supports localised development and humanitarian aid. Supporting local civil society organisations to strengthen their organisational, institutional, financial, technical, and managerial capacities is core to Trócaire’s partnership approach in Sierra Leone. Trócaire’s Sierra Leone country programme also works closely with, contributing to and drawing support from, Trócaire’s global hub on partnership and localisation based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Trócaire is currently seeking a Project Manager for an anticipated 3-year USAID-funded People to People Peacebuilding project in Sierra Leone. The Project Manager assists the Chief of Party in the management of the various technical components of the activity and serves as Senior Project Manager. The position will ensure that activities are results-oriented, ensure high quality deliverables, and relevant and timely reporting. The Project Manager must focus on achieving results in all areas on schedule and ensuring synergies and cohesion between the various result areas. This individual must participate and engage in technical meetings and maintain positive relationships with partners.
This role is contingent on funding.
Requirements
- A minimum of a master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in public/business administration, international relations, other social sciences, or a similar relevant field and at least 7 of experience in donor-funded project management in post-conflict or fragile states.
- A master’s degree may be substituted by a bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years relevant management, supervisory, technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope and scale to this activity.
- At least 7 years of experience in donor-funded project management in post-conflict or fragile states.
- Experience in program management and demonstratable competency in negotiation and communication skills.
- Experience in budgetary and financial management.
- Sound and up to date knowledge of development concepts, methodologies and techniques, including results-based management, programme cycle management, M&E, and organisational development.
- Demonstrable experience in promoting peace and social cohesion through programming and within an INGO.
- Demonstrable experience of managing complex donor grants.
- Solid experience in managing diverse teams in a multi-cultural environment and playing a leadership role in ensuring cohesiveness, inclusion and development of staff at all levels.
- Experience working with management information systems.
- In-depth understanding of programming in a partnership model and working in a partnership-based INGO.
- Professional and/or technical knowledge of peace studies/conflict management processes in Africa, or a post-conflict or fragile state.
- Highly organised, with excellent planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
- Competent in Microsoft packages (Word, Excel).
- Fluency (written and spoken) in English.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage budgets and financial systems.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
- Ability to effectively performance manage staff.
Benefits
For the candidate with the required experience, motivation and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits. This role is based in Freetown on a national contract. National candidates are eligible for this role and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Closing date for applications is COB 12 August 2022.
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