Job Vacancy at Rainbo Initiative (RI) – Field Officer

Role title

Field Officer

Unit

Program

Reports to

Project Assistant Coordinator

Location

Bo District

Contract Duration

12 months

Travel requirements

Frequent travels to Freetown and other operational districts.

Staff managed

Outreach Interns and Focal Point Volunteers

Key relationships

GBV Program Coordinator; Assistant M&E Coordinator, Programme Manager; Project Assistant Coordinators; Communications and Advocacy Coordinator

We currently run five Rainbo centres in Bo, Freetown, Kenema, Kono and Makeni. To date we have helped more than 40,000 women and girls who have experienced SGBV. We combine this service with community outreach and national advocacy to ensure that change is systemic and sustainable.

For more information on Rainbo Initiative, please visit: www.rainboinitiative.sl

Responsibilities

• Conduct follow-up on survivors, provide feedback to the medical doctor, collaborate with the FSU and other District Partners.
• Support the District Team Lead in developing quality monthly progress report, including data from the Centres and outreach engagements.
• Leading the cultivation of professional relationships and communications with partners and referral organisations (e.g., government hospital, National Aids Secretariat and Family Support Unit) in the implementation of Rainbo Initiative’s projects
• ·         Support in managing funds and budgets for project costs and program expenditures.
• Engaging with outreach and Focal Point Volunteers to ensure clarity on timely implementation and quality standards of project activities;
• Visiting program implementation areas as needed to assess quality and appropriateness of activities
• Make frequent field visits to provide technical support to the Outreach Interns and relevant partners
• Support the M&E Assistant Coordinator in data collection and management
• Collaborate with Communications team for collection of case studies and other media engagements at district level.
• Provide accurate information regarding clinical care to Rainbo Executive Team, Community Outreach, and other stakeholders as needed.
• Engage in government and coordination meetings as appropriate.
• Strengthen engagement with Local Councils to influence the inclusion of free health care drugs for GBV survivors in district council budgets.
• Support the Gender Support to implement Community awareness program and change the norms of community people

• Other duties as required, including occasional work on weekends if needed
• Other duties assigned by the GBV Programme Coordinator and or SMT

Experience

• University degree in any relevant field of study such as social worker, Sociology, Community Development Studies, Law and Development, Peace and Conflict etc.
• Experience in court monitoring and paralegal programming.
• Excellent leadership and inter-personal skills
• A clear understanding of development programming in an NGO context
• At least 3 years’ experience working with women organization and a clear understanding of the GBV landscape in Sierra Leone
• Experience working in an outreach Programme and community level engagement.
• Experience in M&E and a willingness to take learning further
• Excellent report writing skills
• Experience working with government, donors and partners
• Fluent in English with exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• A strong personal commitment to the values, aims and methods of Rainbo initiative
• Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to apply the principles of providing quality service to survivors of gender-based violence in various settings and circumstances
• Ability to work in a team, including ability to coordinate cross-team collaborations
• Computer literate - competent in the use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• A strong personal commitment to the values, aims and strategy of RI

Desirable:

• Experience of working in development in Sierra Leone context.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Experience of corporate and individual fundraising.
• Ability to train and support staff to understand developing and managing donor relationships and funding.
• Knowledge of using online social media platforms for fundraising, marketing and communications is desirable.

• Respect - we respect the wishes and choices of our beneficiaries, partners and staff. We maintain the dignity of SGBV survivors and facilitate a stronger sense of self-esteem among our staff and beneficiaries

• Integrity - we hold our values in high esteem and always maintain confidentiality in dealing with SGBV survivors. We hold survivors at the centre of everything we do.
• Partnership - we collaborate with government, partners, donors and other stakeholders to improve our work and share best practice with others.
• Accountability -we are accountable, open and transparent to ourselves, beneficiaries, partners and donors for everything we do. We use our resources wisely.
• Commitment - we each do our best for Rainbo and for the survivors with whom we work. We are committed to equal opportunities for all.
• Excellence- we work to deliver excellent services and support our staff in their professional development

“RI@PACE” - Rainbo Initiative ending SGBV at pace

In addition to our values, we hold safeguarding at the centre of our work; we ensure that our board, staff and partners uphold safeguarding in all that they do. During this strategic plan we will strengthen our approach to safeguarding and ensure that all those we serve, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults, are safeguarded from abuse, harm and neglect.

[email protected] not later than 5 PM (SL time) on Monday 26^th April 2021 and copy:

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