SOS Children's Villages Sierra Leone was established in 1974 (the village in Freetown being the second oldest in Africa), we work with partners in communities to help families care for their children or to provide an alternative, for instance an SOS family, in which the love of a Care Giver is essential.

Located in Freetown, Bo and Makeni, SOS Children's Villages Sierra Leone has a wide range of programmes (Children's villages, youth facilities, educational facilities, clinics) which supports more than 4,199 children in accessing and exercising their rights.

In addition to quality care, we seek to provide quality education to all the children through our Herman Gmeiner International Schools and Kindergartens through service providers.

SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone is recruiting a Children’s Village Manager to manage its programme interventions within the Freetown Village location in line with the organisation’s vision, mission, values, policies, strategies and available resources. The role will support programme development in alternative care service delivery using the Family-like Care setting in line with the brand and approved strategies, policies, guideline of the organisation and national legislation.

The CV Manager will be involved in the planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Children’s Village, Youth Village, and Educational Programmes, which include the Kindergarten, Lower & Upper Basic School and High School.

He/she is also responsible to ensure there is ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the programmes and its efficiency according to the organisation’s policies and procedures.

Support the process of identifying local funding opportunities and applications for grants and other forms of local income (such as donations-in-kind and government subsidies).

S/he is to build and/or maintains effective relationship with local media and external bodies, so that child rights issues in general as well as the organisation’s mission and objectives can be promoted on a regular basis.

Provide the National Director and other senior staff with the required regular updates on programme activities and results.

Arranges, provides and coordinates the delivery of services to children and families in strong partnership with other services providers and in line with the family development plan.

Keeps regular contracts with child and family during the implementation of family development plan through phone calls, home visits and meeting in programme premises.

Advocates for the individual child and his/her family to have access to social entitlements or obtain needed services.

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor degree or Master in psychology, and or pediatrics, and or sociology, and or pedagogy, and or project management, and or community development, or any other diploma deemed equivalent.

Minimum 5 years professional experience in project / program management

Have skills in human resources management and planning and monitoring and evaluation skills.

Have a great writing and reporting capacity and a mastery of the IT tool.

Highly developed communication with tact & diplomacy, interpersonal, networking, and negotiation skills.

Trustworthiness and confidentiality as well as modelling principled behaviour

WORK CONDITIONS

STARTING DATE: 1st September 2021

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: One

DURATION OF CONTRACT: One year with a possibility of an extension based on performance and/or

                                                    availability of funding

LOCATION: Freetown

WE OFFER:

• Attractive Salary

• A supportive team working environment

• Opportunity to work for a well-respected and recognised NGO

To apply: submit a letter of interest, with Curriculum Vitae, photocopy of certificates, and three (3) professional references with at least one (1) from a direct supervisor, by email only to:

apply.sl@sossierraleone.org

Please indicate in the subject line the position, the location and the subject area desired.

Closing date for the submission of applications is Tuesday 10th August, 2021

Only the successful candidates will be contacted.

In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.

What We Stand For:

SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action.