ABOUT RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT

Restless Development is a global agency for youth-led development, supporting young people to demand and deliver a just and sustainable world for all. Through ten global Hubs, our work is delivered by young people, for young people, giving them the skills and resources to deal with the issues facing their communities and countries. Tackling unemployment and sexual rights, supporting young people to have a voice, and enabling youth leadership at the heart of development, Restless Development programmes are genuinely life-changing.  Through our policy work targeting decision makers globally, we are ensuring that young people’s voices are being heard not only in their local communities but right the way up to world leaders.

Restless Development has operated in Sierra Leone at the invitation of the government since 2005, working with and for young people to help the country rebuild from civil war. When Ebola broke out in 2014, it was Restless Development that worked with the next generation of young people – including 3,000 social mobilisers – to reach and build trust with communities across half the country, playing a critical role as the country put an end to the disease. Now, after 2018 elections committed the country to a new national trajectory, Restless Development is working with hundreds of young leaders across the country to unlock the power and agency within communities, strengthen the provision of key services, and build a new future for Sierra Leone. For more information on Restless Development’s mission, values and work, please visit: www.restlessdevelopment.org.

Job title Head of Programmes and Partnerships
Location Freetown, Sierra Leone
Salary SSL 225 374 303
Preferred start date 1 June 2022
Length of contract 1 year, with a high likelihood of extension.
Reports to Hub Director
Line Manages Directly line manages;1 Senior Programme Manager , 2 Programme Managers, 1 M.E.R.L Manager
Expected travel Expected travel to the regional offices, time off lieu will be given for any travel required over weekends. International travel may be required to any country within the Global agency

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Programme Design and Resource mobilization 40%

• Working with the Fundraising Manager ensure Financial Sustainability plan including long term cultivation plans for strategic partners and donors Strategic fundraising
• Management, responsibility and accountability for our Programmes.
• Lead on programme design based the Programme Quality Framework ensuring testing of the Restless model evidence and learning from previous initiatives as well as their understanding of the Sierra Leone context
• Work with young people and Restless staff to identify priority areas for our new programmes that contribute to the achievement of our vision
• Building relationships with donors and partners – Government, bilateral, trusts and foundations, corporates and private sector to fund programmes design
• Support the Fundraising Manager to ensure high quality proposals that follow our business principles are submitted to donors

Oversight of programmes implementation, monitoring, learning and evaluation 30%

• Ensure Programme Managers translate successful proposals into effective Programme work plans so that outputs, outcomes and impact are delivered as agreed with donors in proposals
• Ensure programmes are delivered to a high standard using our Programme Quality framework
• Ensure dynamic accountability is mainstreamed into all programme work plans
• Ensure learnings from current and past programmes to contribute to programme design and adaptive programming
• Responsibility for ensuring that downstream partners meet all key deliverables for donors.
• Oversight the evaluation process and generation of learning for all programmes in the Hub and ensure Cross-Hub sharing and learning
• Budget oversight – support to internal programmes teams and downstream partners in tracking and reporting on income and expenditure against budgets.
• Ensure all donor reports are accurate, specific, well-communicated and submitted within deadlines both for internal programme teams and downstream partners.

• Leadership of a large team, ensuring high performing Managers deliver their portfolios (Programme Management, Evaluations & Learning and Fundraising)
• Assess and develop and build the capacity of the programmes and MERL teams through training and coaching and develop trainings and tools to strengthen programme design and implementation across the organization
• Lead and facilitate the strategic and operational planning of Restless Development’s programmes and operations in country, based on the new global strategy, agency plan and corresponding frameworks, including programme principles
• Ensuring linkages and learning across the Programme cycle
• Collaborating with the Senior Leadership Team and wider staff to ensure effective systems are in place to monitor, analyze and improve performance across different functions.
• Represent Restless Development Sierra Leone externally to communities, young people, partners, donors and colleagues within the wider Restless Development global agency.
• Deputizing for the Head of Hub and Hub Director, and other duties, as required.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our Values.

Values HEART We are who we serve. We are brave. Behaviors What we expect from Head of Programmes and Partnership
Values-led Upholds a values-led culture across the Programmes team, inspiring a Restless passion and professionalism amongst all others. Consider the Restless Values when making decisions and taking measured risks at a strategic level.
Innovation Creates an enabling environment for innovation across the Programmes team. Takes measured risks and solves complex issues with creativity and innovation. Maintains a focus on aligning the organizational vision for long-term growth in a changing world.
HEAD We are 100% professional. We prove that young people can Delivers Quality Drives quality across the Programmes team by holding all sub-teams to account for high performance and value-for-money. Ensures the Programmes team is effectively and efficiently resourced to deliver quality against strategic priorities.
Decision Making Drives change across the Programmes team by considering the long term impact of risks and strategic decisions to the Restless Development Sierra Leone Hub.
VOICE Leadership Leads the development of Partnership strategy for the Restless Development Sierra Leone Hub, and creates a compelling organizational vision. Is accountable for performance in the Programmes team. Develops leadership in others for future growth of the organization.
For more information on Restless Development’s mission, values and work, please

visit: www.restlessdevelopment.org.

We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth led development. People Development Builds organizational capacity by creating a culture of continual learning through performance management, training, coaching and mentoring; aligning their own personal and professional development to current and future organizational needs.
HANDS We are in it together. We listen and learn. Effective Communication Builds consensus and commitment amongst staff and major national partners. Confidently anticipates and responds to challenge or resistance in difficult circumstances. Coaches others to communicate strategically.
Collaboration Is a role model for collaboration at a national, regional and global level; frequently contributing to internal processes and decisions. Leads participatory decision making and strategy development.

Skills and Qualifications
Essential Commitment to Restless Development’s values and mission (available on Restless Development International website).Post Graduate-level degree in relevant field of study. Minimum 3 years’ experience in a leadership role within an NGO/INGO at country level.Proven success in the following areas: programme leadership and coordination, fundraising/partnerships and human resource management.Experience in budget management across multiple projects, monitoring financial risks, and financial forecasting against plans and targets.Demonstrated ability to manage and interpret organizational data sets suitable for management, board, and global senior management audiences. Proven success in cultivating relationships with external stakeholders.Experience of oversight of multiple teams and units.Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.Excellent IT skills, especially Excel, Power-point, and Word.Be results oriented and forward-thinking, with demonstrated analytical skills.A role model, able to gain the respect of the management and wider staff team.
Desirable Experience of working in Sierra Leone, African or post-disaster contexts. Working knowledge of spoken Krio. Experience of working with and for young people. Knowledge of relevant national and international strategies and frameworks in the areas of youth empowerment, health, livelihoods, education, democracy, advocacy and other poverty related global development priorities.Proven success of distance management of downstream partners

Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and particularly welcomes applications from young people, women, people living with HIV/AIDS, people with disabilities, and Ebola survivors.

Remuneration 

We are proud to commit to a single transparent global salary scale that is published on our website and ensures a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations, taking into account statutory benefits.  In Sierra Leone, in addition to salary, we offer housing allowance, End of Service Benefit, payments towards medical costs, and NASSIT contribution, as well as an out of country supplement and relocation allowance for international staff relocating to Sierra Leone.

Values and Culture 

At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognized by staff, beneficiaries, donors and others who we work with. Beyond this, we have a culture of recognizing and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.

Work-life balance 

It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognize the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:

For more information on Restless Development’s mission, values and work, please visit: www.restlessdevelopment.org

24 days annual leave pro rata (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given  for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).

∙ Access to flexible working.

∙ Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.

Professional development 

Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognizes potential and invests in the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:

∙ Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them  to develop on-the-job.

∙ Regular performance management.

∙ Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within  and outside of the agency.

∙ Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and  socialize.

KEY DATES ∙ Please send motivation letter and detailed CV  by 12pm (midday)Friday  13 May  2022 to sierraleonejobs@restlessdevelopment.org and Copying tamba.aliyu@restlessdevelopment.org , with the subject line ‘Application: ‘Head of Programmes and Partnerships’