🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ Solthis Sierra Leone – Project Coordinator

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ABOUT US: 

Solthis (Therapeutic Solidarity and Initiatives in Health) is an international health NGO that contributes to the strengthening of health systems to improve access to quality care in  countries with limited resources and/or with vulnerable populations. Solthis is registered and  has been operating in Sierra Leone since 2011. Our teams have provided comprehensive  technical support at both health facility, national, and community levels to improve the quality  of HIV and TB care, and SRHR services. Solthis applies a policy of non-discrimination in  recruitment based solely on the skills, experience, and interpersonal skills of its candidates,  and under no circumstances bases its selection criteria on notions such as gender, age,  nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or state of health. We  therefore encourage you all to apply.

To complete our operational team based in Sierra Leone, we are looking for a: Project Coordinator, Sexual and Reproductive Health Access and Promotion of  Empowerment (SHAPE) 

Contract duration: Fixed-term contract (one-year renewable with the possibility of  extension)

Type of contract: Full-time

Status: Opened to nationals and expatriates

Base of assignment: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Availability: January 6, 2025

BACKGROUND 

In West Africa, and specifically in Sierra Leone, adolescents and young people’s (AY) access  to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and interventions adapted to their needs  remains very limited, and a range of barriers hinder the exercise of their SRHR: the weight of  socio-cultural determinants, gender inequalities and social norms often unfavourable to early  sexuality or sexuality outside marriage, as well as AYs’ low decision-making power, weak health  services, lack of access to information and financial barriers. Solthis has received funds from  the French Development Agency (AFD) to implement the SHAPE project in partnership with  Community Action for the Welfare of Children (CAWeC SL), a Sierra Leonan NGO. Solthis will  be responsible for the overall coordination of activities and will operate capacity-building for  health professionals and improve the quality of care offered in public health centers while the  local partner will roll out all community interventions.

SPECIFIC TASKS 

Under the supervision of the Program Coordinator, the Project Coordinator SHAPE oversees the proper execution of the SHAPE project according to Solthis’ quality standards, management  of the project team, management of the partnership with CAWeC, donor accountability, and  ensuring the feedback of information and project alerts.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Management, coordination, and monitoring of project activities, including budgets

• He/she is responsible for the overall management of the project.
• He/she coordinates the development of action plans for the project and specifies the  responsibilities of each project team member and each project partner.
• He/she is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the project, including  activities implemented by the local partner CAWeC. In particular, he/she will ensure that  the objectives are achieved within the deadlines defined contractually with the donor.
• He/she will also be responsible for setting up mechanisms to monitor and ensure the  quality of deliverables.
• He/she will be responsible for steering the project budget with support from the finance  department both at HQ and at Country level
• He/she will ensure regular operational and budgetary reprogramming in line with the  needs and results of operational research, particularly the evaluation of interventions.
•  He/she will coordinate the development and implementation of the strategy for  documenting and disseminating the project’s results and lessons learned, and more  broadly, the advocacy strategy.
• He/she validates expenditure following the budget and participates in the monitoring of  expenditure forecasts, ensuring that expenditure is allocated within the budget.
•  He/she drafts narrative and financial reports relating to the project (internally and for  donors) and participates in the preparation of monthly and annual reports in  collaboration with the support of the Program Coordinator.

Supervising and leading the project team  

• Works with the Program Coordinator to recruit and integrate the SHAPE project team,  and set objectives to be achieved at the end of the trial period.
• Conducts regular individual reviews, providing honest, constructive, and benevolent  feedback on performance.
• Supports the setting of annual objectives and assesses, once a year, the performance  and skills of the employees under his/her direct supervision and proposes skills  development actions.
• Identifies and addresses disciplinary problems in collaboration with the Program  Coordinator and HR Management if necessary.
• Ensures that the teams concerned are involved in the decision-making process.

Representation and management of various partnerships 

• Ensures commitments to the donors are met in terms of budget management and  reporting schedules
• Organizes and leads quarterly review meetings with HQ, government agencies other  technical and implementing partners
• Participates in the various SRHR thematics national Technical Working Groups and other  national steering committees
• Liaises with and maintains good relations with DMHTs, the Directorate Reproductive  Health and Family Planning Programme, the National Secretariat for the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy, implementing partners, and other organizations involved in SRHR prevention in Sierra Leone

Advocacy / Capitalisation / Communication on projects  

• Facilitates communication between operational and MEAL Coordinator
• Participates in national consultation frameworks on the various SRHR thematic
•  Defines operational communication actions for projects, i.e. visibility, dissemination of  results, closure, etc.
• Documents and disseminates lessons learned from projects
• Ensures that all project-related documents are archived on SharePoint.
• Participates in international conferences related to project themes (pending availability  of funds)

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. SOLTHIS  reserves the right to change this document 

PROFILE REQUIRED 

Education : 

• Degree or master’s degree in public health, health promotion, community development, social work, or a related field.

Experience : 

• Minimum 3 years of experience in project and team management, implementation, budget management M&E, and team management in the context of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Experience working collaboratively with DHMTs, Sexual Reproductive Health-related  programs at MoHS, community-based organizations, and healthcare providers.

HOW TO APPLY? 

Starting date: 6th January 2025

Project duration: 1 Year (Renewable)

Salary & benefits: According to professional experience and Solthis’ salary grid Submission of applications: Please send your application in English (CV in PDF, cover letter  in PDF, references, dates of availability) to the Country Director:

[email protected], quoting reference “Project Coordinator SHAPE”, by  December 10th, 2024, at 5:00pm Sierra Leone time. 

The position is open to nationals and expatriates. Female candidates are strongly encouraged  to apply

Solthis reserves the right to close any vacancy before the advertised deadline. Thank you for  your understanding.