🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Kehbailoh International Private School – 4 Positions

The Kehbailoh International Private School, Kenema, was established in September 2006 by the Late Mrs. Ina Hawa Bonsu. The school caters for academic, moral, and physical upbringing of the child, with the aim of building them to be useful to the community and society in the future.

The administration of Kehbailoh International Private School is therefore seeking to recruit suitably qualified Sierra Leoneans to fill various positions in the pre, Primary, and Junior Secondary Schools respectively.

The vacant positions are:

  • Nursery: 2 teachers
  • Primary school: 2 teachers

Qualification: Applicants for the Pre and Primary school must have a teacher’s certificate (TC) or Higher Teacher’s Certificate (HTC primary).

EXPERIENCE:
At least a minimum of two years post-graduate experience in the teaching field.

MODE OF APPLICATION:
Application letter with updated CV and all your credentials should be hand-delivered to the principal or manager at the Kehbailoh International Private Secondary School, 7 Koroma Street, Kenema, or submitted via email at:
kehbailohinternationalprivates@gmail.com

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ SOS Children’s Villages – Part Time Educator

SOS Children Villages

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PART TIME EDUCATOR POSITION 

SOS Children’s Villages was established in Sierra Leone in 1974. We work with government  and partners in communities to help families care for their children or to provide an alternative  family for children who have no one to care for them, or who have lost parental care or are  exposed to risks of neglect, abandonment, abuse and exploitation. Located in Freetown, Bo and  Makeni, SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone has a wide range of programmes, in which the  love of a caregiver is essential, to ensure children grow in a loving home and become their  strongest selves.

Our Vision: Every child belongs to a family and grows up with love, respect and security.

Our Mission: We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures,  and we share in the development of their communities.

Our Values: Courage

Commitment

Trust

Accountability

Programmes include Alternative Care settings, Interim Care Centers, Youth care programmes  that support more than 530 children and young people leaving in villages and in communities.  In addition to quality care, we advocate for children, young people and women’s right,  protection, safeguarding and empowerment. SOS Children’s Villages also provide quality  education to over 4,000 students through its Herman Gmeiner International Schools,  Kindergartens and Technical Vocational/ Employability and Entrepreneurship Training Centre  in support of care-exit strategies and reintegration processes. Other projects include the Youth  Innovation challenge & Youth-Can! which support young entrepreneurs with their businesses  and young people on their quest to employment. The emergency programmes aid vulnerable  families cope with the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn to prevent family  separation.

SOS Children Villages in Sierra Leone is seeking to recruit qualified  Educator at SOS Kindergarten in Freetown: 

Part-time Educator (Kindergarten Freetown)

WE OFFER:

  • Attractive Salary
  • A supportive team working environment
  • Opportunity to work for a well-respected and recognized INGO

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, for example: “Teacher to teach Chemistry ”.

 

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply 

Closing date for the submission of applications is Friday 13th September 2024 Only the successful candidates will be contacted.

In accordance with the organization’s child protection policy, all employment is subject  to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks (police clearance). 

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.

www.sos-childrensvillages.org

SOS National office +232-78-549-164 Hermann Gmeiner Avenue www.sossierraleone.org Beach Road, Lumley sos-no@sossierraleone.org  P.O Box: +322

🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ SOS Children’s Villages – Multiple Positions

SOS Children Villages

JOB ADVERT 

 

VARIOUS TEACHER POSITIONS

 

SOS Children’s Villages was established in Sierra Leone in 1974. We work with government and partners in communities to help families care for their children or to provide an alternative family for children who have no one to care for them, or who have lost parental care or are exposed to risks of neglect, abandonment, abuse and exploitation. Located in Freetown, Bo and Makeni, SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone has a wide range of programmes, in which the love of a caregiver is essential, to ensure children grow in a loving home and become their strongest selves.

 

Our Vision: Every child belongs to a family and grows up with love, respect and security.

 

Our Mission: We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures,

and we share in the development of their communities.

 

Our Values: Courage

Commitment

Trust

Accountability

 

Programmes include Alternative Care settings, Interim Care Centres, Youth care programmes that support more than 530 children and young people leaving in villages and in communities. In addition to quality care, we advocate for children, young people and women’s right, protection, safeguarding and empowerment. SOS Children’s Villages also provide quality education to over 4,000 students through its Herman Gmeiner International Schools, Kindergartens and Technical Vocational/ Employability and Entrepreneurship Training Centre in support of care-exit strategies and reintegration processes. Other projects include the Youth Innovation challenge & Youth-Can! which support young entrepreneurs with their businesses and young people on their quest to employment. The emergency programmes aid vulnerable families cope with the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn to prevent family separation.

 

SOS Children Villages in Sierra Leone is seeking to recruit qualified teachers at SOS Hermann Gmeiner International School (HGIS) in Freetown:

 

  1. Lower Primary (HGIS Freetown)
  2. Science Lab Technician (HGIS Freetown)

 

WE OFFER:

  • Attractive Salary
  • A supportive team working environment
  • Opportunity to work for a well-respected and recognised INGO

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, for example: “Teacher to teach Chemistry ”.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Closing date for the submission of applications is Thursday 12th September 2024

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 (police clearance).

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.

🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ GIZ Sierra Leone – Development worker

German Development Coperation (GIZ)Development worker (m/f/d) – organisational and curriculum development in schools in Sierra Leone

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Our model for success is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for our employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide. Together with partner organisations in 120 countries, we are involved in a diverse range of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you’ve come to the right place.

  •  Job-ID: V000059569
  •  Location: Freetown
  •  Assignment period: 11/01/2024 – 12/31/2026
  •  Field: Social Sectors
  •  Type of employment: full-time
  •  Application deadline: 08/28/2024

Job description

Access to quality basic education is challenging in Sierra Leone due to a lack of resources from public institutions, poverty and gender discrimination. Nevertheless, the government has the ambition to provide all children in Sierra Leone with high-quality basic education. EducAid is an international non-governmental organization that aims to provide children from disadvantaged families with proper basic education. To this end, it manages five of its own schools (including in Freetown and Port Loko) and also works with partner schools. In addition to knowledge transfer, the focus is on teaching values (e.g. equality, diversity, climate protection) and soft skills (independent thinking and working methods, good communication skills). The aim is to train students to become independent individuals who are willing to take responsibility and contribute to society. Also, EduCaid aims to further develop the curriculum for this ambitious goal, train and advise its own People and Culture Team, to approach HR processes more strategically to achieve global standards.

Your tasks

  •  Establishment of a People and Culture Team including the expansion of strategic HR work, improvement of HR standards and processes
  •  Advising EducAid on the development of the curriculum – particularly with regard to the integration of soft skills
  •  Developing concepts to improve the employability of students, career guidance services and entrepreneurial activities
  •  Close cooperation with GIZ projects (e.g. sustainable economic development) on possible vocational training offers and requirements for the labor market as well as entrepreneurial expertise
  •  Special focus on girls – with regard to the design of possible career paths and entrepreneurship

Your profile

  •  University degree in education or another degree with a comparable focus eV5N8N6 BIpnb
  •  First experience in the field of organizational development in a developing country
  •  Initial experience and expertise in basic and vocational education in a developing country
  •  High intercultural sensitivity, empathy, ability to work in a team and patience
  •  Excellent oral and written communication and facilitation skills
  •  Resilience to work in a challenging environment with difficult weather conditions and limited access to electricity and water
  •  Fluent knowledge of the English language

Location information

We are pleased to offer you a first impression of topics such as the climate, shopping and supply options, the school situation and healthcare in Sierra Leone.

The security situation requires increased vigilance. Special precautionary measures apply locally for GIZ employees. GIZ’s guidelines on security measures must be followed at all times. Please always consult the country-specific information provided by the Federal Foreign Office. GIZ has a professional security risk management team on site. In some cases, there may be special restrictions on freedom of movement in the working environment. GIZ does not impose any restrictions on family members travelling with you. Please note that general and personal living conditions in the country of assignment may meet with different legal and social acceptance. We will be pleased to advise you on this with our many years of experience.

Further information on country-specific information from the Federal Foreign Office can be found at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en

Notes

GIZ’s Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.

Willingness to travel on a regular basis is required.

For general questions from dependent partners about local employment – please contact us at: map@giz.de

Please observe the provisions of the country-specific vaccination regulations for entry and work in the country of assignment.

Please understand that we can accept and process in principle only applications via our E-recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your succesful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails form our recruiting system as spam.

Our benefits

  •  We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners.
  •  Your work will begin with an onboarding and preparation phase that will give you initial insights into GIZ and lay the groundwork for your upcoming assignment, establishing new contacts and building up your network.
  •  Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course.
  •  As a development worker, you can use the project vehicle for trips to school or to visit a doctor or can receive a monthly lump-sum mobility allowance instead. The project vehicle can also be used for personal trips with your manager’s approval.
  •  As an employee/development worker, you will receive extensive additional benefits (e.g. monthly expatriate allowance, family allowances, private group health insurance) during your assignment, in addition to your remuneration / basic subsistence allowance.
  •  To enable you to get ready for your assignment as a development worker and your outward journey, you will be given outward journey leave following your preparation time in Germany.
  •  We will cover a large portion of the childcare costs for dependent children under 14 who are accompanying you if your partner is not doing so and is not a development worker or integrated expert themselves. Most nursery and school fees are paid.
  •  We will reimburse you for your rental costs based on the rent index for your country as well as paying you an equipment and furnishing allowance on top.
  •  You and the members of your family accompanying you will be covered by our health and liability insurance, while your family members will also benefit from accident insurance. In countries in crisis, we operate a comprehensive risk management system for your protection, which minimises personal dangers and risks.

To enable you to get ready for your assignment as a development worker and your outward journey, you will be given outward journey leave following your preparation time in Germany. As an employee/development worker, you will receive extensive additional benefits (e.g. monthly expatriate allowance, family allowances, private group health insurance) during your assignment, in addition to your remuneration / basic subsistence allowance. Your work will begin with an onboarding and preparation phase that will give you initial insights into GIZ and lay the groundwork for your upcoming assignment, establishing new contacts and building up your network. We will cover a large portion of the childcare costs for dependent children under 14 who are accompanying you if your partner is not doing so and is not a development worker or integrated expert themselves. Most nursery and school fees are paid. You and the members of your family accompanying you will be covered by our health and liability insurance, while your family members will also benefit from accident insurance. In countries in crisis, we operate a comprehensive risk management system for your protection, which minimises personal dangers and risks. We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners. Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course. We will reimburse you for your rental costs based on the rent index for your country as well as paying you an equipment and furnishing allowance on top. As a development worker, you can use the project vehicle for trips to school or to visit a doctor or can receive a monthly lump-sum mobility allowance instead. The project vehicle can also be used for personal trips with your manager’s approval.

About us

The basis for service as a development worker is the Development Workers Act (EhfG) and a comprehensive package of benefits based on it. This includes, among other things, targeted professional and personal preparation. We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, globally active development institution. Your competencies are in demand in an interdisciplinary team on site.

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued – regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.

We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Children of the Nations Sierra Leone (COTN-SL) – Teachers

Children of the Nations-Sierra Leone (COTN-SL)Children of the Nations Sierra Leone (COTN-SL)
Head Office: # 2 Tumoe Drive, Marjay Town, Freetown
Operational Site: Ngolala, Upper Banta Chiefdom, Moyamba District
Web Address: www.cotni.org
Email: AiahFoday-Khabenje@cotni.org
Contact: +23276 621868

Children of the Nations Sierra Leone (COTN-SL) is a National Christian Non-Governmental Organization operating in the Upper Banta Chiefdom, Moyamba district with its headquarter office in Marjay town, Freetown. The vision of COTN-SL is to raise children that will transform nations. The Management of COTN-SL is seeking to recruit a University Coordinator who has a passion and calling to work with orphaned and destitute children in this capacity:

Mallory Jansen Memorial Secondary/Primary School, Ngolala

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR TEACHER RECRUITMENT

The Mallory Jansen Memorial Secondary School,
Ngolala Junction, Upper Banta Chiefdom,
Moyamba District.

Children of The Nations Sierra Leone welcomes applications from suitably qualified teachers (male or female) to teach the following courses for the 2024/2025 Academic year:

  1. Building & Construction
  2. Literature in English
  3. Core Science & Further Math

Qualification:
HTC Secondary or BA or any related equivalence for SSS.

  1. Language Arts
  2. Mathematics
  3. PHE, Basic Electronics / Technology

Qualification:
HTC Secondary or BA or any related equivalence for JSS.

  1. Nursery 3

Qualification:
TC or HTC Primary or equivalence for Primary School.

Salary / Other benefits are in accordance with the COTN conditions of service for teachers and in tandem with the Sierra Leone Teaching Service Conditions of Service.

MANNER OF APPLICATION: Interested applicants should apply by sending in a letter of application with a most recent copy of Curriculum Vitae (CV), copy of Original certificate, letter of recommendation, copy of Voters or National I.D. Card, and any other relevant document to the address below.

Human Resource Officer,
Children of the Nations Sierra Leone
Ngolala, Upper Banta Chiefdom
kombakaimbaima@cotni.org

or

#2 Tumoe Drive
Marjay Town, Freetown

Deadline for the receipt of all applications is on or before 31st August 2024 at 5pm. prompt.
Only short-listed candidates will be invited for both written and oral interviews.

FEMALES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Brac Sierra Leone – 8 Positions

Brac Microfinance Sierra Leone Limited (BMSLL)Brac is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Training Specialist
2.) Programme Assistant
3.) Programme Manager
4.) M&E Officer (x2)
5.) Field Logistics and Administrative Officer
6.) Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer
7.) Area Coordinator

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Training Specialist

Job Title: Training Specialist
Location: Country Office
Reporting to: Programme Manager
Level/Grade: TBD
Number of direct reports:  N/A
Number of positions: 1

 

JOB PURPOSE:

Under the supervision of the Programme Manager – s/he is in charge of planning, organizing and implementing trainings/ workshops/ refreshers, developing play materials, formulating training manuals, curriculum and developing play based contextual activities, supervising the quality of the play centres, monitoring the effectiveness and performance of the play leaders and sensitizing the programme communities about play based Early Childhood Development according to the Education Outcome Fund programme expectations.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

  • Train the play leaders about the play-based learning
  • Collaborate with the MBSSE relevant staff to adopt, develop and contextualize training modules that will be used by the programme
  • Develop and disseminate the training manual to all the play centres
  • Support the play leaders to design quality learning materials using locally available cost-effective materials.
  • Conduct refresher trainings for the ECD staff
  • Set up indoor and outdoor learning facilities in the assigned area so that the learning process is smooth and continuous
  • Ensure that the Centres are well equipped and organized to support learning
  • Oversee the play-based activities, lesson plan, daily routine and the learning process as per the set plan and design.
  • Sensitize the parents, local leaders and community about the play-based learning
  • Establish a safeguarding culture at the field level by implementing the safeguarding   policy.   Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise   on safeguarding for establishing   a safe working environment.
  • Responsible   to ensure team members are appropriately   trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance   with the safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
  • Any other duties that may be assigned by the Programme Manager

 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

 

  • Facilitation and training skills
  • Ability to work with families and children
  • Play based learning
  • Designing play based curriculum and training manual
  • Early Child development and Education
  • Designing play materials using local low cost materials
  • Interpersonal and community mobilization skills
  • Basic computer skills; MS Word, Excel
  • Excellent communication skills ( written and spoken)

Cultural sensitivity, flexibility and adaptability.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/Development Studies /Education management/Early Childhood Development/ related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in training staff and community about the play based Early Childhood Development and Education in a developmental context of a reputable organization, preferably in a renown NGO setting

 

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: (CONTRACTUAL)

 

SALARY: (NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE)

 

JOB LOCATION: Country Office

 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net OR by hand at our Country Office 2 Samuel Banister Drive, Wilberforce

 

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

 

 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Application deadline: 14th August 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

 

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.


2.) Programme Assistant

Job Title: Programme Assistant
Location: District: Kenema, Bo, Pujehun, Bonthe, and Moyamba
Reporting to: Area Coordinator
Level/Grade: TBD
Number of direct reports:  N/A
Number of positions: 6

 

JOB PURPOSE:

The Programme Assistant will provide supervision to Play Labs designated for him/her in the ECD project activities in the field in liaison with other project staff and the target beneficiaries to ensure that the project’s objectives and results are achieved in a timely manner and according to the agreed standards in the project framework and in the grant agreement document. The Project Assistant will be accountable for daily supervision of play labs, children’s performance, the quality of play labs and quality assurance of the early childhood component with a focus on ensuring equitable learning opportunities and outcomes for most vulnerable children

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Community mobilization and facilitation

  • Achieve dissemination of project objectives, priorities and approaches defined within the project among the communities, government and other stakeholders.
  • Apply participatory approaches /techniques to facilitate children, government and communities in identifying their own problems and development priorities in project activities.
  • Facilitate community ownership of projects and participation in play lab projects.
  • Ensuring the overall management of procurement, logistics and administration of ECD project in the area based on BRAC policy
  • Collaborate with project staff to implement internal controls systems and resolve day to day issues in at field level.
  • Effective project activities delivery based on standards
  • Ensure close consultation with local authorities, play lab leaders, children and BRAC`s technical staffs during project implementation
  • Ensuring survey, children selection and play leaders, play lab house selection according to set criteria
  • Ensure children attendance at play lab to be more than 90%
  • Organize monthly parents and community meeting at play lab centers
  • Ensure play lab materials and equipment are with quality and well maintained to enhance the overall quality of play labs
  • Maintain the caseload of the enrolled children at the play lab centers and ensure children are well performing in the centers
  • Monitor all project activities closely on regular basis, document and share monitoring reports to Area Coordinator.
  • Conduct field visit to play lab centers by 100% of the work.
  • Attend staff meetings and develop monthly refresher module.
  • Effective monitoring the works done by play leaders.
  • Ensuring the recruitment and development of staffs and play leaders.
  • Appraising job performance of play leaders.

 

Coordination, Networking and Advocacy to project

  • Establish good working relations with project team, government and stakeholders at districts, regional, and community level
  • Participate and organize project meetings and stakeholder meetings at streets and play lab centers
  • Enhance self – empowerment of children, parents and communities in play lab centres
  • Ensure effective advocacy with local authorities at district and regional level, ensure that they are embedded in program delivery
  • Linking the children under play lab centers with available services surrounding them
  • Adhere to high ethical standards, and comply with all regulations.

 

Child Protection

  • Promote and ensure child rights based programming at field and office level
  • Promote and abide by internal policies and procedures including child protection policy
  • Ensuring mandatory reporting of child abuse cases in play lab project operation
  • Promote and facilitate child rights and gender inclusion based on play lab project at field level
  • Ensuring Child Protection Committees at play lab centers are fully functional.
  • Ensuring all project team and relevant others, including play lab leaders, parents and project stakeholders are aware and have access to child protection policy, contents and their responsibilities it places on it.

 

Reports and documentation

  • Develop and submit to Area Coordinator monthly, field progress in timely manner
  • Document well project success stories/ case study/ best practices/ lesson learned and submit to Coordinator
  • Ensure and monitor downward accountability to stakeholders especially children and communities including documenting what works for wider sharing across BRAC, government and donor
  • Ensuring the project properties are well kept at play lab centers and office

 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action

 

  1. Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

  • Work effectively ,professionally and tactfully with BRAC’s diverse workforce
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
  • communicate effectively , verbally and in writing to a diverse audience
  • plan ,organize and prioritize work
  • Remain flexible in order to adapt to changes in work environment.
  • Excellent time – management, problem – prevention and problem solving skills.
  • Study and apply new information and take initiatives.
  • Work accurately with close attention to details
  • Basic computer skills, including e-mail , word processing and spreadsheet
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with the workforce
  • Fluency in English required (spoken, reading and written)

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Degree in:

  • Early Childhood Care and Development
  • Education Management,
  • Sociology
  • Social Work, Development Studies

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • At least 1-2 years’ practical experience working with NGOs, Education, Early Childhood, child protection or related programs.
  • Teaching experience in early years will be an added advantage.
  • Experienced in Administration and leadership
  • Have soft skills like teamwork, communication and flexibility
  • Little bit knowledge on monitoring and evaluation
  • Knowledge on the Tanzanian education system mainly about the available service of early learning opportunities, government policies, departments and institutions in the education field etc.

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: (CONTRACTUAL)

 

SALARY: (NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE)

 

JOB LOCATION: District: Kenema, Bo, Pujehun, Bonthe, Kailahun and Moyamba

 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net OR by hand at our Country Office 2 Samuel Banister Drive, Wilberforce

 

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

 

 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Application deadline: 14th August 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

 

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.


3.) Programme Manager

Job Title: Programme Manager
Location: Country Office
Reporting to: Director of Program/Head of Program
Level/Grade: TBD
Number of direct reports: 4
Number of positions: 1

 

JOB PURPOSE:

Under the supervision of the Director of Program/Head of Program, the Programme Manager will be accountable for the entire programme scope, including managing the programme team and resources, and the programme budget He/She will be responsible to create plans to meet the programme goal, outline deliverables and tasks, assign duties and ensure proper completion, monitor progress to achieve desire outcomes, as well as provide technical support to the Sierra Leone Early Childhood Care and Education programme team and integrate its activities with BRAC Sierra Leone program.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Effectively managing the Programme

  • Overall supervision of the Early Childhood Care and Education programme
  • Oversee the planning, quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the activities under the ECD programme through support supervision and conforming to the programme design
  • Ensure that programme implementation is in accordance with the programme design and BRAC Playful approach.
  • Oversee the programme budget, grants requirements and expenditures to ensure their alignment with the required standards and norms.
  • Financial tracking of the programme funds
  • Collect, in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation team, diverse data and evidence to influencing issues
  • Participate in capturing learning and proposing them for possible incorporation in programme.
  • Coordinate the implementation of the programme activities based on the Implementation Plan

Effective provision of capacity building to staff and play leaders

  • Provide on job trainings and coaching to programme team
  • Facilitate trainings to partner including parents, communities, government officials and duty bearers on child protection and Early Childhood Development (ECD).
  • Ensure monthly play leaders performance assessment regarding curriculum deliverance in the Centers

Coordination, Networking and Advocacy to programme

  • Establish good working relations with programme team, government and stakeholders at organization, districts and regional level
  • Participate and organize programme meetings and stakeholder meetings at streets and the Centers
  • Maintain smooth communication with the BRAC International (BI) ECD technical team
  • Enhance self – empowerment of children, parents and communities in the Centers
  • Ensure effective advocacy with local authorities at district and regional level, ensure that they are embedded in program delivery.
  • Linking the children under the Centers with available services surrounding them
  • Adhere to high ethical standards and comply with all regulations
  • With the support of Business Development Manager, design innovative programmes and scale up ECD to increase local and external income as well as to reach more vulnerable children

Child Protection

  • Promote and ensure child rights-based programming at field and office level
  • Promote and abide by internal policies and procedures including child protection policy
  • Ensuring mandatory reporting to child abuse cases in the programme operation
  • Promote and facilitate child rights and gender inclusion based on ECCE programme at field level
  • Ensuring Child Protection Committees at the Centers are fully functional.
  • Ensuring all programme team and relevant others, including the teachers and assistants, parents and programme stakeholders are aware and have access to child protection policy, contents and their responsibilities it places on it.

Reports and documentation

  • Develop and submit to Director of Programs/Head of Programs monthly, field progress and ad hock reports in timely manner
  • Writing of narrative programme progress reports, as per agreed reporting schedule and requirement
  • Ensure document of programme success stories/ case study/ best practices/ lesson learned and submit to Program Manager
  • Ensure and monitor down ward accountability to stakeholders especially children and communities including documenting what works for wider sharing across BRAC , government and donor
  • Ensuring the programme properties are well kept at the Centers and office

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
  • Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

 

  • Good Programme management skills
  • Report writing and presentation skills
  • Good budgetary and financial skills
  • Good analytical skills
  • Interpersonal and observational skills
  • Development and use of training tools
  • Good negotiation skills and influencing skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and do multitasks
  • Excellent Communication verbal and writing skills
  • Good skills in proposals development, programmes reporting and Grants/Fund Management
  • Computer knowledge- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Degree/Masters or Postgraduate specialization in relevant field preferable in Early Childhood Care and Development, Education Management, Sociology, Social Work, Development Studies and Community Development.
  • At-least 5 years’ practical experience working with NGOs, Education, Early Childhood, child protection or related programs.
  • Teaching experience in early years will be an added advantage.
  • Knowledge of the Sierra Leone education system specifically about the available service of early learning opportunities, government policies, departments and institutions in the education field etc
  • Strong leadership experience, policy and advocacy, research methodology, learning and child development assessment, material development, community participation and social mobilization

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Three years of experience working in mobile application development/configuration and implementation, programme digitization, M&E framework, technology for development, and/or other relevant platforms.
  • Experience in writing SQL queries and working on database systems.
  • Working experience in ERP system preferred.
  • Several years of experience in managing international development programs, including work.
  • Exposure to a wide range of strategic decision-making processes and as a result have become comfortable assessing business processes and requirements to design and implementation of DFA projects.
  • Exposure in implementing digital field applications and mobile data collection tool.

 

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: (CONTRACTUAL)

 

SALARY: (NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE)

 

JOB LOCATION: Country Office

 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net OR by hand at our Country Office 2 Samuel Banister Drive, Wilberforce

 

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

 

 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Application deadline: 14th August 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

 

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.


4.) M&E Officer (x2)

Job Title: M&E Officer
Location: Bo and Kenema
Reporting to: M&E Manager
Level/Grade: TBD
Number of direct reports:  N/A
Number of positions: 2

 

JOB PURPOSE:

Support in the Programme activities at regional level and as assigned by the supervisor

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

  • Ensure the programme quality monitoring against the benchmark indicators set in the M & E framework and prepare monitoring report

 

  • Ensures the authentication of quantity and quality of programme achievements via the MIS report and coordinating relevant staff; disseminates feedback and or reports to programme team.
  • Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection, and evaluation procedures and processes
  • Use data and tracking systems (MIS) to assess, monitor, and report program performance and determine ongoing improvement needs.
  • Conduct data verification and compilation of the Management Information System (MIS) report.
  • Monitor programme activities, expenditures, and progress toward achieving the project output
  • Coordinate data integrity and management
  • Monitor and evaluate overall progress on the achievement of results and the sustainability of the project’s results
  • Assist in coordination across the available components of the Programme to ensure effective implementation of M&E/MIS tools.

 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

  • Proven skills in monitoring and evaluation planning, fieldwork and completion of the assigned work and reporting on time.
  • Strong knowledge of data collection and analysis tools such as preferably Microsoft Kobocollect, ODK, SurveyCTO, Excel, SPSS, or Stata.
  • Knowledge of data management
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English
  • Willingness and ability to work in the provinces.
  • Willingness to visit beneficiaries in remote areas during monitoring.
  • Extremely flexible and can cope with stressful situations.
  • Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organizational skills.

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in the Social Sciences

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • At least three years experiences in related field

 

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: (CONTRACTUAL)

 

SALARY: (NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE)

 

JOB LOCATION: Bo and Kenema

 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net OR by hand at our Country Office 2 Samuel Banister Drive, Wilberforce

 

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

 

 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Application deadline: 14th August 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

 

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.


5.) Field Logistics and Administrative Officer

Job Title: Field Logistics and Administrative Officer
Location: Bo
Reporting to:

Operations Manager/Programme Manager

Level/Grade: TBD
Number of direct reports:  N/A
Number of positions: 1

 

JOB PURPOSE:

The principal objective of the role of the Logistics and Administrative Officer in BRAC Sierra Leone is to provide logistical and administrative support for BRAC Sierra Leone Programme in all BRAC Offices. The Logistics Officer will be responsible for ensuring efficient management of the logistics this ranges from Fleet management and to Asset register and ensure all process are followed according to the BRAC SL fleet guidelines and at the same time oversees day to day administrative matters, personnel services, repair and maintenance of office equipment and facilities in order to meet organizational requirements and support programme operations with guidance of the Operation Manager.

 

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

·         Surveying the transport needs of programs and developing a plan to meet both current and anticipated future needs.
·         Assist in ensuring that an effective system is in place to meet the transport needs of staff in the most cost-effective manner possible. This will involve planning and tracking vehicle allocation, vehicle movements, vehicle utilisation, fuel consumption etc.
·         Assist in ensuring that regular reports are produced. This includes monthly log sheet summary detailing fuel consumption, kilometres travelled and project allocations with calculations of key performance indicators. Scheduling and planning the maintenance and repairs of vehicles and motorcycles to ensure motor vehicles and motorcycles are maintained in good working order, ensuring high quality maintenance at reasonable costs.
·         Ensuring all security guidelines in relation to transport are adhered to. This involves reminding staff of these guidelines and popularising the policies to improve adherence. Examples of these policies include always wearing safety gears, parking in safe places, filling log sheets etc.
·         Assist in working on procurement process, always ensuring BRAC and Donor regulations are adhered to. This involves ensuring paper works for supplies and services are accurately and timely completed.
·         Place procurement requests for office equipment and supplies on timely basis and at right quantities.
·         Assist in ensuring the procurement procedures and processes are adhered to by staff and suppliers/service providers. This involves closely working on the process from the origin at Procurement requisition level down to invoice from the supplier/service provider for payment.
·         Ensuring that visitors, staff from other field locations and service providers receive the best reception services and that their needs are swiftly attended to.

·         Ensuring that all programme offices, office utility bills, subscriptions and rent are paid on time and the tenancy agreement conditions are being observed by both Brac and the Landlords. Where you identify deviations advise the Operations Manager immediately for action.

·         Ensure the safety of all Brac property including fire safety, availability of first aid are available in our Regional and Branch Offices

·         Continuous improvement of the organizational image through ensuring proper office lay out and outlook by maintaining the office environment clean, well-organised and attractive to provide staff the comfort to perform their duties uninterrupted.

·         Ensuring that other Administrative Services are provided in a timely and reliable fashion. This includes travel arrangements, conference/ workshop/meeting arrangements, accommodation for staff from other programmes and other official visitors.

·         Assist Doing purchase of supplies and services as required by authorised members of staff, ensuring that the best price, quality and conditions for BRAC are negotiated as far as is possible in all procurements.

·         Ensuring Driver PMS are done and reviewed, that drivers are given appropriate workloads and what is clear   expected of them.

 

 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

 

  • Work effectively, professionally and tactfully with BRAC’s diverse workforce
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
  • communicate effectively, verbally and in writing to a diverse audience
  • plan, organize and prioritize work
  • Remain flexible to adapt to changes in work environment.
  • Excellent time – management, problem – prevention and problem-solving skills.
  • Study and apply new information and take initiatives.
  • Work accurately with close attention to details
  • Basic computer skills, including e-mail, word processing and spreadsheet
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with the workforce
  • Fluency in English required (spoken, reading and written)

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics and /or Business Administration

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have worked as a Logistics, procurement or Transport officer in an INGO or the UNs for at least three years.

 

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: (CONTRACTUAL)

 

SALARY: (NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE)

 

JOB LOCATION: Bo

 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net OR by hand at our Country Office 2 Samuel Banister Drive, Wilberforce

 

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

 

 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Application deadline: 14th August 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

 

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.


6.) Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer

Job Title: Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer
Location: Bo
Reporting to: Safeguarding Manager, BRAC Sierra Leone
Level/Grade: TBD
Number of direct reports:  N/A
Number of positions: 1

 

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

  • Conduct training on the 06 Safeguarding policies for all NGO staff in all field office locations and provide periodic refreshers.
  • Conduct safeguarding awareness raising sessions for beneficiaries.
  • Support the capacity strengthening of Safeguarding Champions by conducting awareness building sessions and through exchange of information to and from the country on safeguarding related matters, for example, monthly reports, support needed, and new initiatives.
  • Act as a reporting avenue for safeguarding related issues, be a resource to survivors and help ensure their safety, security and well-being during case management in line with a survivor-centered approach.
  • Support in case management and investigations of safeguarding violations, maintaining confidential investigation case files, providing input into investigation reports as needed.
  • Ensure all cases are logged on the online safeguarding case management system, reviewing incidents submitted and ensuring follow-up actions.
  • Follow the SOP for safeguarding incident reporting to ensure BRAC Sierra Leone meets its obligations to internal/external stakeholders to report safeguarding violations (with support from the country, regional and HQ safeguarding units).
  • Support field teams to identify, map and regularly update local support services available to survivors (with support from the country, regional and HQ safeguarding units).
  • Prepare quarterly reports of reported cases, and of monitoring and audit review findings
  • Create impactful presentations for management on reported cases and trend analysis.
  • Participate in program design meetings and kick-off workshops to facilitate inclusion of safeguarding risks in planning and implementation.
  • Work with and follow-up with stakeholders to ensure that identified safeguarding risks and gaps are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner.
  • Develop and maintain a work plan, ensuring that all activities are conducted effectively.
  • Maintain and update safeguarding risk register and database periodically.
  • Assist and support Safeguarding Manager in the conduct of coordination meetings, organizing training and capacity activities with partner, staff and field team.

 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  • Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

  • In-depth understanding of the key drivers in a digital product/emerging technology business.
  • Experience in digital project management, including technological aspects that enabled to develop skills in understanding business needs and transcribing them into functional specifications for a digital tool.
  • Excellent attention to details and experience in managing multiple projects and stakeholders.
  • Strong knowledge of software applications and their functionalities.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot application issues.
  • Drive, flexibility, resilience and the ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to effectively work remotely, across time zones and team locations, as well in person with multiple teams of stakeholders.
  • Ability to translate complex technological implementation language to non-technical people.
  • Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Strong customer service orientation and commitment to user satisfaction.
  • Knowledge of IT security and data protection principles.
  • Familiarity with ITIL framework and best practices is a plus.
  • Familiarity and experience with development programme operation preferred
  • Fluency in English required (spoken, reading and written)

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree Sociology, Gender and Women’s Studies, Development Studies, International Development, Anthropology, Economics or any relevant discipline

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • At least 5 years’ experience in the development or humanitarian sector
  • At least 3 years’ experience working in the areas of child/adult safeguarding, protection, gender or GBV in any reputable organization

 

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: (CONTRACTUAL)

 

SALARY: (NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE)

 

JOB LOCATION: Bo

 

 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net OR by hand at our Country Office 2 Samuel Banister Drive, Wilberforce

 

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

 

 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Application deadline: 14th August 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

 

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.


7.) Area Coordinator

Job Title: Area Coordinator
Location: Kenema and Bo
Reporting to: Programme Manager
Level/Grade: TBD
Number of direct reports:  3 – 4
Number of positions: 1

 

JOB PURPOSE:

The Area Coordinator will provide overall management and supervision of the Programme activities in the field (2-3 districts) in liaison with other Programme staff and the target beneficiaries to ensure that the Programme’s objectives and results are achieved in a timely manner and according to the agreed standards in the Programme framework and in the grant agreement document. The Area Coordinator will be accountable for planning, implementing, monitoring and quality assurance of the Early Childhood development Programme with a focus on ensuring equitable learning opportunities and outcomes for most vulnerable children.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Effectively managing the Programme

·         Overall supervision of the Programme

·         Ensure that Programme implementation is following the original plan or in accordance with the changes made and communicated during the course of the Programme implementation.

·         Oversee the Programme budget, grants requirements and expenditures to ensure their alignment with the required standards and norms.

·         Financial tracking of the Programme funds

·         Collect, in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation team, diverse data and evidence to influencing issues

·         Participate in reviewing the Programme designing

·         Coordinate the implementation of the Programme activities based on the Implementation Plan

Effective provision of capacity building to staff and play leaders

·         Provide on job trainings to Programme team

·         Conduct training to partners including parents, communities, government officials and duty bearers on child protection and Early Childhood Development (ECD).

·         Ensure monthly play leaders performance assessment regarding curriculum deliverance in the centers

Coordination, Networking and Advocacy to Programme

·         Establish good working relations with Programme team, government and stakeholders at organization, districts and regional level

·         Participate and organize Programme meetings and stakeholder meetings in communities and the centers

·         Enhance self – empowerment of children, parents and communities in the centers

·         Ensure effective advocacy with local authorities at district and regional level, ensure that they are embedded in program delivery.

·         Linking the children under the centers with available services surrounding them

·         Adhere to high ethical standards and comply with all regulations

·         With the support of Programme Manager, design innovative interventions and scale up ECD to increase local and external income as well as to reach more vulnerable children.

 

Child Protection

·         Promote and ensure child rights-based programming at field and office level

·         Promote and abide by internal policies and procedures including child protection policy

·         Ensuring mandatory reporting to child abuse cases in the Programme operation

·         Promote and facilitate child rights and gender inclusion based on the Programme at field level

·         Ensuring Child Protection Committees at the centers are fully functional.

·         Ensuring all Programme team and relevant others, including the teachers and assistants, parents and Programme stakeholders are aware and have access to child protection policy, contents and their responsibilities it places on it.

 

Reports and documentation

·         Develop and submit to Programme Manager monthly, field progress and ad hock  reports in timely manner

·         Writing of narrative Programme progress reports, as per agreed reporting schedule and requirement

·         Document well Programme success stories/ case study/ best practices/ lesson learned and submit to Programme Manager

·         Ensure and monitor down ward accountability to stakeholders especially children and communities including documenting what works for wider sharing across BRAC , government and donor.

·         Ensuring the Programme properties are well kept at t centers and office

 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  1. Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
  2. Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
  3. Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Degree, Associate or Bachelor in:

  • Early Childhood Care and Development
  • Education Management,
  • Sociology
  • Social Work, Development Studies
  • Community Development.

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • At least 3-5 years’ practical experience working with NGOs, Education, Early Childhood, child protection or related programs.
  • Teaching experience in early years will be an added advantage.
  • Knowledge of the Sierra Leone education system specifically about the available service of early learning opportunities, government policies, departments and institutions in the education field etc.

Strong leadership experience, policy and advocacy, research methodology, learning and child development assessment, material development, community participation and social mobilization

 

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: (CONTRACTUAL)

 

SALARY: (NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT or RANGE)

 

JOB LOCATION: Country Office

 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net OR by hand at our Country Office 2 Samuel Banister Drive, Wilberforce

 

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

 

 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Application deadline: 14th August 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

 

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.

🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Social Impact Inc. – 2 Positions

Social ImpactSocial Impact is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Local MEL Specialist
2.) Team Lead & Senior Education Expert

 

See job details and how to apply below.

 

1.) Local MEL Specialist

Local MEL Specialist, WB/GPE MEL Capacity Development and Technical Advisory Services to MOE of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone

Objective:

Social Impact (SI) has been contracted by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the World Bank (WB) to provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) technical capacity strengthening support to assist partner countries to successfully undertake mid-term reviews (MTRs) of their GPE compact priority reform. The technical team who will carry out this contract will provide the following services: Phase I. Conduct a needs assessment, prepare an implementation plan, provide technical assistance to the Ministry and key stakeholders to collaboratively produce five compact MEL framework planning documents designed to create the foundation for the MTR: 1) Refined theory of change (TOC), 2) revised results framework (RF) – including detailed indicator review, 3) mapping data sources against compact MEL outcomes, 4) developing plans for data collection, analysis, and reporting – including roles and responsibilities, frequency, etc., 5) preparing a work plan detailing data curation, analysis, and reporting for the compact MTR.

Additionally, produce a short feasibility/evidence availability assessment with gaps in compact MEL as related to phase 2 support.

Phase II. Prepare an MTR Reform Progress Report, including preparing and presenting on the MTR experience. Support will include:

  •  MTR preparations, 1) Support data gathering – based on MEL TOC/RF (including enabling factors, top-up triggers, learning assessment data), 2) data analysis, 3) determining and planning appropriate reporting plans (facilitation, visuals, short reports/briefs, etc.)
  •  2 MTR progress report stakeholder presentations, 1) Preliminary Findings Presentation – at a meeting organized by government or other country-level partners (could be the MTR event) and 2) Second Stakeholder Presentation of FINAL Reform Progress Report – at a meeting organized by government or other country-level partners.
  •  Draft written reform progress report based on MTR experience.

Additionally, produce a brief evaluation report on the role and performance of country partners in implementing and monitoring the GPE compact programs.

Position Description:

SI is seeking a consultant to serve as the Local MEL Specialist for this activity. The MEL Specialist will support the Team Lead to complete the phase I & II tasks detailed above. The candidate must demonstrate a professional familiarity with the national education system, the MOE and its leadership, and their history, policies, and current challenges. Experience with the Global Partnership for Education and/or World Bank is a benefit. This is a short-term consultancy with an estimated level of effort (LOE) of 75 days, and a tentative period of performance from September 2024 until October 2025.

**Only candidates based in Sierra Leone will be considered for this position**

Responsibilities:

  •  Support the production of contractual deliverables by agreed upon deadlines.
  •  With the support of a Team Lead, lead and support MEL capacity building to Ministry staff, and assist with the production of all technical processes and deliverables.
  •  Conduct remote meetings, interviews, and/or focus groups with key stakeholders to understand the current status of the GPE compact and compact MEL frameworks.
  •  Review available reports and literature to inform a needs assessment.
  •  Support, by drafting sections of a needs assessment and implementation plan detailing the methods and work plan of the services to be rendered. eTvUYav C0zkIf
  •  Co-lead the implementation of the approved plan, independently, under TL advisement, provide technical assistance services detailed within the plan, and co-produce all indicated deliverables per the related work plan.
  •  Add inputs into quarterly progress reports for GPE.
  •  Support the TL during their (up to two) in-person MEL capacity building trips.

Qualifications:

  •  Minimum of an undergraduate qualification in Government, Public Policy, International Relations, Education, Qualitative or Quantitative Research, or another relevant field.
  •  Minimum of 7 years’ experience conducting social science research, with a preferred focus on strengthening monitoring, evaluation, and learning within education systems.
  •  Knowledge of the national education system, and the MOE, its structure, leadership, and bureaucratic systems.
  •  Experience designing, leading, and conducting qualitative or quantitative analysis of education data.
  •  Experience working with the WB, GPE, or MOEs.
  •  Any previous work experience with the World Bank must be disclosed.
  •  Written and oral fluency in English required.


2.) Team Lead & Senior Education Expert

Team Lead & Senior Education Expert, WB/GPE MEL Capacity Development and Technical Advisory Services to MOE of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone

Objective:

Social Impact (SI) has been contracted by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the World Bank (WB) to provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) technical capacity strengthening support to assist partner countries to successfully undertake mid-term reviews (MTRs) of their GPE compact priority reform. The technical team who will carry out this contract will provide the following services: Phase I. Conduct a needs assessment, prepare an implementation plan, provide technical assistance to the Ministry and key stakeholders to collaboratively produce five compact MEL framework planning documents designed to create the foundation for the MTR:

  •  Refined theory of change (TOC),
  •  revised results framework (RF) – including detailed indicator review,
  •  mapping data sources against compact MEL outcomes,
  •  developing plans for data collection, analysis, and reporting – including roles and responsibilities, frequency, etc.,
  •  preparing a work plan detailing data curation, analysis, and reporting for the compact MTR.

Additionally, produce a short feasibility/evidence availability assessment with gaps in compact MEL as related to phase II support.

Phase II. Prepare an MTR Reform Progress Report, including preparing and presenting on the MTR experience. Support will include:

  •  MTR preparations, support data gathering – based on MEL TOC/RF (including enabling factors, top-up triggers, learning assessment data), data analysis, determining and planning appropriate reporting plans (facilitation, visuals, short reports/briefs, etc.)
  •  MTR progress report stakeholder presentations, preliminary findings presentation – at a meeting organized by government or other country-level partners (could be the MTR event) and second stakeholder presentation of FINAL Reform Progress Report – at a meeting organized by government or other country-level partners.
  •  Draft written reform progress report based on MTR experience.

Additionally, produce a brief evaluation report on the role and performance of country partners in implementing and monitoring the GPE compact programs.

Position Description:

SI is seeking a consultant to serve as a Team Lead (TL) and Senior Education Expert for this activity. The TL will lead the phase I & II tasks detailed above. The candidate must demonstrate a professional familiarity with the Global Partnership for Education, the national education system, the MOE and its leadership, and their history, policies, and current challenges. This is a short-term consultancy with an estimated level of effort (LOE) of 70 days, and a tentative period of performance from September 2024 until October 2025.

**Candidates based in Sierra Leone are encouraged to apply. Remote candidates with Sierra Leone experience can also be considered**

Responsibilities:

  •  Ensure all contractual deliverables are produced and submitted by agreed upon deadlines.
  •  Manage the technical work of one team member, a local MEL Specialist, assign tasks – including overseeing capacity building provided by the MEL Specialist to Ministry staff, and conduct quality assurance of all processes and deliverables. eTvUZ8x C0zkIf
  •  Conduct remote meetings, interviews, and/or focus groups with key stakeholders to understand the status of the GPE compact and compact MEL frameworks.
  •  Review available reports and literature to inform a needs assessment.
  •  Lead the production of a needs assessment and implementation plan detailing the methods and work plan of the services to be rendered.
  •  Lead the implementation of approved plan, provide technical assistance services detailed within the plan, and produce all indicated deliverables per the related work plan.
  •  Lead the production of quarterly progress reports for GPE.
  •  Participate in up to two in-person MEL capacity building trips (if remote).

Qualifications:

  •  Postgraduate qualification in Government, Public Policy, International Relations, Education, Qualitative or Quantitative Research, or another relevant field.
  •  Minimum of 10 years’ experience conducting social science research, with a preferred focus on strengthening monitoring, evaluation, and learning within education systems.
  •  Knowledge of the national education system, and the MOE, its structure, leadership, and bureaucratic systems.
  •  Experience designing, leading, and conducting qualitative or quantitative analysis of education data.
  •  Experience working with the WB, GPE, and/or MOEs.
  •  Any previous work experience with the World Bank must be disclosed.
  •  Written and oral fluency in English required.

🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ GOAL – 5 Positions

GOALGOAL is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Director of Finance and Operations
2.) Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor
3.) Deputy Chief of Party / Technical Director
4.) WASH & Climate Change Coordinator
5.) Project Manager (Kingtom FSM Plant)

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Director of Finance and Operations

Overview of the role
GOAL is seeking an experienced Director of Finance and Operations for the five-year, USAID-funded Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA) in Sierra Leone. The activity aims to advance and sustain improved health outcomes for Sierra Leoneans with a focus on, but not limited to children under five, pregnant and postpartum women, youth and especially adolescent girls, and women and children living in hard-to-reach areas with limited access to health services.

SIHSA seeks to build a sustainable and resilient health system response to improving access, quality and effectiveness of family planning (FP), reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), adolescent health, and malaria services. In addition, SIHSA aims at strengthening communities’ active engagement for community-driven solutions to improve health outcomes.

**Please note this position is subject to award and funding from USAID. Sierra Leonean Nationals are encouraged to apply – application deadline date is 05/04/2024**

Responsibilities

The Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) manages the finances of the activity and will supervise the procurement, finance, human resources, and administrative staff. The DFO position ensures that adequate and appropriate internal financial management controls are in place, in compliance with USAID policies and procedures. She/he will also ensure that the Activity’s financial management processes and controls meet generally recognized accounting standards. The DFO oversees and manages all bookkeeping, bank accounts, and cash flow, and manages SIHSA project funds for appropriate execution of the activity.

The DFO is also responsible for tracking project expenses, overseeing and approving the preparation of monthly financial reports, quarterly accrual projections, while leading the annual budgeting process. He/she manages the financial and administrative aspects of all sub-agreements under the activity, as well as managing all financial aspects of the activity. The incumbent shall serve as the principal point of contact to USAID in these areas, while keeping the COP informed of all contact and communications with USAID.

Key areas will include:

  • Leadership & People Management: provide leadership direction, support and capacity build in all areas of finance and operations for the project
  • Financial Management & Reporting: prepare and monitor budgets, advise on burn rates, review and consolidate monthly reports, oversee and support on-granting to partners etc.
  • Compliance & Risk: ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations, manage the project risk register, conduct regular compliance checks. Remain abreast of local regulations and laws to ensure to project remains compliant.
  • Procurement: manage project procurements.
  • Human Resources: manage project human resources, supervise a team of finance and operations staff supporting the SIHSA project.

Person Specification

The Director of Finance and Operations is expected to have the following skills and qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or higher, ideally in finance, business administration, procurement, or related area;
  • An internationally accredited Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
  • Experience in managing large grants with international health non-governmental organizations and/or private voluntary organizations;
  • Direct experience of at least two to three (2-3) years in supervision of staff and team management;
  • At least 5 years of experience with U.S. Government financial management instruments, policies, financial and operational procedures and requirements;
  • Demonstrated experience in managing and developing a team.
  • Knowledge of financial management and procurement systems.
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.

 

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

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


2.) Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor

Overview of the role 

GOAL seeks a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor for the five-year, USAID-funded Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA) in Sierra Leone. The activity aims to advance and sustain improved health outcomes for Sierra Leoneans with a focus on, but not limited to children under five, pregnant and postpartum women, youth and especially adolescent girls, and women and children living in hard-to-reach areas with limited access to health services.

SIHSA seeks to build a sustainable and resilient health system response to improving access, quality and effectiveness of family planning (FP), reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), adolescent health, and malaria services. In addition, SIHSA aims at strengthening communities’ active engagement for community-driven solutions to improve health outcomes.

**Please note this position is subject to award and funding from USAID. Sierra Leonean Nationals are encouraged to apply – application deadline date is 05/04/2024**

Job Purpose

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor is responsible for the overall management and technical oversight of the monitoring, evaluation, adaptive learning, and any research efforts of the SIHSA activity. He/she shall develop monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems that align with existing Sierra Leone data reporting systems, such as DHIS2, as well as with data reporting systems used by USAID. The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor would oversee selection of appropriate SIHSA activity indicators, baseline data, targets, and preparation of a plan to evaluate activity performance and produce timely, accurate and complete reporting.

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor has the responsibility for oversight and approval of the Activity AMELP. He/she is responsible for designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems, and information analyses, and reporting on progress, outcomes and challenges. She/he would guide strategic information capacity strengthening, particularly for the activity’s sub awardees. The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor would partner with other Key Personnel of the activity to develop program management plans and project monitoring plans.

Person Specification

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor is expected to have the

  • Master’s degree or higher in statistics, biostatistics, quantitative/qualitative data analysis, public health, social/behavioral sciences, research methods, or other relevant medical or health discipline;
  • Demonstrated experience with monitoring, evaluation and strategic information analysis in the field of public health,
  • Experience with maternal, newborn and child health, family planning, reproductive health, adolescent health, and malaria is preferred;
  • Familiarity with the U.S. Government administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems;
  • Experience in collecting, analyzing, and managing donor-funded project data for health projects is required;
  • Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in English are required.

 

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

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


3.) Deputy Chief of Party / Technical Director

Overview of the role

 GOAL seeks a Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director for the five-year, USAID-funded Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA) in Sierra Leone. The activity aims to advance and sustain improved health outcomes for Sierra Leoneans with a focus on, but not limited to children under five, pregnant and postpartum women, youth and especially adolescent girls, and women and children living in hard-to-reach areas with limited access to health services.

SIHSA seeks to build a sustainable and resilient health system response to improving access, quality and effectiveness of family planning (FP), reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), adolescent health, and malaria services. In addition, SIHSA aims at strengthening communities’ active engagement for community-driven solutions to improve health outcomes.

Note: This position is subject to award and funding from USAID. Sierra Leonean Nationals are encouraged to apply. Application deadline date is 15/04/2024**

Responsibilities

 The Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director (DCOP) will serve as the project’s technical leader, responsible for providing the vision and ensuring quality implementation of the project. The DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) as needed, acting as delegate and carrying out tasks assigned to ensure proper management of the activity. Beyond technical responsibilities of leading the range health system technical activities focused on maternal, newborn and child health, family planning, reproductive health, adolescent health, and malaria, the DCOP will manage the performance of senior and mid-level staff overseeing these technical activities, ensuring that there is a shared vision for project activities and outcomes, addressing implementation challenges and encouraging the sharing of best practices and project successes. The DCOP will have a key role in ensuring there is a culture of learning, knowledge exchange, innovation and capacity strengthening. The DCOP will also have a role in engaging with consortia partners, health system actors, USAID and national and district authorities. In collaboration with the COP, the position of DCOP will provide quality assurance of the project, providing programmatic and financial monitoring and oversight, ensuring program activities and deliverables are met in a timely and efficient manner alongside high quality reporting.

Person Specification

The Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director is expected to have the following skills and qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in international development, public health, business or similar
  • At least 6 -8 years of experience implementing and managing donor-funded projects in developing countries and working in consortia.
  • At least 5 years’ experience implementing health strengthening projects of a similar scale/scope to SIHSA in the areas of maternal, newborn and child health, family planning, reproductive health, adolescent health, and malaria, in Sierra Leone or in other comparable developing country settings.
  • Familiarity with the U.S. Government administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems.
  • Ability to build strong relationships and partnerships across a range of diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in English are required.

 

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

 

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

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


4.) WASH & Climate Change Coordinator

GOAL has been operating in Sierra Leone since the late 1980s, initially in emergency response, with a permanent presence since 1999 response, with a permanent presence in country since 1999. GOAL operates from its main office based in Freetown, with other sub operational offices in Kenema, Kambia, Bombali, and Moyamba Districts. GOAL implements programmes in 8 of Sierra Leones 16 districts: Western Area Urban, Kambia, Kenema, Bombali, Port Loko, Koinadugu, Karene, Moyamba, and hires over 165 staff across the country. Our programmes focus on the WASH and Health sectors including urban and rural WASH programmes, health system strengthening, social and behaviour change; Blue Economy and FSL; and emergency response programming.

The GOAL Sierra Leone WaSH programme has two components: Urban and Rural WaSH. While the Rural WaSH focusses on creating access to safe drinking water, the urban WaSH component has focused on Waste Management. GOAL co manages an Urban Waste Treatment Plant (Fecal Sludge Management) in Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Freetown City Council. Innovative climate change adaptation and mitigation project components were developed on top of and building on the experience of the Liquid Waste Treatment plant and have been in implementation in tandem: Home Biogas; Compost and Briquette production-these are waste to energy and value micro projects intended to join the dots in the circular economy. Besides, SatoPans are being piloted and marketed to enable households adopt their use with the bid to enhance their sanitary and hygiene a practice as well as reduce possible emissions from Waste by linking it with the innovative micro projects.

RURAL WaSH

GOAL operates rural WASH programming in Kenema and Moyamba Districts, integrated with positive sanitation community approaches.

• Construction of over 500 sustainable water points in hard-to reach communities with continued Operation and Maintenance support through the Water Management Committees. • Social Behaviour Change approach used in every community to effect positive change in hygiene and sanitation through CLA and CLTS.

URBAN WaSH

GOAL is one of the lead urban WASH operators in Sierra Leone, and has supported Freetown in improving liquid and solid waste management since 2016 by:

• Constructing Freetown’s first wastewater treatment plant opened in May 2021 • Capacity development of the FCC on FSM, Business Development Services (BDS), and Service Level Agreement (SLA) in operationalisation of liquid waste vacuum trucks.

• Supporting the importation of low-cost sanitation marketing approach • Development of end-use product innovations from the treatment plant including cooking briquettes and co-compost.

• Innovative FSM solutions for hard-to-reach communities including the waste to energy innovation HomeBiogas.

Health: GOAL SL GOAL also focuses on health system strengthening with Irish Aid-funding on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Blue Economy and FSL: Moreover, GOAL SL has engaged since 2022 in the assessment of the Fishery sub sector in Western Urban and Rural and subsequently implemented micro projects while aiming to expand its work in 2024 and beyond with funding from Community foundation Ireland and Faroe Isalnas and the IcSP.

The WaSH portfolio of GOAL SL also has gotten a new FCDO grant that runs for 4 years and focusses on WaSH systems for Health and its focus include Solid and Liquid Waste management, enhancing access to and utilisation of WaSH services and action by the Health Service facilities and WaSH Governance , which is mainly networking and advocacy as well as WaSH accounting. The focus of the programme is Urban West and Five Districts. In a nutshell, the WaSH and Climate Change coordinator will coordinate WaSH and CC themes across the GOAL SL programmes.

Purpose of the Role

The post holder will provide overall strategic leadership, guidance, and coordination of integrated Environment, Climate Change and WASH programming in terms of technical support in system strengthening and capacity development; design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation; accountability, learning and innovation; and resource acquisition, engagement & networking. All these are aimed at achieving well designed, integrated, and sustainable climate change response initiatives and sustainable WASH systems for building climate resilient systems and communities.

In order to successfully do so, the post holder must be able to effectively communicate GOAL Global Climate Change Policy, Programme and approach and demonstrate the linkages between and among the different programmes on resilience and climate change; and ensure adaptation and mitigation measures are planned and executed as unique selling points of the GOAL SL programme in CC programming and innovations. The post holder is responsible to provide technical support in Climate Change mitigation and tailored services in the origination, development, and financing of carbon interventions, such as introducing cleaner and more efficient cooking technologies and Nature-based adaptation solutions to climate change through coordination across Sierra Leone. The postholder will pay particular attention to system strengthening, private sector engagement, localisation, and partnership, mainstreaming of climate change through all programmes, design, operationalization and promoting CC innovation Hub, and catalysing and mediating between the different institutions and communities.

GOAL mainstreams gender, child protection, HIV and environment across all programs and operations. GOAL is engaged in direct implementation of hardware and software activities as well as supporting a mix of national and international partners including community-based organizations which require significant capacity building of operational and technical capacity.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Technical Support and system strengthening

  • Provide effective technical support to project teams on roll out of Partnership and other recognized and approved models on WASH, Environment & Climate Change (e.g. Participatory Forest management approaches, Climate Smart Agriculture, climate smart urban sanitation, Conservation Agriculture with Trees, Nature-Based adaptation solutions to climate change, clean cooking practices – Renewable Energy sources and energy Saving Cook-stoves for Carbon Credits projects, Climate Resilient WASH programming, PPP, Private sector engagement, etc);
  • Provide technical support to systems strengthening at various projects of Climate Change and WASH portfolio like Operation and Maintenance for WASH infrastructures; Operations and systems for Faecal Sledge Management; Deepening privatisation of mechanized emptying services through Service Level Agreement and supporting the restructuring/strengthening the governance of urban sanitation with FCC taking the lead ; etc
  • Support the strengthening of the technical capacity and overall governance of the FSM unit and Environmental sanitation department to ensure the senior leadership of the FCC (Department of Environment and Sanitation) takes more roles and ownership of the management of urban sanitation systems including FSTPs and leased vacuum trucks (SLA) with enhanced and better engagement.
  • Support the strengthening of the O&M system of the Rural Water Infrastructures including networking and representation at National level.
  • Participate in joint technical coordination, planning and review meetings for all WASH, Environment & Climate Change actions;
  • Identify capacity gaps in WASH, Environment & Climate Change to inform the GSL and key partners staff capacity development strategy;
  • Ensure skills and capacity development for staff and partners in WASH, Environment & Climate Change strategies, models and approaches;
  • Coordinate regular learning forum to profile, communicate and ensure adoption of promising practices;
  • Lead the development of National Strategy, Technical Approaches and Programmes regarding WaSH and Climate Change- including other GOAL SL portfolios .
  • Ensure Linkage and lead coordination with Health Coordinator, WASH Coordinators/Managers, Blue Economy and FSL Coordinator for continued backstopping to enable quality programming in WASH and Climate change within GOAL SL programmes;
  • Identify, collaborate and develop business models with the local partners including mainly the private sector for their involvement in the climate change and circular economy in urban waste management and sanitation marketing and closely work with the Partnership HUB for GOAL Global which is based in our Uganda office.
  • Work towards the development of a private sector strategy for GOAL SL (in collaboration with The financial inclusion advisor, the PD and relevant staff) and ensure it aligns with our localisation policy as well as is fit for purpose for operationalising PPP (CGOAL mediates amongst the communities, private sector and public institutions).
  • In coordination with the CD and PD, develop and operationalise a strategy to strengthen our product and service marketing (deepening the problem solving and acceptability of our products and services including HomeBioGas, Compost, Briquette, SatoPans, etc)).
  • WASH, Environment & Climate Change Implementation Guidelines are available at the project and country level;
  • Lead Climate change innovations, mitigation, and adaptation actions, promote GOAL SL as centre of excellence in Climate change Innovations in SL and GOAL Global;
  • Provide guidance

 

Accountability, Learning and Innovation

  • Support programs/projects to ensure that high quality Technical Program/Project Designs are in place;
  • Ensure interpretation and utilization of assessment, baselines, evaluations and verification on quality of designs;
  • Ensure development of standardized monitoring tools are in use with appropriate feedback;
  • Analyse and interpret Climate Change assessment findings and utilize the findings to generate evidence-based recommendations for subsequent Programme designs across all GOAL SL programmes;
  • Gather and analyse data at National level for reporting on WASH, Environment & Climate Change;
  • Support in ensuring quality (re)-design for WASH, Environment & Climate Change projects, proposals and concepts as per MEAL guidelines and other standards;
  • Upscale and support GSL’s current work and integration on Environment & Climate Change within and among GSL areas of operation;
  • Facilitate Programs to develop high quality integrated Environment & Climate Change projects through conceptualization, innovation, development and planning;
  • Expose GSL staff on issues of green economy, carbon trading, and possible ways that communities can benefit from the two; and
  • Ensure that lessons learnt are shared across programmes and are fed into GSL’s policy and practice.
  • Coordinate pilot innovative CC actions and scale up while creating demand for the products and deepening acceptability of products like Sato Pans, energy efficient stoves/ fuel saving stoves; carbon finance actions-stoves, clean water structures, etc.

Programme and Business Development

  • Lead in development and utilization of MOUs / working agreements with Environment & Climate Change strategic, funding and program/project implementation partners such as UNEP, GCF, and other accredited organizations.
  • Participate in Go-No Go Processes, write ups, meeting with prospective donors and submission of concepts/proposals.
  • Technically support PDQM and PD team to develop proposals/concepts to prospective donors for WASH , Environment & Climate Change Projects.
  • Respond effectively to calls and queries by donors on Urban Resilience, WASH, Environment & Climate Change Concepts/Proposals in coordination with PD and PDQM; and work closely with the PDQM Department in the production of materials for donors and for marketing purposes.

Coordination, Partnership, and Advocacy

  • Establish and maintain strategic contacts with the UN, Government, INGOs, Universities, Research Institutions, Donors, and Embassies.
  • Catalyse/mediate between and amongst the varying local to national institutions in pursuit of GOAL Climate change, resilient WASH agenda including capacity support.
  • Work with relevant institutions like Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, EPA, MoWS, MoPED, Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Fisheries and, etc to develop key national baselines and parameters useful for programme design, accessing funds, etc.
  • Work with government institutions and facilitating changes in the enabling environment and mitigation and removal of barriers for promoting stakeholders’ engagement; etc.
  • Ensure GSL representation in key strategic WASH, Environment & Climate Change working groups and forums to strengthen key partnerships & networks;
  • Ensure mainstreaming of advocacy in Environment & Climate Change projects and working with climate change advocacy organisations like Trocaire; and ensure key International Days are celebrated.

The Person

  • A very strong and solid experience in liquid and solid waste management in urban settings
  • Minimum of a Master’s degree in Environmental sciences, climate change, waste management, urban planning, Climatology, Forestry, Agriculture or related discipline.
  • Minimum seven years of relevant work experience in a similar or related position.
  • Literate in Microsoft Office and data analysis programs such as SPSS, EPI Info; etc
  • Knowledge and awareness of current end emerging climate change related narratives and discourses;
  • Experience and interest in Agro-forestry, waste to energy and clean cooking practices and technologies, Carbon markets/projects and related issues;
  • Willing to learn more on issues related to climate change and carbon markets;
  • Ability to work and communicate in cross-cultural environment;
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Environmental organizations, business community, civil society and government officials;
  • Self-motivated and ability to make decisions.
  • Ability to work independently and proven records in climate smart innovations

Other Competencies

  • A very strong can do and positive attitude
  • Ability to build capacity of staff on relevant technical fields
  • Strong budgetary and financial management skills.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English.
  • Ability to deliver results
  • Ability to delegate and lead teams effectively
  • Good interpersonal, organizational and management skills
  • Ability to solve complex problems and to exercise independent judgement
  • Creative and with high thinking and judgement skills
  • Able to multitask and manage stress

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. If you would like more information or have any special requirements or needs that would support you during the recruitment process then please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.hq@goal.ie 

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. 

Accountability within GOAL 

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner. 

Safeguarding 

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates. 

General Terms and Conditions 

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


5.) Project Manager (Kingtom FSM Plant)

Job Purpose

Reporting to the GOAL WASH Programme Lead based in Freetown, the Project Manager has responsibility for managing the upgrade and operational improvement programme planned for the Freetown Faecal Sludge Management Plant. The Project Manager is intended to develop resilient operation of the plant, work with site staff to improve operational practices, logistics of the truck deliveries including schedule control, document an Operations and Maintenance Manual, including schedule and specification details of consumables and spare parts.The Project Manager would be expected to liaise with Freetown City Council (FCC) and to work towards transitioning the operation of the plant from GOAL to FCC (or third party operator). As part of the role, you will be expected to liaise and engage with GOAL Head Quarters (HQ) and its Water-Share partners in Ireland who will provide technical and financial support.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

  • Manage the delivery of the programme of work defined by GOAL including the liaison with FCC, GOAL locally and in Ireland and its Water-Share partners
  • Ensure all procurement processes are carried out in accordance with GOAL procedures.
  • Coordinate activities on site, including for separate projects, with responsibility for overall health and safety at all times.
  • Develop the project plan(s) and ensure resources are allocated to achieve planned work schedules, manage any contractors or other service providers.
  • Manage and report on status, risks, issues and report monthly on all aspects of the work, setting out progress, expected work in the following period and seeking any guidance or decisions needed, report on all stakeholder relationships and dependencies in Freetown.
  • Actively manage all stakeholders across the project lifecycle to meet the project needs.
  • Manage budgets and timescales to ensure adherence to approved milestones and overall budget.
  • Ensure the project team develops detailed plans for all improvement works, develop plans for implementation including taking possession of and installing equipment provided from Ireland as part of the Water-Share support.
  • Ensure user training and post-go-live support is established and completed to support project commissioning and operation.
  • Manage relationships with all suppliers and contractors, monitoring their progress and adherence to the contract, minuting all meetings and following up on actions.
  • Influence the continuous improvement of project operation and document best practice operation, maintenance, including procurement of spares and consumables.
  • Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety and hygiene commitments.
  • Other duties as required.

The Person:

  • Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a project lead or project management position
  • Project Delivery Experience, with a least five years’ Project Lead experience
  • Relevant third level qualification
  • Project Management qualification required
  • Ability to communicate effectively with peers and senior management, both verbal and written
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally
  • Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate complex information to others
  • Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results

 

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

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

🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ SOS Children’s Villages – 3 Positions

SOS Children VillagesJOB ADVERT 

 

VARIOUS TEACHER POSITIONS

SOS Children’s Villages was established in Sierra Leone in 1974. We work with government and partners in communities to help families care for their children or to provide an alternative family for children who have no one to care for them, or who have lost parental care or are exposed to risks of neglect, abandonment, abuse and exploitation. Located in Freetown, Bo and Makeni, SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone has a wide range of programmes, in which the love of a caregiver is essential, to ensure children grow in a loving home and become their strongest selves.

 

Our Vision: Every child belongs to a family and grows up with love, respect and security.

 

Our Mission: We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures,

and we share in the development of their communities.

 

Our Values: Courage

Commitment

Trust

Accountability

 

Programmes include Alternative Care settings, Interim Care Centres, Youth care programmes that support more than 530 children and young people leaving in villages and in communities. In addition to quality care, we advocate for children, young people and women’s right, protection, safeguarding and empowerment. SOS Children’s Villages also provide quality education to over 4,000 students through its Herman Gmeiner International Schools, Kindergartens and Technical Vocational/ Employability and Entrepreneurship Training Centre in support of care-exit strategies and reintegration processes. Other projects include the Youth Innovation challenge & Youth-Can! which support young entrepreneurs with their businesses and young people on their quest to employment. The emergency programmes aid vulnerable families cope with the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn to prevent family separation.

 

SOS Children Villages in Sierra Leone is seeking to recruit qualified teachers for the following subjects at SOS Hermann Gmeiner International School (HGIS) in Freetown and Makeni:

 

  1. Home Economics (HGIS Freetown)
  2. Lower Primary (HGIS Freetown and Makeni)
  3. Biology/Chemistry (HGIS Freetown)

 

WE OFFER:

  • Attractive Salary
  • A supportive team working environment
  • Opportunity to work for a well-respected and recognised INGO

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, for example: “Teacher to teach Chemistry ”.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Closing date for the submission of applications is Friday 31st May, 2024

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 (police clearance).

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.

🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ SOS Children’s Villages – School Principal

SOS Children VillagesJOB ADVERTISEMENT 

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 

SOS Children’s Villages was established in Sierra Leone in 1974. We work with government and partners in communities to help families care for their children or to provide an alternative family for children who have no one to care for them, or who have lost parental care or are exposed to risks of neglect, abandonment, abuse and exploitation. Located in Freetown, Bo and Makeni, SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone has a wide range of programmes, in which the love of a caregiver is essential, to ensure children grow in a loving home and become their strongest selves.

 

Our Vision: Every child belongs to a family and grows up with love, respect and security.

 

Our Mission: We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures, and we

share in the development of their communities.

 

Our Values: Courage

Commitment

Trust

Accountability

 

Programmes include Alternative Care settings, Interim Care Centres, Youth care programmes that support more than 530 children and young people leaving in villages and in communities. In addition to quality care, we advocate for children, young people and women’s right, protection, safeguarding and empowerment. SOS Children’s Villages also provide quality education to over 4,000 students through its Herman Gmeiner International Schools, Kindergartens and Technical Vocational/ Employability and Entrepreneurship Training Centre in support of care-exit strategies and reintegration processes. Other projects include the Youth Innovation challenge & Youth-Can! which support young entrepreneurs with their businesses and young people on their quest to employment. The emergency programmes aid vulnerable families cope with the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn to prevent family separation.

 

SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone is recruiting a School Principal to assume overall responsibility for the successful and effective running of one of its schools, both academic and administrative areas in line with the organisation’s vision, mission, values, policies, strategies, and available resources. Oversees the development and implementation of the school’s curriculum, ensuring that it meets national and organisational standards, and is aligned with the school’s goals and objectives.

 

S/he is responsible for ensuring that students and staff receive the support they need to be successful. This includes providing resources, services, and programs that promote student well-being, as well as fostering a positive and collaborative working environment for staff.

 

The principal is responsible for maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment, which includes enforcing school policies and procedures, addressing disciplinary issues, and responding to crises or emergencies.

Serves as a liaison between the school and the community, communicating with parents, students, and stakeholders about school programs, policies, and activities. They also work with community partners to promote the school’s mission and goals.

 

Preparation and implementation of the school budget in liaison with the school accounts department.  Authorization of expenditures, distribution of resources, checking of inventories- equipment/textbooks/resources.

 

Provides visionary leadership for the school, setting the tone and direction for achieving academic and organizational goals. They are responsible for developing and implementing policies, programs, and activities that support student learning and well-being.

 

S/he is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the school, including budgeting, hiring and evaluating staff, and supervising teachers and support staff. They also ensure that the school is compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements. 

 

Qualifications and Experience

 

  • Bachelor’s degree or master’s in education, or sociology, and or pedagogy or any other diploma includes a teacher preparation program.
  • A trained, qualified, and highly experienced person with previous administrative experience in senior positions e.g. Deputy Head or Head in another School.
  • Minimum 5 years professional experience as a teacher.
  • 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 July 2024

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

and/or availability of funding

Number of positions: One

LOCATION: Makeni

 

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

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 and location you are applying for, for example: “Application for the Position of Institutional Partnership Coordinator in Freetown ”.

Closing date for the submission of applications is Friday 24th May, 2024

Only shortlisted 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.