Save the Children is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Manager( MEAL Manager)
2.) Senior MEAL Manager
3.) District Health Project Coordinator
4.) Project Health Officer

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Manager( MEAL Manager)

TITLE: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Manager
TEAM/PROGRAMME: CECIE (FCDO SSEIP II Pillar 3)	LOCATION:  Freetown with frequent field visit
GRADE:  2	POST TYPE: National CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 months with possibility of extension
Child Safeguarding:  Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
ROLE PURPOSE:  The MEAL Manager will provide leadership to the MEAL component of the FCDO SSEIP II Pillar 3  NGO consortium on Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE) which seeks to reach at least 110,000 12-17 girls and children with disabilities across 6 districts (Kailahun, Pujehun, Bo, Moyamba, Falaba, and Tonkolili) in Sierra Leone to improve their access, safety, learning, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. The project will take place over 5 years, with a value of GBP 10,000,000. Through an expert and equitable consortium of 6 national and international partners, this CECIE project will address key barriers that hinder access, retention and attainment of the educational goals of adolescent girls and children with disabilities in Sierra Leone, providing opportunities for both to thrive in education and learning. The project will target and measure results at three levels: i) selected catchment communities, ii) Junior Secondary Schools (JSS), Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) and SRH catchment areas, and iii) district wide. The proposed project embeds a crosscutting inclusion strategy on child participation, gender equality and disability from design to inception and throughout implementation. We centre children’s voice in our strategy; involving them in proposal development, in design and delivery of programme activities, strengthening their voice in schools and communities, and working with MBSSE’s Youth Advisory Group and Youth Advisory Panels. To ensure meaningful participation of people with disabilities, especially adolescent girls, our disability inclusion strategy has been developed with Sight savers’ expertise on supporting inclusive education for children with diverse functional difficulties. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly. Any final offer will be dependent on funding.
SCOPE OF ROLE:  Reports to: Head of MEAL Staffs reporting to this post: TBC Dimensions: Works with multiple consortium project teams and implementing partners Budget responsibilities: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Technical Leadership Lead in the implementation of the CECIE project’s MEAL system, ensuring the highest standards in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and generation of learning across the components of the programme. Provide hands-on technical and managerial support to and oversight of MEAL activities, and provide technical assistance and guidance to Consortium Partners to implement the CECIE MEAL system. Serve as the focal point for the use of new technology in support of monitoring, evaluation, research, learning and quality improvement initiatives in the CECIE program. Collaborate with Country Office MEAL and other technical specialists at regional, center and member offices, seeking relevant technical assistance and recommendations. Lead the development and maintenance of a robust MEAL system and database of all project component indicators and information, sharing with program staff as necessary. MEAL Planning Oversee development/review of MEAL packages for the project (to include results framework, MEAL plan (indicator matrix), MEAL timelines and budget, Indictor Performance Tracking Tables, quality benchmarks and mapping of standard data collection tools to activities) Participate in Project Kickoff at coordination and field offices and share draft MEAL package, capacity building MEAL officers to understand and implement the MEAL package Finalize/update MEAL package based on baseline information and budget Collaboration and Staff Development  Establish and Lead or Co-Lead relevant MEAL Working Group for the Consortium Partners. Support any MEAL staff of the TWG and provide technical oversight. Conduct coaching and mentoring sessions for all those who directly report to him/her and facilitate professional development opportunities Coordinate and facilitate learning events and activities for all Education and Child Development MEAL staff. Work closely with colleagues within the MBSSE to strengthen MEAL to capture more comprehensive, accurate and better disaggregated education data Reporting, Publications and Representation Ensure that timely and accurate information on indicators is provided for all quarterly, biannual and annual reports to donors and other audiences. Systematically compile and share project and program data during departmental and project review and planning meetings as well as with external partners and stakeholders. Collaborate with advocacy, communications and media colleagues to ensure that all data and information used for publications and media products are accurate and acceptable. Support Communication team with the documentation and dissemination of project and program achievements, success stories and lessons learned to a broad range of audiences. Collaborate with the PQD Director and Head of MEAL on the development of the Country Annual Plans (CAP), Country Annual Reports (CAR), and cross-thematic learning and knowledge management activities. Ensure that high quality analysed reports to illustrate SC’s impact and assessment findings are produced, including evidence of good practice and replicable programmes, and that they are communicated at appropriate events Support Interagency forums at the local level, advocating for the specific needs of children and to enhance inter-agencies best practices sharing and learning. This may involve participating in interagency coordinated joint MEAL activities as relevant Quality Assurance Provide quality MEAL review of project progress reports, ensuring that the report meets or exceeds the expectations and requirements of funding SCI members and donors. Triangulate and validate data submitted by Field office and Consortium Partners and ensure submission on all data quality dimensions. Conduct Quarterly Data Quality Assessments across project including Consortium Partners. Lead quality benchmarks assessment, analysis and reporting, sharing of the information and follow up on action points. Organizational MEAL Culture Participate in the Save the Children Sierra Leone’s MEAL taskforce sessions Support implementation of project team commitments to CO MEAL actions Lead the roll out and utilization of standard CO MEAL packages and tools for the project. Evaluations and Assessments Work with the Project Director to prepare the TOR for the recruitment of study consultants (baseline, midline and end line as well as other research pieces) and facilitate associated activities. Ensure all studies achieve the design objectives such that research questions, learning agenda and values for indicators are produced. Support the validation of research findings and debriefing of the procedures and outcome/ dissemination to SCI and stakeholders including beneficiaries. Lead the MEAL team to collect, validate, analyse, present and use information about programme progress, quality of implementation and emerging results in school capacity and learning outcomes. This will include both quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Accountability and Child Participation Support field office to implement feedback and response mechanisms – and ensure its documentation, analysis for appropriate response and decision making. Maintain the quality of information generated from community feedbacks for real time response and proper oversight of the response. Support field teams maintain the minimum standards of humanitarian relief in accordance with the SHERE, Red Cross Code of Conduct, and Interagency Network in humanitarian program delivery. Support Awards to monitor and maintain a calendar of donor narrative and financial reports, project baselines and evaluations, other MEAL related actions for timely delivery. Support integration of child participation in projects and programs implementation in line with SCI minimum standards for child participation. Management of MEAL resources Develop MEAL AAPs, DIP with corresponding phased budget, in line with MEAL master budget, work plan and country MEAL framework. With support from other Programme staff, identify MEAL activities supply needs and coordinate with logistics team to ensure materials arrive in good time. With support from other Programme staff, identify MEAL activities financial needs and coordinate with the Head of MEAL and finance team to ensure adequate funds and timely payments. With support from other Programme staff, identify MEAL activities IT needs and coordinate with the IT team to ensure adequate technological support. Liaise with logistics and asset managers to track and safeguard MEAL assets.   Supportive supervision and capacity development of staff Identify MEAL training needs of staff to address MEAL capacity gaps, in collaboration with the Head of MEAL – line-manager, Field manager and the human resources department. Provide technical oversight to MEAL and program staff in applying standardized MEAL practices for efficient generation and documentation of relevant data and information. Support mandatory MEAL orientation for existing and new project staff on SC Sierra Leone’s standard MEAL procedures, processes tools and guides Knowledge Management; Learning and sharing   Oversee the implementation of Save the Children Sierra Leone’s document management and information security procedures and systems including electronic and hard copy filing and transfer and sharing of information across field offices and Coordination. Manage and maintain a master IPPT and activity tracker for the project. Participate in the inputting of output and outcome data in the Project on track Power app. Review progress on project indicators against targets and provide timely snapshots status of achievements against set targets. Manage sensitive information generated from community feedback, such as level 3, 4, 5 and 6 complaints. Lead the operationalization of an integrated web-based Monitoring & Evaluation/Geographic Information Database System. Collate, document and share lessons leant from project delivery, evaluations and research Seek opportunities for information sharing and learning exchanges with local actors/INGOs at local level. Lead learning initiatives including learning agenda, lessons learnt and Project Reviews. Institute tracking of project outcome during project implementation through follow up on project beneficiaries on success stories/case studies. Undertake the sharing of project successes, findings, challenges and lessons learnt. Contribute to Save the Children Global Impact reporting through sharing of Sierra Leone’s results on Global indicators, Total reach, output and outcome tracking, impact stories etc. Take lead in generating quarterly KPI reports including quality benchmark, accountability, common approach and periodic Country Strategic Plan Milestone/ score card review. Promoting Learning for Strategy Development and Decision Making Ensure that data brought together and findings from across thematic and operational regions to form a coherent basis for analysis of impact which promotes learning and strategy development for the whole organisation. Lead on monitoring and improving the synergy and integration of thematic programmes to enhance delivery of outstanding results for children and their communities Communicate top level learning / analysis reports and monitoring data to ensure that management is able to make informed decisions on a timely basis to scale up and face operational challenges Support the Head of MEAL to analyse progress against organisational objectives and strategies General: Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, ICT, Human Resources, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. Initiate Action researches to testing new innovations, identifying better opportunities and approaches and rolling out into Country Office programmes Carry out any other assignment by the management
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) Accountability: Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved Ambition: Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others Future orientated, thinks strategically Collaboration: Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to Creativity: Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions Willing to take disciplined risks Integrity: Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE A minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Statistics, Education, Economics, or any other relevant discipline, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree or post graduate certificate in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation or Educational Testing and Measurement, is desirable, or equivalent experience. Experience in education MEAL is an added advantage.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS At least 5 years hands-on experience in monitoring evaluation and research work in education sector or related development fields. Significant experience in designing and maintenance of program management information systems and tools Understands and able to develop terms of reference (ToRs) for, independent consultants, supervision of independent consultants, and reviewing research/evaluation reports. Significantly demonstrated programme management and/or advisory experience in educational measurement, monitoring, evaluation and research-related roles. Excellent community skills, including community-led planning monitoring and evaluation; and management information systems (CBMIS). Good personal organizational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure Good communication ability to work as part of a team Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles. Willingness to travel to field offices and work in difficult environment from time to time Ability to work within a multicultural setting
Additional job responsibilities The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities  The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

 

Note that all applicants should apply through the following link provided below (Taleo Link). FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

APPLY = MEAL Manager – CECIE

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2.) Senior MEAL Manager

THE ROLE: Senior MEAL Manager

Save the Children is recruiting a Senior MEAL Managers to be based at the Coordination Office that will provide technical support to the Sierra Leone MEAL Team. This position will closely support the Head of MEAL. This position will work with both the Country Office and the Field Offices to ensure quality MEAL system design and implementation; evaluations and researches; MEAL budgeting; recruitment as well as support proposal writing and log frame development at national level. The post holder will support capacity building of staff and partners and ready to fill in gaps in the MEAL structure at all levels. Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

The Senior MEAL Manager will work across sector programs to ensure that MEAL is fully integrated into implementation. The post holder will support the Country Office to deliver on MEAL responsibilities to the Region and SCI Global.

The Senior MEAL Manager will support the implementation of accountability procedures including community feedback and response mechanisms for both development and humanitarian programs, Support compliance and assessment of quality benchmark. build capacities of staff and partners in promoting accountability and participation in Country Office s. S/he will support Awards, Finance, PDQ/TAs, Internal controls, Advocacy and Operations to review and implement a compliance strategy towards donor commitments, especially in project start-ups, implementation, documentation, progress reporting and phase-outs. S/he will assume day to day support for MEAL tasks for quality evidence-based programming.

S/he will provide MEAL supportive supervision in on-going project implementation. The Senior MEAL Manager will be highly involved in project and MEAL planning and reviews, provide support on implementation of required MEAL actions, monitoring and evaluation processes ensuring high level of child participation in these processes in operational area. S/he will guide SC and Partner teams in tracking outcome of projects which includes but not limited to documenting success stories/ case studies in line with project activities and expected outcomes. S/he will provide quality assurance for data and information (including progress reports) generated from their Country Office.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• A degree level in Social Science – Statistics, Economics or equivalent field experience.
• Recommended a minimum of six years management and/or MEAL experience in both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than two of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, and emergencies

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning, participating in and critically reviewing evaluations.
• Proficiency in computer skills, especially ability to work with MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, data collection/ management and analysis software etc in support of T4D
• Ability to think and analyze issues and data critically
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
• Ability to assess capacity gap and provide relevant trainings.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
• Experience in writing clear assessments and reports
• Excellent communication skills.
• A high level of written and spoken English.
• A high level of qualitative and quantitative data analysis competency
• Good interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Proven capacity to train and coach staff.
• Strong knowledge in Rights based programming.
• Experience working in a handson implementation capacity.
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
• Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children.

Desirable

• Experience working with SCI on MEAL is highly desirable
• Female applicants are encourage to apply.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, sensitivity and diplomacy.
• High cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in

difficult circumstances

CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 Months

Closing Date: 07th February 2023

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applicants are advised that

Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process and we maintain zero tolerance to dual employment.  Any request in this direction should be immediately

Please apply in English using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document including details of your current remuneration and salary expectations for this role.

∙      Candidates should apply through the links that will be provided by Careers.sl.

∙      Applicants should attach a copy of a valid Labour Card to their applications

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Note that all applicants should apply through the following link provided below (Taleo Link). FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

APPLY – Senior MEAL Manager

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3.) District Health Project Coordinator

The Role:  District Health Project Coordinator – Western Urban and Rural

The District Health Project Coordinator This position will support the government efforts in healthcare system strengthening especially with a focus on RMNCH +FP services at the district level. S/he will represent the project at district level forums, meetings and consultations on policy and technical issues related to the project’s objectives. S/he will work closely with both the technical and programmatic teams based in the field office and country office. S/he will ensure the regular monitoring of indicators and coordinate with relevant stakeholders at the district and national level

Momentum Country Global Leadership (MCGL) project is a five-year global project funded by the USAID to provide targeted RMNCAH + FP technical and capacity development assistance (TCDA) to countries to facilitate countries’ journeys to self-reliance. MCGL also aims to contribute to global technical leadership and learning, and USAID’s policy dialogue for achievement of global RMNACH + FP goals through support to globally endorsed MNCH/FP/RH initiatives, strategies, frameworks, guidelines, and action plans.

 KEY QUALIFICATIONS 

• Qualified health professional with strong background in RMNCH.  Female applicant with clinical qualification, nurses and midwives are encouraged to apply.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Experience in program management with least 3 years in managing public health projects/programs; leading and managing RMNCH projects and programs will be given priority
• Minimum 1-year experience in management of RMNCH services
• Strong skills in building a team, training, facilitation coaching, and on the job mentoring.
• Experience in supervision, training and mentoring.
• Involvement in recent current or past outbreak preparedness and response efforts
• Strong computer skills (i.e. Word Excel, Outlook).
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities
• Strong oral and written skills. Proficiency in writing technical and programmatic reports that document program directions and results
• Strong interpersonal skills with managing multicultural teams

 

Desirable:

• Demonstrated relationships with district and national stakeholders within and outside the government
• Experience working in urban and rural settings
• Experience working on a USAID-funded project

Experience in managing and/or monitoring program budgets and expenditures

CONTRACT LENGTH:  11 Months

Closing date: 8th February, 2023

 

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applicants are advised that

Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process and we maintain zero tolerance to dual employment.  Any request in this direction should be immediately

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document and include your current remuneration and salary expectations for this role.

• Candidates should apply through the link that will be provided.
• Applicants should attach a copy of a valid Labour Card to their applications
• For any support: please call on +23276760214

 

Note that all applicants should apply through the following link provided below (Taleo Link). FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

APPLY = District Health Coordinator

 

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4.) Project Health Officer

THE ROLE: Project Health Officer

 

Save the Children is recruiting an experience Project Health Officer that will support the government efforts in healthcare system strengthening especially with a focus on RMNCAH + FP services at the district level. S/he will represent the project at district level forums, meetings and consultations on policy and technical issues related to the project’s objectives. S/he will work closely with DHMT and health providers to utilize quality improvement tools to strengthen essential RMNACH+FP services.  S/he will ensure the regular monitoring of indicators and coordinate with relevant stakeholders at the district and national level. Female applicants and persons with disabilities are encourage to apply.

Momentum Country Global Leadership (MCGL) project is a five-year global project funded by the USAID to provide targeted RMNACH+FP technical and capacity development assistance (TCDA) to countries to facilitate countries’ journeys to self-reliance. MCGL also aims to contribute to global technical leadership and learning, and USAID’s policy dialogue for achievement of global RMNACH+FP goals through support to globally endorsed RMNACH+FP initiatives, strategies, frameworks, guidelines, and action plans.

 

Additionally, in the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

 

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRABLE  

• Minimum of Diploma/Higher Diploma/ BSc in Community Health and Clinical studies, SRN, BSc Public Health, Community Health Officer

Certificates in IMCI, AYFS, IYCF, ETAT  is a plus

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

 

Essential

• At least 1-2 years working with District Health Management Team
• Knowledge on quality improvement approaches and tools
• Strong skills in building a team, training, and on the job mentoring
• Demonstrable experience working in relatively similar position in an NGO setting.
• Demonstrable experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, with good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels

The ability to be flexible and make things work.

• Familiar with national health registers and DHIS2

 

Desirable

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, with good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Experience working in urban and rural settings
• Experience working on a USAID-funded project

 

CONTRACT LENGTH: 11 Months

Closing Date: 08th February, 2023

 

The Organization

 

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

 

APPLICATION INFORMATION

 

Applicants are advised that

Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process and we maintain zero tolerance to dual employment.  Any request in this direction should be immediately

 

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document and include your current remuneration and salary expectations for this role.

• Candidates should apply through the link that will be provided.
• Applicants should attach a copy of a valid Labour Card to their applications
• For any support: please call on +23276760214

 

 

Note that all applicants should apply through the following link provided below (Taleo Link). FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

 

APPLY – Health Officer

 

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Peace Corps Sierra Leone        

34 Old Railway Line, Signal Hill Freetown, Sierra Leone

Telephone 232.78.200.900

SCOPE OF WORK

(Recruitment, PSC Duties, and Performance Reviews)
 

Organization	US Government – Peace Corps Sierra Leone
PSC Position Title	Language and Cross-Cultural Facilitator (LCF)
Reports To	Language and Cross-Cultural Coordinator (LCC)
Supervises	N/A
Contract Type	Long-Term Intermittent Contract, 5-Year, Not to Exceed 120 Calendar Days in a Calendar Year, Not to Exceed 48 Hours per Week
Contract Duration	Intermittent beginning May 2023 through May 2028
Duty Location	Kambia, Sierra Leone

 

• Minimum Requirements:

At a minimum, the successful candidate’s CV must demonstrate the following:

• Education/Certification: Completion of Secondary School education, vocational or in a recognized institution with the following: Teacher’s Certificate (TC), Technical Vocation Certificate (TVC), Diploma and Higher Teacher’s Certificate (HTC).
• Years of Experience: A minimum of 2 years’ experience in teaching and materials development.
• Proven proficiency in spoken and written English, Krio and at least one of the following Sierra Leonean local languages: Mende, Temne, Limba, Loko, Susu, Kono, Mandingo, Kuranko, Fula, Kissi, or Shebro.
  • NOTE: Please provide a statement addressing ANY/ALL the languages you are language proficient with from the above list
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and participatory/communicative teaching techniques
  • NOTE: Please provide a statement addressing your knowledge of adult learning principles and participatory/communicative teaching techniques
• Adult learning/teaching experience
• Must be knowledgeable of and have experience working in the Sierra Leone Educational System
• Experience assessing local languages and cultural competency in Sierra Leonean communities
• Experience administering questionnaires
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Knowledge of MS Office computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and internet usage.
• Must be available to attend the Language Training of Trainers (LTOT) scheduled from the 20th to the 24th of February, 2023 in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • NOTE: Please provide a statement addressing your availability to attend the LTOT stated above
• Must be available to attend the Language Proficiency Interview (LPI) scheduled from the 27th of February to the 3rd of March, 2023 in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • NOTE: Please provide a statement addressing your availability to attend the LPI stated above

 

• Preferred Requirements 

• Experience teaching Sierra Leonean local languages

• Experience in the health system

Background

The mission of Peace Corps worldwide is to promote world peace and friendship. Peace Corps was invited to Sierra Leone in 1962, since then hundreds of Peace Corps Volunteers have worked in the fields of Education, Health, Agriculture, and Community Economic Development.

 

Peace Corps’ mission is to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:

• To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women
• To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served
• To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans

 

• Objective of the Position

Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) who come to work with Sierra Leoneans need to be trained. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with the Programing and Training Department through the Programing Manager, Programing and Training Assistants and Training Manager to help Peace Corps Trainees better understand Sierra Leonean culture and learn to speak the language(s). This position will work in close collaboration with the Language and Cross-Culture Coordinator (LCC) to plan, implement and evaluate with a specific focus on language and cross-cultural learning by Peace Corps Trainees (PCTs) and Volunteers (PCVs). The functions include: coordinating the development of language materials, testing for appropriate language level and cross-cultural competencies, and assisting in the development of training activities associated with these tasks.

 

The Language and Cross-Cultural Facilitator (LCF) is responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of the daily language learning activities of Peace Corps Trainees (PCT). The LCF assists in the development of language learning material, including the weekly design and revision of session plans as needed.  The LCF conducts language learning activities both in and outside of the classroom using techniques, methods and training materials developed and provided by Peace Corps Sierra Leone. The LCF assists with the design and delivery of the cross-cultural training for PCTs and serves as a cultural role model and guide for them within the community, providing guidance on social norms, behavior, dress, customs, etc. On a regular basis, the LCF advises the LCC on PCTs’ progress in language acquisition, ability to interact within and adapt to a new cultural context, and overall performance in the training program. The LCF makes recommendation when PCT progress is not adequate and provides additional support to PCTs as agreed upon.

 

Tasks & Deliverables 

Facilitation, Monitoring, and Evaluation:

• Design and implement lesson plans based on acquisition of specific language and cross-cultural competencies that Trainees should achieve.  They are to be developed based on the Peace Corps lesson planning format (4MAT) and incorporate language, cultural and technical language objectives.
• Conduct formal/informal language training classes with small groups of Trainees using a variety of language training methods and material; making appropriate change based on feedback received and learning needs of the Trainees.
• Develop Trainees’ cross-cultural skills by acting as a language and cross culture information resource.
• Serve as a cultural role model and “guide” monitoring and evaluating Trainee community integration on social norms, behavior, dress, customs, etc.
• Be available outside classroom hours to assists with language learning (individual tutorials, cross cultural trips/activities, field visits).
• Assist in design and evaluation activities (simulation activities and out-of-classroom language tasks) to provide timely and regular feedback to Trainees about their progress in language. Inform the language team regarding these evaluative processes, and actively participate in evaluation sessions.
• Evaluate the success of each lesson and document comments, ideas and suggestions, to assist with future implementation.
• Conduct routine visits to host families and Trainees to provide support as needed.
• Assist other staff members in implementing sessions that complement and or integrate all Pre-Service Training (PST) components.
• Support the In-Service Training (IST) team efforts and decisions as per request.
• Dress according to the PST dress code and interact professionally with staff and Trainees during working hours.

 

Material Design and Development:

• Design learning materials designed for all Sierra Leonean languages as needed.
• Develop lesson plans and training topics as well as creating new training materials (weekly/as needed).
• Design appropriate training session plans, visual aids, and cultural materials that support the health program.  Technical content will include Malaria, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene topics.
• Create language manuals to include, but not limited to, greetings and introductions, family, market-place transactions, and community development/medical nomenclature e.g. signs and symptoms, diseases, treatment, breastfeeding, health care workers, etc.
• Design all learning material in accordance with Peace Corps guidance and templates; and, all materials developed are proprietary and belong to Peace Corps Sierra Leone.

 

Preparation and Training:

• Participate in the preparation of the training site, including class location for the language training program.
• Actively seek resources within the community to assist Trainees in language learning and the performance of cultural objectives.

 

Management controls:

• LCC will discuss LCFs performance with the Training team and PCTs/PCVs during and after training.

• One on-one performance review evaluation with LCC/Training Manager (TM) if necessary. b

• Attend the Mandatory Language Training of Trainers (LTOT) and the mandatory all staff General Training of Trainers (GTOT), which includes goals and Peace Corps philosophy, concepts of integrated training, time for refining session plans, specific LCF training and team building.

 

Reports:

• Submit weekly reports to the LCC that include: evaluation of Trainee’s progress in language, general description of group adaptation and overall cultural competency development.
• Notify the LCC about any classroom management challenges that might occur during language class facilitation.
• Written reports are required to be submitted upon request of event/activity or at the end of any training.

 

Required briefings and meetings:

• Meet regularly with the LCC and other training staff to discuss Trainee and Volunteer progress as well as plan any upcoming events.
• Participate in language team meetings and staff meetings when required.
• Participate actively in team building activities that foster teamwork.
• Participate in all briefings as requested.

 

Other Duties

• Attend staff meetings, in-service trainings, and retreats when indicated.
• Understand and comply with Peace Corps safety and security policies and procedures.
• Understand and comply with Peace Corps code of ethics, privacy and confidentiality policies.
• File all documents produced by the position in accordance with Peace Corps Records Management policies.
• Perform other assignments or duties as assigned.

 

• Standard Roles and Responsibilities

• Safety and Security (S&S):

• Employees with no SPECIFIC Safety and Security Responsibilities (i.e., cashier, admin staff) Immediately communicates Volunteer safety and security concerns and issues to the Safety and Security Manager (SSM) and Country Director (CD). Knowledgeable and supportive of Peace Corps safety and security policies and procedures, including the timely reporting of suspicious incidents, persons or articles.

1. Inherent Government Function  (IGF):

• N/A

• Temporary Assignments:

• PSC may be temporarily assigned, as determined by the Peace Corps Director or her/his delegate, to carry out additional duties and responsibilities in furtherance of the goals of the Peace Corps in order to enhance the ability of Peace Corps Volunteers to perform functions under the Peace Corps Act, including facilitating a safe environment for Volunteers.

 

This temporary assignment may require the PSC to provide services and/or support beyond what is listed in their current Statement of Work (SOW).  The services and/or support may take many forms, examples of which may include but are not limited to, training, providing administrative, technical, medical, and/or operational assistance, building on host country programs, etc.  This temporary assignment also may require the PSC to provide these services and/or support to individuals/organizations other than those listed in their current SOW such as host country government, partner organization(s), community member(s), staff, and/or contractors.”

 

Logistics & Level of Effort & Duty Station

The duty station is the training site in Kambia. PSC may be required to work in another town during training (typically taking place over 11 weeks in the summer, subject to revisions as needed). PSC may also be required to work intermittently throughout the year during ISTs or other periods as needed by the agency. May also be required to travel up country as needed, including on short notice.  Performs duties during a 48 hour work week. Events may require occasional work in the evenings and on weekends and holidays. May carry a duty phone.

 

Application Requirements

 

The application deadline is on February 13th 2023 at 5:00 PM.

 

In order to be considered for this position, the applicant must;

• • Be a Sierra Leone Citizen with residency, and must not have been employed in intelligence-related activities.

• Submit complete application package on/before the application deadline date and time by email to:

SL-pcjobs@peacecorps.gov

or by hand to HR Specialist, Peace Corps Sierra Leone, 34 Old Railway Line, Signal Hill, Freetown  

• Application must include the following;

• • A letter of interest addressing the required qualifications.
  • A complete CV, to include:

• All relevant employment, including start and end dates (month and year) for each position listed, and a summary of key tasks and responsibilities for each position.
• Educational background and a list of current license(s)/Certificates/degrees etc. held (type of license, dates of issue/expiration as applicable), and/or a detailed description of equivalent experience obtained through on-the-job training.
• Contact information (name, email and/or phone number) of three professional references. At least one reference must be a current or former supervisor. Peace Corps may request additional/other references.
• Information regarding citizenship and work authorization in Sierra Leone. All candidates selected for interview will be required to produce a Government-issued ID card/National Passport/ voters ID card for review.
• All education, experience, skills and qualifications will be verified.

• Include a completed checklist (Attachment I) of detailed Job requirements in the application package.

All experience, skills, and qualifications will be verified. Applicants with high potential will be scheduled for an interview at the Peace Corps office in Freetown.  Employment is contingent on a favorable security background and medical check.

Please include “Ref: “Language Cultural Facilitator” on the envelope submission and or in the subject line for the online application

 

ATTACHMENT

 

Peace Corps Sierra Leone  APPLICATION  CHECKLIST

 

All applicants wishing to apply for any Peace Corps job is required to provide the following information below and submit with your application package.

 

Name of Applicant: ___________________________________________________________

 

Position you are applying for: ______________________________________________________

 

Details                                                                                                               YES       NO

1. Have you ever served Peace Corps as a Trainee or Volunteer (Including Response or Virtual)?    ☐          ☐

 

If so, please specify______________________________________________________

 

1. Have you ever being employed as a Peace Corps staff member (US Direct Hire (USDH), ☐            ☐

Personal Service Contractor (PSC), Foreign Service National (FSN))?

If so, please specify______________________________________________________

 

1. If your answer to any of the questions above is yes please provide the following information below;

 

• Position location:________________________________________________________

 

• Position type: ___________________________________________________________

 

• Title: __________________________________________________________________

 

• Start date: ______________________________________________________________

 

• End date: ______________________________________________________________

 

___________________________________                                                 __________________

Signature of Applicant                                                                                                      Date

Overview

Responsibilities

Qualifications

ABOUT RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT 

Restless Development is a global non-profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most –  We also run the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organizations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.

 

• OUR APPROACH TO SAFEGUARDING

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organizational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognize that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

 

2. ABOUT THE ROLE

 

Job title	MEL Coordinator, Financial Inclusion Project
Location	Freetown
Salary	SLL112,465,625 annually
Preferred start date	February 2023
Length of contract	1 year depending on availability of funding
Visa requirements	Must have the right to work in Sierra Leone
Reports to	MEL Manager
Direct reports	None
Expected travel	National travel to Operational Area

 

KEY PRIORITIES 

 

Generating evidence 

• Develop the overall framework for the project’s M&E systems, in collaboration with project staff, including partner MEL requirements and reporting.
• Work with the Programme Manager and the MEL manager to systematically document project performance against the work plan, providing regular updates to project technical leads and the project leadership team.
• Work with the MEL Manager to develop learning cycles – including processes for outcome mapping and monitoring, youth-led test-learn-adapt and review cycles, and reporting.
• Develop and implement effective youth-led monitoring tools and approaches to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions – including dynamic accountability processes, youth-led reviews, and aggregation of evidence for influencing activities.

• Providing support in the design and delivery of monitoring and evaluation research across multiple diverse projects.
• Generate credible evidence for donors around what their investment achieves using a range of research methodologies.
• Help donors and programmes teams understand what works, what doesn’t, and why.
• Ensure high-quality data to Restless Development International (both on projects and for our global results framework)
• Identify new, innovative ways to measure the effectiveness of Restless Development Sierra Leone’s programmes.
• Ensure all tools and systems are user-friendly and easily understood by both staff and young leaders, who are often our data collectors.

 

Implement Systems

• Ensure the alignment of M&E activities with program goals and contribute to the development of annual work plans for the project and its partners to identify project targets and ensure inclusion of M&E activities.
• Conduct field visits for data validation, to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets, and to provide targeted support to partner teams. Capture and document lessons learned; champion the scaling-up of best practices.

• Work closely with other Restless Development Hubs to ensure learning and best practice from the different projects and findings are shared internally in line with the agency’s learning agenda.

 

Communicating evidence 

• Ability to analyze data in a way that brings out the big picture; tells a story and identifies meaningful exceptions;
• Provide actionable insights and answers to the ‘so what?’ question
• Ensure that donor reporting is accurate, insightful, and on time.
• Ensure the organization is using data to inform decision-making,
• Contribute to our internal and external comms.
• Share evidence and best practice with other international Restless Development Hubs and our International teams.

 

Partner Support

• Provide technical leadership and support to project and partner staff in planning and implementing M&E systems and activities, data-based program decision-making, and results reporting.
• Supervise, mentor, and build the capacity of project MEAL team staff
• Support partners to monitor project activities and track these activities in the aggregate against the results framework

 

Other duties as required 

• Representing Restless Development to partners and donors at meetings and during field visits
• Managing people and activity budgets,
• Supporting business development, including research consultancy work.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound judgments and decisions and offer innovative solutions
• Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Good presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

 

3. ABOUT YOU

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

 

Values	Behaviours	What we expect of the MEL Coordinator
HEART   We are who we serve. We are brave.	Values-led	Supports managers to embed a values-led culture within their team.  Uses values to guide decision-making and group actions. Values & Behaviours framework
	Innovation	Is driven to generate ideas that continually improve ways of working, involving others in problem-solving.  Adapts style to cope with and support others through change.
HEAD   We are 100% professional.  We prove that young people can	Delivers Quality	Strives for continual improvement against individual goals, seeking opportunities to maximize their contribution to team priorities.  Supports others to deliver quality and improve their work.  Takes ownership for ensuring value-for-money in the areas for which they take partial ownership.
	Decision Making	With guidance, takes ownership for programme elements and/or internal processes.  Considers underlying issues and Restless Values when making operational decisions.
VOICE   We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth-led development.	Leadership	Confidently leads programme elements and/or internal processes.  Will typically manage one or more junior staff members and is seen as a leader amongst their peers.
	People  Development	Regularly seeks feedback and evaluates own performance, creating opportunities for personal development.  Develops others through proactive sharing of knowledge, skills, and opportunities.
	Effective  Communication	Confidently adapts their communication style to suit their audience.  Is able to influence others to build shared understanding.
HANDS    We are in it together. We listen and learn.	Collaboration	Seeks opportunities to collaboratively deliver quality against team goals by building strong relationships with colleagues from across the organization.  Works with external partners to maximize mutual benefits.

 

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential	•  •	University degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study (for example: development, social science, public health, or statistics); Experience with health programmes.  At least four (3) years’ development work experience, a significant proportion of which is spent in research, monitoring and evaluation; Experience managing teams including those working remotely; Experience training young people on data collection and research design. Basic/intermediate data handling in Excel and data software (e.g. pivot tables, VLOOKUP, Kobo, ODK, and EPI collect), experience with more advanced systems is an advantage (R or SPSS);
	•	Excellent research skills, including research design, questionnaire development, focus group design, and project management.
	•	Excellent reporting in Word and PowerPoint, and ability to adapt written styles to different audiences.
	•	Good organizational skills, and ability to work to tight deadlines;
	•	Excellent written and oral communication skills;
	•	Ability to lead on programme learning processes;
	•	Ability to work on own initiative without supervision and within a team;
	•	A strong personal commitment to the values, aims and methods of Restless Development.
Desirable	•  •	Working knowledge of spoken Krio.  Experience working with and for young people. Proven success in distance management of field offices.
	•	Extensive experience working with Safeguarding/Child protection organization

 

Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from young people, women, those living with HIV, disabled people, and other marginalized groups.

 

 

4. WHAT WE DO FOR YOU

 

Remuneration 

We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations, taking into account statutory benefits.  In addition to salary, we offer End of Service Benefit and NASSIT (10% employer contribution) for all staff.

 

Values and Culture 

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

 

Work-life balance 

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

 

• 24 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
• Access to flexible working.
• Study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.
• A day’s leave on your birthday.

 

Professional development 

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

• Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on the job.
• Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
• Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialize.

 

Travel and medical benefits 

A contribution is made towards staff medical of up to 2,500,000 Le per year.  When traveling with work, staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel insurance.

 

5. KEY DATES

Please send a completed application form to

sierraleonejobs@restlessdevelopment.org

and copy

tamba.aliyu@restlessdevelopment.org

by 25^th January 2023. Female candidates and People with Disability are strongly encouraged to apply. 50% Of the Shortlisted candidates for this interview will be female.

The Role: MEAL Coordinator – Western Rural and Urban Areas

Save the Children is recruiting for a MEAL Coordinator to support Save the Children Sierra Leone’s MEAL processes/procedures at Western Rural and Urban Areas that will feed into the Country Office overall MEAL framework in line with the country strategic plan.  This role holder is required to support the Government of Sierra Leone and local partners to maintain the population’s access to and use of essential MNCH services, family planning, and reproductive health care within the current context and; ensure the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygienic (WaSH) conditions, and adherence to evidence-based hygiene behaviors. Women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The MEAL Coordinator will lead on the implementation of the MEAL plan, systems and processes for the project, including accountability and feedback mechanisms, and all learning, review and evaluation activities in the district. The MEAL Coordinator will work under line management of MEAL Manager and with all other departments as relevant. S/he will provide MEAL supportive supervision in on-going project implementation. The MEAL Coordinator will be highly involved in project and MEAL planning and reviews, provide oversight on implementation of required MEAL actions, monitoring and evaluation processes ensuring high level of child participation in these processes in operational area.

S/he will guide SCI and Partner teams in tracking outcome of projects which includes but not limited to documenting success stories/ case studies in line with project activities and expected outcomes. The MEAL Coordinator will build capacities of staff and partners in promoting accountability and participation in respective western area. S/he will provide quality assurance for data and information (including progress reports) generated from their respective western area.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

FOR NATIONALS ONLY

QUALIFICATIONS

 

Undergraduate degree in social sciences or related fields ( such as economics, mathematic/statistics, development studies or Social work) with a minimum of 4 years’ experience- substantive and proven experience in related field with Higher National Diploma may be considered.

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least four years of relevant MEAL/M&E experience, preferably in an INGO setting, and demonstrating a diverse range of skills beyond data entry and analysis.
• Experience facilitating or assisting with project reviews, baselines, and/or evaluations.  Experience with research is an added advantage.
• Experience developing M&E tools using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, and in training others how to use these tools.
• Thorough understanding of logical frameworks and/ results frameworks, and experience in developing monitoring systems to assess progress against these.
• Familiarity/experience with a range of data collection & analysis systems and software is a plus.
• Experience working in projects that address complex social issues, attitude and behaviour change.
• Experience working directly with children and/or adolescents.
• Experience in developing and/or using data collection and monitoring tools in communities (where documentation is generally non-existent) as well as with formal service providers.
• Experience with project/beneficiary accountability and feedback mechanisms.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; excellent documentation and report-writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, and training/facilitation skills.
• Experience in working with local/national civil society partners with capacity building approaches.
• Proficiency in computer e.g. MS Word, MS Power Point and Excel.
• Commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to be self-sufficient and resourceful, proactive in identifying and addressing challenges, yet consulting and asking for assistance as needed/relevant.
• Willingness to ride motor bike is essential; SCI will provide motor bike riding training as needed.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project communities and stay in basic conditions.
• Willing to commit to Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

 

 CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 Months

Closing Date: 30th January, 2023

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applicants are advised that

Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process and we maintain zero tolerance to dual employment.  Any request in this direction should be immediately

 

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your salary expectations.

• Candidates should apply through the link that will be provided by Careers.sl.
• Applicants should attach a copy of a valid Labour Card to their applications

 

Note that all applicants should apply through the following link provided below (Taleo Link).

APPLY

 

WOMEN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Chief of Party – Sierra Leone Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA)

IMA World Health, a member of Corus International, is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) to lead an anticipated 5 year $25-$50 million USAID-funded Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA) in Sierra Leone.

SIHSA’s goal is to contribute to the Government of Sierra Leone’s overarching goal of improving the health of adolescents, pregnant and postpartum women, and children less than five years old. SIHSA’s objectives are 1) improve the quality of family planning, maternal newborn child and adolescent health, and malaria services sustainably; 2) promote adoption of crucial health behaviors, and 3) strengthen the stewardship and governance of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, both at central and district levels, so it is better prepared to plan, budget, allocate resources and monitor health programs. SIHSA seeks to promote the integration of health services, including malaria services, to rapidly scale-up evidence-based interventions to address preventable causes of maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent morbidities and mortality. SIHSA seeks to demonstrate innovative models to catalyze community-driven solutions and show models to promote private sector engagement.

Summary of the Position

The COP will have overall responsibility for the management and coordination of all project activities, staff, and leadership to achieve sustainable results in accordance with the contract and donor guidelines. S/he will serve as the primary liaison with USAID, the Government of Sierra Leone, IMA headquarters and other relevant project stakeholders. S/he will ensure the project’s goals, objectives, and strategy are achieved and that contractual requirements are met on time and within budget. S/he is responsible for directing the project team with an integrated vision, applying effective leadership and strategic planning skills, management experience, outstanding interpersonal skills, and strong written and oral communication skills. The COP also ensures that all management systems, from technical to M&E to finance actively support timely and accurate project reporting and cost effectiveness for successful implementation of the project. Additionally, S/he is responsible for ensuring compliance with Corus’s policies and procedures and USAID rules and regulations, including responsibility for ensuring sub-awardee compliance and monitoring the quality of program implementation. The position will be based in Freetown. S/he will report directly to the Senior Regional Director, West Africa and Haiti.

Actual hiring is contingent upon successful activity award and USAID approval.

Responsibilities:

•  Provide overall program, strategic and technical leadership and supervision of all project activities, including sub-awardees and project personnel, to ensure program activities maximize project objectives.
•  Lead all project planning responsibilities, including the production of annual workplans and budgets and performance monitoring plan, ensuring alignment of the budget to expected results and ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
•  Lead the Program Management Unit, providing overall leadership and supervision of all project activities, including sub-awardees/contractors and project personnel.
•  Evaluate program effectiveness and determine corrective action needed to improve goal achievement, in accordance with the Senior Regional Director and the Technical Program Manager at headquarters.
•  Identify lessons learned and best practices for external dissemination.
•  Serve as the primary point of contact with USAID, project partners, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, and key stakeholders.
•  Liaise with USAID partners and other donors, as well as implementing partners and stakeholders, to ensure coordination of and harmonization with other relevant activities in Sierra Leone.
•  Oversee responses to donor reporting, including periodic technical and financial reports specified in the award to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables.
•  Ensure compliance with USAID award and IMA World Health headquarters requirements, policies, and regulations.
•  Ensure the development and implementation of key project deliverables, including the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan.
•  Monitor staff performance and provide capacity strengthening support when needed.
•  Ensure visibility of project results, achievements, and lessons learned through presentations at conferences and workshops and/or by publishing articles through professional journals.
•  Recruit and directly supervise local project staff in line with IMA World Health HR policies; oversee the management and development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled, and productive workforce; an effective leadership team; and an organizational culture where IMA’s values are practiced.
•  Manage funds and subawards; closely monitor project expenditures.
•  Together with field and project staff, prepare annual budgets; ensure and supervise regular financial reporting; keep USAID apprised of significant variances.
•  Ensure project expenses are reasonable, allocable, prudent, and spent in accordance with USAID rules and regulations; support annual audit procedure.
•  Oversee property and equipment acquisition, disposition, and management.

Qualifications:

•  Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Business Administration, International development, or similar field is required.
•  10 years of demonstrated experience in implementing, leading, and managing large health programs is required. Familiarity with and expertise in overseeing financial and contractual management aspects of project management is crucial, requiring outstanding organizational skills.
•  At least 5 years of prior experience as a COP, Deputy COP or equivalent (preferably on a USAID-funded project) is required.
•  Experience overseeing development and implementation of M&E and knowledge management strategies relevant to international public health projects.
•  Experience overseeing sub-awardees to achieve project results.
•  Outstanding written and oral communication and interpersonal skills in English are required.
•  Deep knowledge of the health context of Sierra Leone required, with experience working in Sierra Leone strongly preferred.
•  Demonstrated experience leading diverse teams to achieve successful project implementation, financial management, and reporting.
•  Experience collaborating and coordinating with local and national host government agencies, and aligning program activities and results with national strategies
•  Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with regional/district governments, representatives from other key stakeholders (such as NGOs, CSOs, etc.), and the private sector.
•  Demonstrated ability to operate at advanced levels of authority and accountability for achieving results.
•  Awareness of USAID cooperative agreements, and the related policies, procedures, and regulations; deep understanding of USG federal compliance requirements and evidence of experience in their application.

IMA/Corus International is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). As such, Corus makes employment decisions and provides equal employment opportunity without regard to an applicant’s or employee’s race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, and local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please notify Corus’s Human Resources department.

APPLY

Save the Children is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Project Director -( Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE)
2.) Safeguarding Officer
3.) Gender Equality Technical Specialist

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Project Director -( Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE)

The Role: Project Director – Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE)

Save the Children is recruiting for an upcoming, anticipated project, Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE).  The project seeks to improve access, safety, learning, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of adolescent girls and children with disability across six districts: Kailahun, Pujehun, Bo, Moyamba, Falaba, and Tonkolili. The anticipated project would be implemented by a consortium of 6 national and international partners over a period of 5 years.

The Project Director will provide strategic leadership to the project, ensuring intended outcomes are met in accordance with the overall agreement and internationally recognised quality standards. The postholder will lead the project implementation team and consortium partners, maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork, trust, and mutual respect. This position will coordinate and communicate with relevant high-level stakeholders throughout the project.  In addition to program management experience, the role will require strong community engagement, gender equality, and social inclusion experience.

QUALIFICATIONS 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (desirable)

Degree in development studies, other social sciences or related field of study. 

Postgraduate degree/ postgraduate diploma is an advantage

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 10 years of relevant programming experience, with 5 of these in management roles: gender equality, community engagement, social accountability, adolescent sexual reproductive health, girls’ education, youth-focused programming, community development, and/or related programming.
• At least 5 years of experience in community-centred programming, which may include community engagement, community mobilisation, social/behaviour/norms change, social accountability.
• Experience in managing consortia or working with partners, managing partner contracts and relationships, ensuring mutual and institutional capacity building, joint monitoring, etc.
• Significant experience in programming that substantively integrates components of gender equality, social inclusion, and social accountability.
• Proven experience in all aspects of programme management, including design, planning, implementation, and monitoring/evaluation.
• Financial management of programme grants and budgets of over 4-5 million USD is an advantage.
• Substantial experience in maintaining external relations with government and community stakeholders.
• Experience in managing programme teams across multiple geographic sites, including staff development, coaching, and performance management.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, use of qualitative and quantitative data to analyse progress in programmes, and the use of logical or results frameworks, theories of change, etc.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; excellent documentation and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in computer e.g.  MS Word, MS Power Point and Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically.
  • Willing to commit to Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

 

Desirable

• Experience in more than one country is an advantage.
• Female applicant and person living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Experience with substantive participation of children/ adolescents in programming.

• Ability to be self-sufficient and resourceful, proactive in identifying and addressing challenges, yet consulting and asking for assistance as needed/relevant.
  • Ability and willingness to travel to project communities and stay in basic conditions.

 

Additional job responsibilities

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.  

CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 months

Closing date: 03rd February, 2023. –Kindly note that this publication is contingent to funding.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applicants are advised that

Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process and we maintain zero tolerance for dual employment.  Any request in this direction should be immediately

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document and salary expectations for this role.

 

• Candidates should apply through the link that will be provided by Careers.sl.
• Applicants should attach a copy of a valid Labour Card to their applications

 

All applicants should apply through the link provided below (Taleo Link).

APPLY

 

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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2.) Safeguarding Officer

The Role: Safeguarding Officer

Save the Children is recruiting for an upcoming, anticipated project, Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE).  The project seeks to improve access, safety, learning, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of adolescent girls and children with disability across six districts: Kailahun, Pujehun, Bo, Moyamba, Falaba, and Tonkolili. The anticipated project would be implemented by a consortium of 6 national and international partners over a period of 5 years. SCI is looking for energetic and hard-working woman or man to serve as Safeguarding Officer at the Freetown Coordination Offices.  If you have a passion for children, and you wish to be part of a dynamic team supporting development in Sierra Leone, then we look forward to your application!  Women and person with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Safeguarding Officer will support the country programme (humanitarian and development) in promoting and building a ‘Safe Organisation’ and zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) of children and adult beneficiaries through awareness raising and beneficiary sensitisation focusing on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) by staff and representatives as well as facilitating confidential reporting of child safeguarding and PSEA concerns/incidents through appropriate channels.

 

FOR NATIONALS ONLY

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate or Masters in Gender, Child Protection, Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, Anthropology, Development, Conflict or related degree

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Substantial experience of child safeguarding, child protection, PSEA, SGBV or MEAL issues and practice, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in investigations.

• Direct or indirect experience of child protection practice, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
• Knowledge of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Nigeria Child Rights Acts, VAPP Act, child protection and GBV policies and practice as well as current issues in relation to safeguarding of beneficiaries in the Nigeria context.

• Good data management, data analysis, computer literacy and excellent documentation and report writing skills in English are a must.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information as well as facilitate training to a wide and diverse audience.

Desirable

• Ability to foster and maintain strategic alliances across multiple stakeholders;
• Willingness to travel to and work in hard-to-reach areas; Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Female applicant and person living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

• Experience of assisting in the development of local procedures, SoPs, manuals and guidance on safeguarding, PSEA and Safe Programming.
• Experience on facilitation and coordination of training and workshop.
• Experience in conducting assessment, monitoring and report writing.
• Practical experience in the participation of children on the intervention of program activities.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Pidgin.

 

CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 Months

Closing date: 03rd February, 2023. -Kindly note that this publication is contingent to funding.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applicants are advised that

Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process and we maintain zero tolerance to dual employment.  Any request in this direction should be immediately

 

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document and salary expectations for this role.

 

• Candidates should apply through the link that will be provided by Careers.sl.
• Applicants should attach a copy of a valid Labour Card to their applications

 

All applicants should apply through the link provided below (Taleo Link).

APPLY

 

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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3.) Gender Equality Technical Specialist

The Role: Gender Equality Technical Specialist – Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE)

Save the Children is recruiting for an upcoming, anticipated project, Community Engagement for all Children’s Improved Education (CECIE).  The project seeks to improve access, safety, learning, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of adolescent girls and children with disability across six districts: Kailahun, Pujehun, Bo, Moyamba, Falaba, and Tonkolili. The anticipated project would be implemented by a consortium of 6 national and international partners over a period of 5 years.

The Gender Equality Technical Specialist role will lead strategy development and the technical design and implementation of high-quality programmes that advance gender equality and ensure that children, girls and boys can equitably access, participate within, benefit from and act as decision makers for both emergency and development programming. The postholder will use their in-depth contextual understanding, technical and practical expertise, and relationship building skills to define and deliver our strategic ambition for advancing gender equality in Sierra Leone. The role supports national advocacy and influencing, while driving strategic partnerships for new business development.  It provides leadership to ensure our work is grounded on intersectional gender and power analysis, and supports the design and implementation of gender transformative monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our programmes, teams and partners.  The role will work closely with operations colleagues and with partners, especially women’s/girls’ rights and gender equality-focused organizations, in Sierra Leone, fostering the building of ownership and agency of local organisations.  S/he is responsible for supporting the integration of SCI gender equality approaches in the country office new and ongoing projects. This may include ensuring gender mainstreaming throughout the project’s results-based management frameworks, strengthening and supporting gender equality strategies and facilitating gender equality capacity strengthening for partners and SCI staff including tool development. It will provide leadership to design/adapt and deliver gender transformative content for capacity building and system strengthening. This role includes a focus on external representation on priority issues including child-centred gender and power analysis, girls’ empowerment, gender-based violence and other topics central to gender transformative child rights-based approaches across thematic areas. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (desirable)

• Postgraduate qualification in Women and Gender Studies or related qualification with focus on gender equality in international development, Social Science/International, Development/Development Studies, Gender Studies, Community Development or other related area – or equivalent experience

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 10 years of relevant programming experience, with 5 of these in management roles: gender equality, community engagement, social accountability, adolescent sexual reproductive health, girls’ education, youth-focused programming, community development, and/or related programming.
• At least 5 years of experience in community-centred programming, which may include community engagement, community mobilisation, social/behaviour/norms change, social accountability.
• Experience in managing consortia or working with partners, managing partner contracts and relationships, ensuring mutual and institutional capacity building, joint monitoring, etc.
• Significant experience in programming that substantively integrates components of gender equality, social inclusion, and social accountability.
• Proven experience in all aspects of programme management, including design, planning, implementation, and monitoring/evaluation.
• Financial management of programme grants and budgets of over 4-5 million USD is an advantage.
• Substantial experience in maintaining external relations with government and community stakeholders.
• Experience in managing programme teams across multiple geographic sites, including staff development, coaching, and performance management.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, use of qualitative and quantitative data to analyse progress in programmes, and the use of logical or results frameworks, theories of change, etc.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; excellent documentation and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in computer e.g.  MS Word, MS Power Point and Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically.
  • Willing to commit to Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

 

Desirable

• Experience in more than one country is an advantage.
• Female applicant and person living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Experience with substantive participation of children/ adolescents in programming.

• Ability to be self-sufficient and resourceful, proactive in identifying and addressing challenges, yet consulting and asking for assistance as needed/relevant.
  • Ability and willingness to travel to project communities and stay in basic conditions.

 

Additional job responsibilities

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.  

CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 months

Closing date: 03rd February, 2023. -Kindly note that this publication is contingent to funding.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

 

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applicants are advised that

Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process and we maintain zero tolerance for dual employment.  Any request in this direction should be immediately

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document and salary expectations for this role.

 

• Candidates should apply through the link that will be provided by Careers.sl.
• Applicants should attach a copy of a valid Labour Card to their applications

 

All applicants should apply through the link provided below (Taleo Link).

APPLY

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

World Vision is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Gender and Peacebuilding Manager
2.) Communications Intern

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Gender and Peacebuilding Manager

Career Opportunity

 

World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

 

World Vision International Sierra Leone (WVISL) has been operational since 1996 assisting communities with various interventions in health, education, child protection, water & sanitation and livelihoods.

 

Applications are requested for suitably qualified Sierra Leoneans to fill the position of Gender and Peacebuilding Manager’ in Freetown.

 

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: 

The Gender and Peacebuilding Manager will serve as the principal institutional liaison to the donor, and partners and should understand the unique political dynamics of Sierra Leone concerning women’s political participation and women-focused CSOs coalitions and networks. She/he will ensure that Coalition of Women-focused CSOs working on conflict prevention/mitigation and women’s participation are established, and working to achieve an organized common agenda in Sierra Leone. He/she will provide Gender, and Peacebuilding capacity development to Women-led CSOs Coalition through providing targeted training, tools and resources regularly to facilitate timely and quality delivery of programmes.

Communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: 

         

Strategy Development: 

 

• Ensure the project contributes to the achievement of the National Office overall strategy.
• Ensure compliance with United Nations Peace Building Fund (UNPBF) funding guidelines, local laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Develop and maintain effective collaborations with program partners and key stakeholders.
• Work directly with local partners to facilitate capacity assessments, develop, or update capacity development plans, and support the adaptive implementation of the capacity development plans.
• Supply technical expertise on Sierra Leone’s civil society sector
• Manage financial and administrative functions; monitoring, evaluation and reporting of program activities; and management.

 

Capacity Building: 

• Map out and conduct capacity gap assessment for women-led CSOs.
• Provide Gender and Peacebuilding capacity development to Women-led CSOs Coalition through targeted training, tools and resources to facilitate timely and quality delivery of programmes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to women-led CSOs on political participation and inclusion, leadership, conflict prevention and mitigation, peacebuilding and social cohesion.

 

Stakeholder Relationship Management:

• Serve as the primary liaison between World Vision, government, stakeholders, and implementing partners, on all program-related activities.
• Network to broker new partnerships and build new relationships with INGOs in the country, civil society organizations, local partners and marginalized groups in Sierra Leone.
• Maintain regular dialogue and conduct regular meetings with all relevant partners within and outside World Vision, and donors to build relationships, trust and an excellent reputation.
• Develop approaches and plans for effective and sustainable stakeholder relationship management in the country.
• Work collaboratively with all units to ensure that project deliverables are met and achieved on a timely basis considering deadlines and priorities.

 

Women CSOs Management:

• Support women CSOs coalitions mapping to inform project interventions.
• Enhance Women CSO’s coordination mechanism, especially in the last mile communities of the project district.
• Support Women-Focused CSOs and women’s advocacy for sustainable policy influencing and dialogue.
• Work with the government and all relevant stakeholders to address existential barriers faced by women CSOs and women aspiring for political processes.
• Facilitate the establishment of an information Hub to support awareness-raising campaigns and referral pathways.
• Provide technical guidance in addressing violence faced by women before, during and after the electioneering process.
• Support women CSOs in designing early warning signs of violence and enhancing peace-building initiative in the country with a gender lens.

 

Monitoring, Evaluation & Planning: 

• Ensure timely implementation of project activities as per Detailed Implementation Plan.
• Support gender and peacebuilding advocacy programs planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning.
• Ensure timely and quality reporting processes in line with project agreed timelines.
• Establish and maintain an accurate and up-to-date dashboard of all programme documents, resources, lessons and good practices, and facilitate their circulation and use within the NO, across the partnership, consortium partners and stakeholders.

 

Innovation:

• Facilitate the introduction of new, innovative practices, methodologies or concepts in World Vision International Sierra Leone Gender and Peacebuilding programming.
• Support the World Vision Gender Equality and Social Inclusion project model with an innovative approach.

 

Partnerships and Networking: 

• Establish and maintain visibility of World Vision International Sierra Leone on all Gender, Peacebuilding and women-led CSOs coalitions and advocacy platforms.
• Develop and maintain a strong relationship with relevant government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, consortium partners, women-led CSOs coalitions, academic institutions, stakeholders and community actors that will complement WVISL Peacebuilding, gender and advocacy programming.

 

Programme Management: 

• Provide overall oversight on the implementation of the project as per the agreed work plan in the approved PD with UN Women and UNDP.
• Manage and Support the development of detailed implementation plans and coordinate implementation among other consortium partners.
• Support relationship-building initiatives, integrated planning implementation and sustainability of the program, continued partnership and sharing best practices in various fields.
• Ensure the inclusion of key project indicators in all stages of the DME process.
• Coordinate with the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation to review peacebuilding reporting indicators and reporting tools/standards.
• Produce consolidated quarterly, semi-annual and annual project reports for sharing with the donor, partners and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders within the National Office for the achievement of the project objectives.

 

WVI GENERAL CORE COMPETENCIES: 

• Be Safe and Resilient
• Build Relationships
• Learn and Develop
• Partner and Collaborate
• Deliver Results
• Be Accountable
• Improve and Innovate
• Embrace Change

 

WVI LEADERSHIP CORE COMPETENCIES

 

• Model Self-Management

 

• Engage, Influence, Lead and Grow Others

 

• Run an Effective and Agile Organisation

 

• Develop the Organisation for the Future

 

QUALIFICATIONS:  EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE/TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 

Educational level required: Gender and Peacebuilding/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

 

Minimum Qualification required: Advanced degree in Gender, Peacebuilding, Development Studies, Public Administration, International Relations, Political Science or related fields is required.

 

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience leading and managing complex development programs involving multiple partners in developing countries, preferably for Multilateral and Bilateral donors.

 

Preferred: Master’s degree in Advocacy, Social work, Development studies or social sciences or related discipline.

 

Technical Skills & Abilities:

• Fluency in English;
• Strong project management skills and a good understanding of the project life cycle;
• Excellent experience in managing gender and advocacy projects;
• Experience with development project management tools such as log frames, monitoring and evaluation tools and budgets;
• Good supervision skills, including training, mentoring and supporting staff;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report-writing and formal communication skills;
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office, Statistical Packages and Lotus Notes (or another main email system such as Microsoft Outlook);
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills;
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, and ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds;
• Emotional and spiritual maturity and ability to work with a team of professionals;
• Good understanding of Sphere relief international standards;
• Knowledge of and adherence to the Government policy on INGOs and NGOs;
• Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural contexts.
• A minimum of 5 years in a leadership role in the humanitarian assistance and development sector, with a significant portion of INGOs;
• A minimum of 3 years experience in Gender Programming and CSOs engagement;
• Demonstrated understanding of key gender and peacebuilding principles, standards and best practices;
• Must be able to represent WV;
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and adapt to local culture and situations and;
• Must be willing and able to travel nationally and internationally.

If this position appeals to you, send a letter of application with your updated CV to the email address: recruitment_wvsl@wvi.org.

 

Applications sent through any other means will not be accepted. Please ensure that the subject reads ‘Application for the position of “Gender and Peacebuilding Manager”. Referees of successful candidates and previous employers will be contacted and each application should include the referees’ current email and telephone numbers.

 

Closing Date: January 21^st, 2023

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

World Vision International Sierra Leone takes diligent measures to screen out people who might seek to work with them to ensure they do not harm children or adult beneficiaries in the discharge of their duties. A successful candidate for this position will therefore be screened and required to sign the World Vision Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision International Sierra Leone will also conduct a Police check for successful applicants.

 

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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2.) Communications Intern

Career Opportunity

 

World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

 

World Vision International Sierra Leone (WVISL) has been operational since 1996 assisting communities with various interventions in health, education, child protection, water & sanitation and livelihoods.

 

Applications are requested for suitably qualified Sierra Leoneans to fill the position of Communications Intern’ in Freetown.

 

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: 

 

The Communications Intern will support the production of stories, photos and other materials for WVISL standards for effective donor and public engagement. He/she will contribute towards the process of researching information and writing and editing articles and other features for the WVISL Annual Report, Magazine and other publications to communicate effectively the World Vision brand.

Communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: 

         

Under the direct supervision of the Communications Manager, the Communications Intern is expected to perform the following tasks: 

• Support the production of stories, photos and other materials to WV International standards for effective donor and public engagement;
• Gather and produce resources (stories, photos and video) for effective donor and public engagement
• Support Communications Manager as point person to write tweets, vlogging and blog postings for social media;
• Contribute towards the process of researching information and writing and editing articles and other features for the WVSL Annual Report, Magazine and other publications to communicate effectively the World Vision brand;
• Support the development of advocacy-oriented communications products that ensure behavioural change is achieved;
• Provide support to other departments engaged in any form of Advocacy campaign as assigned by the Communications Manager;
• Support the production process of calendars, Christmas cards and Annual Reports that meet WVI standards;
• Handle administrative issues (preparing internal requisition etc.) draft Monthly Management Reports (MMR) and weekly schedules;
• Support the Communications Officer in the coordination of media visits from SOs and other national and/or international media;
• Assist the Communications Officer to maintain media contacts and also media watch;
• Be the point person on tasks related to implementing the Strategic Development and Communications plan related to social media with the support of the Comms Manager (Handles all Social Media comms activities – Facebook – YouTube – Twitter) and;
• Other essential tasks assigned by the Communications Manager.

 

WVI GENERAL CORE COMPETENCIES: 

• Be Safe and Resilient
• Build Relationships
• Learn and Develop
• Partner and Collaborate
• Deliver Results
• Be Accountable
• Improve and Innovate
• Embrace Change

 

WVI LEADERSHIP CORE COMPETENCIES

 

• Model Self-Management

 

• Engage, Influence, Lead and Grow Others

 

• Run an Effective and Agile Organisation

 

• Develop the Organisation for the Future

 

QUALIFICATIONS:  EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE/TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 

Qualification required: Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mass Communication, Journalism, Advertising or a related field is required.

 

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of demonstrated experience in producing resources (stories, photos and video), researching information, and writing and editing articles, magazines and other publications.

Technical Skills & Abilities:

 

• Must be able to represent WVISL
• Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint presentation
• Excellent command of English, both written and verbal
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and adapt to local culture and situations and;
• Experience in working in a cross-cultural environment;
• Must be willing and able to travel nationally.

If this position appeals to you, send a letter of application with your updated CV to the email address: recruitment_wvsl@wvi.org.

 

Applications sent through any other means will not be accepted. Please ensure that the subject reads ‘Application for the position of “Communications Intern”. Referees of successful candidates and previous employers will be contacted and each application should include the referees’ current email and telephone numbers.

 

Closing Date: January 21^st, 2023

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

World Vision International Sierra Leone takes diligent measures to screen out people who might seek to work with them to ensure they do not harm children or adult beneficiaries in the discharge of their duties. A successful candidate for this position will therefore be screened and required to sign the World Vision Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision International Sierra Leone will also conduct a Police check for successful applicants.

 

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Hellen Keller International is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Programme Coordinator (Food Systems & Nutrition)
2.) Field Officers (x3)
3.) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager
4.) Family Planning Officer

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Programme Coordinator (Food Systems & Nutrition)

Job Announcement –Internal / External 

Programme Coordinator (Food Systems & Nutrition)

 

Job Type:          Full time

Location:           Freetown, Sierra Leone

Start Date:        1st February, 2023

End Date:         31st January, 2024; Annual contract (renewable)

Reports to:        Program Director

Open to Expatriates: No

Grade: J

 

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and diseases of poverty. Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty and is devoted to scaling up evidence-based, cost-effective solutions to improve care practices and ensure that basic health and food and nutrition security interventions reach vulnerable people, with a focus on women, youth, and children.

 

Helen Keller Intl has been operating in Sierra Leone for nearly 20 years in support of the Nutrition and Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) components of the National Health Development Plan of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as well as food security component of the ministry of Agriculture.

 

Food security and nutrition is a core focus for Helen Keller. Today over 10% of the global population go to bed hungry and over 45% of deaths of children under 5 is attributable to malnutrition. The Program Coordinator (Food Systems and nutrition) will help translate Helen Keller’s new strategic plan’s component related to this focus area into programmatic design and activities. The Coordinator will lead identifying funding opportunities in the sector, carry out analysis, lead and coordinate research as well as liaising with various external partners.

 

Key Responsibilities

• • Lead strategic planning and design of food systems initiatives of Helen Keller Intl’ Sierra Leone
  • Ensure compliance of programs/activities in terms of achieving commitment to the donors
  • Oversee all aspects of program implementation – technical, financial and operational in collaboration with other key members of the team and the country office, as needed
  • Lead the quality assurance of all program activities
  • Plan, conduct and implement associated surveys and/or assessments with support from the M&E lead in the Country Office
  • Lead/support proposal development, as needed
  • Ensure production of timely and high quality workplans and narrative and financial reports of the food systems programs
  • Monitor expenditure to ensure accountability including leading/co-leading routine budget versus actual meetings/analysis

• Track program progress using mutually agreed indicators and targets and by organising regular update meetings

• Participate in and contribute to all relevant meetings, platforms, workshops in the country and represent Helen Keller at these platforms

• • Establish and maintain good relationship with Government counterparts key amongst these being the Ministry of Agriculture
  • Manage staff for the food systems team/programs, as needed

• Draft, revise and review research papers/abstracts and submit for international presentations

• Carry out additional tasks, as delegated by the Program Director and/or Country Director.

 

Qualification and experience

• A master’s degree in a relevant field – agriculture, nutrition, related social sciences, etc.
• At least 5 years’ of proven in managing/implementing agriculture and nutrition programs in an international organization
• Must possess highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiating and coaching
• Willingness to travel to the field frequently
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and complex environment
• Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal guidance
• Must be able and willing to work in a diverse office in terms of language, culture, etc. Proven experience in research, analysis and publication an added advantage
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills

 

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to

SierraLeone.Recruitment@hki.org

or hand-deliver to: Helen Keller Int Office at 16H James Macarthy Drive, off Spur Road, Wilberforce, Freetown.

 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in the position above (referencing the SUBJECT heading)

 

Closing date for the receipt of applications for the above vacancies is 17:00hrs on Monday 23rd January, 2023 

 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 

“Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply”

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2.) Field Officers (x3)

Job Announcement – External

Field Officers x 3 (Nutrition)

 

Job Type:          Full-time (One year)

Location:           Falaba, Bombali and Tonkolili Districts, Sierra Leone

Start Date:        1st February, 2023

End Date:          31st January 2024; Annual contract (renewable)

Reports to:        Program Coordinator (Nutrition)

Open to Expatriates: No

Grade: F

 

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and diseases of poverty. Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty and is devoted to scaling up evidence-based, cost-effective solutions to improve care practices and ensure that basic health interventions reach vulnerable people, with a focus on women, youth, and children.

 

Helen Keller Intl has been operating in Sierra Leone for nearly 20 years in support of the Nutrition, Reproductive, and Child Health Services and Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) components of the National Health Development Plan of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as well as the food security component of the Ministry of Agriculture.

 

Sierra Leone has the worst maternal and child mortality rates worldwide, at 717 per 100,000 live births and 122 per 1,000 live births respectively. Infant and neonatal mortality stood at a rate of 75 and 31 per 1000 live births respectively. Maternal deaths accounted for 23% percent of all deaths among women aged 15-49. The lifetime risk of maternal death indicates that one in 31 women in Sierra Leone will have a death related to maternal causes. Of the total maternal deaths in the country, 20 % are adolescents. The adolescent birth rate was reported to be 105 births per 1000 women aged 10-19 years (SLDHS 2019).

In Sierra Leone, between 2017 and 2021, Helen Keller and UNICEF supported the Ministry of Health & Sanitation (MoHS) to transition from a campaign-based to a routine approach to Vitamin A supplementation delivery. Routine VAS is part of a package of services that include immunization, provision of deworming tablets, growth monitoring, weekly demonstrations of the preparation of nutritious complementary food (for children 6-23 months of age), and routine quality counseling of all mothers on modern contraception.  In addition, VAS is delivered by health workers in the peripheral health units (PHUs) and outreach services coupled with defaulter tracing by community health workers (CHWs).

The Field Officer (Nutrition) will be responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring Helen Keller nutrition activities in their designated district.

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation of the six-monthly contact point program in your respective district with a special focus on strengthening the integrated platform on routine VAS, deworming, counseling on IYCN, and food demonstration and family planning at health facilities;

• Lead the coordination of relevant program activities in your respective district;
• Attend district monthly in-charges meetings and other coordination meetings, as needed;
• Support the planning, training, and reporting on all training done at the district level;
• Monitor monthly health facility data and provide the support needed before submission to the M&E at the district level;
• Establish and maintain good working relationships and regular communication with DHMTs, transitioning from mass VAS to routine 6MlyCP in your respective district;
• Support the communications team by updating FAQs, planning, and reporting on radio panel discussions, as needed;
• Support any planning, and logistics arrangements, as needed, for any field trips to your district;
• Carry out additional tasks, as delegated by the Program Coordinator.

Qualification and experience

• A certificate in a relevant field – Nutrition and or public health etc.

• At least 3 years of proven health facility-level implementation

• Willingness to travel to the field, especially hard-to-reach community

• Excellent written and verbal English language skills

• Resident in the district operational area

 

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to

SierraLeone.Recruitment@hki.org

or hand-deliver to: Helen Keller Int Office at 16H James Macarthy Drive, off Spur Road, Wilberforce, Freetown.

 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in the position above (referencing the SUBJECT heading)

 

Closing date for the receipt of applications for the above vacancies is 17:00hrs on Monday 23rd January, 2023 

 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted (preferably candidates from the above locations).

 

“Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply”

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3.) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager

Job Announcement – External 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager (Re-advertisement)

 

Job Type:            Full time

Location:             Freetown, Sierra Leone

Start Date:          15th February, 2023

End Date:           14th February, 2024; Annual contract (renewable)

Reports to:          Program Director

Open to Expatriates: No

Grade: K

 

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and diseases of poverty. Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty and is devoted to scaling up evidence-based, cost-effective solutions to improve care practices and ensure that basic health interventions reach vulnerable people, with a focus on women, youth, and children.

 

Helen Keller Intl has been operating in Sierra Leone for nearly 20 years in support of the Nutrition and Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) components of the National Health Development Plan of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as well as food security component of the Ministry of Agriculture.

 

The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Manager will provide leadership to the HKI Sierra Leone Country Office (CO) to meet its monitoring, evaluation and learning commitments as per our internal strategy and donor agreements. The MEL Manager will lead the M&E team in the CO, support harmonization of M&E efforts ongoing in HKI, contribute to evidence-based program design and build a culture of data for decision making in the CO as the main responsibilities.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of all new MEL related initiatives for the CO;
• Establish and rollout a common M&E approach across the different programmatic areas in the CO;
• Ensure proper monitoring of all programs including but not limited to donor commitments;
• Ensure high quality (complete, accurate, consistent and regular) data collection and analysis across the CO portfolio;
• Encourage and support use of technology driven tools and systems for MEL;
• Develop and roll-out KPIs for CO performance in consultation with program leads and senior management;
• Lead on planning, implementing and managing all program evaluations, impact studies, lessons learned, etc.;
• Contribute to the proposal and program design, as needed;
• Lead development of program logframes, indicators, M&E tools, etc.;
• Manage the M&E team by supervising and mentoring direct reports following internal HR guidance for managers;
• Actively collaborate with the region and global counterparts, as needed;
• Serve as CO focal point for all M&E initiatives;

• Carry out additional tasks, as delegated by the Program Director/Country Director.

 

Qualification and experience

• A bachelors’ degree in a relevant field – social science, statistics, international development, etc. A post-graduate degree will be an add on
• Minimum of 5 years’ of proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of multi-program portfolio in an office of similar size
• Strong measurement, analytical and data skills including demonstrated experience in developing both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools;
• Excellent skills in data visualization, information management systems including different software;
• Experience in managing staff and teams
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and complex environment
• Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal guidance
• Must be able and willing to work in a diverse office in terms of language, culture, etc. Proven experience in research, analysis and publication an added advantage
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills.

 

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to

SierraLeone.Recruitment@hki.org

or hand-deliver to: Helen Keller Int Office at 16H James Macarthy Drive, off Spur Road, Wilberforce, Freetown.

 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in the position above (referencing the SUBJECT heading)

 

Closing date for the receipt of applications for the above vacancies is 17:00hrs on Monday 16th January, 2023 

 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 

“Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply”

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4.) Family Planning Officer

Job Announcement – External 

Family Planning Officer.

 

Job Type:    Full time

Location:     Freetown, Sierra Leone

Start Date:  1st February, 2023

End Date:    31st January 2024; Annual contract (renewable)

Reports to:  Program Coordinator (Nutrition)

Open to Expatriates: No

Grade: I

 

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and diseases of poverty. Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty and is devoted to scaling up evidence-based, cost-effective solutions to improve care practices and ensure that basic health interventions reach vulnerable people, with a focus on women, youth, and children.

 

Helen Keller Intl has been operating in Sierra Leone for nearly 20 years in support of the Nutrition, Reproductive, and Child Health Services and Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) components of the National Health Development Plan of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as well as the food security component of the Ministry of Agriculture.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Will lead technical advice on family planning for all relevant country office (CO) projects with the aim to increase FP services at primary healthcare and community levels
• Lead/co-lead introduction of new FP initiative in the relevant districts
• Ensure donor commitment and compliance are met for all FP components of the program(s)
• Actively participate in all relevant technical committees/meetings as needed and contribute actively to the discussion on family planning
• Work with the Program Coordinator to contribute to meeting the objectives and targets of the program effectively and efficiently
• Work closely with the Communication team to develop relevant communication materials as needed
• Co-lead the FP related trainings for healthcare workers with the relevant Ministry officials
• Work closely with different teams in the CO for proper implementation of FP activities
• Conduct field/monitoring visits to do post training follow up and provide supportive supervision for the delivery of quality FP services
• Collaborate with MoHS and the DHMTs during implementation of the FP activities
• Carry out additional tasks, as delegated by the Program Coordinator and/or the Program Director.

 

Qualification and experience

• Nurse/midwife with recent experience in maternal health particularly family planning
• At least 5 years of proven health facility-level implementation
• Experience in conducting community-based interventions
• Demonstrated proficiency in competency-based clinical training
• Willingness to travel to the field
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and complex environment
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills
• Good computer skills, including competence in word processing, internet/e-mail
• Women are encouraged to apply

 

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to

SierraLeone.Recruitment@hki.org

or hand-deliver to: Helen Keller Int Office at 16H James Macarthy Drive, off Spur Road, Wilberforce, Freetown.

 

Please mark your application as per the references stated in the position above (referencing the SUBJECT heading)

 

Closing date for the receipt of applications for the above vacancies is 17:00hrs on Monday 23rd January, 2023 

 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 

“Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply”

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

JOB TITLE:	Regional Advocacy and Communication Senior Officer
REPORTS TO:	Chief of Party CPP2-TMRD
LOCATION:	Freetown
POSITION:	1

 

WOMEN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY Please Note:  

Handicap International has clear institutional policies on “Child Protection”, “Anti-fraud,  Bribery and Corruption”, “Gender” and “Protection of Beneficiaries from Sexual Exploitation,  Abuse and Harassment”. It is therefore mandatory for all staff to commit themselves to  respect, uphold and promote these policies, and to sign the HI Code and Conduct.

General mission  

The Regional Advocacy and Communication Officer works under the direct supervision of the  regional programme coordinator (Chief of Party), and in close collaboration with the different  programme country teams of her/his region as well as both the HI federal advocacy team (AIR),  and the HI federal communication team (Info Fed) at headquarter level.

She/He primarily contributes to the implementation of the global advocacy strategies on the  federal priority topics as seen fit in the region, and produce adequate tools to feed the global  communication and fundraising processes, in compliance with HI quality and ethical standards  and procedures (80% of the time). She/He will also contribute to the implementation of the  regional programme operational strategy by developing context-specific advocacy and  communication action at the regional level (20% of the time)

Missions/responsibilities  

Mission 1: STRATEGY AND STEERING  

Responsibility 1.1: Contribute to the design and review of the CPP2-TMRD advocacy strategies  towards global policy changes

• Feed in the regional advocacy strategies design processes, as requested  • Continuously monitor and share updates on the political and policy environment in the  countries part of the regional programme, and relevant to the federal advocacy strategies, led  by the AIR team.

Responsibility 1.2: Design and steer the advocacy strategy of the regional programme towards  national and regional policy changes

• Support the Regional Programme Coordinator in the preparation and monitoring of the  components of the regional programme Operational Strategy relating to advocacy and  communication.

Mission 2: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.  

Responsibility 2.1: Contribute to the implementation of the CPP2-TMRD advocacy strategies in  the region.

• Ensure that the programme produces reliable and consistent data for advocacy purposes, and  where needed, directly collect data and testimonies, as needed by the AIR team  • Contribute to the preparation of CPP2-TMRD advocacy tools (e.g. reports, briefing papers,  factsheets, talking points), in collaboration with the AIR team.

Responsibility 2.2: Contribute to the communication and fundraising efforts of the HI global  network with inputs from the region

• Produce content for the visibility of the projects as part of the regional programme, or specific  content for fundraising (raw information, articles, photos, films), in collaboration with Info Fed  and other relevant colleagues.

Responsibility 2.3: Contribute to the implementation of the regional programme operational  strategy in the fields of advocacy and internal and external communication  • Lead or contribute to the preparation of advocacy tools for regional and national advocacy as  per the action plans (reports, briefing papers, talking points, media/social media tools), in support  of project teams where relevant

Responsibility 2.4: Contribute to support or to implement the programmer’s emergency  preparedness actions, and, in case of emergency, adapt her/his way of working in order to  contribute to an efficient humanitarian response from HI.

Mission 3: STANDARDS and EXPERTISE  

• Contribute to raising the quality and internal ownership of HI advocacy and communication  work
• Comply with and promote HI standards and internal procedures relating to advocacy,  communication and ethics
• Report any issues with compliance to the line manager

Your Profile:  

You hold a Bachelor’s degree in communication-related filed

You have minimum 4 years of experience in communication and/or advocacy You have a strong experience in capitalization and continuous learning

You have experience in results monitoring & indicators and project evaluation  You have excellent skills in the proposal and narrative report writing

You have excellent command of written and spoken English and French  You are able to work under pressure and without constant supervision

You have excellent reactivity and flexibility skills

You have strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, you are resilient to stress and uncertainty

You are a good team member and keen on participatory approach

Professional skills – ADVOCACY 

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Skill 1 Policy Knowledge and Analysais			X
Skill 2 Design and management of advocacy strategies				X
Skill 3 Preparation of evidence-based advocacy tools			X

 

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Skill 1 Policy Knowledge and Analysis			X
Skill 2 Design and management of advocacy strategies				X
Skill 3 Preparation of evidence-based advocacy tools			X
Skill 4 Convincing and negotiating policy outcomes				X
Skill 5 Communication and events for advocacy  purposes				X
Skill 6 Networking and alliance building			X

 

Other professional skills 

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Skill IF  Proposal & narrative report writing			X
Headquarters Project Management Skill  Project management		X
Field project management skill – MEAL  Monitoring of results and indicators			X
Skill Ethics  Managing an ethical issue			X
Skill Inclusion  Universal accessibility to communication & information &  technology			X

 

Expected Start Date: January 2023 

Salary: As per the HI salary scale  

Probation Period: 3 months 

Duration of Contract: Initial one (1) year 

All interested candidates should send their CVs and cover letters only, with attachments bearing your  full name; for example: John Doe – CV (for your CV) and John Doe – Cover Letter (for your cover letter)  including at least 2 professional references’ contacts (active email address and phone number), with  the subject of the position applied for by email only to:

recruitment@sierraleone.hi.org 

The closing date for applications is 21st January 2023