Pact is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) Capacity Development Consultant
2.) WABiLED Capacity Development Manager
3.) Conservation Finance Specialist
4.) National Mineral Processing Expert
5.) National Project Coordinator
6.) National Gender and Social Inclusion Expert
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground in nearly 40 countries to improve the lives of those who are challenged by poverty and marginalization. We serve these communities because we envision a world where everyone owns their future. To do this, we build systemic solutions in partnership with local organizations, businesses, and governments that create sustainable and resilient communities where those we serve are heard, capable, and vibrant. Pact is a recognized global leader in international development. Our staff have a range of expertise in areas including public health, capacity development, governance and civil society, natural resource management, poverty, fragile states, monitoring and evaluation, small-scale and artisanal mining, microfinance and more. This expertise is combined in Pact’s unique integrated approach, which focuses on systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.
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1.) Capacity Development Consultant
Department
Programs – Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pact’s impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.
Position Overview
Pact is part of the consortium implementing the MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) project, a five-year global funded USAID project to provide targeted Maternal Newborn Child Health, Family Planning and Reproductive Health (MNCH/FP/RH) and Technical and Capacity Development Assistance to countries to facilitate countries’ journeys to self-reliance. MCGL aims to contribute to global technical leadership and learning, and USAID’s policy dialogue for achievement of global MNCH/FP/RH goals through support to globally endorsed MNCH/FP/RH initiatives, strategies, frameworks, guidelines, and action plans.
Pact seeks a long-term consultant to work closely with the MCGL team to develop and lead Pact’s capacity development strategy for the project in Sierra Leone. This includes support to local partners by using Pact’s approaches such as the Integrated Technical and Organizational Capacity Assessments (ITOCA), Organizational Performance Index (OPI) and others. Successful applicants will work closely with Pact and other consortium partners, and progressively manage tasks independently. They are responsible for the quality design and delivery of the program’s CD activities and ensuring that these are implemented in compliance with all donor, consortium, Pact, and project-specific policies.
Key Responsibilities
Technical support
- Work with MCGL team and selected local partners to deliver high-quality technical and organizational capacity development activities for selected partners
- Work with Pact team to learn and apply CD tools including ITOCA, OPI and action plans with partners in Sierra Leone
- Develop materials and processes for topics identified for capacity development of partners, including training, mentoring, coaching, peer learning and other methods
- Manage Pact’s Capacity Solutions Platform for partner organizations
- Remain up to date with latest methodologies, best practices, and donor requirements and ensure that the project capacity development efforts are consistent with the best practices of the industry
- Perform other duties as needed, as the workplan evolves during this period
Management and coordination support
- Contribute to the development of annual work plans, CD activities and program reporting
- Coordinate with stakeholders in all aspects of activity planning, implementation, and monitoring and learning
- Attend and contribute to relevant MCGL working groups, meetings, and workshops
- Actively participate in Pact’s CD Community of Practice
- Join Pact’s project check-ins and provide regular updates on progress
Basic Requirements
- BA with 5+ years or MA with 3+ years of experience in global development, public health, organizational development, or related fields
- Experience in implementing technical and organizational capacity building programs with grassroots organizations, civil society organizations, governments, private sector
- Experience in facilitation, CD approaches and methods relevant to capacity development
- Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to perform and collaborate in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and in collaboration with a consortium of partners to produce timely and high-quality results
- Prior USG project experience pertaining to capacity strengthening is a plus
- Must be local to Sierra Leone
To be considered, applicants must submit the following
- CV in reverse chronological format
- Cover letter including consultant daily rate in USD and date available
- Proof of medical insurance
- Three professional references including name, contact information, relationship to the referee and reference to daily rate
- USAID BioData form ( https://www.usaid.gov/forms/aid-1420-17
Submit necessary documents to Elizabeth Lopez at:
elopez@pactworld.org
AND Brittany Haga at:
bhaga@pactworld.org
with “MCGL Sierra Leone Consultant” in subject line
2.) WABiLED Capacity Development Manager
Department
Program Delivery (PDEL) – Pact exists to help create a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future. The Program Delivery Team, contributes to realizing this purpose by: Forging smart partnerships and treating all people with dignity and respect; Applying organizational policies and regulatory compliance appropriately and consistently; Facilitating team spirit among colleagues and promoting the organization through communications; Influencing decision makers through focused, relevant communications; Continually striving to learn and share knowledge and find small ways to make the workplace more enjoyable for all; Cultivating and harvesting innovation; Contributing to the organization’s ability to think and act strategically at all times; Inspiring and spreading our desired organizational culture across the global enterprise.
Position Overview
Pact is seeking an experienced Capacity Development Manager for the anticipated USAID- West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABiLED) Activity. The overall goal of WABiLED is to promote biodiversity conservation and climate resilient, low-emissions development in West Africa. The activity will be implemented across Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries, with field work in terrestrial transboundary landscapes of Mano River Union countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and CoÌ‚te d’Ivoire). WABiLED’s main components include: combatting wildlife trafficking; reducing deforestation, forest degradation and biodiversity loss; and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration from improved land use. This is anticipated to be a five-year activity. This position is contingent upon award and location of office for the position will be in one of the four activity countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and CoÌ‚te d’Ivoire.
The Capacity Development Manager will provide technical leadership and oversight of the project’s strategy to strengthen regional, national, and local partners’ operational and technical functions through the provision of high-quality, demand-driven support services. The Capacity Development Manager will lead in the coordination and articulation of capacity development activities to these partners across key landscapes in the Upper Guinean Forest region and aforementioned technical areas of focus towards achieving sustainable results. S/he will supervise a team with the shared responsibility to facilitate assessments, provide direct support, and coordinate the provision of support to regional, national and local partners.
Key Responsibilities
- S/he will lead the development and implementation of the project’s comprehensive Capacity Development strategy to strengthen the organizational and technical capacity of regional, national, and local partners.
- S/he will design and provide direct capacity development services to partners for a wide range of institutional areas including financial and administrative management, human resources, institutional governance, marketing and communication, monitoring and evaluation, etc.
- S/he will also collaborate with technical specialists from across the project to support improvements in technical capacity for NRM and biodiversity conservation and provide direct support in said technical areas, as appropriate.
- S/he will coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of project activities concerning capacity development of regional, national and local partners.
- S/he will lead the technical and contextual adaptation of Pact’s organizational assessment tools and supervise or directly implement baseline and follow-up assessments.
- S/he will supervise and mentor a team of Capacity Development Specialists who will share in the responsibility of conducting assessments, creating action plans, delivering direct support and providing ongoing mentorship to local partners and grantees.
- S/he will ensure high-quality technical programming through participatory methodologies, co-creation, and contextualization, as per Pact’s capacity development overarching principles, approaches, and tools.
- S/he will foster strong collaboration and coordination with the grants management team to integrate Capacity Development and subaward monitoring processes and to ensure that capacity development is incorporated into subawards, as appropriate.
- S/he will m anage and maintain updated programmatic data in close coordination with the MEL Manager.
- S/he will support knowledge management, linkages and exchange of learnings and best practices across program activities and project teams.
Basic Requirements
- Master’s degree in a relevant field including organizational development, adult education, ecological sciences, natural resource management, forestry, etc.
- Training and/or experience in natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, protected areas management, sustainable forestry, and/or related fields and a good understanding of USAID’s Environment and Natural Resources Management (ENRM) Framework
- Seven to ten years of experience in strengthening of civil society, government institutions, and other relevant entities; community-based natural resource management; and/or other relevant programming, preferably for USAID natural resource management or biodiversity conservation programs.
- Excellent grasp and demonstrated experience in participatory capacity development, organizational development, adult learning, and other related methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience in strengthening the organizational and technical capabilities of government, NGOs and civil society organizations.
- Excellent facilitation, training, and mentoring skills in a variety of organizational development and technical topics.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with civil society partners and other strategic stakeholders in government and private sector.
- Proven ability to manage a team, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including presentations and preparations of written reports.
- Proven interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
- Fluency in French and English (oral, writing and reading).
Preferred Qualifications
- Solid understanding of the contemporary challenges and opportunities facing the civil society and NGO sector in the NRM space in West Africa.
- Experience engaging with civil society organizations, government institutions, the private sector, and biodiversity conservation organizations relevant to the WABILED program e.g. Mano River Union, ECOWAS Environment Directorate, CITES, Gola Rainforest Conservation, IUCN, Fauna & Flora International, West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), etc.
- Nationals of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and CoÌ‚te d’Ivoire are encouraged to apply.
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3.) Conservation Finance Specialist
Department
Programs – Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pact’s impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.
Position Overview
Pact seeks a Conservation Finance Specialist for the anticipated USAID-funded West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABILED) Activity to support commitments on conservation and sustainable management of the region’s biodiversity. WABILED aims to promote biodiversity conservation and climate resilient, low-emissions development in the forest ecosystems of West Africa and improve governance and policy over critical natural and human systems. WABILED will increase the capacity of institutions at all levels to reduce wildlife trafficking, deforestation, and forest degradation, establish and strengthen management of conservation areas in biodiverse landscapes, and improve land use to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. This Activity will also explore private sector opportunities for achieving biodiversity and sustainable landscape objectives. It will be implemented across Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries, with field work in terrestrial transboundary landscapes of Mano River Union countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire).
Key Responsibilities
The Conservation Finance Specialist will work with stakeholders to increase financial investment in support of achieving national and regional conservation goals. S/he will provide direction for development of regional and country level strategies for partnerships that mobilize both private and public capital for conservation and sustainable land management and that incorporate landscape investment principles into business models.
The role will also require representing the Activity at meetings and events as required, and managing relationships with relevant USAID implementing partners and private sector partners.
S/he will develop a range of initiatives and investment products including but not limited to:
- Map drivers for economic value created through sustainable land use and other conservation activities, including private sector cashflow modeling
- Conceptualize, design and structure a range of products with different risk profiles to market to investors with specific risk tolerances
- Structure green finance mechanisms with investors and other relevant stakeholders
- Undertake natural capital and ecosystem services valuation alongside government and business entities
- Increase green financing opportunities in the region by identifying and supporting opporutnities for sustainable forestry and agriculture production approaches
- Increase opportunity for forest conservation, restoration offset trading
- Work with the public sector to identify key areas to improve supportive policy environment for ESG investments
Basic Requirements
- Master’s degree in economics, business administration, and/or equivalent transactional experience either structuring investment vehicles or making direct investments (CFA or equivalent).
- Working experience/Strong familiarity with conservation finance vehicles (REDD+, Payment for Ecosystem Services, impact bonds, etc.).
- 5+ years demonstrated experience working with stakeholders, at regional, national and local levels, to promote alternative finance, innovative business models, livelihoods interventions, sustainable income generation.
- Experience in Western Africa, especially in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire.
- French and English proficiency required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong working knowledge of alternative finance trends and ESG investment standards, innovative deal structures and investment vehicles in global development, and preferably in biodiversity conservation.
- Strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written, to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the contract.
- Understanding of financial management and ability to identify and propose strategies on risk management and mitigation
- Sound knowledge of financial management, analysis, and reporting
- Experience with transactional agreements and drafting terms for contractual documentation
- A very good understanding of the biodiversity conservation sector
- Experience with USAID-funded programs.
- Qualified ECOWAS country nationals
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4.) National Mineral Processing Expert
Department
Mines to Markets (M2M) – Pact’s Mines to Markets Signature Initiative assists mineral-dependent communities to gain lasting benefits from the more sustainable use of the natural resources around them. Pact takes an integrated approach to its work in the mining sector: we link mining to livelihoods, governance, health, environment, and the strengthening of local, regional and national institutions. The M2M program is currently active in eleven countries, working with all scales of mining from large scale industrial operations (LSMs) to individual Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (ASMs) and their communities, in remote areas. For more information on current and some past projects at www.pactworld.org/mining.
Position Overview
Sierra Leone’s burgeoning artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector provides critical livelihoods for women, men and youth, but is largely informal and associated with a range of social and environmental challenges, including mercury use. In response to this, the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) developed a National Action Plan (NAP) for the country, which was recently endorsed (by the President), and outlines strategies for supporting reduction in mercury usage in the ASGM sector, through introducing better mining practices, formalizing the sector, and advancing gender equality in ASGM communities. Beyond mercury, the NAP aims to support the broader professionalization of ASGM, in line with national development priorities as outlined in Sierra Leone’s Medium-term National Development Plan 2019-2023.
Funded by GIZ, Pact’s work in Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector focuses on supporting stakeholders to “kick-start” implementation of Sierra Leone’s NAP. The Project aims to accomplish this by supporting responsible gold production and trade and improved formal market access for ASGM miners and gold traders. Interventions will target Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili district, where significant ASGM activity takes place with increasing mercury use, and little support has been provided to ASGM communities to date.
Key Responsibilities
Pact is seeking a part-time local consultant to assist with this project. The National Mineral Processing Expert will work report to and work closely together with Pact M2M’s Project Manager (Jorden de Haan), alongside two other national consultants. The consultant will support mercury abatement efforts and gold trader engagement in the field and in Freetown. Additionally, the consultant will support the Project teams with inception meetings, a field assessment, Mine Plan development (focusing on technical and environmental aspects), and gold trader/exporter engagements. The consultant will work for a period of performance up to 75 days’ LOE starting on February 8, 2021.
The position will support the Project Manager and National Coordinator and collaborate with the Project’s Technical Supervisor and National Gender and Social Inclusion Expert to ensure that all project activities and outputs related to mineral processing and environmental stewardship are technically sound and appropriate to the local ASGM context. Moreover, he or she will support selected project activities related to data collection, training and stakeholder engagement.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Weekly coordination (‘check-ins’) with the Project Manager and National Coordinator about the project status and national ASM context, and responding to (small) ad hoc requests for advice, inputs and actions within this consultancy’s technical scope of work.
- Review of the Project’s Technical Proposal and Implementation Workplan.
- In-depth study of Sierra Leone’s National Action Plan and ASGM Overview; UNIDO’s Practical Guide for Reducing Mercury Use in ASGM; and ongoing monitoring of developments in Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector, especially in Tonkolili district.
- Participating in inception meetings with the GIZ office in Freetown, the National Minerals Agency (NMA), Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and other project stakeholders.
- Participating in a field study to assess local geology and ore potential, mining and mineral processing practices, mercury use, and opportunities for improving gold recovery, environmental stewardship and occupational health and safety; and documenting this in a field report.
- Co-design and review of training, workshop and communications materials related to mineral processing, environmental stewardship and occupational health and safety.
- Co-design and review of Mine Plans developed with selected ASGM communities, with a focus on issues pertaining to mineral processing, environmental stewardship and occupational health and safety.
- Co-facilitation of workshop and training events, with a leading role in issues of mineral processing, mercury abatement, environmental stewardship and occupational health and safety.
- Supporting the Project Manager and National Coordinator in engaging gold exporters with a view to understanding their needs and gauging their interest in joining the project’s CRAFT scheme.
Basic Requirements
- An MSc in geosciences, mining engineering, or a directly related field;
- At least 5 years of professional experience in the mining industry, including Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector;
- Possesses both a theoretical and practical knowledge on mercury-free mineral processing solutions;
- Proficiency in English and Creole, both in speaking and writing;
- Sierra Leonian citizen/resident, or existing work permit to carry out this work in Sierra Leone.
- The consultant is expected to travel within Sierra Leone, especially in Tonkolili distric
Application Requirements
- CV
- Daily rate
- Writing Sample
- Cover Letter
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5.) National Project Coordinator
Department
Mines to Markets (M2M) – Pact’s Mines to Markets Signature Initiative assists mineral-dependent communities to gain lasting benefits from the more sustainable use of the natural resources around them. Pact takes an integrated approach to its work in the mining sector: we link mining to livelihoods, governance, health, environment, and the strengthening of local, regional and national institutions. The M2M program is currently active in eleven countries, working with all scales of mining from large scale industrial operations (LSMs) to individual Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (ASMs) and their communities, in remote areas. For more information on current and some past projects at www.pactworld.org/mining.
Position Overview
Period of Performance: 08 February 2021 – 31 March 2022
Contract Type: Time and Materials
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Reports to: Jorden de Haan, Project Manager, Pact Mines to Market (M2M)
Expected LOE: Approximately 13 Months / 55 Weeks
Background
Sierra Leone’s burgeoning artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector provides critical livelihoods for women, men and youth, but is largely informal and associated with a range of social and environmental challenges, including mercury use. In response to this, the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) developed a National Action Plan (NAP) for the country, which was recently endorsed (by the President), and outlines strategies for supporting reduction in mercury usage in the ASGM sector, through introducing better mining practices, formalizing the sector, and advancing gender equality in ASGM communities. Beyond mercury, the NAP aims to support the broader professionalization of ASGM, in line with national development priorities as outlined in Sierra Leone’s Medium-term National Development Plan 2019-2023.
Funded by GIZ, Pact’s work in Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector focuses on supporting stakeholders to “kick-start” implementation of Sierra Leone’s NAP. The Project aims to accomplish this by supporting responsible gold production and trade and improved formal market access for ASGM miners and gold traders. Interventions will target Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili district, where significant ASGM activity takes place with increasing mercury use, and little support has been provided to ASGM communities to date.
Key Responsibilities
Summary of Role
Pact is seeking a full-time local consultant to assist with this project. The National Coordinator will work report to and work closely together with Pact M2M’s Project Manager (Jorden de Haan), alongside two part-time national consultants. The consultant will lead community engagement, training and CRAFT reporting efforts, liaise with local partners, and support the Project Manager in coordinating local project activities from Freetown with frequent field trips. The consultant will work for a period of performance up to 298 days’ LOE starting on February 08, 2021.
Duties and Responsibilities
The position will support the Project Manager and collaborate with the Project Technical Supervisor and local consultants to ensure coordination and provide administrative and technical support where required to ensure all project activities run smoothly and outputs are delivered in a timely fashion. Besides technical tasks, this will include day-to-day co-management of project activities, coordination with GIZ, the Government of Sierra Leone and other project stakeholders, and ongoing reporting and monitoring and evaluation of the project activities and context.
Specific responsibilities will evolve on an ongoing basis, but include among other things:
- Daily coordination (‘check-ins’) with the Project Manager about the project status and responding to ad hoc requests for inputs and actions.
- Ongoing monitoring of the institutional, policy, business, and security context of Sierra Leone’s ASM sector; and pro-active, regular reporting to the Project Manager.
- Review of the Project’s Technical Proposal and Implementation Workplan.
- In-depth study of Sierra Leone’s National Action Plan and ASGM Overview; the CRAFT Code; and Formalization Handbook; and ongoing study of developments in Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector, especially in Tonkolili district.
- Regular communication and engagement with the GIZ office in Freetown, the National Minerals Agency (NMA), Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and other project stakeholders.
- Co-design and review of training, workshop and communications materials, and translation into Creole or other local languages as appropriate.
- Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of project activities, and co-drafting of bi-annual M&E reports.
- Regular printing and scanning of Project materials; and proper maintenance of ‘home office’ equipment including laptop, printer, scanner and Wifi modem.
- Regular coordination and meetings with the Project’s National Mineral Processing Expert and National Gender and Social Inclusion Expert, to obtain their timely advice and inputs to project activities out and deliverables.
- Primary responsibility for making travel, accommodation, workshop, and other logistical arrangements for project staff in a timely and cost-effective manner. This will include, among other things, vehicle rental, engagement of drivers, venue rental, reservations of food, beverages, projectors, white boards, and so on.
- In collaboration with the Project Manager and Finance Officer, quarterly forecasting of local project expenses, and requesting of advance payments for financing local project costs in relation to travel, accommodation, venue rental, etc.
- Regular and accurate documentation of local expenses, and timely provision of expense reports to the Project Manager and Finance Officer.
Basic Requirements
Requirements
- Strong interpersonal and communicative skills, and the proven ability to maintain professional relationships with both government and non-government institutions involved in Sierra Leone’s mining sector;
- MSc in public policy, international development, or a directly related field;
- At least three years of work experience coordinating and engaging with the government and regional government institutions, non-governmental institutions, international development organizations, international research centers and communities including ASGM communities;
- Proficiency in English and Creole, both in speaking and writing;
- Sierra Leonian citizen/resident, or existing work permit to carry out this work in Sierra Leone.
Application Requirements
- CV
- Daily rate
- Writing Sample
- Cover Letter
Physical Effort
- This is a remote, home-based consultancy
- The consultant is expected to travel within Sierra Leone, especially in Tonkolili district
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6.) National Gender and Social Inclusion Expert
Department
Mines to Markets (M2M) – Pact’s Mines to Markets Signature Initiative assists mineral-dependent communities to gain lasting benefits from the more sustainable use of the natural resources around them. Pact takes an integrated approach to its work in the mining sector: we link mining to livelihoods, governance, health, environment, and the strengthening of local, regional and national institutions. The M2M program is currently active in eleven countries, working with all scales of mining from large scale industrial operations (LSMs) to individual Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (ASMs) and their communities, in remote areas. For more information on current and some past projects at www.pactworld.org/mining.
Position Overview
Period of Performance: 08 February 2021 – 31 December 2021
Contract Type: Fixed Price
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Reports to: Jorden de Haan, Project Manager, Pact Mines to Market (M2M)
Expected LOE: 60 Days
Background
Sierra Leone’s burgeoning artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector provides critical livelihoods for women, men and youth, but is largely informal and associated with a range of social and environmental challenges, including mercury use. In response to this, the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) developed a National Action Plan (NAP) for the country, which was recently endorsed (by the President), and outlines strategies for supporting reduction in mercury usage in the ASGM sector, through introducing better mining practices, formalizing the sector, and advancing gender equality in ASGM communities. Beyond mercury, the NAP aims to support the broader professionalization of ASGM, in line with national development priorities as outlined in Sierra Leone’s Medium-term National Development Plan 2019-2023.
Funded by GIZ, Pact’s work in Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector focuses on supporting stakeholders to “kick-start” implementation of Sierra Leone’s NAP. The Project aims to accomplish this by supporting responsible gold production and trade and improved formal market access for ASGM miners and gold traders. Interventions will target Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili district, where significant ASGM activity takes place with increasing mercury use, and little support has been provided to ASGM communities to date.
Key Responsibilities
Summary of Role
Pact is seeking a part-time local consultant to assist with this project. The National Gender and Social Inclusion Expert will work report to and work closely together with Pact M2M’s Project Manager (Jorden de Haan), alongside two other national consultants. The consultant will support a rapid gold supply chain assessment, trainings with community members, and Project workshops. She or he will also review the Project’s training materials, reports and other outputs to ensure gender and other social inclusion considerations (e.g. regarding youth, disadvantaged ethnic groups, etc.) are mainstreamed. The consultant will work for a period of performance up to 50 days’ LOE starting on February 8, 2021.
Duties and Responsibilities
The position will support the Project Manager and National Coordinator and collaborate other project staff to ensure that all project activities and outputs related to women, youth and socio-economic development are technically sound and appropriate to the local ASGM context. Moreover, he or she will support selected project activities related to data collection, training and stakeholder engagement.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Weekly coordination (‘check-ins’) with the Project Manager and National Coordinator about the project status and national ASM context, and responding to (small) ad hoc requests for advice and inputs within this consultancy’s technical scope of work.
- Review of the Project’s Technical Proposal and Implementation Workplan; Sierra Leone’s National Action Plan and ASGM Overview; and UNITAR’s Socio-economic ASGM Research Methodology.
- Regular monitoring of developments in Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector, especially in Tonkolili district; and sharing of relevant (research) findings with Project staff.
- Participating in inception meetings with the GIZ office in Freetown, the National Minerals Agency (NMA), Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and other project stakeholders.
- Participating in a field study to assess socio-cultural, socio-economic and gender dynamics, the role, challenges, opportunities and needs of women and children, and occupational health and safety considerations in targeted ASGM communities.
- Co-design and review of training, workshop and communications materials related to organizational strengthening, formalization, business management and gender equality.
- Co-facilitation of workshop and training events, with a leading role in issues of gender, social inclusion, socio-economic development, and other areas as appropriate to the Expert’s expertise and interest.
- Review of Mine Plans developed with selected ASGM communities, with a focus on issues pertaining to gender, social inclusion, socio-economic development and occupational health and safety.
Basic Requirements
Requirements
- MSc or higher degree in public policy, international development, or related discipline in social sciences.
- At least four years of professional experience on gender dynamics in artisanal mining, and broader expertise on women’s (in)access to justice and women’s participation and leadership in Sierra Leone;
- Experience conducting field work in Sierra Leonian ASM communities and facilitating trainings and workshops in rural communities;
- Demonstrated expertise on the subject matter, evidenced by multiple publications on the topic;
- Proficiency in English and Creole, both in speaking and writing;
- Sierra Leonian citizen/resident, or existing work permit to carry out this work in Sierra Leone.
Application Requirements
- CV
- Daily rate
- Writing sample
- Cover Letter
Physical Effort
- This is a remote, home-based consultancy
- The consultant is expected to travel within Sierra Leone, especially in Tonkolili district
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