NGO JOBS

Contract Grade: VolunteerContract Length: 12 months New Post or Replacement: New position Accompanied / Unaccompanied: UnaccompaniedExact Job Location: Tonkolili with regular visits to Freetown District.Reports To: Country Financial Controller Responsible For: NoneLiaises With: Partners, Finance team, Project managersJob Purpose: 1. Support all local Partners with their financial management and build their financial capacity in budgeting and accounting.2. Manage a portfolio of donor budgets and reports and build budget holder’s financial capacity.3. Recruit and train-up a local person to take over the role when the contract expires.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:Local Partners• Manage the Budgeting, Financial reporting, record keeping and transfer of funds to local Partners.• Build capacity of local partner finance staff through on-the-job coaching and training workshops.• Assist local partners to improve finance policies/internal controls within their organisations.• Support local partners completion of financial reporting to Concern• Review of partner reporting and supporting documentation and make recommendations for change as appropriate.

Donors• Manage the donor budgets of a portfolio of donors.• Produce monthly donor financial reports for budget holders for internal monitoring purposes • Work with budget holders to enable them to manage their budgets correctly, understand financial reports and ensure expenditures are coded correctly

Finance Team (National Staff) Succession Planning• Train a national finance person to step into this role when the volunteer’s contract finishes.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONESSENTIALEducation, Qualifications & Experience Required:
Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA), Experience working in the INGO sector or experience working overseas.DESIRABLEEducation, Qualifications & Experience Required:

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements: Good team player, ability to teach/capacity build finance staff/budget holders within Concern and with partner organisations, ability to work without detailed supervision, excellent organizational and problem solving skills, personal integrity, cross cultural aware ness and sensitivity, willingness to travel frequently and live under pretty basic conditions, flexibility, high respect for national staff, patience, ability to meet deadlines, commitment to international development and an understanding of the role and responsibilities of INGOs in developing countries, Fluent in EnglishDesirable:Training course and/or specific experience of dealing with major donors such as EU and Irish Aid; Previous experience with Concern Worldwide as Country Accountant; Donor’s financial policies and procedures

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfill their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

There are 30 national Save the Children organisations around the world. By the end of 2012 all our international programmes will be delivered through a merged operation with 14 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, mor e aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century

The role
Save the Children is a leading international non-governmental organization, working with and for children to realize their rights. Save the Children has worked in Sierra Leone continuously since 1999, to promote and protect the rights of all children. Currently, Save the Children in Sierra Leone is working in four thematic areas: Child Protection, Education, Newborn and Child Survival (Health) and Child Rights Governance.

Child Rights Governance (CRG) is one of the thematic program areas included in Save the Children’s Global Strategy 2010-15 and the Sierra Leone country strategic plan for 2011-14. CRG work focuses on creating and/or strengthening the governance infrastructure that needs to be in place to effectively make children’s rights a reality.

Within Save the Children, CRG programmes have three key focus areas:
1) Strengthening the National Child Rights Infrastructure. This is also known as the General Measures of Implementation (GMI), which are the concrete steps set out by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for the state to take in order to establish the systems and mechanisms that are necessary to ensure that all rights in the Convention on the Rights of the Child are realized for all children.
2) Key governance issues that are crucial for child rights outcomes. These include work on children’s citizenship, work on political rights and freedoms of children, and work on economic governance focusing on accountability and transparency in public income and expenditure for child rights, economic justice and redistribution including tax advocacy and social protection.
3) Engagement with actors such as the private sector, media, state, civil society and children themselves to strengthen the quality of interaction between these actors to improve child outcomes.

When applying please include details of your current salary in covering letter
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please note that the closing date for applications is 23 October 2012
How to apply: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to the link provided

Doctors with Africa CUAMM is the first NGO in the healthcare area officially recognized in Italy. Founded in 1950 with the aim of training doctors to work in developing countries, actually CUAMM is working in Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda implementing healthcare projects in partnership with local governments and institutions.

PROJECT TITLE: Capacity building for improving access to quality obstetric, neonatal and child care services in Pujehun District

JOB LOCATION: Sierra Leone, Pujehun Hospital and District

START DATE: January-February 2013

DURATION: 12 months

REQUIREMENTS
- Citizenship of a State of the European Union (requirement essential for administrative issues)- University Degree in Medicine and Surgery with further specialisation in Surgery- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English- Long-lasting experience in general surgery and obstetric surgery- Previous experience in Developing Countries

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The project aims at - guaranteeing quality obstetric, neonatal and child services in Pujehun Hospital and health centres- supporting the overall management of hospital services- improving technical skills of health staff

KEY DUTIES
The surgeon will be responsible of quality of obstetrics, surgical and gynaecological services The specific tasks will be:- assure the good functioning of Obstetrics and Maternity Ward, checking ward organization, staff availability, protocols application and health information system in order to improve management- guarantee the good functioning of general and emergency surgery ward and operating theatre, assessing safety and setting protocols and procedures- collaborate with other doctors to assure the good functioning of hospital in all its components- collaborate to Continuing Medical Education of health staff of Maternity Ward and of the 5 BEMONC centres of Pujehun District- collaborate to on the job training of hospital personnel and obstetric or medicine students coming from various school of the country

http://www.doctorswithafrica.org/en/vacancies/585-surgeon-for-a-programm...

Doctors with Africa CUAMM is the first NGO in the healthcare area officially recognized in Italy. Founded in 1950 with the aim of training doctors to work in developing countries, actually CUAMM is working in Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda implementing healthcare projects in partnership with local governments and institutions.

PROJECT TITLE: Capacity building for improving access to quality obstetric, neonatal and child care services in Pujehun District

START DATE January 2013

DURATION 1 year (extendable)

REQUIREMENTS
- Citizenship of a State of the European Union (requirement essential for administrative issues)- University Degree in Medicine and Surgery with further specialisation in Paediatrics - Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English- Previous experience in Developing Countries- Previous experience of management of health cooperation projects will be an asset

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The project aims at - guaranteeing quality obstetric, neonatal and child services in Pujehun Hospital and health centres- supporting the overall management of hospital services- improving technical skills of health staff

KEY DUTIES
The Paediatrician Project Manager will be responsible of overall project activities and human, material and financial resources management.The specific tasks will be• Guarantee the good functioning of Paediatric Ward and the neonatologic component of Delivery Room and Maternity Ward• Check Paediatric Ward organization, staff availability, protocols application and health information system in order to improve management• Technical Assistance to the Hospital Management Team to improve in particular Obstetric, Neonatal and Child health services, but paying attention to the overall Hospital organization and services• Support the practical training and Continuing Medical Education of health staff of the Hospital and of the 5 BEMONC centres of Pujehun District• Monitor the availability of materials and drugs in order to improve quality of services and appropriate training in the field of Obstetric, Neonatal and Child health care. • Supply essential equipments for operating room safety and resuscitation and assistance of the newborn. • Training MCH and maternity staff in Kangaroo Mother Care for low birth weight and pre-term babies

http://www.cuamm.org/en/vacancies/549-paediatrician-pm-for-sierra-leone

Length of Contract: 12 months – from beginning of december

Responsibilities: 1. Monitor the food security context :- Continuously scan and analyse the food security context within Sierra Leone and adapt the FS strategy or programmes as required.- Define data base and analysis frameworks ;

1. Together with the coordination team, contribute towards the definition of the programming strategy :

   • Evaluate the population needs ;
   • Propose intervention strategies ;
   • Write proposals and technical reports for the donors;

2. Working in collaboration with the Field Coordinators, provide technical supervision to the programmes :

   • Approve the implementation methodology of the projects ;
   • Provide technical advice in areas such as targeting, selection of activities, monitoring and evaluation, technical quality;

3. Manage the food security team :

   • Build the capacity of ACF and Partner staff to implement the FS programme. Areas of focus are likely to include agribusiness; cash transfer programming, livelihoods support, and monitoring and evaluation.
   • Participate in the recruitment and training of FS staff together with the HR Manager.
   • Contribute to performance appraisals of the food security teams;

4. Represent the Organization when liaising with the various food security partners in the country

   • Attend coordination meetings and represent ACF as required.
   • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with other FS actors including Government, donors and NGOs.

Qualification and previous experience:Agronomy and socio-economy degree with at least Four to five years relevant experience in food security & livelihoods and project cycle management. Experience in Disaster Risk Management and in in development context is required. A technical specialisation in at least one of the following: EWS, Cash transfer interventions, agro-business. English: fluent written and spoken.

Status: Employee - Fixed-term contract, provided by ACF according to the French labour law.- Total average yearly gross income: from 41160 € to 47160 €- Food and housing: 1000 € / month averageo Per Diem : 210 € / month averageo Support to the R & R costs : 110 € / month averageo Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460 € / month averageo Monthly gross salary ranging from 1650 € to 2150 € (Net: from 1518 € to 1978 €) depending on relevant experience (possibility to increase up to 2750 € gross (2530 € net) according to seniority and performances)- 25 days of annual paid leaves - 20 days of R & R per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission)- Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution- Accompanied position (partner, children) according to the place of assignment- Training before departure and all along the career with Action Contre la Faim.

Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term

Start Date: 1st November 2012Contract Length: 17 months

General Description of GOAL’s Work:In 1999 GOAL began work in Sierra Leone with a disadvantaged Children and Youths’ Programme for street children in Freetown and providing emergency relief in Kenema for the incoming Liberian refugees. Since then GOAL has expanded in both locations. In Kenema, to include a WASH and a child protection programme and in Freetown, the main base of operations, WASH, child protection, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and health.
In Kenema GOAL implements a UNICEF and Irish Aid funded WASH programme. This programme constructs or rehabilitates gravity flow systems, protected hand dug wells and bio-sand filters and uses the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach to promote sustainable sanitation solutions for rural communities. There is also a WASH in schools programme that delivers School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) and School-led Total Sanitation (SLTS) both directly by GOAL and through a local partner.This year, GOAL aims to build on the success of the CLTS approach, and start a sanitation social marketing programme. The programme is essentially a package of interventions and activities that seek to simultaneously stimulate both the demand and the supply of environmental sanitation services/products.

Summary of the role:Following on from research conducted by UNICEF/MoHS into ‘Demand and Supply Chain Assessment for Sanitary Latrines in Urban and Rural Areas of Sierra Leone’ the selected candidate is to lead in the successful implementation and management of an effective newly created sanitation marketing programme in Kenema, Sierra Leone. The Programme Manager will play a key role in the market development of new, innovative and affordable sanitation and hygiene products to be made available to communities in both urban and rural settings.

The Sanitation Marketing Programme Manager will line manage two national staff.The approximate value of this project is £230,000.

Main Duties• Lead in the development of market demand and supply for sanitation and hygiene-related products and services for both rural and urban areas in Kenema. • Implement practical and effective strategies for sanitation demand raising and product and services supply chain establishment in the target locations • Assist in the development of IEC materials• Identify and support capacity development of small businesses in provision of sanitation services • Support quality assurance for all sanitation and hygiene hardware design, construction and maintenance elements in accordance to the programme standards, and routinely suggest improvements to ensure high quality standards and delivery within budget• To offer technical assistance in the development of innovative and alternative sanitation technologies in accordance to local context to ensure market satisfaction and easy replication • Work with businesses to ensure availability of products at household level• Represent GOAL as the co-chair of a national sanitation marketing sub-group alongside other sanitation marketing implementing partners and key stakeholders - designed to share lessons learnt, ensure best dissemination of information and possible nationwide scaling up. • Ensure necessary liaison with project stakeholders including project partners, government ministries and businesses• Work with the GOAL M&E Coordinator to monitor effective uptake of products• Work with an external evaluator to produce a report on lessons learned and recommendations for future SM projects, particularly when applied to scale.

Capacity Building of staff• Support the recruitment of dedicated staff • Directly manage two national staff; develop and follow through on specific capacity building plans

Person Specification

A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in civil or environmental health engineering, commerce/business administration, or a WASH related discipline. Strong understanding and experience of market-based sanitation is a mandatory requirementA minimum 2 years of experience in a low-income country

Desirable

Strong understanding and experience of WASH in low-income countries (highly desirable)Masters qualification in civil or environmental health engineering, commerce/business administration, or a WASH related disciplineDemonstrable creativity in addressing development challenges through market-based approaches. Experience in social marketing and behaviour change marketing campaignsExperience of engaging and supporting capacity development of small businesses Experience of managing a team and budgetExcellent communicator and ability to work under minimum supervision Excellent computer skillsStrong English communication skills; both verbal and written

Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organisations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan's vision is of a world in which all children realise their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity, our aim is to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.

About the roleThe Finance and Operations Director (FOD) is responsible for overseeing project finances and other operational and administrative duties in accordance with the relevant donor regulations and in line with Plan’s financial and operational management policy provisions. The FOD will supervise grant management and financial reporting on grant performance and will ensure best use of resources by managing the preparation of sound budgets, monitoring project expenses, and assuring timely preparation of donor financial reports.

Main responsibilities•Provide oversight of financial, operational, and administrative management of the project.•Supervise all grant management and reporting on grant performance, as well as provide financial and technical management to ensure best use of resources through sound budgeting, monitoring of project expenses, and timely preparation of donor financial reports.•Develop and implement monthly project-wide financial review(s) and analyses, as well as provide timely and reliable financial information for decision-making.•Provide oversight and management of procurement processes for supplies, equipment and services.•Maintain strong internal policies, processes and controls systems in order to provide timely, consistent and accurate financial and budget management.•Work closely with the Plan UK office and Plan Sierra Leone country office staff on internal and external financial reviews and audits; work closely with project finance/grants/operations staff, and sub-grantees

The Budget for Sierra Leone will be approximately £7 million.

About youKnowledge, skills and behaviours required to achieve the roles objectives;•Master’s degree or equivalent in finance or financial management, and a professional qualification in accountancy.•Significant experience of managing programmes funded by the United Kingdom Government or the European Commission, including experience managing finances for DFID•Experience managing small grants programs or sub-granting mechanisms involving local NGOs.•Proven logistics, procurement or supply chain management capabilities.•Professional experience in Sierra Leone preferred.•Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.•In-depth knowledge of DFID financial management rules and regulations of United Kingdom Government and / or other comparable major bilateral aid donor in relation to grant management•Awareness of child protection issues•Ability to adopt new software and financial management systems.•Excellent communication, management and leadership skills.•Proven analytical skills in isolating priorities and tackling them.•Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.•Demonstrated decision making and risk management capabilities

LanguagesExcellent written and spoken English required

Location and TravelThis position will be based in Freetown, Sierra Leone with International and local travel.

Type of roleThis will be a three year fixed term contract.

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.

Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organisations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan's vision is of a world in which all children realise their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity, our aim is to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.

About the role With Plan International serving as lead agency, the Chief of Party (COP) has ultimate authority and oversight within the organization and is responsible for overall management and technical support of a girl’s education project, including managing all activities of sub-recipients, coordinating all programme-focused strategic planning and decision making, and managing key personnel. The COP will serve as key liaison with the donor and all other agency counterparts, implementing partners, and alliance partners involved with the programme.

Primary responsibilities include providing overall leadership, management, and general technical direction of the programme, assuring an integrated vision among different components and actors, and ensuring programme performance The COP bears ultimate responsibility for ensuring achievement of programme requirements and adherence to donor regulations.

Dimensions of role•Team management including directly managing plan employees and matrix management of other key roles.•Budget will be approximately £7 million.•This will be a three year fixed term contract.

Main responsibilitiesThe COP is expected to bring experience in education programming and capacity building of organizations in the local context to:•Provide overall technical and managerial oversight and leadership for the project.•Supervise field operations, administration, logistics, and procurement for all project activities.•Manage project personnel and lead strategic planning processes.•Ensure efficient management of financial resources, including review and approval of programme budgets, monitoring expenditures, and implementing cost control measures. •Oversee management and monitoring of sub-grants, and lead strategic project planning for Plan and all partners.•Supervise programme monitoring, evaluation, and reporting and ensure quality control and timeliness of all deliverables as required by the grant and donors.•Serve as a principal representative to the donor, government entities, project partners and stakeholders, and other institutions and individuals to ensure effective, synergistic programme implementation, to create collaborative partnerships and alliances, and to foster positive, sustainable relationships.•Ensure smooth working relations and collaboration among consortium members/subreciepients•Ensures that the Plan Sierra Leone Country Director and Country Management Team are provided with timely reports and analysis to support effective programme management and the optimal use of resources•Support Plan’s submission of timely and reliable financial information to the wider organization and to third parties as appropriate.

About youKnowledge, skills and behaviours required to achieve the roles objectives;•Minimum Master’s Degree or equivalent in social sciences or related field•Long-term, senior-level management experience implementing, and managing large, complex child education and system strengthening projects.•Significant experience managing DFID or EC programmes, including prior COP experience. •Demonstrated ability to implement projects with rigorous timelines and deliverables and to track programme quality through donor approved monitoring and evaluation systems.•Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, such as local partners, government officials, donor representatives, and international staff.•Proven experience hiring, training, and supervising teams of international and local staff. •Proven leadership, inter-personal and cross-cultural skills, and ability to build and motivate diverse teams. •Previous work experience in Sierra Leone required. •Excellent written and oral English.•Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.•Demonstrated knowledge of the Sierra Leone and/or other East African Education Systems.•Knowledge of key DFID regulations including, but not limited to Financial reporting standards related to UK Government contracts•Ability to respond on short notice and plan and execute several activities at once. •Ability to work under pressure, as part of a team or independently, and meet deadlines consistently.•Ability to integrate teams of professionals around common goals, as well as demonstrated ability working with host-country ministries and donor colleagues.

LanguagesFluent English required.

Location and TravelChief of Party Sierra Leone to be based in Freetown with International and local travel within the region.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 11th October.

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.