Graduate Intern

Job Description

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 “Graduate Intern” at Sulima and Sanda Tendaren Chiefdoms. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Under the guidance of the PME coordinator, collect, aggregate, and analyse programmatic data of CESP, IH4CS, and SS4CS projects and present to the PME Coordinator and AP manager for reporting and decision-making
• Check and verify the data received from different programme teams within Sulima AP for accuracy, consistency and reliability.
• Under the guidance of the PME coordinator design and deploy online data collection tools like Kobo Collect, for efficient data management.
• In consultation with the PME coordinator, enter M&E data into the M&E databases such as Strategy Performance Scorecard, GISI, Accountability, CVA database, CHW database, and CMAM database. 
• Under the guidance of the PME coordinator review the data entered by Project Officers into the M&E databases. Check for consistency, accuracy, timeliness, integrity, reliability and validity
• Support the PME coordinator to archive AP and project documents in the box platform and create a SharePoint to promote intra and inter-collaboration. 
• Under the guidance of the PME Coordinator, document success stories, case studies and impact stories and send it to the AP manager. 
• In consultation with the PME coordinator, roll out programme accountability mechanisms that promote the provision of information, consultation, and participation of participants including children, and collection and acting on complaints and feedback.

• In consultation with the PME coordinator, guide Local Institutions to identify and resolve issues and challenges in monitoring systems. 

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

QUALIFICATIONS:  EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE/TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification            

• Bachelor’s Degree in statistics, Social Sciences, Economics, Data Science, Project Management or related field. 

Eligibility for Selection

• A recent graduate from a recognized university (graduated no earlier than 2021).
• Passion for serving vulnerable communities, especially the most vulnerable children.
• Adaptability and sensitivity to diverse cultural contexts.
• Females and persons living with disability are encouraged to apply

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement    

• Work environment:  Office-based with frequent travel to the field
• Travel:  5% Domestic travel is required

Language Requirements

• English

Applicant Type Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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 “Graduate 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: December 3rd, 2024

World Vision Sierra Leone is committed to the principles of workplace diversity. Qualified women and people living with disability are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Applications and CVs will not be returned.

Applicants who are offered a job are required to produce a Local Police Clearance Certificate, issued from the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters prior to the date of joining the organisation. 

WVI Sierra Leone participates in MDS – Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, where we conducted reference checks specifically on sexual misconduct with past employers. All applicants are required to go through the MSD reference check process. 

WVI Sierra Leone is committed to the protection of children. We do not employ staff whose background is not aligned with our child protection practices. Hence employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.