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Concern Worldwide is a nongovernmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Concern Worldwide’s integrated programming approach aims to tackle all dimensions of poverty, focusing on the overlapping areas of health, education and livelihoods while maintaining our response to emergencies. Concern fully integrates equality in all its work, with emphasis on a gender transformative approach. Concern Worldwide has been operational in Sierra Leone since 1996. . Concern currently operates in the Districts of Western Area Urban (Freetown), Western Area Rural, Tonkolili and Port Loko – as well as remotely in Kambia, Koinadugu, Falaba, Bombali and Karene.
On this note, Concern would like to invite well experienced and professional applicants for the under mentioned role:
Job Title | Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor |
Reports to: | Chief of Party |
Direct reports: | To be determined |
Liaises with: | All consortium coordination team members and key personnel
All SIHSA-project team members, Project Coordinator, Area Coordinator, Health Coordinators All sector coordinators, project managers, Programme Director, Country Director, Systems Director, Country Finance Controller, Systems and HR Staff Representatives from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, District Health Management Teams, USAID representatives |
Job Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone with occasional travel |
Contract Details: | Fixed term |
Job Purpose: | About the Program:
The Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA) aims to contribute to the Government of Sierra Leone’s overarching goal of improving the health of adolescents, pregnant and postpartum women, and children under five years old. The program seeks to 1) enhance the quality of family planning, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (FP/RMNCAH), malaria services, 2) promote the adoption of crucial health behaviors and 3) strengthen the stewardship and governance of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation at central and district levels. 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. Role Overview: The SME&L Advisor will be responsible for the overall monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability of the entire SIHSA programme. Reporting to the Chief of Party (COP), the SME&L Advisor will adhere to Concern’s programme quality standards and ensure compliance with Concern and donor MEAL requirements. S/he will maintain positive and productive relationships with the donor and local and international partner organizations throughout the programme lifecycle. A priority for the SME&L Adviser role extends to capacity building and knowledge transfer to high performing Sierra Leonean team members with a view to empowering their success during the life of the project. Recruitment is contingent upon successful award and USAID approval. |
Main duties &
Responsibilities: |
MEAL Management:
Stakeholder Management: Liaise with USAID and other donors, as well as implementing partners and stakeholders, to ensure a collaborative, shared learning model that is responsive to their demands. Manage the relationship on MEAL between all consortium partners and ensure partner MEAL activities are adhering to the agreed work plan and budget. Represent the programme in all MEAL technical, policy, and programmatic fora at all levels (regional, national, and international) Accountability:
Capacity Building:
People Management:
Other:
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Person specification: | Essential
Desirable
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Emergency response | Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Sierra Leone Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization |
HIV & AIDS | Concern Sierra Leone is committed to respond to HIV & AIDS and to a supportive working environment for those infected or affected. Each staff member is required to contribute to achieving this commitment by:
Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination. |
Gender Equality | Concern Worldwide in Sierra Leone recognizes that the establishment of equality of opportunity between men and women is fundamental to both the achievement of fairness and to poverty elimination.
Therefore, each staff member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes. |
Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies
Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to SME&Lrify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking. |
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should apply with:
Applications should be sent either through email or by hard copy to the following addresses.
You can send through email to info.sl@concern.net OR deliver in Hard copy to the below locations
HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 20 Old Railway Line – Signal Hill, Freetown
HR Department, Concern Worldwide, 2B Shamel Street, Magburaka, Tonkolili.
HR Department, 24 Upper Kamara Lane, Back of EDSA Substation, Port Loko
Please mark your application as per the references stated in position above
(by email please put the reference in the SUBJECT heading).
Closing date for receipt of applications for the above vacancy is 17.00 on Wednesday 27th March 2024
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A COPY OF THE APPLICATION LETTER (written or typed) MUST BE SENT TO THE NGO DESK OFFICER, MINISTRY OF LABOUR & SOCIAL, NEW ENGLAND OR EMAILED TO Email: employmentdesk71@gmail.com
“FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
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