Job Description
STREET CHILD of SIERRA LEONE
Position: Family Business Officer
Department: Programmes – Sustainability
Reports To: Project Coordinator
Job Level: Tier 5
Number of Persons: Eight (8)
Country/Location: FALABA, KAMBIA
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCOSL) is a local Non-Governmental Organisation promoting the right to education and child protection for children in the most remote communities in Sierra Leone.
We believe that every child deserves the right to live in a safe place, secured home and above all, have the chance to receive quality education. As an organisation, our key focus is helping children into schools and ensuring that they stay there. For those that have no access to education, we work towards creating access in some of the most remote parts of the country, ensuring that no child is left behind.
PROJECT SUMMARY
Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCoSL) – through its main partner, Street Child UK, is implementing a four-year Education For Every Child Today (EFECT) project nationwide. This project will target enrolling and retaining 40,500 highly vulnerable primary school age children into education.
The project uses a child-centered approach and a combination of interventions to confront compounded challenges. A strategic combination of social, economic, infrastructural, and instructional support will be utilised to achieve increased access and retention in primary education for 40,500 vulnerable children in Sierra Leone.
THE SCOPE
In line with achieving Objective 2 of this project, the Family Business Officer shall, under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, have close contacts with children and work directly with their caregivers/ families. The Family Business Officer is expected to support caregivers to develop and maintain sustainable businesses, through adaptive mentoring and coaching skills. He/she shall also support caregivers to enroll into the savings scheme for a maximum of 20 weeks. He/she will also seek to promote Child Right Issues and Child Protection within our communities of operation and support such families cope with their situations.
Direct responsibilities of Family Business Officer include, but are not limited to the following:
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist families draw up achievable business plans.
- Assess the suitability of all business grants plans and follow up where appropriate – together with the Team Leader – Business.
- Help families manage their family business grants.
- Review the training needs of beneficiaries and design non-grant support to meet those needs.
- Conduct appropriate business training for families.
- Undertake follow-up visits and monitor project beneficiaries, in order to assess impact of the grants on the livelihood of the family – especially children.
- Write weekly reports and updates for internal purposes
- Collect relevant data on beneficiaries
- Assist the Team Leader develop mitigation techniques in reducing the project’s exposure to risks of implementing a grants scheme for families
- Work with other Business Officers to develop best practices for the monitoring and evaluation of the family business scheme.
- Any other duties as delegated/instructed by the PROJECT Coordinator
Education and Experience
ESSENTIAL
- Minimum, a Diploma in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or other related fields.
- Minimum, 3 years’ experience, working in a similar Business Administration or Accounting and Finance role.
- A commitment to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated teamwork experience, including abilities to coordinate effectively with diverse individuals, teams, and stakeholders to achieve results.
- Good team spirit.
- Willingness to live and work in remote areas.
- Proven skills in Microsoft Word and Excel packages.
DESIRABLE
- Experience working in a child protection role within the Northern Province.
- Possession of valid motorbike driver license is an advantage.
- Experience working with children, caregivers, and other vulnerable groups.
- Knowledgeable about safeguarding and child protection policies.
- Fluency in speaking two or more languages including a language spoken within the project location is an added advantage.
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- High sense of confidentiality & integrity
- Establishes, builds, and maintains effective working relationship with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Plans, coordinates, and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines.
- Strong eye for detail.
Street Child of Sierra Leone is a Child Protection organisation and has a clear Policy on Child Protection, which binds all staff, partners, volunteers and contractors. We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from all forms of abuse.
- WOMEN AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
To apply for these positions please send an up-to-date CV and a letter of intent, along with copies of relevant certificates to info@streetchildsl.org Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Closing date for the receipt of applications is 23rd July, 2024.