Branch Account and Operations Officer

Job Description

Career with BRAC Sierra Leone

BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organisation, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries, including in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organisation of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity. As well as being the world’s biggest NGO by number of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number one NGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organisation committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first program outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 and has since reached millions of people in 11 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of programs and social enterprises, including in microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender and human rights. BRAC believes that every person has inherent potential, and when an enabling environment is created and that potential is unleashed, even the poorest can become agents of positive change in their own lives, for their families and their communities. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

The Mastercard Foundation Accelerating Impact for Young Women (AIM) in Partnership with BRAC is equipping 2 million adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) with age-appropriate entrepreneurship, employability, and life-skills training, as well as the tools to start and scale their own businesses. The nine-year program (2021-2030) applies BRAC’s proven model using microfinance, youth empowerment, agriculture, education and skills development to improve lives and livelihoods. It currently operates in seven African countries: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya. Based on the AGYW age, needs, and circumstances, AGYW are placed on one of two pathways in the AIM program: an education pathway or a livelihood pathway.

In this regard, BRAC Sierra Leone is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position in Sierra Leone

JOB PURPOSE:

The Branch Accounts & Operations Officer (BAOO), reporting to the Regional Accounts Officer (RAO) and AIM Branch Manager (AIM-BM), will manage direct branch-level accounts and finance, procurement, coordination, partnership, and administrative staff in the branch (if any), support in overall programme implementation and other assigned activities. This will include day-to-day finance management and implementation, staff-capacity development, financial monitoring, and stakeholder management. She will support the BM to ensure effective and timely program implementation and quality assurance. The Branch Accounts & Operations Officer will also be responsible for overall finance reporting, banking, cash requisition, reporting (MIS, internal, and donor reporting) and supporting other technical and operational activities at the branch level. 

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Finance and Accounts Related Activities:

• Receive all collected cash by registering in the daily cash register and filling in all the vouchers and bills with approval and preserve them accordingly. 
• Everyday morning after discussing with the BM and other PAs to know that day`s approximate collection amount and plan for proper banking. 
• Share the collection sheets with the relevant PAs based on the collection schedule (using VSLA platform) printed collection sheets.
• Synchronize collections made by PAs with the accounting system, ensuring accuracy of both the collections and corresponding accounting records.
• Submit the cash requisition with the signature of the BM to the regional accounts officer based on the approved activity plan. 
• At the end of each business day and month-end, perform required cash reconciliation and check the collection ledger and DCR.
• Ensure cash transfer under the Education Pathway.
• Track and maintain sufficient cash flow for smooth day-to-day project activities based on the country policy.
• Record all branch-level expenses and financial transactions in the accounting system promptly to ensure accurate and timely month-end closing.
• Serve as custodian of all financial and procurement documents, records, and information at the branch level, ensuring they are well-organized for research, monitoring, supervision, and audit purposes.

Branch Operations Support

• Occasionally visit AIM clubs, attend YDC meetings, VSLA meetings, and follow up on ongoing different field-level trainings. Livelihood & education participants etc.
• Support in the mentors’ recruitment process
• Support in club space identification and completion of the agreement, club operations, participants’ invitation according to the programme operations manual. 
• Support in service provider mapping and establishment of working relationships. 
• Support in identification of school(s) to provide education support as per the programme design. 
• Help to ensure timely disbursement of livelihood and education pathways support to the participants. 
• Lead approved branch-level procurement activities in line with the procurement guidelines.
• Custody of all branch-level electronic devices and furniture and maintain stock register 
• Act as the technical focal point at the branch level to ensure the use of Binsight and other digital tools. 

Technical and Implementation Support:

• Help AIM Branch Manager to provide supervisory support to all AIM related program activities at the branch level, ensuring activity planning, roll-out, implementation, and tracking, in accordance with the operations manual; ensure achievement of programmatic targets as per AOP. 
• Help BM in team-set up, staff onboarding, training and activity planning of AIM-PAs 
• Ensure the use of the Binsight app from the household (HH) survey to all other related activities. 
• Provide technical guidance and direction to PAs to match participants to livelihood and Education pathways 
• Help to ensure timely preparation and submission of MIS, financial and donor reports 
• Help in the establishment of market development and value-chain activities

 Supervisory and Coordination Support:

• Lead all branch-level activities and serve as the branch’s second-main focal point for internal and external stakeholders
• Supervise branch administrative staff (where applicable) e.g. office assistant, providing guidance, training, and performance feedback.
• Co-facilitate monthly branch coordination meetings to ensure communication, planning and internal alignment 
• Help in monitoring/research and survey (including HH survey) related activities at the branch level
• Help/lead in AIM community dialogue(s), workshops, meetings

General Administration Support

• Support the efficient functioning of the Branch office, ensuring a conducive and safe working environment.
• Coordinate the provision of office supplies and consumables, ensuring adequate stock levels and timely replenishment in the Branch office.
• Implement and maintain effective record-keeping systems for administrative documents and data.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all safety and security matters within the Branch.
• Coordinate incident reporting, ensuring timely and thorough documentation of incidents and corrective actions.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do the same

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Experience in project management and coordination, including supervision and monitoring, administration, finance, and logistics 
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration, and demonstrated ability to build relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds

Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of BRAC.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s (preferred) / Diploma Finance/Accounts/Business Administration/Commerce and /or other relevant fields 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

At least 2 years’ experience in national/international development sector, including experience with managing finance and accounts for development programs including microfinance, livelihood, education, agricultural and food security, and/or girl’s and women’s empowerment programs

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: CONTRACTUAL

SALARY: NEGOTIABLE/ MENTION THE AGREED SALARY AMOUNT OR RANGE 

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades and years of experience at bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net 

Please mention the name of the position and location applied for in the subject bar.

Only completed applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 10th February 2026

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.