Manager, Social & Environmental Performance

Job Description

CAREER OPPORTUNITY WITH BRAC MICROFINANCE SIERRA LEONE LIMITED

BRAC Microfinance Sierra Leone Limited is the largest Microfinance organization in Sierra Leone with a mission to responsibly provide a range of financial services to people at the bottom of the pyramid. We particularly focus on women living in poverty in rural and hard-to-reach areas to create self-employment opportunities, build financial resilience, and harness women’s entrepreneurial spirit by empowering them economically.

BRAC Microfinance (SL) Limited is seeking applications from competent, dynamic, and self-motivated individuals to fill up the following position.

Position : Manager, Social & Environmental Performance

Number of Position : One (1)

Job Location : BRAC Microfinance (SL) Limited Country Office

MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Through related partnerships (60 Decibels, etc.), manage the measurement of poverty outreach and clients’ social impact, and ensure the use of impact data for achievement of the social mission. 
• Drive progress and performance along BRAC Sierra Leone’s outreach and outcome goals, supporting BRAC Sierra Leone’s (BMSLL) leadership to set and achieve impact-based outreach and outcome targets and action plans.
• Work closely with BMSLL’s leadership to distill and communicate outreach, outcome, and overall impact results to internal and external audiences.
• Lead the implementation of Universal Standards of Social and Environmental Performance Management (USSEPM) and Client Protection (CP) Standards at BRAC Sierra Leone.
• Lead social and environmental performance audits (using SPI5), client protection assessments, dropout surveys, and other evaluations related to social performance, ensuring the development of appropriate action plans to address identified gaps.
• Conduct regular field visits to assess branch-level practices. Identify operational gaps and provide hands-on support to staff to ensure field-level execution aligns with institutional standards.
• Ensure all new projects, products, and delivery channels are client-centric and strategically aligned with BRAC International Microfinance (BI MF)  strategic priority areas. Guarantee that product design meets the evolving needs and preferences of clients while adhering to USSEPM standards.
• Lead the preparation of quarterly progress reports. Regularly present SEPM and Impact outcomes to executive management and the Board of Directors to facilitate data-driven decision-making.
• Design and deliver comprehensive training programs for staff on social performance principles and client protection standards to foster a culture that drives impact.
• Attend regular scheduled check-in calls with relevant BI MF teams (Impact and SEPM, Product, Knowledge and Partnerships) and attend regular peer group meetings with focals from other countries to share updates, challenges, key learnings, and suggestions for improvement of strategic initiatives relating to the role.

SAFEGUARDING:

• 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, encourage others to do so.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES:

• Must be a hard worker and be willing to travel more than 50% of the time.
• Experience to train people and apply best practices (in academic research, strategy or practical application).
• Experience implementing qualitative and quantitative research end to end.
• Experience working with a team from diverse cultures is preferred.
• Strong, proactive problem-solving and analytic skills, highly organized, strategic thinker with strong attention to detail.
• Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration and demonstrated ability to build relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to distill complex information into concise and pragmatic messages. Able to communicate effectively and tailor communication for a wide variety of audiences.
• Drive, flexibility, resilience, and the ability to work under pressure. Ability to work in a challenging environment with poor infrastructure and human capacities.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business studies or Development studies.
• 4+ years’ experience in: microfinance, product development, operational management, training, consultancy, monitoring and evaluation, or project management.

What We Offer

• On-the-job training and continuous professional development.
• Supportive team culture that values integrity, community service, and excellence.
• Opportunity to make a real difference in people’s lives.

If you feel you are the right fit for the above-mentioned position then we would like to speak with you, follow the application instructions below;

Interested candidates can apply by sending their updated curriculum vitae with other documents to the Email Address Below: recruitment.sierraleone@brac.net  or hand delivered to our Country office address;13 Bath Street, Brookfields Off King Harman Road. 

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

Application deadline: 7th April, 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, 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.