Market Access Officer 

• All project team members and partners in district, other Project Officers including their senior officers, other project teams in District, relevant counterparts in LANN-NSC and Yoti Yoti project in Port Loko. 
• Area Coordinator; District & Freetown finance, systems and HR staff; Freetown PDQ Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Equality and Gender Advisor, Advocacy and Communications Manager, Accountability Supervisor and Partnership Manager; SLCRP Manager, Livelihoods Programme Coordinator. 

• Relevant Community, Chiefdom and District stakeholders from Ministries and District Council as well as Private sector actors.

S/he will coordinate his/her activities with local partner staff leading on facilitating access to finance resources and financial literacy especially related to testing and pilot VSLA for young people and linking VSLA groups to financial services. 

S/he will support in project assessments including any market and value chain assessments.  

S/he will ensure that agreed targets are on track, collect monitoring and case stories, and provide quality reports. 

Responsibilities:

Under supervision of the SLCRP Senior Officer- Cross Cutting:

• Contribute to the development of monthly and weekly work plans with the team based on the overall project work plan and timeframe;
• Actively participate in relevant project training of trainers;
• Preparation of documentation (ToRs, SRs, training curriculum, budget, float request, transport request…) for a programmatic and logistical preparation to implement agreed field activities – trainings, workshops, coaching and monitoring visits;
• Facilitate trainings and workshops in areas of responsibility ensuring all paperwork are properly filled and procedures followed (such as attendance lists, payment receipt etc.);
• Support other project officers in Production/Availability and Market access activities where needed/appropriate;
• Coordinate with local partner where needed on activities.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Participate in community entry meetings and identification of project beneficiaries;
• Participate in project assessments including Market and value chain assessments;
• Ensure that all agreed Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning requirements are captured on time through standardized data collection tools; are accurate and submitted to the SLCRP Senior Officer and the M&E Officer;
• Participate in project planning, review meetings with staff and stakeholders, and ensure that key recommendations and learning are incorporated into day-to-day project implementation;
• Actively participate in relevant review meetings with programme participants;
• Participate in baseline, end line and monitoring surveys as required.

Reporting and documentation

• Participate in the writing of monthly activity reports through the timely submission of activities up-date to the Team Leader- Cross Cutting;
• Actively participate in the documentation of good practices and case stories working with PDQ team;
• Participate in correct and accurate filling of documentation (soft & hard copies)

Other responsibilities:

• Promote full accountability and compliance with Concern’s Code of Conduct & Associated Policies, including promotion of Concern’s Complaints & Response Mechanism (CRM), to ensure maximum protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of Concern’s resources;
• Support the fulfilment of Concerns commitments to accountability (as outlined in the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) to which Concern is a signatory) – including in relation to the functionality and accessibility of Concern’s Complaints & Response Mechanism (CRM);
• Ensure that Cross cutting themes: Gender & Equality, DRR and Environment are mainstreamed in all activities;
• Build and maintain effective professional relationships with community leaders and animators to aid successful programming;
• Participate in relevant coordination meetings at District level;
• Complete any reasonable task requested by the Line Manager.

Essential 

• Must have a diploma or University degree in Agriculture, Economics, Development, Sociology or other Social Sciences; 
• Minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience and demonstrated knowledge and understanding of agricultural markets, financial and private sector actors, VSLA and IGS approaches (experience in fisheries markets desirable), (experience in environment, gender and nutrition an advantage); 
• Good capacity in community mobilization and knowledge of participatory approaches. 

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements: 

Essential: 

• Minimum 3 years working with INGOs;  
• Excellent, proven training skills and competence in group facilitation; 
• Ability to work on own initiative; 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; 
• Good observation skills; 
• Enthusiastic, energetic and motivated; 
• Ability to influence others; 
• Ability to work as part of a team for shared results and learning; 
• Strong spoken skills in Temne and Krio; 
• Valid motorbike license and ability to ride (desirable)

• Raising awareness and being updated on HIV & AIDS issues.
• Protecting him/herself and colleagues.

Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination.

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.

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.