Technical Sector Officer (TSO)-Education

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

In 2022, the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) announced an initiative that is creating a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

 There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which was further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches are being delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

 BRAC Sierra Leone is implementing an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she is able to transition safely from adolescence to adulthood. She will be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.

 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 Technical Support Officer (TSO) – Education will support the AIM Education Specialist in planning, implementing, and ensuring the quality delivery of the AIM education pathway.  

They will be responsible for technical & implementation related tasks under AIM education pathway, i,e. facilitating training, reviewing content and curriculum and adapting it to their context, and supporting teachers’ professional development as well as school leadership’s school improvement planning processes.  They will also contribute to staff capacity development through targeted training and supervision.

The TSO-Education will collaborate with the region & country level program team, for any technical need/query. They will also communicate with the AIM Central team, BI technical anchors, and other sectoral TSOs to improve program quality, contextualize training modules, and train staff on new materials and tools. They will ensure effective delivery of gender responsive training for the teachers and school management and support creating an enabling learning environment in the AIM supported secondary schools and parental engagement to support in increasing access to and completion of quality secondary education for adolescent girls (AG)s ages 12-17 years. 

An ideal candidate for this role is one with strong technical skills and experiences, developing and reviewing quality education curriculum and contents and teachers’ guide, teacher training manual etc., including strong background of training teachers’ and educators, strong coordination and negotiation skills and who is proactive, passionate, resourceful, and enjoys being a team player. 

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Technical Support 

1. 1. Support AIM team in inception phase activities (in delivering education messages during community mobilization and inception meetings, family meetings, YDC meetings etc.).

• Work closely with the AIM Education Specialist in preparing the MoU templates for the schools. 

• Support in obtaining MoU with MoE, districts and schools.

• Meet with DEO and share the MoU that outlines the key objectives of AIM education pathways and how MoE and the district will support and allow access to local education departments and schools, and school records.

• Support developing/reviewing/updating/adapting, existing teachers’ guide and contents for the teachers and school leadership in the country context in coordination with the BI technical anchors.

• Support developing /reviewing/updating/adapting the training guide on school management and school improvement plans in close coordination with the BI technical anchors. 

• Support developing a training guide for the peer mentors support groups and tutoring in close coordination with the BI technical anchors.

• Support PAs to identify Teacher Champions in the schools 

• Support the AIM Education Specialist to ensure the establishment of a robust system for the smooth transfer of school-related support costs to ensure AGs’ financial support to continue their education. 

1. Direct Operational Support

• Facilitate training for PAs, teachers, and school leadership) on gender responsive pedagogy, mentorship, and tutoring. 

• Facilitate training for School Leadership, school management/Parent Teachers Association (PTA)s on School Improvement Planning 

• Work closely with the school administrations, head teachers, teachers and SMCS/PTAs to introduce peer circle, tutoring in schools initially before the initiation of the education activities and support PAS to do monthly follow-ups after the start of the programme to ensure the peer circle group and tutoring support is in place and functioning effectively

• Conduct/attend different levels of staff meetings. 

• Identify the knowledge gap of programme staff and take necessary steps for their improvement. 

1. Coordination, Planning and Partnership and M&E

• Support coordination with a range of stakeholders, including teachers, school leadership, school management, parents’ teachers’ association, DEOs, to support school-related interventions 

• Contribute to the design and implementation of a monitoring framework to track progress, assess impact, and inform adjustments of the training plans and delivery

• Report back to district education officials/MoE as outlined in MoU on activities done by BRAC

1. Reporting, Documentation and Communication 

• Contribute to program reports and deliverables as required and demonstrate the status of quality of training towards achieving expected results.

• Identify and document best practices, most significant change stories, and share this knowledge with colleagues. 

• Ensure quality reporting on enabling learning environments at school and document good practices.

• Support regional managers, branch managers and programme assistants regularly to ensure timely and high-quality programmatic data entry and reporting in relevant manual and digital MIS (BInsight) by the Program Assistants.

• Support the AIM Education Specialist in the documentation of program wins and success stories / case studies 

• Ensure timely preparation and submission of programmatic management information system (MIS), training reports and share project progress reports regularly with the PM. 

1. Safeguarding 

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the project goals on safeguarding implementation. 

• 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 AND COMPETENCIES:

• Training materials development, staff capacity building, and facilitation skills
• Computer literacy and presentation skills
• Report writing and documentation of Most Significant Change Stories
• Proactive, self-starter and independent worker with the ability to support large teams
• Demonstrate commitment to community mobilization work around education, GESI, SRHR, and advocacy work, applying rights-based, human-centered, and survivor-centered approaches.
• Exhibit empathy and positive interpersonal skills, including cultural competence.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate/Post Graduate Education/International Development/Gender/Sociology/Anthropology/Social Sciences 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in education training, development of education guide, contents and curriculum, gender equality, social inclusion, community engagement, and school engagement .
• Previous experience in providing technical assistance, especially related to teachers’ training module development and execution, and training facilitation
• Experience working in integrated programs targeted for adolescent girls and young women is a plus.
• Previous experience in the development of SBCC messages, tools, and materials for community-based dialogues and other activities.
• Experience in conducting advocacy, community mobilization and engagement activities is also an added advantage 

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 17th July 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.