Freetown Vacancy Announcement: Project Officer

The Welbodi Partnership will not accept CVs and cover letters for this position. Please complete an APPLICATION FORM, otherwise your application will not be considered. The application form can be collected from the Welbodi office at Ola During Children’s Hospital during weekday office hours (8.30am-4.30pm), alternatively please email jobs@welbodipartnership.org to request an application form.

The Welbodi Partnership actively encourages applications from qualified Sierra Leoneans at home or in the Diaspora.

FREETOWN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Project Officer for Welbodi Partnership

Location: Ola During Children’s Hospital, Fourah Bay Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Assignment Length: one year, with possibility to extend.

Salary and Benefits: annual gross salary of up to US$9,000 depending on qualifications and experience.

Reports to: Welbodi Partnership Project Manager.

Application Deadline: 5pm, Friday 3rd February 2012.

Interested candidates should please complete and email or hand-deliver the Welbodi Partnership Application Form to: The Project Manager, Welbodi Partnership, Ola During Children’s Hospital, Fourah Bay Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Email: jobs@welbodipartnership.org

The Welbodi Partnership is a UK-registered charity working with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, the Ola During Children’s Hospital (ODCH) management and other stakeholders to fund, implement and evaluate locally-conceived projects through the Sierra Leone Institute of Child Health (SLICH). It forms part of the Government of Sierra Leone’s Strategic Plan for Reproductive and Child Health.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about improving child healthcare in Sierra Leone. The position offers the opportunity to build skills and work towards assuming primary project management and monitoring and evaluation responsibilities.

The Welbodi Partnership actively encourages applications from qualified Sierra Leoneans at home or in the Diaspora.

SLICH is supported by a grant from the Comic Relief Common Ground Initiative. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.welbodipartnership.org.

Responsibilities The Project Officer works closely with the Project Manager to ensure that the project objectives and outcomes are monitored, evaluated and met. This role includes:

1. Working with the Project manager to assist ODCH and other hospital stakeholders to develop, submit for funding and approval through SLICH, and implement projects to improve the quality of care in the hospital.

2. Working with the Project manager to develop and implement a system to enable parents and community members to develop and submit their own ideas for improving the quality of care at ODCH.

3. Working with the Project manager to design and implement the monitoring, evaluation and learning components of the project in line with the grant agreement, including sharing information and lessons learnt with our partners.

4. Working with the Project manager to prepare high quality project and financial reports in a timely fashion.

5. Establishing and maintaining close working relationships with our partners at ODCH, in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and others to ensure their appropriate involvement and buy in throughout

6. Maintaining a positive outlook at work and working productively in a pressurized environment.

7. Other duties necessary for the success of the project and of the Welbodi Partnership.

Required Qualifications, Experience and Skills

 Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred but other qualifications (such as Community Health Officer) with appropriate experience will be considered.

 Commitment to the goals and principles of the Welbodi Partnership (please see the website for details of these: www.welbodipartnership.org)

 Training and experience in monitoring and evaluation.

 Excellent people skills and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds.

 Ability to work with flexibility, patience and problem solving skills with a focus, and the presence of mind, to work in sometimes difficult and chaotic circumstances.

 Excellent written and oral English communication skills and interpersonal skills.

 Fluent in Krio.

 Excellent computer skills particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications, Experience and Skills

 Professional experience of healthcare and/or development work.

 Experience in project management.

 Experience in basic financial management.

 Experience in conducting focus group discussions, carrying out surveys/questionnaires in communities and presentation of results.

 Fluency in local languages. 

PLEASE NOTE: The Welbodi Partnership will not accept CVs and cover letters for this position. Please complete an APPLICATION FORM, otherwise your application will not be considered. The application form can be collected from the Welbodi office at Ola During Children’s Hospital during weekday office hours (8.30am-4.30pm), alternatively please email jobs@welbodipartnership.org to request an application form.

The Welbodi Partnership actively encourages applications from qualified Sierra Leoneans at home or in the Diaspora.