Oversee Street Child’s rolling school construction programme in Liberia and Sierra Leone;
Support in-school, community engagement, and economic empowerment activities;
Work closely with local partners to manage the construction of 50-100 primary and secondary schools annually;
Frequent travel to rural communities to monitor projects and gather updates for internal and donor reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting & Programme Funding Engagement – 30%
Review narrative and financial quarterly reports from country teams and provide feedback;
Lead the consolidation of narrative reports for various donors;
Ensure regular information flow to communications and fundraising teams;
Support income-generation efforts, including drafting funding proposals and donor visits.
Programme Management – 35%
Collaborate with national partners, Government, and community stakeholders to identify and assess school construction needs;
Ensure quality and timely implementation of school construction programming;
Develop systems to track progress against key milestones and address challenges;
Train and guide partner staff to ensure the effective use of programme documents and tools;
Monitor safeguarding policies and support feedback loops with partners and participants.
Finance & Procurement – 20%
Oversee the procurement process, ensuring value for money in selecting contractors;
Work with finance colleagues to compile financial reporting for programme donors;
Support teams in compiling requisitions in line with programme forecasts and budgets;
Coordinate the tracking of donor and match funding requirements.
Other – 15%
Provide surge support across Street Child’s programme portfolio;
Coordinate staff, stakeholders, and donor visits;
Represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally;
Carry out other reasonable requests within the broad remit of the role.
Qualifications
Experience and Knowledge:
Relevant field experience in development programming with local partnership respect;
Successful delivery of team objectives through collaboration;
Experience with data collection, cleaning, and analysis;
Experience working in education, community engagement, and livelihoods programming;
Strong knowledge of the Liberia and/or Sierra Leone context;
Experience with donor reporting and budget management;
German Language skills (preferred but not essential).
Skills and Abilities:
Excellent organizational and administrative skills;
Strong coaching and capacity strengthening skills;
Good time management, able to meet deadlines under pressure;
Relationship management and communication skills.
Other:
Excellent written and spoken English;
A “can-do” attitude and problem-solving skills;
Strong motivation to succeed and ability to work independently.
Education/Qualifications:
Degree or higher in International Development or related field;
Relevant training in MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning).
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