Country: Liberia
Closing date: 25 Apr 2016
BRAC is the world’s largest, leading development organization dedicated to poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor. Initiated in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC now operates in 10 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas. To counter poverty and promote social empowerment, BRAC strategically integrates development programs in microfinance, agriculture, health, education, human rights and legal aid, community empowerment and more.
BRAC Liberia launched in 2008 with programs in Microfinance, Small Enterprise Development, Agriculture, Poultry and Livestock, Health, Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescent (ELA) Girls, Psychosocial and Survival Support now impacting the lives of over 560,000 Liberians.
BRAC Liberia is looking for competent, dynamic and self-motivated person to fill the following regular positions in its Empowerment & Livelihood for Adolescence (ELA) programme:
Position 1: No. of Vacancies: One (1)
Job Title : Programme Manager - ELA
Tenure : 1 (one) year (Renewable)
Salary: Negotiable
Department : Empowerment & Livelihood for Adolescence (ELA) Programme
Reports to : Program Coordination Manager, BRAC Liberia
Duty Station : Monrovia with extensive field visits to project implementations areas
Key responsibilities:
Ø To prepare yearly, quarterly and monthly program milestones as per program design timeframe and available resources and ensure accountability.
Ø To gather research information, analyze the data and customize the findings to aid programme materials development
Ø To ensure that the programme is implemented and Adolescent clubs are functional and appropriate internal control, monitoring and evaluation tools are in place.
Ø To organize and facilitate workshop and training both at operational management and at grass root level.
Ø Develop funding proposals, liaise and establish good relationship with potential donor and funding partners.
Ø Prepare and submit accurate and timely reports to donors and funding partners
Ø To mentor programme staff in order to instill in them the core values of BRAC, work towards capacity and overall staff development so as to mitigate high turnover.
Ø To prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly progress report and periodic narrative reports
Ø To liaise with relevant government ministries, departments and agencies, donors, local authorities, other NGOs and organizations in order to establish a good working collaboration.
Ø To initiate and promote team work with all other BRAC Programmes and support departmental staff in order to achieve BRAC overall goal.
Person Specifications:
Ø A Bachelors degree or preferably Masters in Education/Gender /Youth or related field
Ø At least three progressive years of work experience in related field.
Ø Ability to work in Multi-dimensional approaches
Ø Good hands-on experience in multiple computer skills like, MS. Word, MS. Excel, MS. PowerPoint, MS. Project, Pastel, Radar, ERP and software installation.
Ø Keen on learning and understanding new productive practices
Ø Training and workshop facilitation skills
Ø Proactive and results oriented
Ø Highly flexible and dynamic
Ø Good team building and team playing skills
Ø Good coordination skills and sensitive to feedback and accountability
Ø Good interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
Ø Good report writing and presentation skills
How to apply:
All qualified and interested persons can send their CVs with the names and addresses of three referees, one of which should be your current or most recent employer/line manager along with a cover letter, photocopy of educational certificates, photocopy of birth or nationality certificate/ID card and a recent passport size photograph to the following address no later than Monday 25th April 2016. Please mention the name of the position you are applying for on the top of the cover letter and on the right-hand corner of the envelope. You can also e-mail your application to hr.bracliberia@gmail.com.
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted and no allowances to attend interviews will be made.
BRAC Liberia Country Office
Allison Street (Near AGM School)
Congo Town
Monrovia, Liberia