CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: GOAL
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 10 Oct 2014

GOAL has adapted and refocused our on-going developmental programming in Integrated Health including IPC, WASH and Child Protection to respond to the Ebola crisis. In addition several targeted activities are being developed and rolled out rapidly and opportunities for geographical expansion are being explored.

General Description of the Role

The Emergency Coordinator will have oversight of all activities related to the Ebola response; this responsibility covers the operational/support functions (Human Resources, Logistics, Finance & Administration, and Security) and direct programme activities (Primary Health Care, Nutrition, WASH, Construction, Child Protection and Livelihoods) and related coordination, programme planning and overseeing the day-to-day operations of senior field staff, and will have a close management relationship with the Country Director, ACD-P and AC Kenema .

Other responsibilities include:

• Coordination and Management of all aspects of GOAL’s emergency response, and drving scale up of activities.
• Reporting to Country Director and ensuring adherence to GOAL Sierra Leone procedures and policies and government and donor compliance.
• Can be delegated to represent GOAL at Ebola meetings, and with relevant donors
• Overall responsibility for delivering good quality Ebola Response interventions with timely and accurate reporting to donors and stakeholders.
• Coordination with other NGOs and local actors

This post will be based in Freetown and involve occasional travel to Kenema and other Districts for following up on implementation.

Key Duties

Programme Management

• Develop and manage a high quality and effective programme for Ebola response
• Ensure GOAL adheres to best international standards in terms of emergency response
• Co-ordinate GOAL’s members of emergency surge team
• Provide support and direction to technical coordinators for CP, WASH and Health so they are enabled to work effectively
• Plan and develop high quality, realistic programmes that are delivered on time and on budget
• Work with the PSO to develop proposals and reports for key donors
• Responsible for timely and accurate reporting to donors and partners.

Financial, Logistics and Administration

• Work with the logistics team to ensure that there is a strong supply chain in place for this programme
• Ensure that Programme Coordinators provide procurement plans
• Review budgets to ensure that spends are forecast and are in line with programme needs and donor agreements
• With the financial officer, ensure that all financial procedures are in line with the GOAL Finance Manual and Donor requirements
• With Senior Management Team, plan for HR needs and ensure that recruitment is in line with accepted GOAL Ebola procedures
• Work closely with GOAL SL SMT to ensure controls, risk mitigation and compliance procedures are in place
• Work with the HR and Finance teams to ensure that the Emergency Programme is compliant with local labour and tax laws.

Coordination

• Ensure that CD, ACD-P and Programme Coordinators have up-to-date information in order to represent the Emergency programme in the respective fora including EOC, Soc. Mob, protection, IP pillars.
• Ensure that CD, ACD-P and Programme Coordinators are briefed of GOAL’s activities so that they can work to ensure that planning is coordinated to avoid duplication with other actors including INGO’s, WHO, Ministries and maximise impact.
• Attend donor meetings and coordination meetings and accompany donors on monitoring visits as relevant.

Security

• The emergency coordinator will work closely with the Health Coordinator / IP Nurse to ensure overall oversight of safety and security of GOAL staff, with specific focus on the risk of infection with the Ebola virus, closely coordinating with the CD and Kenema Area Coordinator.

Requirements (Person Specification)

• Experienced Manager with at least 4 years prior field experience
• Previous experience responding to large scale outbreaks and emergency responses
• Experience in liaising with UN, other organisations and government officials
• Fluent in spoken and written English, spoken Krio an advantage.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to sensitively and effectively manage staff disputes
• IT literate
• Strong planning , budgeting, proposal and report writing skills, ideally with experience of working with emergency donors including ECHO, WHO, DFID.
• Very enthusiastic and keen work extra hours to achieve the objectives of the programme
• Flexible and resourceful and able to deal with sudden changes in the context and in priorities.

Requirements (Person Specification)

Contract Length: 6 months

Start Date: ASAP

Due to the nature of our work, we aim to fill roles as promptly as possible and therefore may fill posts prior to the advertised closing date. Potential applicants are therefore advised to submit their details as soon as possible for consideration.

How to apply:

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