ABOUT STREET CHILD OF LIBERIA

Street Child of Liberia (SCOL) was formally registered as a Liberian NGO in 2013 and works in partnership with UK registered charity, Street Child UK and Sierra Leone partner organisation, Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCoSL). Together the Street Child Group has been working to give out of school children the opportunity to gain an education since 2008.

`SCoL creates educational opportunities for Liberia’s most vulnerable children through education, child protection and livelihoods programs. We support the most vulnerable groups: street-connected children, slum-dwellers, children in remote, rural communities, and girls to access a quality education. We do this through programs of teacher training and school improvement, and individually tailored packages of social work and livelihoods support for individual households to support their children in education.

Street Child of Liberia is a leading national NGO undergoing significant expansion. Currently we have 50 Liberian staff, with primary operations in Monrovia and field stations in Grand Bassa, Margibi and Grand Cape Mount, with further plans to expand nationwide. To date, we have received funding from DfID, Comic Relief, Medicor and several other private and national funders.

Street Child of Liberia invites application from interested and potential Liberian candidates for the following positions:

Please find below full descriptions of the position

How to apply? Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit their detailed CV with a cover letter (maximum 2 pages each) along with other relevant certificates to the email scoljobs@gmail.com with copy to atehmeh@street-child.org. You are requested to mention the title of the position on the subject line of the e-mail while applying.

Last date for the submission of CV’s is 03 May at 04:00 pm. Street Child of Liberia reserves the right to accept or reject any or all CV(s) without assigning any reason. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

“The Recruitment Processes will be ongoing while receiving applications”.

Positions: Office Manager – Maryland County

Organisation: Street Child of Liberia

Location: Roles available in Maryland County

Salary: Negotiable and based on experience

Office Manager – Scope

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing Liberian NGO and significantly impact on its development and growth. The Officer Manager will work closely with the Operation Manager in Monrovia, providing oversight over Street Child’s portfolio of activities in the county, supporting monitoring and programme quality, allocating resources productively and ensuring a smooth flow of information between the base and the Monrovia office.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the day to day activities of the Harper based team, ensuring staff are supported and are working well
• Provide regular updates and meetings with field staff in the county
• Visit project sites regularly, monitoring staff performance and programme quality
• Oversee financial record keeping and financial best practice alongside the Monrovia based Finance Manager
• Ensure a smooth flow of information between the Harper and Monrovia offices, through regular reporting with the Country Director and Programme Director
• In coordination with the Logistics Manager, plan the most efficient use of organizational resources including the use of motorbikes
• Assist with sourcing potential vendors and ensuring all paperwork meets donor compliance
• Be responsible for coordinating travel for staff entering and travelling through the county
• Actively engage local stakeholders and proactively meet with government officials to ensure they are kept up to date with programme scope
• Engage with other organizational leaders in the Senior Management Team meetings

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications and Experience

• A qualified Administrator/Project manager with a Bachelor degree in project management or related social sciences; preference will be given to candidates with Master’s degree

• At least 5 years of management experience overseeing larger teams, with preference given to those having worked as a head of base in a NGO setting
• Proven experience with donor reporting
• Experience in managing large teams working in multiple locations
• Strong experience in proposal writing
• Demonstrable experience in training and leading a team.
• Knowledge of Human Resource procedures
• Experience in managing multiple project locations.

Key personal characteristics / skills

• A passionate commitment to the vision of seeing every child in Liberia realising their basic rights.
• A resource and budget-sensitive approach – mindful of the need to balance high standards with the imperative stretching resource envelopes as far as possible, so as to benefit as many as possible of the hundreds of thousands of children in Liberia who presently lack, and are unlikely to acquire, these core life skills;
• Ability to prioritise with good time management skills.
• Strong management and inter-personal skills.
• Strong awareness of key development issues and trends at national level.

• Ability to represent the organisation externally, including with partners and donors;
• Ability to work easily with national and international colleagues alike;
• Entrepreneurial and business spirited
• Knowledge of donor compliance