Job Title: Operations Associate

Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone (in-country presence)

Type: Part-time / Contract

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Application Deadline: June 4, 2021

About the Position 

We are looking for an operations associate that will support our in-country consultant with the management of day-to-day activities. He/she must have excellent organisation skills, can multitask, manage geospatial data sets, able to collaborate with others, can communicate excellently, able to identify a business opportunity, and perform administrative duties. A successful fit for this position must possess a versatile skill set to support administrative functions.

While this work will be variable, some of the tasks may include:

• Perform administrative duties for Dev-Afrique’s operation in Sierra Leone.
• Assist with work/time scheduling, sourcing of vendors, and logistics support.
• Support the Principal Consultant with the enforcement of the company policies and standards.
• Document data management processes with clients.
• Monitor inventory and record purchases/expenses.
• Assist in organising and coordinating stakeholder meetings and workshops.
• Support fieldwork activities when necessary.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in the use of English.
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in accounting, project management, or any relevant field.
• Have at least 2-years’ experience in procurement, event management, and project management.
• Have a demonstrated experience in accounting, reporting, and business development.
• Have strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage high-level relationships.
• Be-self led and proactive about achieving intended deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access) and Google Suite.

Useful Skills 

• Basic knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) software, data collection, collation, map making, and analysis.
• Ability to learn on-the-job for capacity strengthening.

This position might require some travel outside of Freetown.

Interested in this position? Please apply below.