Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Job Purpose: The role of the Protection Specialist is to provide oversight to World Hope’s prevention and protection programming in West Africa, with a concentration on Sierra Leone.  The role may include occasional travel to Liberia. The person ideal for this role will be energetic about providing advice on best practices regarding survivor care and implementing projects.  They will represent World Hope at coordination meetings, at the local level, national level, and at times, international level.  They will support report writing for international donors and also support a multi-disciplinary team on applying for new funding opportunities.   

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaising closely with the international Anti-Trafficking and GBV team of World Hope International; 
• Provide oversight of project managers  to ensure results are achieved;  
• Work in close collaboration with Sierra Leone protection team;  
• Work to grow the program, by coordinating and communicating with Sierra Leone-based and International donors and partners. 
• Collaborate with project managers within the protection department
• Collaborate with the business development team in designing programming and writing proposals 

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Application deadline: November 10, 2021
Submit Resume/CV and cover letter to: info@worldhope.org

World Hope International (WHI) is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We hire US employees without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. We hire national employees in our countries of operation pursuant to the law of the country where we hire the employees.  The status of WHI as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring US staff based on their religious beliefs so that all US staff share the same religious commitment.

Pursuant to the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)), WHI has the right to, and does, hire only candidates whose beliefs align with the Apostles’ Creed.