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Board of Director

--Action Aid Sierra Leone--

     ABOUT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

    The ActionAid Sierra Leone national Board of Directors is the governance body for the organization in Sierra Leone, serving as stewards of its resources and responsible for oversight of strategy, operations and financial management. The Directors serve on a voluntary basis and currently meet quarterly in Freetown, attending additional meetings when required. The Directorswork closely with the Executive Director and the Senior Leadership Team of AASL to achieve its goals. 

     

    The Board of AASL is specifically responsible for the following: -  

    A. Provide strategic direction
    - Providing support to the Executive Director and Senior Leadership Team in determining and upholding the values, vision, mission, identity and standards of the organization in line with those of ActionAid International. 
    - Reviewing, contributing to, and approving the strategic direction of the Affiliate Programme
    B. Review compliance to agreements with AAI and national statutory regulatory bodies 
    C. Review governance standards including Board reviews, Board assessments, review of governance manual, etc
    D. Safeguard interests of the beneficiaries; To ensure that the Organization is always accountable to right holders, the public, our donors, government and supporters.
    E. Support to the Executive Director of AASL
    F. Representation Role at national and international level governance processes
    G. Oversight of the Organization’s risk assessment and management.

     

    TIME COMMITMENT  

     

    Board members are currently expected to attend up to five Board meetings annually.  Board meetings currently take place on Saturdays in ActionAid’s Freetown office and will usually take up to four hours. Board members may also on occasion be expected to contribute time in between meetings, including for example working as part of sub-committees or representing the organisations.  

      

    WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR  

    We are looking for committed individuals, professionals with good interpersonal skills and a passion for community development, fighting for social justice and gender equality, and the eradication of poverty in Sierra Leone. We are looking for someone who demonstrates personalqualities consistent with the values of ActionAid. As well as bringing the important skills and competencies needed to carry out the Board’s responsibilities, you will be prepared to dedicate time, effort and passion to seeing AASL achieve its strategic programming priorities. You will have excellent knowledge and professional experience of working in Sierra Leone with the ability to provide access to useful networks for AASL within the civil society space, international partners, donors, government, academia or the private sector.   

     

    We are particularly interested to receive applications from candidates, especially Young People,with experience or expertise in one or more of the following areas: -  

    • Civil society Activism, Movement Building, Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns on Women’s Rights, Climate Justice, Inclusive Education, Accountable Governance and other public interest issues
    • Media, Communications, public relations
    • Fundraising and Donor Engagement
    • Legal, People and Human Resources  
    • Safeguarding, Feminism and Feminist Leadership  

     

    ActionAid particularly welcomes applications from young people, women, people living with disabilities.

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