ESC: MEAL Officer with Médicos del Mundo in Sierra Leone (Kabala)

Name: ESC: MEAL Officer with Médicos del Mundo in Sierra Leone (Kabala)
Start: 2025-01-06
End: 2025-09-04
Location: Kabala, Sierra Leone

Code: 42665 Copied

Sierra Leone European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

MdM started working in Sierra Leone in 2002 (in Koinadugu since 2006). Since then, more than 30 projects have been developed with the financial support of over 10million€ from various donors. Main tasks: To contribute to supervising the different Primary Healthcare Units in the district in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Infection, prevention, control aspects. To design & develop trainings to health workers from public health structures, community health workers & traditional birth attendants according to the needs. To collaborate in the identification of needs of equipment in the public health centre. To work closely with MdM Health Adviser, identify aspects for capacity building and to support with his/her capacity strengthening. To support with the supervision of a pilot project, which includes portable ultrasound. To observe the Maternal & Child health services, provided in the Kabala Gov. Hospital, including the Maternity Ward and identify aspects for improvement.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Koinadugu is a rural context and the living conditions in Kabala are the usual ones in this kind of environment. Basic services are not easily accessible (water is provided from a well, electricity is available through the use of generators or solar systems). The speed of internet is limited, but the connection is stable. The volunteer will regularly receive information, guidance, support, & materials and transportation necessary for performing the functions assigned to them. You will receive a monthly subsistence allowance of 487€ to cover basic needs and local transport.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will improve their professional knowledge through training in humanitarian action, and specific issues on security, gender, psychosocial support and will be provided with training resources to continue their learning. Those selected will receive briefings/training at MdM headquarters in Madrid with the different departments related to the mission and the position, as well as mandatory online training on environmental issues before they start their field work. Training sessions will take place both in the countries of the support organisations and in of the host organisations. 

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: -University education in Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, International Cooperation, Development and/or Humanitarian Action; -Experience or additional training in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, with a gender and human rights approach, Knowledge of the African context; - Good command of the Office package, data management tools, use of digital platforms; - Knowledge of human rights, gender, public health, sexual and reproductive health; - Fluent in English; - Ability to work independently; - Capacity of facilitating workshops, trainings;
Deadline: 15/10/2024 23:59

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

SL42665

06/01/2025 → 04/09/2025

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Deadline: 15/10/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kabala, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL / Le)

Exchange rate

1 SLL = 0.000072 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 22:13 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English