Founded in 2000, Free the Slaves (FTS) is a pioneer and leader in the global effort to eradicate slavery. Our mission is to liberate those in slavery and to change the conditions that allow slavery to persist. Free the Slaves works at the grassroots to empower vulnerable individuals and communities to achieve freedom from slavery and develop resistance to slavery. We work with and through local partners to build national capacity to combat slavery and trafficking.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with programs in Ghana, India, Nepal, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Free the Slaves has an annual operating budget of approximately $3 million, a talented and dedicated staff of 27, including 11 in its country offices and field programs, and a highly engaged and supportive board of directors.

For more information, see: www.freetheslaves.net.

This is an exciting opportunity to inaugurate Free the Slaves’ newest country program, expected to launch in the fall of 2016. The Senegal program will initially be focused on eradicating child trafficking in street begging, with prevention and protection activities in communities of origin and destination. The Senegal country director will provide capacity building and ongoing support to local partner organizations in strategic program design, implementation, measurement, reporting and financial accounting. The Senegal country director will also provide strategic policy advocacy representation for FTS, explore opportunities for expanded partnerships with Senegalese organizations, and strengthen FTS’ presence in Senegal. The Senegal country director will be supervised by the Senegal program manager (based in Washington, D.C.). The Senegal country director will coordinate closely with the FTS monitoring, learning and evaluation team; with the FTS development team on grant reporting and proposal writing; and with the communications team. The Senegal country director will also coordinate with the FTS program operations officer (based in Washington, D.C.) who will carry out operational tasks connected to the Senegal program. The Senegal country director will be based in Senegal. Saint-Louis is the preferred base but individuals preferring to be based in Dakar or Kolda may still apply and note this preference within their application.

Please note that this position is dependent on finalization of a pending grant agreement; we currently anticipate that it will be signed in August.

Responsibilities

• Provide capacity building and ongoing support to local partner organizations in strategic program design, implementation, measurement, reporting, and financial accounting.
• Maintain regular contact with partners by visiting their work in the field and at their offices and giving them feedback on a regular basis. Help them reflect on and resolve both immediate and strategic challenges as they move toward eradication of slavery.
• Assist partners with building self-sufficiency in setting budgets; making work plans; preparing evaluation methods; writing grant requests and reports; keeping records and maintaining compliance and accurate financial accounting.
• Assist partners with designing and implementing sustainability strategies for their work including their support to community groups and community scale up and exit strategies.
• Document actions, achievements and challenges and provide updates to FTS’ U.S.-based programs, development and communications teams on a regular basis.
• Carry out analysis and create realistic recommendations in collaboration with FTS’ partner organizations regarding current legislation, regulations and implementation of policies in relation to preventing slavery and trafficking.
• Scale up FTS’ work in Senegal by developing and strengthening partnership with government and with Senegalese and international groups to broaden FTS’ approach and impact and strengthen its presence.
• Take the lead in developing and implementing in-country fundraising strategies to strengthen FTS’ anti-slavery work in Senegal.
• Provide strategic policy advocacy representation for FTS in multi-stakeholder meetings, including government officials, civil society leaders and religious leaders.
• Regularly attend and participate in multi-stakeholder meetings, contributing lessons learned from partners in the field and identify gaps in efforts to address the root causes of trafficking of children.
• Contribute to the development of FTS’ country program policies and procedures and to the overall organizational strategic development.
• Help to ensure compliance of Free the Slaves’ Senegal program with governmental regulation, with strong support from FTS headquarters staff.

• Fluency in English, French and Wolof.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Program management and operational experience, skills and aptitude.
• Relevant educational qualification (e.g. international development, human rights, law, community work/social work) or breadth of work and educational experiences to substitute effectively.
• Passion and commitment to ending modern slavery.
• Innovative spirit and willingness to use creative thinking.
• Determination and ability to sustain positive, respectful and dynamic relationships with national and international partners in Senegal, alongside expectations of mutual accountability.
• Willingness to travel between Saint-Louis, Dakar and Kolda to supervise activities.
• Ability to develop budgets, understand income and expenditure reports and give meticulous attention to financial management.
• Ability to work with limited administrative support.
• Strong English and French writing skills.

Salary

Free the Slaves offers competitive benefits, and salary commensurate with experience and skills.

To Apply

Applicants should submit a tailored cover letter that outlines your interest and experience; a resume; and a list of three references from former supervisors to the following link. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME, COVER LETTER and REFERENCES AS ONE (1) WORD OR PDF DOCUMENT to the following link:  http://smrtr.io/gbHcaw. Please include your last name in the title of each document.

Deadline for Applications

Applications received by Saturday, October 15, 2016 by 11:59 p.m. ET will receive full consideration. Applications received after this date may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Free the Slaves is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.