Help build Liberia's community schools

What you will do

• Line-manage School Heads: weekly check-ins, twice-per-marking-period visits, annual appraisal.
• Own the curriculum and its alignment with the Ministry of Education national curriculum; lead Level 1 development and delivery.
• Set the teacher observation rubric and ensure every teacher is observed twice per semester.
• Run baseline and end-of-year learning assessments in reading and maths; act on results.
• Lead student experience: attendance follow-up, behavior policy, student voice, parent engagement standards.
• Serve as Designated Safeguarding Lead: assess concerns within 24 hours, refer, and keep records.
• Approve teacher hires within budgeted posts; plan teacher training days.
• Set the quality standard for new schools and mentor new School Heads.

What you will deliver

• Annual academic plan and school calendar
• Feedback to each Weekly School Report by Wednesday
• Marking-period learning and attendance review
• Teacher development plan and training-day programme
• Quarterly safeguarding summary to the Board lead

Who you will work with

CEO · School Heads · Director, Programs (Level 2 and timetables) · CFIO (learning data) · HR & Logistics Officer (recruitment, staff discipline) · COBO (school operations)

Ministry of Education and County/District Education Officers · WAEC · teacher training institutions · parents, PTAs and School Management Committees · child-protection services

What you bring

• Degree in education (master's preferred); Liberian teaching certification
• At least 7 years in schools, 3 as a principal or in a multi-school academic leadership role
• Experience improving learning outcomes, with evidence
• Safeguarding training, or completion within the first month

How you lead

• Instructional leadership and coaching
• Data-informed decisions
• Child-centered judgment
• Building strong school heads
• Clear, respectful communication with parents and communities

How success is measured

• Student attendance
• Student retention
• Students at grade benchmark in reading and maths
• Teachers observed twice per semester
• Safeguarding concerns assessed within 24 hours

What you will do

• Chair the weekly SMT meeting in the CEO's absence and keep the action log.
• Own the HR, procurement, asset, IT and facilities policies; update them yearly with the SMT.
• Lead the fees policy and fee collection, working with School Heads on collection and the CFIO on records; review the sponsorship allocation report each month as an independent check.
• Grow earned revenue (merchandise sales with designs from the CMO, training services, campus visits) without reducing access for low-income families.
• Supervise procurement and approve purchases of $251–$1,000 after the CFIO's budget check.
• Lead the termly safety walk and facilities plan for every school.
• Coordinate the 90-day implementation roadmap and the setup of each new school after Board approval.
• Maintain the risk register with the CFIO and present it monthly to SMT.
• Keep the policy register, correspondence register and official stamps; make sure every policy has an owner and a review date.

What you will deliver

• Operations plan and earned-revenue plan (by March)
• Monthly operations section of the Management Report
• Updated policy manual (HR, procurement, assets, IT) within 90 days
• Fee collection report each month
• New-school launch plan for each approved site

Who you will work with

CEO · CFIO (budget checks, payments, revenue records) · SVP and School Heads (school operations) · HR & Logistics Officer · DPE (new sites)

Suppliers and transport providers · banks and mobile money providers · landlords and community land owners · merchandise producers · county authorities on permits

What you bring

• Degree in business, management, economics or related field; MBA an advantage
• At least 6 years in operations or business management, 3 at senior level
• Experience running multi-site operations in Liberia or a similar context
• Track record of growing revenue in a social enterprise, school or business

How you lead

• Systems thinking and process design
• Commercial judgment balanced with mission
• People management
• Calm problem-solving under pressure
• Integrity with money and procurement

How success is measured

• Earned revenue vs FY target
• Fee collection rate
• Procurement over $1,000 fully documented
• Safety issues resolved within 48 hours
• Policy manual adopted by the Board

What you will do

• Prepare the annual budget and mid-year reforecast with the CEO and budget holders.
• Close the books monthly: reconciliations, management accounts and cash forecast by the 10th.
• Track every grant separately; prepare donor financial reports on time and to each donor's rules.
• Run the budget check on every requisition and prepare payments for two signatories.
• Own the M&E framework: indicator definitions, data forms, verification, dashboards.
• Verify school and program data (10% monthly spot-check) before it reaches the Board or funders.
• Prepare for annual external review or audit, and follow up its recommendations.
• Keep the official reporting calendar; file tax, social security and other statutory returns on time with the COBO.
• As Sponsorship Coordinator: enroll and match sponsors, keep the sponsorship ledger, allocate funds to learners' costs, and send sponsor updates twice a year with the CMO.
• Prepare restricted-fund budgets and financial reports for CSR partners.

What you will deliver

• Monthly management accounts by the 10th
• Quarterly financial and KPI pack for the Finance & Audit Committee
• Donor financial reports by deadline
• Marking-period KPI dashboard
• Annual impact report (after 31 May close)
• Audited or independently reviewed accounts
• Monthly sponsorship ledger reconciled to bank and mobile money
• Twice-yearly sponsor updates

Who you will work with

CEO · Finance & Audit Committee · COBO (procurement, revenue) · all budget holders · School Heads (data, fees) · DPE (proposal budgets)

Auditors and accountants · banks and mobile money providers · donors' and CSR partners' finance teams · individual and diaspora sponsors · Liberia Revenue Authority · NASSCORP · evaluators

What you bring

• Degree in accounting or finance; professional qualification (for example ACCA, CPA or LICPA membership) strongly preferred
• At least 5 years in NGO, social enterprise or project finance, including donor reporting
• Practical M&E experience: indicator design, data verification, reporting
• Proficient with accounting software (for example QuickBooks) and spreadsheets

How you lead

• Accuracy and control
• Plain-language financial explanations for non-specialists
• Independence and courage to say no
• Data analysis
• Confidentiality

How success is measured

• Management accounts by the 10th
• Donor reports submitted on time
• Budget variance year to date
• Audit or review with no material findings
• KPI dashboard published each marking period
• Sponsor retention
• Official returns filed on time

What you will do

• Run recruitment administration: adverts, shortlisting support, reference and police checks, offer letters, contracts.
• Keep a complete personnel file for every staff member, with signed safeguarding code and training record.
• Prepare monthly payroll inputs from school attendance confirmations for the CFIO.
• Maintain the leave register and staff contact list; coordinate induction week.
• Obtain quotes, maintain the approved supplier list, issue purchase orders.
• Maintain the asset register and tag all assets over $100; organize quarterly stock counts.
• Plan weekly transport, including Grand Bassa runs, and keep vehicle and fuel logs.
• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for concerns involving staff conduct.

What you will deliver

• Up-to-date personnel files (100%)
• Monthly payroll inputs by the 20th
• Termly supply distribution to each school
• Quarterly asset and stock reconciliation
• Monthly HR and logistics section for the COBO's report

Who you will work with

COBO · CFIO and Finance Officer (payroll, payments) · SVP and School Heads (staffing, supplies) · Director, Programs (facilitators, materials)

Suppliers · transport providers · police (clearances) · Ministry of Labour on employment matters · insurers

What you bring

• Diploma or degree in HR, business administration, logistics or related field
• At least 3 years in HR or logistics administration, ideally in schools or NGOs
• Working knowledge of the Decent Work Act 2015
• Valid driving licence and ability to travel to all CEF schools

How you lead

• Organization and record-keeping
• Confidentiality
• Fairness and attention to procedure
• Negotiation with suppliers
• Practical problem-solving

How success is measured

• Vacancies filled within 60 days
• Staff with signed code and training within 2 weeks
• Payroll inputs on time and error-free
• Supplies delivered before semester start
• Asset register variance at count

What you will do

• Design each program using the six-step delivery cycle, with concept note, plan, budget, indicators and safeguarding risk assessment.
• Lead the girls' empowerment strategy: retention, mentoring, leadership, STEM participation, and a re-entry pathway for young mothers.
• Deliver the Level 2 tracks (Young Engineers, Young Entrepreneurs, Green Innovators, Digital Creators, Life and Technical Skills) with the SVP, who owns Level 1.
• Recruit, train and supervise program facilitators; agree program timetables with School Heads each semester.
• Check labor-market demand with local employers and TVET providers before launching or renewing any TVET track.
• Write the program and narrative sections of grant proposals and donor reports, on the DPE's calendar.
• Run the girls' early-warning list with School Heads: follow up any girl absent three or more days within one week.
• Identify and refer students needing specialist health or psychosocial support to qualified partners.

What you will deliver

• Annual program plan and budget (by March)
• Semester program timetable for each school
• Monthly program report with session registers
• End-of-semester review: continue, adjust or stop, for each program
• Girls' retention report each marking period

Who you will work with

SVP (timetable, curriculum fit, student welfare) · School Heads (on-site delivery) · CFIO (indicators, budgets, data) · DPE (proposals, donor reports) · HR & Logistics Officer (recruitment, materials)

Girls' education and child-protection organizations · TVET providers and employers · STEM and technology partners · health service providers · Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection at county level

What you bring

• Degree in education, gender studies, social sciences, engineering or a related field
• At least 4 years designing or running youth, girls' education or skills programs, 2 of them managing staff
• Experience with donor-funded programs, including logframes and reporting
• Working knowledge of Liberian communities outside Monrovia; Bassa or another local language is an advantage

How you lead

• Program design and adaptive management
• Mentoring and youth leadership
• Safeguarding and gender-responsive practice
• Clear writing for donors
• Leads by example; credible role model for girls

How success is measured

• Program sessions delivered vs plan
• Girls' share of STEM lab and TVET participants
• Girls' retention across both schools
• Program reports submitted by the 5th of each month
• Skills programs with pre/post assessment showing gains

What you will do

• Build and maintain a grant and partner pipeline worth three times the annual grant target.
• Lead proposal writing and the donor reporting calendar, coordinating program and finance inputs.
• Manage relationships with foundations, international NGOs, development agencies, companies, the diaspora and individual sponsors.
• Draft and negotiate MOUs; keep the partnership register and annual partnership reviews.
• Run community needs assessments and site assessments for proposed schools; prepare the expansion-gate paper for the Board.
• Lead day-to-day relations with ministries and county officials; keep the government engagement log; prepare reports under government MOUs.
• Follow the community entry protocol with Paramount, Clan and Town Chiefs, elders, women's and youth leaders; negotiate community agreements.
• Build and run CSR partnerships: prospect list, packages, agreements, implementation plans and partner reports.
• Carry out due diligence and onboarding for every new partner.
• Run the annual parent survey and School Management Committee engagement with School Heads.
• Support the Fundraising & Partnerships Committee.

What you will deliver

• Annual fundraising plan (by March)
• Monthly pipeline report
• Donor reporting calendar, updated monthly
• Expansion-gate paper for each proposed school
• Annual partnership review

Who you will work with

CEO · Board Fundraising Committee · Director, Programs (program content) · CFIO (budgets, financial reports) · COBO (new-site setup) · SVP (quality standards)

Donors and foundations · development agencies · corporate partners · diaspora groups · Ministry of Education · county and district authorities · chiefs and community leaders

What you bring

• Degree in development, international relations, communications, business or related field
• At least 5 years in fundraising or partnerships, with grants won and managed
• Strong record of proposal writing to international donors
• Experience working with communities and local government in Liberia

How you lead

• Persuasive writing
• Relationship management
• Commercial and diplomatic judgment
• Organized with deadlines
• Honesty in what CEF can promise

How success is measured

• Grant income vs FY target
• Pipeline value vs 3× target
• Donor reports submitted on time
• Proposals submitted per quarter
• Expansion-gate papers complete before Board decision
• Active CSR partnerships

What you will do

• Own the CEF design system (Four Pillars logo, colours, type, voice) and approve every template, merchandise design and partner use of the logo.
• Plan and produce content: monthly content calendar, photo, video and written stories from both schools and every program.
• Run the website (English and French), social media and email newsletters; keep content current and accurate.
• Design campaigns for sponsorship, merchandise, CSR and fundraising, with the CFIO, COBO and DPE.
• Produce sponsor updates, CSR recognition materials, partner reports and the annual report design.
• Manage media relations and crisis communications with the CEO; prepare spokespeople.
• Enforce photo consent: check the consent register before anything with a child's image is published.
• Train School Heads and staff to capture good content and follow brand and consent rules.

What you will deliver

• Annual marketing and communications plan (by March)
• Monthly content calendar
• Brand, communications and social media policy
• Sponsor update materials twice a year
• Annual report design
• Campaign reports with results

Who you will work with

CEO · DPE (partners, CSR, donors) · CFIO (sponsorship, annual report figures) · COBO (merchandise, website hosting) · SVP and DSL (consent, school visits) · School Heads

Media houses and community radio · photographers and designers · printers and merchandise producers · partners' communications teams · sponsors and the diaspora network · digital platforms

What you bring

• Degree in marketing, communications, journalism, design or related field
• At least 5 years in marketing or communications, including brand management and content production
• A portfolio of campaigns, content or brand work
• Experience with nonprofit, social enterprise or education storytelling, and with child-safe image practice

How you lead

• Storytelling and visual judgment
• Brand discipline
• Digital and social media skills
• Ethical, dignity-first communication
• Works fast with many internal clients

How success is measured

• Content published vs calendar
• Published child images with consent on file
• New sponsors from campaigns
• Merchandise campaign revenue vs plan
• Brand compliance in materials reviewed