Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698832418186.pdf (Sierra Leone)
OVERVIEW The Parliament of Sierra Leone is the legislative arm of Government principally responsible the Executive arm of Government as provided for in Section 73(3) of the 1991 Constitution.

for Representation; Legislative/Law Making; Oversight of Members of Parliament (MP’s) comprise of directly and indirectly elected representatives who meet to debate, amend and pass laws for the good governance of the country.

The Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic has a composition of 146 Members.
The administration of the Parliament of Sierra Leone is headed by the Clerk of Parliament as provided for in Part II, section 3 of the Parliamentary Service Act, 2007.

CORE VALUES  Accountability: The Sierra Leone Parliament strives to act in a fair and equitable manner, ensuring that the needs of citizens are addressed.

 Inclusiveness: The Parliament of Sierra Leone takes into account all shades of opinion in every decision the House makes.
 Gender Mainstreaming: recognizing and valuing the diversity between men and women in legislation and policy  Transparency: acting openly, and make all its activities and decisions accessible to citizens.

 Integrity: being guided by high ethical and moral standards in the discharge of its duties.

 Impartiality: being objective at all times and guided by the interests of all citizens.

 Professionalism: Striving to achieve the highest level of skill and competence in discharging its duties.
 Respect: It values the views and opinions of all citizens at all times.

The Sierra Leone Parliament wishes to advertise the recruitment of qualified individual to fill in the following Vacancy.

Director General Job Title: Job Grade: 13 Institution: Parliament Location: Parliament Building, Tower Hill, Freetown Reports to: Clerk of Parliament Supervises: Directors, Deputy Directors and Heads of Units External Interface: WFD, EU, UNDP, UNFPA etc.
1 JOB PURPOSE The office of the DG will be responsible for providing the overall administrative and corporate leadership under the supervision of the Clerk of Parliament for the efficient and effective running of the Parliamentary Service.

MAIN DUTIES: 1.

To oversee and supervise the day to day administration and management of the affairs of the Parliamentary Service.

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Responsible for the supervision of all directors and heads of units 3.
Responsible for the co-ordination of all administrative and corporate activities of the Parliamentary Service; 4.

Act as the liaison person between the office of the Clerk, and the administrative staff.

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Supervises the development of policies to be used in running the administration of Parliament.

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Ensure close relationship with external partners in collaboration with the Department of the Parliamentary Coordination (Depac).

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To ensure the formulation and implementation of the Parliament Strategic Plan 8.

To perform such other duties and responsibilities as the Parliament and the Clerk may require from time to time JOB SPECIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS I. Educational/Professional Qualification  Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Public Policy or a related field from a recognized university.

 Working experience in a Parliamentary/Legislative environment is an added advantage II.
Experience  15 years’ experience in Public/Private administration III.

Other  Proficient in MS office applications, Financial softwares and other statistical softwares COMPETENCIES I.

Technical 2  Excellent communication skills  Proficient in MS office application II.

Managerial  Effective planning and organisation skills and the ability to prioritise effectively when under pressure.
 Day to day management of team members – including their development, appraisals, career development  Provides team with a clear sense of direction; takes charge, organises resources and steers others towards successful task accomplishment.

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Personality  Remains calm, objective and in control in stressful situations; maintains stable performance under pressure; accepts criticism without becoming hostile or over-defensive.

 Able to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others.
Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change.

KEY DELIVERABLES  To facilitate Parliament’s enactment of laws that will impact positively on good governance and socio-economic development  To promote transparency, accountability and equity in governance Recruitment timelines and Procedures: Deadline for receipt of all application is close of business, Tuesday, 2nd March, 2021.
Interested and qualified persons are therefore asked to send in hard copies of their letter of application, CV and supporting documents to the Office of the Clerk of Parliament or electronically through the email address listed below: apply@parliament.gov.sl and copy put@parliament.gov.sl Interviews will be scheduled for shortlisted candidates on Monday, 16th March, 2021.

Females and Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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