Project Coordinator (12 months Fixed Term Contact)
- Employer
- Sightsavers
- Location
- Tanzania (TZ)
- Salary
- Local terms and conditions apply
- Closing date
- 7 Oct 2018
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- Function
- International Development
- Sector
- Health & Medical
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Contract
Job Details
Sightsavers seeks to recruit an experienced, self-driven and results-oriented Project Coordinator, based in Morogoro, who will ensure that the Mwangaza (Comprehensive eye health) project is planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated to the highest possible standards and in line with Sightsavers and donor procedures.
Reporting to the Programme Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing timely support and work with Help Age and other partners in the region for enhancing equal accountabilities and therefore play a leading role in planning and reviews, implementation, continuous monitoring, reporting, documentation and advocacy. You will work with the Morogoro regional authority, Sightsavers Tanzania Country Office and donor on the policy, influency and implications in order to foster change and sustainability as well as to identify further areas for programme growth and development.
The successful candidate will have experience in project management, particularly of donor-funded projects (DFID, USAID etc). You will be knowledgeable on disability and development issues and be able to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports. The candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English and hold a Batchelor’s degree in a relevant field (Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Development Studies or Economics) level. Post-graduate studies in project planning and management is desirable. The successful candidate will have significant experience implementing social development programmes and a familiarity with M & E tools and activities – especially project cycle management, log frame and donor reporting.
For further details, please visit the link below to view a Job Description and application forms
Closing date: 7 October 2018
Interviews are anticipated to take place from 29 October 2018
Company
Sightsavers Head Office
35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 3BW
Postal Address
Bumpers Way,
Bumpers Farm,
Chippenham SN14 6NG
Sightsavers is an international charity that works in more than 30 countries around the world to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. Sightsavers is headquartered in the UK and has over 400 employees. It also has branches in Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
Sightsavers works with partners in order to provide a comprehensive range of eye care services. In 2013, Sightsavers' projects provided eye health examinations for nearly 14 million people, performed 300,000 eye operations, and treated over 100 million people for neglected tropical diseases.
People are also referred for treatment to prevent blindness or restore sight. Through community volunteers in developing countries, Sightsavers distributes medication to prevent blinding diseases. The charity also trains eye care workers and surgeons and funds operations.
Of the 30 countries Sightsavers works in, 23 are in Africa. These include Mozambique, Mali, Liberia and Kenya. Sightsavers is also present in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.
In addition to its medical work, Sightsavers works with partners in order to train specialist teaching staff and supply glasses, Braille kits and other learning tools. The charity aims to educate communities and reduce stigma around visual impairment and blindness. Through its work, people with visual impairments and other disabilities are supported to live independently, get an education and earn an income.
Sightsavers is also a campaigning organisation, working with national governments to tackle the root causes of avoidable blindness, such as lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The charity’s ‘Put us in the Picture’ campaign calls on the international community to make global development inclusive of the world’s 800m people with disabilities. The campaign’s vision is for all people to have equal access to employment, education, healthcare and participation in society.
Backing up Sightsavers’ work around the world is a strong research capability. Research and policy work revolves around three priorities – health, education and social inclusion. Gathering and disseminating sound research evidence helps to ensure the charity’s programmes meet the needs of the people they are designed to serve. Research evidence is also a strong tool when advocating for policy changes with governments.
Sightsavers has many partners that assist with its aim of eliminating avoidable blindness and may also provide funding. Partners include the UK government’s Department for International Development, the European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Read our latest article on Third Sector: Sightsavers: Work for an award-winning charity tackling blindness worldwide
- Website
- http://jobs.sightsavers.org/
- Telephone
- 01444 446600
- Location
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35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB
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