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Programme Officer – Eye Health (2 Year Fixed Term Contract)

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Monrovia, Liberia
Salary
Local Terms and Conditions Apply
Closing date
21 Dec 2018

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Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers is growing rapidly and offers a great place to work.

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions will apply

Location: Monrovia, Liberia and extensive in-country travel

Sightsavers has an exciting vacancy for a Programme Officer to join our team based in Monrovia, Liberia.  The Programme Officer  will be instrumental in the planning, implementation, monitoring and development of the objectives and targets of our Eye Health programmes and projects.   Reporting to the Programme Manager, the Programme Officer will collaborate with other staff, partners and other stakeholders is required in order to identify new areas for programme growth and to assist in identifying and developing new initiatives.

More about the role:

Reporting to the Programme Manager, the Programme Officer will contribute to all aspects of the project cycle including monitoring and evaluation  and ensuring the meeting of objectives. These are all essential to ongoing programme success.   The post holder will proactively provide good quality information as this learning will need to be shared with fellow colleagues and partners.  The building of strong internal and external relationships is also central to this role in order to help promote Sightsavers and our projects. Strong project experience with the ability to analyse data and produce reports on the data to the wider team is important as project expenditure monitoring and the provision of reports will be required.   Regular travel to the field will be required of the Programme Manager where s/he will need to identify areas that require technical support.

About you:

The ideal candidate will have extensive work experience, ideally gained within an INGO environment. Specifically we require experience in all aspects of Project Management in community level development programmes and experience in health programming. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in programme and project management; monitoring and evaluation; report writing; and working with multiple partners. Experience and understanding of government systems, particularly the health sector will be advantageous.

The skills, training and experience that you’ll need for this role:

A degree in a relevant field (Social Sciences, Development Studies, Disability Studies, Education) or an equivalent qualification will be required. Strong communication skills are vital to this role because we will need you to represent Sightsavers at various forums and events and participate in PR activities.

You will have

  • strong interpersonal, capacity building and facilitation skills
  • the ability to work under minimum supervision because you will be undertaking regular field work
  • the ability to work with project budgets
  • an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office as well as standard communication systems
  • excellent written English

We anticipate that the evaluation process for this role will include a face to face interview held at our offices in Monrovia and a written assessment.

 

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

Company info
Website
Telephone
01444 446600
Location
35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB

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