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Administrative Officer (2 year fixed term contract)

Employer: Sightsavers
Location: Bamako, Mali
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Closing date: 3 Feb 2019

Function: Administration
Sector: Disability, Health & Medical, International
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract

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Our vision is of a world where no one is needlessly blind and where people who are blind and those with other disabilities enjoy the same rights as people without disabilities. 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.

Title: Administrative Officer

Location: Mali (West Africa)

Salary: Local Terms & Conditions apply

Contract: 2 year fixed term contract

To ensure the smooth running of the Mali Country Office the Administrative Officer will provide support and office services to the team, as well as developing and implementing systems for efficient and timely delivery of roles and responsibilities. The role will also work with global teams, cover general admin and give programme support.

Being responsible for the day-to-day administration for the office the post holder will also oversee the general maintenance of office equipment, ensure that IT systems are operating smoothly, manage the contracts with the landlord, security company and cleaning company, and provide supervision of the drivers and office admin staff.

The Administrative Officer will organise project and programme meetings, travel requirements for employees and arrange seminars and other project related activities. They will assist with the development of new project documents and help translating them, gather annual reports for submission from partners and liaise with them regarding equipment and material requests. The role will also work with the global procurement team, the clearing agent to endure goods are cleared on time, take charge of local purchases and supplies and be responsible for vehicle and travel management.

The ideal candidate will have a university degree, tertiary qualification (or similar) in Administration/Management and have working experience in an administrative capacity within a reputable INGO. Other important requirements including planning and organisational skills, being able to multitask, have good IT, written and spoken communications skills.

High level in communication in English is required (written, spoken and translation).

Closing date: 03 February 2019

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: http://jobs.sightsavers.org/
Telephone: 01444 446600
Location: 35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB

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