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NTD Data and Reporting Officer

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Home working with occasional travel to Haywards Heath office
Salary
£30,000 - £33,000 per annum
Closing date
29 Nov 2020

Job Details

The Data and Reporting Officer will support Sightsavers staff locally and internationally to plan, report and document the programme data across Sightsavers’ Neglected Tropical Diseases programme portfolio, focusing predominantly on the Ascend programme.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract to March 2022
Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 per annum
Location: Due to Covid-19 restrictions this will be a remote role and flexible working will be considered. Occasional travel to Haywards Heath office will be required.

 

Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (Ascend) is a high profile, high value, multi-partner programme significantly contributing to the control and elimination of five Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in 13 countries of west and central Africa. Sightsavers is the lead supplier for Ascend West & Central Africa and is responsible for its overall delivery of Ascend.

 

The NTD Data and Reporting Officer is a highly involved role working across multiple countries and projects. You will be responsible for the planning, reporting and documenting of Ascend programme data, as well as other NTD programmes within Sightsavers, including specific project coordination responsibilities across some of the smaller NTD projects. This role would therefore suit someone with experience of managing data for multiple projects across various international locations.

 

NTD Data and Reporting Officer responsibilities include: 

  • Manage programme reporting across Sightsavers’ NTD portfolio, in collaboration with field, technical and head office colleagues
  • Collate and quality check programme data
  • Provide training and support on data reporting to Sightsavers country offices and external stakeholders
  • Align learning, documentation and reporting systems across the Ascend programme with broader Sightsavers systems, national NTD initiatives and emerging mHealth systems
  • Manage output data maintained within the MyCLAIMS system for both Sightsavers and Ascend consortium partners
  • Manage data sources and develop and support data visualisations using PowerBI and other data tools
  • Management of district datasets to ensure accurate reporting of geographic data
  • Provide direct programme support to country teams on the roll out of integrated NTD activities
  • Ensure all interventions uphold a commitment to gender, equity, social inclusion, value for money and sustainability

 

As NTD Data and Reporting Officer, you will have: 

Essential

  • A Degree in Statistics, Information Systems, International Development or appropriate equivalent, or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated experience of data analysis, data management and the manipulation of quantitative and qualitative data
  • Experience of supporting staff internationally
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information to a non-technical audience
  • Understanding of international development issues and a commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.
  • Able to facilitate group-training sessions, with a focus on programme systems and data, building capacity in developing country contexts
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Availability to travel up to six weeks a year

 

Desirable

  • Master’s Degree in International Development, Public Health, International Relations, Geography or appropriate equivalent
  • Working knowledge of French and/or Portuguese
  • A successful track record of working in multiple country projects, preferable within NTDs or the public health sector
  • Experience of using visual analytics software such as Microsoft Power BI.

 

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties requirements. For further information please refer to the Job Description.

 

Closing date:  29 November 2020

 

As an equal opportunities employer and a Disability Confident Level 3 employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is not willing to accept unsolicited agency CVs. Sightsavers is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

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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