Position: Business and Disability Network (BDN) Coordinator
Contract: Two-year fixed-term contract
Duty station: Accra, Ghana
About the role
The Business and Disability Network (BDN) Coordinator will coordinate and grow the Ghana Business and Disability Network (GBDN), supporting employers to strengthen disability-inclusive employment practices. The role convenes businesses and partners, facilitates learning and peer exchange, and connects employers with OPDs, service providers, and other stakeholders to advance inclusive workplaces in line with national and international frameworks (including UNCRPD).
Key duties and responsibilities
- Coordinate day-to-day network operations and member engagement, including onboarding and communications.
- Support strategy development and membership growth with the Steering Committee.
- Plan and deliver an annual programme of events and knowledge-sharing activities.
- Coordinate implementation planning, budgets, logistics, accessibility, and quality assurance.
- Lead/support MEL activities: data capture, reporting, learning products, and success stories.
- Support communications, advocacy and knowledge management for disability inclusion.
- Provide administrative and basic financial support; contribute to fundraising and partner/donor engagement.
- Promote safeguarding, data protection, and risk management across network activities.
Required qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field.
- Significant relevant experience in partnerships, fundraising/business development, membership networks, or similar.
- Demonstrated stakeholder management experience across private sector, government, NGOs and OPDs.
- Understanding of disability inclusion and rights-based frameworks.
- Strong facilitation, communication, planning, and coordination skills.
- Strong IT skills and comfort using data for reporting.
How to apply
Please apply via our recruitment portal by 24 May 2026. As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answer job-specific questions on the portal https://careers.sightsavers.org/jobs/1631?lang=en-us
We anticipate that the evaluation process will include an initial online task and a subsequent face to face interview, to be held on Friday 5 June 2026.
We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. We encourage individuals from underrepresented areas of society (i.e. women and people with disabilities) to apply, as we recognise and value the different perspectives that people can bring to our work.
Closing date: 24 May 2026
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and we reserve the right to close this role early.
As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society, and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.