Programme Officer At Sightsavers

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Contract: The contract is for a fixed term, lasting until the end of September 2025

Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Responsibilities

• Work with the Senior Programme Manager to coordinate the quality implementation of planned project activities and ensure timely sharing of lessons learned by the project partners.
• Manage all aspects of the project cycle with the implementing partners, including effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, financial and project asset management, reporting, and documentation.
• Liaise and work with Sightsavers Global Technical Leads (Disability Inclusion, Gender Inclusion, and Economic Empowerment), MERL, and other internal experts as required.
• Participate in the design and implementation of the project’s monitoring and evaluation framework.
• Review project partner funding agreements and ensure they are up to date.
• Build effective relationships with project partners and support longer-term relationships beyond the duration of the Shayiri Project by disseminating information and advocating for the project’s goals and the consortium’s work in general.
• Support project partners to identify their own technical and organisational capacity building needs and facilitate access to technical assistance resources and opportunities.
• Promote shared learning and collaboration between project partners by facilitating networking and periodic review meetings.
• Support project partners in the preparation of budgets and periodic forecasts, and monitor expenditure of project financial resources in liaison with the Finance Officer and the Senior Programme Manager.
• Be proactive in providing good quality information on case studies and interesting news stories relating to the programme to support the preparation of fundraising and advocacy materials.

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• A tertiary qualification (Bachelor’s degree or above) in social sciences or development studies.
• Significant experience in implementing projects, including experience in disability inclusion and gender mainstreaming.
• Experience in agribusiness-based interventions, working with relevant government departments/ministries.
• Experience in working with devolved County Government departments.
• Experience in providing technical assistance to partner organisations.
• Experience in designing and implementing data collection strategies and analysing data in MS Excel.
• Ability to travel to project implementation sites in Narok County.

Desirable:

• Previous experience of working for a donor-funded intervention.
• Familiarity with national legislation and policies in the field of disability, inclusion, and agribusiness.
• Experience in designing, managing, and carrying out advocacy work for social inclusion/disability projects.
• Knowledge of current issues and best practices in disability, UNCRPD, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and employment.

Closing date: 24 November 2024