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Sightsavers is an international organisation that changes lives for the long term. We work in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. We do what we do because 80 per cent of blindness in the world is avoidable, and we think that’s astoundingly unfair. We do it becau...
Location: This role is open to qualified individuals in the following countries: Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Bangladesh.
Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Hours: Ideally this will be a full-time role but part time will be considered. Flexible working proposals and job shares welcome.
Responsible for: Three direct reports
Purpose of role
Sightsavers is going through a digital transformation in data analytics to leverage operational insights into the reporting and decision making of the organisation. Through the delivery of data analytics and reports we are increasingly engaging key stakeholders with the latest programme data from our thematic areas in eye health, social inclusion, education and neglected tropical diseases. Developing and integrating visual analytics and business intelligence (BI) into routine practices is the next step in promoting a data driven culture within the whole organisation as we build their data literacy and data use skills.
About the role of Data Literacy and Use Manager
As Data Literacy and Use Manager you will work within the Data Analytics and Reporting Team (DART) to ensure that the operational and strategic decisions made by Sightsavers are driven by comprehensive data analytics and evidence. You will be responsible for enabling teams across the organisation to understand and access their data so that reporting and analysis is conducted using the most up-to-date and accurate data that is available from Sightsavers data infrastructure. You will lead a team of two Data Analysts and a Data Visualisation Officer to improve data skills and increase the use of data for strategic decision making.
Key areas of responsibility:
Knowledge, skills and experience for
Essential
Desirable
The Data Literacy and Use Manager 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.
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 6 June
Interviews are likely to take place late June/early July and are expected to consist of a presentation task and one or two interviews, all of which will be conducted remotely using Microsoft Teams.
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