Project Officer, Neglected Tropical Diseases at Sightsavers

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities but not limited to:

• Implementation support: Assisting the team to achieve key objectives through a quality driven implementation process. Collaborating with MoH to monitor, assess and adapt processes in line with the agreed SAFE strategy. Supporting WASH data utilization and coordination activities.
• Monitoring Evaluation and Learning: Submitting programme reports, aligning programme MEL activities with MoH systems. Supporting the MoH in all joint WASH and NTD activities. Assisting with monitoring and maintaining quality data collection in the field and data input into systems. Working with multiple partners to engage in shared learning analysis and dissemination of lessons learned.
• Health Systems Strengthening: Collaborating with stakeholders and MoH to ensure support for dossier preparation, transition and sustainability of the programme.
• Financial Management and Reporting: Supporting the preparation of financial forecasts and activity based budgets.
• Information and Communication Management: Collating quality case studies and interesting new stories to advocate for the programme work. Producing suitable materials for support donor reporting requirements.

Skills and Experience

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential:

• Proven track record of experience in a similar level role within international development
• Previous knowledge and experience of designing/managing health programmes at regional/national level
• Technical knowledge of Trachoma and other leading PCT NTD’s
• Demonstrable experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis, programme monitoring and evaluation
• Notable knowledge and experience of engaging with Government line ministries and implementing partners
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Sound knowledge of creating and monitoring budgets and financial processes 

Desirable:

• Excellent communication and organisation
• Strong literacy and IT skills
• An understanding and commitment to equality of opportunity for people living with disabilities
• Additional local language fluency