Vacancies at Sightsavers

Responsibilities

We are looking for an Institutional Funding Advisor to support and maintain institutional donor relationships in the UK, both directly and in support of other members of the Institutional Funding team. This includes working with the Institutional Funding Senior Advisor in directly managing existing funding agreements and in leading on the development of new funding relationships for the team.  The role will involve contract management, bid development, learning and continuous improvement.  

Skills and Experience

This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing institutional funding experience. To succeed in this role you will need:

• Demonstrable experience of working with institutional donors, preferably including bilaterals, multilaterals or large scale foundations
• Strong knowledge of current international development issues
• Experience of producing applications and reports
• Experience of producing management information
• Good research skills
• Good proposal development and writing skills
• Good understanding of budgets and financial data
• Good IT skills including digital media
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 4 weeks internationally per year
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people

Benefits 

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive package includes generous annual leave allowance and other benefits. 

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Purpose

Sightsavers will be commissioning a consultant to conduct a comprehensive analysis aimed at understanding the gender dynamics influencing access to waged employment for youth and women with disabilities. This analysis will place a particular emphasis on the challenges and opportunities faced by youth in Kenya.

The consultant will be expected to explore various socio-economic factors, cultural norms, and policy frameworks that impact employment opportunities for this demographic. Additionally, the analysis should provide actionable recommendations to enhance inclusive employment practices and promote equitable access to job opportunities for young people with disabilities.

Responsibilities

The consultant will

• Conduct a comprehensive GESI analysis in Kenya.
• Identify the barriers and opportunities for men and women with disabilities in accessing waged employment.
• Develop strategies to address the identified barriers.
• Provide recommendations for promoting gender equality and social inclusion in waged employment within the Futuremakers RISE project.

Key Deliverables

• A comprehensive GESI analysis report.
• Recommendations of strategies to address the identified barriers.
• A set of recommendations for promoting gender equality and social inclusion in waged employment within the Futuremakers RISE project.

Timeline

The consultancy is expected to take up to 15 person days of the consultant’s time from 26 August to 9 September 2024.

Sightsavers will welcome expressions of interest from qualified independent evaluators or consultancy companies. An individual or team with members located in Nigeria would be preferred. The consultant and team members should have the following core competencies and experience.

Skills and Experience

Consultant’s expertise

• Gender Studies and Development/Education specialist
• Proven track record in gender equality and social inclusion consultancy projects
• Robust experience developing GESI strategies and carrying out GESI analysis.
• Familiarity with gender, age and disability sensitive approaches to MEL
• First class reporting skills
• Work ethic that adheres to high professional ethical standards with strong ethical standards towards safeguarding
• Strong command of English language and excellent research and analytical writing skills
• Experience in and/or knowledge and understanding of Kenya context

A consultant/consultancy with a proven track record in the above will be procured to undertake the project through an expression of interest process.