About the role


The SARMAAN Programme Manager will lead the strategic and programmatic management of the SARMAAN project, ensuring successful implementation in line with organisational and donor standards. This role involves adherence to internal systems and processes, strategic programme development, stakeholder coordination, and State partner management for greater programme coherence.... Additionally, the Programme Manager will collaborate with the Sightsavers NTD Directorate and Programme Delivery Unit.


Responsibilities


Lead strategic planning processes to align with organisational and donor strategies
Manage the implementation of the project to achieve timely and quality delivery
Support the team in using relevant quality assurance tools
Monitor project progress, detect, address, or escalate any issues or obstacles promptly
Identify emerging risks, lead risk analysis, and develop mitigation strategies with support from the CD and other parts of the organisation
Establish and maintain relationships with the partner organisation, the donor, other implementing partners, and key stakeholders
Facilitate clear and timely communication, information sharing, and productive engagement with stakeholders
Attend strategic meetings at the National and Consortium levels and follow up on relevant developments
Supervise budgeting and expenditure to ensure value for money
Verify compliance with grant contractual clauses, including financial requirements and reporting
Guarantee accurate and timely submission of reports to the partner and stakeholders
Promote collaborative practices and cross-learning with other implementing partners in the Consortium
Coordinate finance and programme functions for effective operations, and take corrective actions as appropriate
Ensure budget holders actively monitor and review budgets, addressing issues promptly
Confirm partner expenditure aligns with approved forecasts


Jobholder Requirements

Essential:


Medical doctor experience with public health expertise, particularly with the Polio platform
Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and effectively function as a team member while respecting diversity
Strong ability to nurture, mentor, and empower staff at every level
Proven ability to make effective decisions across a broad range of issues, assess progress, analyse gaps, and implement necessary changes for maximum results
Ability to identify programmatic issues requiring immediate attention, prioritise, and take timely action
Result-oriented with a proven track record of delivering impact at scale
Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and presentation skills
Demonstrated learning agility, proactiveness, and openness to embrace new technologies at work
Ability to manage large budgets
Proficient in MS Office
Strong analytical skills
Postgraduate qualification in relevant fields related to Sightsavers' thematic areas (NTDs, eye health, disability, and social inclusion), or equivalent
Extensive experience in an INGO/NGO environment with significant background in a senior management/leadership position and a proven track record of complex programme management at the country level
Knowledge of project management, budget development and monitoring, and resource management


Desirable:


Knowledge of advocacy, research, partnership development, and understanding of the Polio Platform and Nigerian Health System more

About the role


The Data Manager will oversee the entire data framework to ensure its reliability, security, and usefulness in driving project success. This position entails strategic management of data collection, analysis, and presentation, ensuring accurate information flows seamlessly from community-level activities to central systems for decision-making and reporting across all project... phases. The Data Manager will coordinate with project teams, including two Country Office-based Data Analysts, state command centres, and partners, to maintain high-quality data standards and support evaluation of reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance outcomes. Additionally, the Data Manager will provide clear insights, train staff, and propose improvements, acting as a key link between field operations and project leadership to advance child health goals and inform policy.


Responsibilities


Lead the daily collection, organisation, and verification of project data, ensuring accuracy and security
Establish and maintain data protocols, preparing daily reports and identifying issues for review
Facilitate the transmission of LGA-level data into relevant tools, providing bi-weekly updates
Ensure effective use of CommCare across field operations, resolving technical challenges promptly
Organise and refine data from CommCare and KoboToolbox, integrating information for practical use
Analyse data to identify trends and key findings, informing project decisions
Collaborate with Data Analysts to produce reports, enabling partners to assess project performance
Present recommendations and projections based on data during meetings and briefings
Maintain Power BI dashboards to illustrate project progress and distribute monthly updates
Create visual representations to highlight critical results and prepare presentations for partners
Design and conduct training sessions for staff on data tools, providing support and instructional materials
Monitor the performance of staff involved in data-related activities, ensuring compliance and timely submission
Engage with partners to standardise data methods and tools, improving project efficiency
Work with the NTD MEL Manager to prepare data for analysis and ensure its accuracy for reporting
Collaborate during review meetings, delivering updates on data quality and project advancements
Support monitoring of child health outcomes, ensuring data meets project requirements
Foster productive relationships with authorities and partners, ensuring seamless data exchange


Jobholder Requirements

Essential:


Possession of a bachelor’s degree in data science, Public Health, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related discipline
Experience in data management, including at least three years within health-related projects such as child survival, AMR, and/or MDA initiatives
Demonstrated expertise in training, supervising, and coordinating with diverse stakeholders on data-focused tasks
Advanced proficiency in ODK, CommCare, KoboToolbox and/or DHIS2 for managing health data
Ability to clean, validate, and standardise (Extract, Transform and Load [ETL]) data for analysis
Proficiency in Power BI or similar tools to present data clearly; knowledge of mapping tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS) is advantageous
Basic proficiency in Python or SQL to enhance data processing efficiency
Understanding of tools such as QGIS or ArcGIS for geographical data representation
Strong capability in Excel for data-related activities
Networking and influencing both within and outside the organisation
Consistently strives to achieve high standards of performance and responds positively to change
Communicates confidently and effectively with colleagues and partners
Gathers relevant information and uses effective reasoning to make timely decisions
Prioritises activities and develops plans to achieve them, monitoring own progress
Gets things done, can be relied upon to do what they say they will, and is committed to achieving good quality work to agreed standards
Understands how their work impacts on others and contributes positively to a global team


Desirable:


Knowledge of advocacy, research, partnership development, and understanding of the Polio Platform and Nigerian Health System more

The Project Assistant, CPD Rollout project, will work with the Programme Officer and the partners to ensure that the CPD package rolled out as per plan. S/he will work to enhance the quality of project delivery, including project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to the highest possible quality standards as laid out in the organization’s policies and procedures.

Identify... project partner organizations with whom Sightsavers can work to achieve the project objectives.
Build effective project partner relationships and support longer term relationships that go beyond the duration of the project by disseminating information and advocating for Sightsavers work.
Collaborate with project partners to identify all technical and capacity building support they might need. Facilitate this support through the project(s) cycle.
Disseminate information about Sightsavers and its work to project partners.
Establish partnership agreements with project partners where appropriate.
Promote shared learning and collaboration between project partners by facilitating partner networks and meetings. more

As the MEL Officer you will focus on supporting external and internal evaluations by assisting with coordination of the evaluation process, from beginning to end. You will also support initiatives for learning and help to facilitate the uptake of learning and recommendations from evaluations and reviews into programme design and delivery. 
Working and collaborating with other members of the... global MEL Team, you will contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement. National and international travel will be required for this role for up to eight weeks a year.   


Further duties include: 


Supporting the co-ordination of externally commissioned evaluations 
Support MEL Advisors with planning and implementation of internal evaluative activities. 
Support the planning and facilitation of workshops (remote and face-to-face), particularly in the Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) region.   
Co-ordinate and maintain evaluation planning schedules, ensuring plans are regularly captured in an appropriate format. Liaising with Sightsavers’ project, fundraising and donor liaison teams to co-ordinate evaluation planning. 
Support the MEL Operations Officer in the upkeep of evaluation resources on the MEL portal page. 
Collect, analyse and present project performance data for inclusion in disseminated material including internally produced evaluation reports, presentations and synthesis reports. 
Support the effective dissemination of learning and integration of evidence from evaluative activities into programme design and delivery. 
Support the promotion and dissemination of the team’s work by identifying opportunities for contributing to conferences, journals, articles, news bulletins, blogs etc. 
Develop and maintain mechanisms for ensuring that externally contracted consultants and members of the MEL Team comply with ethical, safeguarding and data protection procedures. 
Support the MEL Team to pursue strategic objectives for strengthening evaluative activities. 
Support implementation of organisational initiatives to help achieve MEL Team objectives.


Skills and Experience


As the ideal candidate you will possess experience or a degree in a relevant social science subject (international development, public health, sociology, education), have a background in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (preferably in the international development context), and hold knowledge and understanding of evaluation and learning approaches and methodologies, including relevant ethical considerations. 


Further requirements include: 


Essential 
Experience of liaising with, and managing relationships with external organisations, teams and individuals. 
Experience of drafting Terms of Reference as well as commissioning and contracting evaluators or consultants. 
Experience of planning, delivering and facilitating learning focussed workshops (remote and in-person). 
Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  
Ability to meet internal and external deadlines. 
Willing to travel locally and internationally, up to eight weeks per year. 
Understanding of and commitment to equity and inclusion principles, such as gender equity and disability inclusion. 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. more

Sightsavers Uganda office is recruiting for a Project Driver Office Assistant to provide logistical support to the LF (Lymphatic Filariasis) – Uganda Project and ensure that staff and visitors are transported to project sites and other locations when required, and that clerical duties are completed to support of the efficient running of the office.

Provide logistical support to the Acholi... suregion PIU.
Keep the project vehicle in clean condition, properly maintained and fuelled at the designated service stations.
Ensure that vehicle logbooks are properly maintained and compile summaries on vehicle movements and fuel utilisation as per monthly vehicle reporting form.
Ensure that all accidents and incidents are documented, and report shared with immediate supervisors and the Country Director and relevant government authority.
Develop and maintain a regular schedule for vehicles’ servicing and insurance.
Undertake courier or dispatch tasks and duties including running errands such as payment of bills, mail collection, delivery & distribution of letters.
Receive and direct Uganda Country Office (UCO) visitors in absence of the Project Officer, providing information where needed.
Respond to general requests to Project Implementation Unit (PIU).
Provide administrative support in filing, photocopying, and binding documents.
Logistical support during field visits – play lead role, take photographs.
Ensure the maintenance of vehicles is held to the highest standards. more

Sightsavers Uganda office is recruiting for a Project Driver Office Assistant to provide logistical support to the LF (Lymphatic Filariasis) – Uganda Project and ensure that staff and visitors are transported to project sites and other locations when required, and that clerical duties are completed to support of the efficient running of the office.

Provide logistical support to the Acholi... suregion PIU.
Keep the project vehicle in clean condition, properly maintained and fuelled at the designated service stations.
Ensure that vehicle logbooks are properly maintained and compile summaries on vehicle movements and fuel utilisation as per monthly vehicle reporting form.
Ensure that all accidents and incidents are documented, and report shared with immediate supervisors and the Country Director and relevant government authority.
Develop and maintain a regular schedule for vehicles’ servicing and insurance.
Undertake courier or dispatch tasks and duties including running errands such as payment of bills, mail collection, delivery & distribution of letters.
Receive and direct Uganda Country Office (UCO) visitors in absence of the Project Officer, providing information where needed.
Respond to general requests to Project Implementation Unit (PIU).
Provide administrative support in filing, photocopying, and binding documents.
Logistical support during field visits – play lead role, take photographs.
Ensure the maintenance of vehicles is held to the highest standards. more

About the role


Sightsavers is currently seeking an experienced Evidence Uptake and Learning individual to join our team and manage a range of research evidence uptake and learning activities across the organisation. This role is key in ensuring that evidence from research and other data sources is easily accessible, appropriately stored, and used by different stakeholders within and... outside Sightsavers.
High quality evidence and evidence uptake are critical for our programmes and advocacy. We hold an independent research organisation status by UK Research and Innovation and make significant investments in generating evidence from research, evaluations and routine programme systems.


Responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with different teams across the organisation to ensure that effective user-friendly mechanisms and systems for evidence uptake and learning are in place and widely used.

Further duties include:


Manage and continuously improve existing mechanisms for consolidation, storage and sharing of research evidence produced at Sightsavers, including evidence trackers, dashboards, websites, and online libraries.
Facilitate dissemination of Sightsavers research internally to support learning; organise learning seminars and workshops; produce and disseminate the Research team’s bi-monthly newsletter.
Manage the curation of content for a research evidence library and produce a bi-monthly research evidence newsletter to facilitate the use of research evidence across the organisation.
Working closely with the Communications team, develop new approaches and tools to disseminate research evidence, such as visual abstracts, videos, podcasts, etc., to reach wider audiences and enhance the content of the research centre website.
Contribute to the development of technical documents to disseminate research results, such as research summaries, peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs and blogs.
Contribute to the implementation of Sightsavers’ strategic organisational learning framework, including the design and piloting of processes and tools to embed learning in projects.
Contribute to the consolidation of evidence to feed into Sightsavers’ thematic learning questions, improving organisational understanding of key thematic challenges and ensuring the learning informs programme design and adaptation.


Skills and Experience

As the successful candidate you will have a relevant Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience, possess knowledge of research and evaluation methodologies, and be able to travel internationally for up to 12 weeks during the contracted period.

Further requirements include:


Demonstrable experience of using a range of approaches and tools for communicating research to a variety of audiences and encouraging uptake into decision-making
Experience of facilitating meetings, and working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
Fluent written and spoken English
Written and spoken French and/or Portuguese (desirable)
Excellent analytical skills
Strong project management skills
Relationship building skills with internal and external audiences – a highly collaborative approach, and willingness to adopt a ‘customer focus’
An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities.
An understanding and commitment to accessible practices. more

Responsibilities

In collaboration with country directors and security focal points (SFPs) the RSSM will support security risk management in countries of operation. Responsible for all aspects of security management at a regional level.

The post-holder will manage and report all security incidents, conduct and review risk assessments, monitor information sources and all regional security... developments. They will produce detailed analysis on specific threats to the senior management team and contribute to monthly security reporting.  They will assess and approve all travel and activities in their region and deliver new security projects in the region.

Skills and Experience


A proven successful track record of safety and security at country or regional level within East Africa
Extensive network of contacts within the region
Professional experience in the development, humanitarian or related sectors
Fluent/strong English both written and spoken.
Crisis/incident management experience
Robust risk assessment and contingency planning skills and experience maintaining security documentation.
Ability to engage confidently with a variety of stakeholders, including Sightsavers staff across the region, other INGOs and government partners.
Available to travel extensively within the region to directly support country offices.
Willing to hold the global emergency phone on a rota basis (1 in 5 weeks)
Proven background in delivering security training to staff.
Degree educated in security/intelligence/conflict studies/international relations or relevant recognised qualification.
Current and ongoing right to work in one of the countries advertised.
Security certification such as ASIS, CPP, INSSA desirable more

About the role


Sightsavers Kenya office is currently recruiting for a Programme Officer to support the Global Labour Programme and manage activities and relationships with key stakeholders. The Programme Officer will ensure the planning, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the programme is held to the highest standards.


Responsibilities

A major part of this role will be... delivering the programme, working with our coalition partners, preparing budgets and forecasts, and providing quality information on case studies relating to the programme.

As the Programme Officer you will:


Work with the Chief of Party and all members of the Programme Management Unit to coordinate quality implementation of activities and timely sharing of lessons learned by consortium partners.
Manage all aspects of the programme cycle with the partners including effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, financial and asset management, reporting and documentation.
Liaise and work with the Sightsavers Global Technical Leads (Disability Inclusion, Gender Inclusion, Economic Empowerment and Social & Behavioural Change), MEL and other internal experts as required.
Participate implementation of the programmes monitoring and evaluation framework.
Build effective relationships with consortium partners and support longer-term relationships that go beyond the duration of the Global Labor Program by disseminating information and advocating for the programme’s goals and the consortium’s work in general.
Monitor expenditure of project financial resources in liaison with the Finance Officer and the Programme Manager.
Ensure that the GLP Project Management Unit receives appropriate materials and information to support donor-reporting requirements.
Participate in all PR activities related to disability inclusive employment and employment in general, education and social inclusion, for example Labour Day, UN Day of Persons with Disabilities.


Skills and Experience

As the successful candidate you will have experience implementing programmes, including experience of the disability sector and gender mainstreaming. You will also have a background in agribusiness-based interventions working with relevant government departments/ministries, and experience in working with devolved County Government departments.

Further requirements include:

Essential


Experience in providing technical assistance to partner organizations.
Experience in designing and implementing data collection strategies and analysing data in MS Excel.
Ability to travel to programme implementation sites in Nairobi, Kisumu, Migori and Homa Bay as required.
Written and spoken English skills.


Desirable


Previous experience of working for a USAID funded programme.
Familiarity with national legislation and policies in the field of disability, human rights, and employment.
Experience of designing, managing, and carrying out advocacy work for social inclusion/disability programmes.
Knowledge of current issues and best practices in disability, UNCRPD, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). more

Sightsavers are currently seeking an experienced Finance and Support Services Manager (FSSM) to oversee and supervise the development, co-ordination, and management of Sightsavers’ finance and administration in the Uganda Country office.

Ensure financial control and managing risk
Ensure the conformity to the organisational Financial Framework
Ensure compliance to local regulations and... governance requirements more