Sight Savers Recruits NTD Contract Manager

Sight savers is an international development organisation which focuses on building eye health systems and championing the rights of disabled people in developing countries by working with partner organizations in poor and least served communities.

They support ongoing activities that prevent and cure blindness, restore sight and promote equal opportunities for visually impaired people and otherwise disabled people.

Position Title: NTD Contract Manager (2-year fixed term contract)

• Manage project contracts with implementing NTD partners including shaping and reviewing work, upgrading contractual frameworks with key agencies where necessary and ensuring that all contractual obligations are fulfilled.
• Ensure Sightsavers’ project documentation/project cycle is written, maintained and updated.
• Negotiate contracts with partners, including financial and programmatic terms.
• Develop annual plans of work with project partners to ensure timely implementation and that all targets are met.
• Ensure that the projects receive relevant technical support from the NTD specialists.
• Manage financial data by forecasting requirements, preparing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and itiating corrective actions where required.
• Manage internal and external reporting requirements including ensuring that Sightsavers employees with lead donor relationships are kept informed.
• Lead on ensuring that projects are monitored and evaluated in accordance with the terms of the MoU and Sightsavers systems and with the involvement of the NTD technical specialists as required.
• Provide assistance in identifying possible sources of funds to support programme delivery and work with Sightsavers colleagues and partners to secure those funds.
• Ensure that the projects deliver case studies, reporting, project visits, etc. to the Communications Team as requested.
• Assist project teams and country Ministries of Health in disseminating information on NTD activities, studies, research and lessons learned at national and international level.
• Work in close collaboration with key Sightsavers colleagues and project partners to ensure that projects conduct research for international peer reviewed publication.
• Reports to Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

• Significant experience of strategic programme development and management of projects gained from the development sector or through business programmedevelopment.
• Strong project management experience.
• A demonstrated record of managing projects covering multiple countries.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of logistics and supply chain management.
• Experience in financial and resource management.
• Technical knowledge of one or more NTDs would be beneficial.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships to enable effective management of partnerships and work collaboratively as part of a global team.
• Proven ability to think strategically and translate concepts into effective action plans. 
• Excellent networking and advocacy skills.
• Ability to deliver group training sessions.
• People management skills with a strong diplomatic understanding of culturally and ethnically sensitive issues.
• Able to travel regularly on a national and international basis.
• Language skills in French would be an advantage.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.
• Communicating & Influencing                         
• Team Working
• Planning & Organising                                                 
• Change & Improvement
• Decision Making
• Delivery and Implementation