Sightsavers is a highly respected international development organization working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. We work with local partners in developing countries to tackle the main causes of avoidable blindness including cataract, and a group of diseases that have been coined ‘neglected tropical diseases’ such as river blindness and trachoma.
Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluations Programme Assistant
Location: Nigeria
Job type: 2 year fixed term contract
Job Descriptions
- Sightsavers has an exciting vacancy for a Monitoring & Evaluations Programme Assistant to join our team based in Nigeria. You will join our team and be instrumental in various programmes activities supporting the NTD programmes team.
- The Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Assistant (MEA) will to be a member of the State NTDs Programme team and will report to the Sightsavers Programme Officer.
- You will be responsible for all programme implementation monitoring and evaluation according to a detailed plan guided by standard protocols for NTDs control and UK Aid Match Oncho/LF Logframe. The successful candidate will ensure that information from monitoring, evaluation and other assessments are actively used to inform and adjust project implementation. It is essential you take responsibility for actively sharing and using information emerging from evaluation/review, adjustment of interventions and implementation of recommendations.
- The MEA will be responsible for actively seeking and providing feedback on NTDs control and submission of all required NTDs control / UK Aid Match Log frame indicators deliverables to the programme office and Sightsavers as required by donors.
Requirements
- Ideally you will come with experience of working within an INGO setting and have proven experience of working in a similar role.
- A good understating of working with project budgets, forecasts and reports is essential as is strong customer services skills for internal & external clients.
Salary:
Application Closing Date
28th June, 2016.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the Application form (download in Large Print here) and return the completed application form and equal opportunities form (download in Large Print here) as two separate documents to:
[email protected]
Click here to download the Application Form (MS Word)
Click here to download Equal Opportunities Form (MS Word)
Note
- We’re an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly encourage qualified people living with a disability to apply.
- We will be contacting shortlisted candidates for interview, shortly after the closing dates.
- We very much regret that in view of the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond if you are unsuccessful. I am sure that you will understand the need to concentrate resources towards our work.
- Please attach Application and Equal Opportunities form only. NO CV’s accepted.