πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡± Job Vacancies @ Sightsavers – 2 Positions

Freetown | Sierra Leone Posted on Analyst/ Quality Control, Project Management

Sightsavers

Sightsavers is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Project Officer Neglected Tropical Diseases
2.) Data Analyst

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Project Officer Neglected Tropical Diseases

Title:Β Neglected Tropical Diseases Project Officer

Location:Β Freetown, Sierra Leone

Salary:Β Local terms and conditions applyΒ 

Contract:Β One-year fixed-term contract with possibility of renewal

 

With funding from FCDO/ELFA, our team in Sierra Leone is looking for a highly motivatedΒ Project Officer, to join the NTDs project with a base in Freetown with regular field visits to project sites in the provinces.

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About the roleΒ 

The Project OfficerΒ will support NTD programme implementation, monitoring and supervision; ensuring that Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis activities are delivered in accordance with WHO NTD minimum quality standards. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure the planned implementation of NTDs projects in Sierra Leone within budget and implemented to the agreed project schedule/documents within the timelines proposed through collaboration with partners

Responsibilities

Further duties and responsibilities of this role include:Β 

  • Working closely with external stakeholders to implement annual project plans and ensure effective project implementation whilst supporting the full project lifecycle through to close out
  • Ensuring project activities are delivered to quality standard, escalating issues and risk in a timely manner
  • Supporting partners to deploy adequate NTD quality assurance tools to enhance effective programme delivery
  • Ensuring highly quality reporting, lessons learned from project implementation are acted on and action points from activities in the field are followed up
  • Providing technical support to enhance and maintain the capacity and skills of people involved in the project
  • Supporting the Country EH/NTDs Programme Manager with reviewing learning in project implementation
  • Developing high quality case studies as part of reporting and for fundraising
  • Assisting with forecasting and budgets for the NTDs projects, monitoring expenditure against budget
  • Supporting the Finance Support Services Manager of Sightsavers and project partners to develop a suitable partner capacity building plan
  • Working with the Finance and Support Services Manager and projects partners to ensure proper partner accountability for Donors and Sightsavers funds
  • Working with the NTD Programme of the Ministry of Health and partners on how to interpret and use data/findings to guide decision making
  • Supporting the MOH to fully appropriate the use of the country health information platforms and DHIS2

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties orΒ requiredΒ professional skills. Please see theΒ job descriptionΒ for full details.β€―Β 

Skills and Experience

To succeed in this role you will have the following:

  • A qualification/ masters/ BSc. degree in public health, biology, sociology, international development, or other relevant field or equivalent experience
  • Excellent knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and financial provisions
  • Evidence of previous experience working in NTDs at national and/or regional levels (Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminths Onchocerciasis, and Trachoma)
  • Previous experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects/programmes
  • Excellent communication skills and advocacy
  • Strong reporting writing skills, IT
  • Fluency in written and spoken English
  • Availability to travel to relevant health regions for monitoring and supervision
  • An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people

Candidates are welcome toΒ demonstrateΒ their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skillsΒ requiredΒ for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.Β 

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, pleaseΒ submitΒ your CVΒ via our recruitment portalΒ and follow the application process. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.Β Β 

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The recruitment process will be in two stages. The first stage will be a written task around the subject matter and a face-to-face interview at the Sierra Leone Country Office lasting up to two hours and one hour respectively. The successful candidate at this stage will then be invited to a final interview to meet the Country office team. We reserve the right to close this opportunity early.

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Closing date:Β Β 17 November 2024

 

SightsaversΒ is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.Β 

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2.) Data Analyst

Sightsavers is looking forΒ an experiencedΒ Data AnalystΒ withΒ International DevelopmentΒ programmatic experienceΒ toΒ produceΒ technicalΒ organisational reportsΒ and dashboards,Β provide support toΒ colleagues and analyse programmatic data.Β This is anΒ exciting time to joinΒ Sightsaver’sΒ DART team, as the organisationΒ undergoes a digital transformation in data analytics.Β Β 

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Salary:Β Β  Local terms and conditions apply
Location:Β Lusaka Zambia, Nwoya Uganda, Dar es Salaam Tanzania,Β Nairobi Kenya, Bamako Mali, Freetown Sierra Leone or Abuja NigeriaΒ 

Contract:Β 24-monthΒ Fixed Term Contract
Hours:Β This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours workedΒ 

Responsibilities

Sightsavers isΒ looking for aΒ DataΒ AnalystΒ with International DevelopmentΒ programmaticΒ experienceΒ and who has worked with inclusive data andΒ DHIS2. You will beΒ extracting meaningful information,Β producing reports and dashboards to deadlines, providing training and support to colleagues across the international organisation.Β This is a technicalΒ role andΒ someone with experience ofΒ Sightsavers key thematic areasΒ of eye health, education, social inclusionΒ and NTDsΒ would be particularly of interest.Β Β 

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Some key duties include:Β 

  • Support theΒ development and production of quarterly and annual dashboardsΒ andΒ data reports,Β using Power BI,Β ExcelΒ and DHIS2-based approaches, forΒ disseminationΒ across the organisationΒ Β 
  • Conduct data analysis on Sightsavers projectsΒ 
  • Strengthen country office data reporting systemsΒ 
  • Work with country offices to mapΒ and improveΒ project data flows.Β 

This is a varied role, please read the fullΒ job descriptionΒ for further details.Β 

Skills and Experience

EssentialΒ experience andΒ skills for this role:Β Β 

 

  • Graduate level qualification or equivalent work-based experience in statistics, information systems, international development, public health or any other with a core statistical/analyticalΒ component.Β Β 
  • Proven successfulΒ track recordΒ of working with organisational data management systems and applying data analysis/statistical techniques to data (within health, education, internationalΒ developmentΒ or other fieldsΒ directly relatedΒ to Sightsavers’ thematic portfolio).Β Β 
  • Practical experience of good data quality and data cleaning practices to prepare data sets for use in analytics software.Β 
  • Experience ofΒ capacityΒ building and supporting staff in different contexts (face to face, online) to deliver organisational data collection to deadlinesΒ 
  • Understanding of international development issues and a commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.Β Β 
  • Practical experience of DHIS2 for data collection, reporting and visualisationΒ 
  • Experience ofΒ digital transformation, implementing new software/tools/working practices within an organization.Β 
  • Proficient in the use of Power BI,Β TableauΒ or other data visualisation software.Β 
  • Experience of using Power Query for extraction, transformation, loading and connecting data from different data sources.Β 
  • Able to work with multiple stakeholders and ensure differing concerns and priorities are effectively managed.Β 
  • Fluent in English, with experience of writingΒ reports and briefings in English

 

DesirableΒ experience and skills:Β Β 

  • Master’s degree in international development, international relations, geography,Β statisticsΒ orΒ appropriate equivalent.Β 
  • French and/or PortugueseΒ language skillsΒ 

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal.

WeΒ anticipateΒ that remote interviews will take placeΒ in late NovemberΒ and the evaluation process will include aΒ two-stage interview with a written task.Β Β 

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Closing date:Β Sunday 3 November 2024Β Β 

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.Β 

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

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Status: Open No of vacancies: 2 Job type: Full Time Salary: Negotiable Publish date: 02 Nov 2024 Expire in: 1 week

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