Sightsavers is looking for a Programme Officer to coordinate the Supporting Access to Business Skills and Career Education for adolescent girls and young women with disabilities (SABI-Woman) Project in Nigeria.
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Location: Abuja or Kaduna, Nigeria
Contract: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Standard office hours
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Programme Officer to enhance the quality of the SABI WOMAN project (a component of the GESP) which seeks to build the entrepreneurship and employability skills and knowledge of young women with disabilities. You will support the development of disability confidence of employers within the private sector and work to influence relevant state and Federal policies to enable more inclusive employment and more inclusive value chains.
Key duties will include:
Coordinate implementation of activities and sharing of lessons learned
Manage all aspects of the programme cycle with the partners including effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, financial and asset management, reporting and documentation.
Identify partner organisations and build partner relationships as well as supporting partners to identify their own needs
Assist programme partners in the preparation of budgets and forecasts, monitor expenditure of project financial resources and ensure Sightsavers and donor policy is adhered to
Provide excellent quality information on case studies and interesting news stories relating to the programme
Represent Sightsavers in programme and disability related meetings
National travel up to 50% of the time, for up to a week at a time
To succeed as Programme Office, you will need:
Essential:
Adequate understanding of the country disability legislation, labour market system and relationship working with organisations of persons with disability
Ability to prioritise activities and develop plans to achieve them monitoring own progress
Analysis and organises organisation of routine data on a regular basis
A bachelor’s degree in social sciences, education, development studies, public health, or any other relevant area, or equivalent work experience in a development organisation
Able and available to travel up to 50% of the time for up to a week at a time
Desirable (but not essential)
Experience of networking and influencing both within and outside the organisation.
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details.
We will consider all applications but due to the nature of the role we particularly welcome applications for women with the desired experience.
Benefits
Sightsavers offers a reward package based on local pay, local contracts and local benefits and will not normally offer international contracts. Sightsavers is committed to investing in the training and development of its employees and offers a supportive work environment.
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
Closing date: Sunday 10 September
We anticipate that interviews will take place towards the end of September. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written task and if successful will then be invited to interview.
As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
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.