Location: Yaounde, Cameroon

Contract: Fixed Term Contract 2 years (renewable)

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role of Programme Officer, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)

This role helps to ensure that NTD projects are planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated to the highest possible standards as laid out in the organization’s policies and procedures. The post-holder will collaborate with staff, partners and others to identify areas for project growth and assist in identifying and developing new initiatives.

Supporting Project Management (50%)

· Work with partners to develop annual plans based on developed programs ensuring effective and smooth implementation of projects within budget.

· Support partners to ensure learnings from project implementation are appropriately documented.

· Ensure timely and high-quality reporting (both narrative and financial)

· Produce timely reports regarding field activities

· Develop high quality case studies for fundraising activities

· Provide relevant, good quality information needed for fundraising, communication, and advocacy purposes.

· Support the Country NTDs Programme Manager to ensure regular review and learning to enhance improvements in project implementation.

Financial & Resource Management (10%)

· Assist in the preparation of financial forecasts and Activity Based Budgets for the NTD projects and monitor expenditure against these, together with partners.

ensuring proper partner accountability for Donors and Sightsavers funds.

Partnership Management (10%)

· Support the team in identifying and maintaining effective partnerships within the country to sustain project achievements.

· Support the team to develop and implement a coherent plan for partner capacity building in relation to the projects in their portfolio.

Monitoring (20%)

· Ensure submission of timely programme reports as per agreed format and timelines.

· Help maintain the risk management matrix.

· Work with the Ministry of Health and partners on how to interpret and use data/findings to guide decision making.

· Support the Sightsavers NTD Technical Hub to proactively analyse and submit NTDs and WASH related data.

· Facilitate and participate in regular monitoring of on-going programme activities in close coordination with the MOH NTD office

· Support the Ministry of Health and participate in conducting, where needed, treatment coverage surveys, impact assessment surveys, surveillance surveys, and project baseline surveys

Information & Communication Management (10%)

· Be proactive in providing good quality information on case studies, interesting news stories etc relating to NTD projects.

· Participate in all meetings and activities planned by partners in NTD projects and provide feedback.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential:

· Public health Physician or holder of high education diploma (degree or master’s degree in the following disciplines: Medicine, Biology, Sociology, Development related studies).

· Proven experience within programme and project management, preferably within NGO/INGO environment.

· Strong reporting skills

· Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects/programmes

· Excellent communication skills and IT (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

· Proven experience working with budgets and financial provisions.

· Fluency in English and French

· Robust advocacy experience

· Influential

The Programme Officer NTD role is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Closing date: 6 February 2022

Interviews are likely to take place mid-February 2022. This will be a two -stage process involving a test and interview.

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

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