Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We are looking for a Portfolio Coordinator – Economic Empowerment – a new role within our expanding Economic Empowerment team to help us upscale our economic empowerment (EE) portfolio across 13 countries
Salary (UK): £26,779 – £31,505
Other locations: Local terms and conditions apply
Location: Sightsavers Country Office in Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe
Contract: Due to local terms and conditions in some
locations, this role may be a two year fixed term contract with the possibility
of extension
About the role
Sightsavers believes that
it is vital for people with disabilities to be empowered and financially
independent. We help people with disabilities gain independence by providing
vocational training and skills. We are looking for a Portfolio
Coordinator – Economic Empowerment to support our
transition from the current ‘project approach’ to an acknowledged model of
economic empowerment as inclusive development through coordinating the
sufficient knowledge and evidence (gathering, collating, and disseminating) to
support this. This new role comes at an exciting time as we accelerate our work
supporting the inclusion of people with disabilities in economic empowerment
programmes. Key duties will include:
- Supporting
EE portfolio management oversight through establishing and coordinating
country project governance meetings to share programme implementation
progress, escalation of risks and challenges, and interim reporting
updates to guide decision making and programme adaptations
- Working
with the country governance leads to better understand EE project
management and technical capacity building needs. Managing a process to
track any residual gaps and associated risks through a capacity/capability
plan to bring in guidance and support from relevant internal
stakeholders
- Curating
and extend the current EE (SharePoint) document repository and populating
a knowledge repository of all pathways, tools and approaches employed
within EE programming
- Coordinating
and chairing an EE community of practise, open to all staff and partners
through monthly meetings to exchange practical programming knowledge and
experiences
- Communicating
updates to the knowledge repository and cross-country learning exchange
- Working
with colleagues to track progress towards answering strategic learning
questions
About you
This is an ideal
opportunity to build on your existing project management/ project coordination
experience and ability to initiate, innovate and translate ideas into effective
action plans. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Knowledge
of current issues and best practice in economic empowerment and
international development
- Analytical
thinking and the ability to plan strategically from an organisational
perspective
- Strong
ability to develop and maintain knowledge bases and newsletters
- Ability
to build strong working relationships across different departments and
work collaboratively as a member of cross-functional teams
- Experience
in project management and/or project coordination
- Strong
organisational skills and ability to multi-task
- Proven
ability to initiate, innovate and translate ideas into effective action
plans
- Excellent
communication and influencing skills
- Excellent
oral and writing skills in English
- French
or Portuguese language skills an advantage
- An
understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with
disabilities
- Able
to travel for up to 4 weeks a year (regional and international)
How to Apply
Closing Date: 27 November 2022
