Technical Adviser, Inclusive Education (IE)
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.
Location: Kenya or other ECSA countries
Contract: 2-year fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
Principal Accountabilities:
- Under
leadership of the Global Technical Lead Education ECSA, providing
technical advice and support to country office staff and partners on
inclusive education in new and existing projects in ECSA, in close
collaboration with other members of the global education team.
- Supporting
the Global Technical Lead Education ECSA in ensuring that Sightsavers’
education programmes in ECSA are informed by best available evidence and
good practice, and are effectively designed, implemented, and evaluated.
- Supporting
Sightsavers commitment to disability inclusive, gender equality and the
rights of women within education programming in ECSA, working closely with
the global education team on disability and gender to develop the capacity
of Sightsavers country office staff.
- Contributing
to new funding opportunities, strategic initiatives and fostering
innovative approaches in education in ECSA, as aligned with the education
strategy.
- Contributing
to the research, innovation, policy, advocacy, and communications agendas
through close collaboration with country teams and key external
stakeholders to ensure content is based on best available evidence and
where possible, direct programme experience.
- Contributing
to the refinement and operationalisation of technical and thematic
toolkits, training and guidance materials for ECSA and globally, in close
collaboration with the global education team.
- In
close collaboration with the Global Technical Lead Education ECSA,
identifying capacity strengthening requirements of country staff and
partners and facilitating training and other initiatives accordingly.
- Strengthening
collaboration between other regional development and humanitarian actors
in order to consolidate and apply good practice on what works in inclusive
education.
- To
support and develop all safeguarding initiatives within ECSA.
The jobholder will be
expected to be flexible and carry out any other related duties that are within
the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
This 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.
Jobholder Requirements
Knowledge (Education & Related Experience):
- A
postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field
(inclusive education, education, social work/social inclusion, disability
studies, social protection, international development etc.).
- Significant
and demonstrable experience of working in international development in the
region and/or elsewhere.
- Good
knowledge of current issues and best practice in inclusive education.
- First-hand
experience working with children with disabilities.
- Experience
of designing/managing education, disability inclusive and gender
responsive programmes designed to facilitate the inclusion of marginalised
groups and promote their empowerment at district, national or
international levels.
- Experience
in developing and adapting programme guidance tools and other resource
materials.
- Experience
in collating, synthesising, and disseminating best practice guidance and
programme learning.
- Experience
of supporting capacity strengthening initiatives and programmes with
people with disabilities in low-resource settings.
- Willingness
or experience in using participatory methodologies for planning,
evaluation, or research.
Skills (Special Training or Competence):
- Analytical
thinking and ability to plan strategically from organisational perspective.
- Excellent
leadership, communication, networking and influencing skills, with ability
to represent the organisation and build collaboration and develop
partnerships with external stakeholders, especially in consortia.
- Ability
to build strong relationships across different internal departments and
work collaboratively as a member of cross-functional teams.
- Excellent
oral and writing skills in English.
- Strong
ability to develop and adapt programming guidance tools and other
resources materials.
- Skills
related to training/capacity building, advocacy, project design and
management.
- An
understanding of, and commitment to, equality of opportunity for people
with disabilities and the inclusion of marginalised groups.
- Able
to travel for up to 12 weeks a year (regional and international)
How to Apply
We anticipate that remote
interviews will take place from early January 2023 onwards and the evaluation
process will include a task.
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.
Due to project deadlines,
we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be
considered as soon as they are received.
As an equal opportunity
employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the
community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people
living 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.
Closing
Date: 11 December, 2022
We’re committed to inclusion and diversity in
the workplace. Please be aware that fraudulent job adverts do exist.
Sightsavers will never ask prospective candidates to send money as part of the
interview process. If you do receive email requests of this nature, please
contact jobs@sightsavers.org
Sightsavers is committed to promoting the
welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and
representatives to share this commitment.
In line with its commitment to safe programming
and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct
Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response.
Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that
there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to
potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from
fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high
standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian
fields.
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