Sightsavers
Title: Global Technical Lead: Eye Health ECSA region
Location: Kenya
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
The Global Technical Lead will support the Senior Global Technical lead to ensure technical leadership is provided in eye health and refractive error programmes in ECSA region, and that Sightsavers eye health and refractive error projects in ECSA are conceptualized, designed, and implemented as aligned with thematic and programme strategy.
As the Global Technical Lead you will provide expertise in eye health and refractive error in the ECSA region, guiding the development and delivery of specific initiatives and programme. You will facilitate the capacity strengthening of country, partners, and global teams in the design and implementation of eye health and refractive error in ECSA programmes to meet organisational quality standards.
The Global Technical Lead key duties and accountabilities include:
- To strengthen the global programme portfolio in eye health and refractive error in ECSA through leading strategic and technical inputs in proposal development for restricted and unrestricted funding opportunities
- To pioneer new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches in eye health and refractive error to improve and enhance the quality of Sightsavers’ work, especially in cross-cutting priority areas like climate action, gender responsiveness and fragile environments.
- To contribute to the research, innovation, policy, advocacy and communications agendas through close collaboration with interdepartmental teams and key external stakeholders and working with Global Policy and Advocacy, Research and Communications teams to ensure policy influencing is based on best available evidence and where possible, direct programme experience.
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.
About you
As the successful candidate you will hold a professional qualification in a relevant field, e.g. ophthalmology, medicine, optometry, education, inclusion, public health, and possess significant experience in leading and developing programmes in eye health and refractive error.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
- A Postgraduate qualification (minimum Masters or equivalent experience) in a relevant field, e.g. Ophthalmology, optometry, public health; health service management, special needs education; disability; low vision/rehabilitation, international development.
- Experience of working with national government and international institutions such as WHO and other International Development Organisations (INGDOs).
- Knowledge of current issues and best practice in eye health and refractive error.
- Fluent written and spoken Swahili and English
Closing date: 6 November 2022
Next Steps
We anticipate that interviews will take place from the week commencing 14 November and 21 November onwards and the evaluation process will include a task and a two stage interview process.
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.
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.