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Sightsavers seeks to recruit an experienced Project Coordinator, based in Masindi, to provide leadership and operational oversight for the implementation of the EU Economic Empowerment of YWDs Project and the Annual Operational Plan. The project is being implemented in five targeted districts with the aim of increasing the employability of YWDs and contributing to poverty reduction. The Project Coordinator will ensure that the EU EEYWD (Economic Empowerment of Youth with Disabilities) project is planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated to the highest possible standards and in line with Sightsavers and donor procedures.

Reporting to the Programme Manager, you will be responsible for providing timely support and developing and maintaining an effective partnership with implementing partners; District Local Governments, the NUDIPU, NOWODU and UNAB as well as vocational training institutions and other relevant government institutions.

You will have strong spoken and written English and hold a Batchelor’s degree in a relevant field (Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Education or similar) and experience in all aspects of programme and project management, ideally gained within an NGO/ INGO environment. You will be knowledgeable on gender and disability issues and be able to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports. Demonstrable experience in the field of economic empowerment, rural development and livelihoods is also essential. The successful candidate will have excellent project management, partnership management and team leadership skills and well as strong computer skills (Microsoft Office) and the ability to spend up to 50% of his/ her time in the field to support partners.

Please see the Job Description for further details and more information about our work

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Sightsavers is an international non-governmental organisation that works with partners in developing countries to treat and prevent avoidable blindness, and promote equality for people with visual impairments and other disabilities. It is based in Haywards Heath in the United Kingdom, with branches in Sweden, Norway, India, Italy, Republic of Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, and the USA.The charity was founded in 1950 by Sir John Wilson and was originally called the British Empire Society for the Blind, then the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind. Its patron is HRH Princess Alexandra. In its 65 year history, Sightsavers has distributed treatment to protect more than 295 million people against river blindness (onchocerciasis), carried out 6.1 million sight-restoring cataract operations and treated 43 million people with antibiotics to combat the potentially blinding infection trachoma.

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0 USD Masindi CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Sightsavers
Sightsavers seeks to recruit an experienced Project Coordinator, based in Masindi, to provide leadership and operational oversight for the implementation of the EU Economic Empowerment of YWDs Project and the Annual Operational Plan. The project is being implemented in five targeted districts with the aim of increasing the employability of YWDs and contributing to poverty reduction. The Project Coordinator will ensure that the EU EEYWD (Economic Empowerment of Youth with Disabilities) project is planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated to the highest possible standards and in line with Sightsavers and donor procedures.Reporting to the Programme Manager, you will be responsible for providing timely support and developing and maintaining an effective partnership with implementing partners; District Local Governments, the NUDIPU, NOWODU and UNAB as well as vocational training institutions and other relevant government institutions.You will have strong spoken and written English and hold a Batchelor’s degree in a relevant field (Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Education or similar) and experience in all aspects of programme and project management, ideally gained within an NGO/ INGO environment. You will be knowledgeable on gender and disability issues and be able to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports. Demonstrable experience in the field of economic empowerment, rural development and livelihoods is also essential. The successful candidate will have excellent project management, partnership management and team leadership skills and well as strong computer skills (Microsoft Office) and the ability to spend up to 50% of his/ her time in the field to support partners.Please see the Job Description for further details and more information about our work
How to apply:
Please visit https://jobs.sightsavers.org/job/project-coordinator-eu-economic-empower... for a full job description, application form and more information about our work
2018-10-26

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