Project Coordinator

Title: Project Coordinator (LF Uganda Project)

Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Location: Acholi Subregion, Uganda

Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week

About the role

Sightsavers Uganda office is seeking an experienced Project Coordinator to work with the local district government (DLGs) of Acholi Sub-region to ensure that LF Uganda NTD project is planned implemented, monitored and evaluated to the highest possible standards, as laid out in Sightsavers Programme & Implementation manual (PIM).

As the Project Coordinator you will develop relationships with District Local Governments (DLGs) of Teso Sub-region to achieve the objectives of the project. You will support partners to manage all aspects of the project cycle, assist project partners in the preparation of budget and forecast, and ensure that that the DLGs are supported to deliver high quality project deliverables on timely basis.

Further duties and responsibilities involve:

• Supporting partners in the identification of their capacity development needs, in line with Sightsavers partnership policy and guidelines, and facilitate capacity building activities to meet those needs
• Negotiate partnership agreements or memorandum of understanding, MOUs with the DLGs of Teso sub-region
• Represent Sightsavers in DLG and development partners meeting in Teso subregion
• Work with partners to identify needs for technical support in relation to trachoma elimination estimates
• Support partners to ensure that all project documentation, reports and related support documents like maps are made available in a timely and accessible way
• Attend to project visitors and facilitate their activities
• Monitor expenditure of project financial or actively returns
• Ensure that partners submit timey financial or activity returns
• Represent Sightsavers to District Local Governments and development partners in the target regions

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 for full details.

As the successful candidate you will hold a tertiary qualification (bachelor's or above), or equivalent working experience in social sciences, public health, development studies. You will possess experience implementing programmes, in particular health programmes and/or neglected tropical disease programmes with a focus on Monitoring and Evaluation, have knowledge of the WHO SAFE approach to trachoma elimination, and have experience working with District Local Governments health departments.

Further requirements include:

• Experience in data processing and management of large-scale surveys
• Demonstrated experience of statistical and or data analysis packages (SPSS, STATA, Excel, Power BI)
• Prior experience carrying out qualitative and quantitative data collection
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
• Knowledge and experience of working with district local governments and district health systems
• Knowledge and experience of the NGO sector
• Experience in advocacy work in health and in general development

Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please submit your CV via our recruitment portal and answer all application questions. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

We anticipate that interviews will take place during the week of 20 January 2025 at our Kampala office, and the evaluation process will include a written task and an oral interview, to be completed by shortlisted candidates.

Closing date: 5 January 2025

As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.