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Global Technical Lead: Digital Futures at Sightsavers

Global Technical Lead: Digital Futures

Job Description

Overview

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.

• Title: Global Technical Lead – Digital Futures 
• Location: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia
• Contract: 12-month fixed term contract
• Salary:  Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role

The Global Technical Lead (GTL) will lead the provision of high-quality technical support for a multi-country programme focused on enhancing digital skills and employment opportunities for young people with disabilities. This pivotal role will also champion workplace and labour market disability inclusion across seven countries in East, West, and Southern Africa.

The GTL will ensure that the programme is designed and implemented in alignment with Sightsavers thematic and programme strategies, and will play a key role in shaping innovative, inclusive approaches that drive systemic change and promote sustainable impact.

This is full time, in person role, with the post holder expected to work from the Sightsavers’ office in either Abuja, Accra, Lusaka or Nairobi five days per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical leadership for a multi-country programme focused on digital skills development and employment for young people with disabilities, while advancing disability inclusion within workplaces and labour markets across East, West, and Southern Africa.
• Collaborate closely with fellow Global Technical Leads and implementing partners to ensure cohesive, high-impact delivery of programme objectives.
• Drive innovation by shaping and piloting new strategic initiatives that enhance the quality, relevance, and sustainability of Sightsavers’ work.
• Contribute to cross-organisational efforts in research, innovation, policy, advocacy, and communications, working in partnership with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Represent Sightsavers at senior level as a subject matter expert in digital inclusion and the digital economy, participating in national, regional, and international networks, conferences, and sector platforms.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• Master’s degree or higher (PhD preferred) in digital economy, digital policy, digital or economic sociology, political economy, development studies, global labour studies, or a related subject or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable understanding of current debates and issues in AI and digital technologies, and the implications for skills, employment, decent work and labour markets in African and Global South contexts.
• Experience of leading and developing programmes on digital skills, training and transition to employment, especially in the global South
• Experience working within NGO or non-profit contexts, including managing donor-funded programmes.
• Proven ability to engage with a wide range of labour market stakeholders, especially the private sector, to improve employment and decent work outcomes.
• Strong understanding of current developments in AI and digital technologies and their implications for employment and labour markets in African and Global South contexts.
• Excellent spoken and written English, with the ability to produce detailed reports and deliver presentations.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to plan from both programmatic and organisational perspectives.
• Excellent leadership, networking, and stakeholder engagement skills, with diplomacy and tact.
• Experience working on TVET systems.
• Previous experience of engaging with tripartite labour market stakeholders, especially the private sector and especially in digital sectors, to improve employment and decent work outcomes.
• Proven ability to collaborate across departments and work effectively within diverse teams.
• Experience developing and adapting technical guidance and programming tools.
• A clear commitment to disability inclusion, equality, and justice in digital and employment spaces.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally for up to 12 weeks per year.

Desirable:

• Experience in advocacy for marginalised groups, particularly in disability inclusion.
• Proficiency in French.

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Programme Manager Kenya – Digital Futures at Sightsavers

As Programme Manager for Kenya, you will implement and lead the Digital Futures programme in country. Reporting to the Digital Futures Programme Manager, you will ensure that programme interventions strengthen digital and IT skills training, promote inclusive employment pathways, and advance disability inclusive practices across public and private sector institutions.

Responsibilities

As Programme Manager Kenya – Digital Futures, you will: 

• Provide overall leadership, planning, and coordination of the Digital Futures programme in Kenya
• Ensure high quality execution of digital, IT, and entrepreneurship training in collaboration with IT Bridge Academies and training providers
• Oversee community outreach, mobilisation, recruitment, and onboarding of young people with disabilities into the programm
• Manage relationships with all implementing partners, including OPDs, training institutions, digital academies, and private sector actors
• Provide technical backstopping and capacity building support on disability inclusion, safeguarding and inclusive employment
• Develop employer capacity building pathways on disability inclusion and inclusive HR practices
• Oversee linkage of programme participants to mentorship, internships, apprenticeships, and employment opportunities
• Lead budget preparation, oversight, ensuring alignment between expenditure and donor/organisational financial procedure
• Provide strategic oversight for data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting in line with MEAL frameworks

Skills and Experience

• Solid experience in programme management within INGOs, social impact programmes, youth employment, or digital skills development initiatives.
• Proven experience leading digital skills, employability, entrepreneurship, or labour market programmes.
• Strong experience in skills development, employer engagement, internships/placements, and disability inclusion.
• Experience in working with OPDs, persons with disabilities and other actors in the disability sector and on gender intersectionality.
• Experience engaging youth, TVET institutions, digital academies, employers, and OPDs.

Closing date: Sunday 3 May 2026

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Administrative Assistant at Sightsavers

About the role 

Sightsavers Kenya office is seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant to be responsible for the front office and for supporting other services. The Administrative Assistant will greet visitors and staff, and complete various administrative tasks to the highest standards.
Responsibilities

As the Administrative Assistant you will:

Front office duties

• Answer, screen and forward incoming phone calls.

• Ensure reception area is tidy and presentable, with all necessary stationery and material (e.g. pens, forms and brochures).

• Provide basic and accurate information in-person and via phone/email.

• Maintain office security by following safety procedures and controlling access via the reception desk (monitor logbook, opening office door).

Office support services

• Facilitate travel needs of staff and visitors as needed in collaboration with the office driver and with taxi companies and /or travel agencies.

• Coordinate the travel and accommodation of foreign staff and visitors to Kenya in conjunction with the head office travel department. This includes travel visas as and when needed, arranging airport transfers, ensuring accommodation, meals and any other visitor requirements are attended to.

• Make requisitions for small petty cash payments to staff/or suppliers with relevant approvals and call on suppliers to collect cheque payments.

• Facilitate meetings at the office or hosted by Sightsavers outside the office by ensuring adequate amenities (coffee, teas, lunches) are in place.

• Take minutes during meetings as and when requested.

• Facilitate an effective working environment by ensuring timely opening of the office and ensuring that all essential services (utilities, internet, telephone), supplies, stationery and amenities are available to staff and visitors as needed.

Procurement

• Liaise with Admin Officer for office procurement requirements.

• Request various supplies on behalf of staff as requested.

• Maintain stock for office supplies and replenish when required.

Skills and Experience

As the successful candidate you will possess experience in a similar admin role, and/or hold a tertiary qualification in Front Office Management or Administration (At least a Diploma).

Further requirements include:

• Experience in organising; project/programme meetings, staff travel, seminars and other project related activities.

• Experience taking meeting mintues.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

• Excellent organisational skills.

• Experience booking travel and accommodation for visitors and staff.

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Project Finance Officer at Sightsavers

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Project Finance Officer to join our Kenya Country Office and support the Programme Manager and partners with project financial management.

Responsibilities

• As the Project Finance Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day financial management of assigned projects by preparing and maintaining project budgets, capturing transactions in the SUN system, and identifying & supporting all project procurement needs.

Further duties and responsibilities include:

• Donor Budget Management & Reporting
• Work with the project team to ensure that all donor-related information is disseminated to project, finance and logistics staff as well as partners to enable them to abide by donor rules and regulations.
• In coordination with project staff and partners prepare and regularly update the spending plan in line with the project planned activities.
• Review payment schedule for the project and cash flow needs are catered for.

Financial Management

• Reviewing transactions in the organisation accounting system monthly, to ensure they are correctly coded, accurately captured and have clear descriptions.
• Ensure timely and accurate payments/payees on the S2B platform.
• Monitor bank balances through regular updating of the excel cash book in line with the project financial plans to minimize risks of cash depletion.
• On a monthly basis prepare Budget Versus Actual reports and send to FSSM and to other relevant staff. The expenditure report should include a brief commentary on matters arising as identified from the report to highlight on budget lines that are at risk of under/overspends.
• Prepare quarterly financial report as per donor requirements, ensuring it is complete, accurate and produced on a timely basis to ensure adequate review, approval and submission to the Project Manager.
• Prepare and consolidate monthly invoice and expense projection. Analyse differences of the projections and actual spending and submit adjustments as required.
• Ensure financial reports are produced in compliance with donor’s exchange rate policies, including keeping track of expenditure in currencies other than GBP and identifying the rate at which they need to be converted into GBP.

Programme Management

• Prepare project reports and share with the programme team as requested for decision making. 
• Ensuring accurate coding of project expenditures (restricted funding).
• Prepare and consolidate monthly invoice and expense, analyse differences between projections and actual spending and produce analytical reports to inform decision making by program implementers.
• Receive and review periodic reports for all partner, liquidate the eligible costs and take relevant action on the expenses, identifying ineligible and/or disallowed expenses and bring these to the attention of the FSSM as well as the Programs Manager.
• Conduct periodic review of local partner internal controls and policies and advice on strengthening as necessary.  
• Review partner reports against key indicators taking appropriate action where necessary.

Procurement

• Source for quotations and conduct analyses of the quotations for review by FSSM.
• Follow the projects’ Value for Money strategies.
• Process procurement needs in PSC and Proactis systems.
• Work with the administration team to ensure a project asset register is maintained and updated accordingly.

Skills and Experience

• As the successful candidate you will have a Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting and hold a professional accounting qualification. 
• You will also possess extensive working experience in a similar role, ideally within an INGO environment, and have experience financial management, programme & project management and administration.

Further requirements include:

Essential

• Experience of managing project budgets.
• Experience writing project reports.
• Experience preparing Budget Versus Actual reports.
• Experience preparing quarterly financial report as per donor requirements.
• Procurement experience.
• System experience (SUN, PSC and Proactis).
• Project Financial management and data analysis skills.

Desirable

• Experience of audit and government organisations in a finance position.
• This is a highly varied and involved role, and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills.
• 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.

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Programme Officer at Sightsavers

About the role

Sightsavers is implementing a 5-year IT skills and employability program across seven countries in Africa. The program’s central aim is to improve access to dignified and fulfilling employment for young people with disabilities across Africa, with a strong focus on young women. By providing market-aligned training, seed funding, and engaging with key stakeholders, the programme seeks to dismantle barriers to participation in the digital economy and promote inclusive workforce practices. 

The Programme Officer will play a crucial role implementing this programme in Kenya. To be successful in this role you will demonstrate exceptional project implementation within NGO/INGOs, social impact, skills development or youth empowerment in Kenya. You will confidently manage stakeholder and partner engagement and have good knowledge and experience of disability inclusion, gender equality principles and inclusive employment principles.

Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified women and people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Key duties will include:

Programme Implementation and coordination 

• Support the development and execution of annual work plans, budgets, and activity schedule
• Coordinate implementation of digital, IT, and entrepreneurship training
• Facilitate partner engagement

Partnership Management

• Maintain regular communication with implementing partners to monitor progress and troubleshoot implementation challenges.
• Support capacity strengthening of partners on disability inclusion, safeguarding, MEAL requirements, and employment pathways.

Employer Engagement and Inclusive Employment Support

• Identify and pitch the programme to potential employers
• Link programme participants with potential employers for mentorships, internships and job opportunities

Compliance and Quality Assurance

• Support financial monitoring, ensuring expenditure aligns with approved budgets and financial policies.
• Promote disability‑inclusive and gender‑inclusive practices across all programme activities.
• Ensure safeguarding, child protection, and data protection standards are upheld by all partners and stakeholders.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting (MEAL)

• Collect, verify, and analyse programme data in line with MEAL frameworks and donor requirements.
• Conduct field visits, learner assessments, partner supervision, and follow-up on beneficiaries’ progress.

The Programme Officer role will involve a small amount of national travel, specifics of this can be discussed at interview.
Skills and Experience

Essential Skills, experience, knowledge and core behaviours:

• Experience in digital skills training programmes, entrepreneurship promotion, or labour market initiatives.
• Experience with skills training/development, internships, employer engagement, disability inclusion
• Knowledge of Kenyan policies related to disability inclusion, digital transformation, and youth employment.
• Experience supporting Business and Disability Networks or private sector engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and effectively function as a team member and respect diversity in a team.
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, ICT, Education, Development Studies, Disability Studies, Business, or related field.
• Demonstrable experience in project implementation within NGO, social impact, skills development, or youth employment programmes.
• Demonstrable working experience of disability inclusion, gender equality principles and inclusive employment principles.
• Experience of working closely with project partners
• Experience working with youth, TVET institutions, private sector employers, and/or OPDs.
• Strong coordination, communication, and partnership-building skills.
• Good analytical, reporting, and documentation abilities.
• Proficiency in digital tools and project management systems.

Benefits

Sightsavers offers a reward package based on local pay, local contracts and local benefits and will not normally offer international contracts. Sightsavers is committed to investing in the training and development of its employees and offers a supportive work environment.
Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We anticipate that interviews will take place in Nairobi the week commencing Monday 20 April.  

Closing date: Monday 6 April

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