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