Project Officer Neglected Tropical Diseases

Location: Yaounde, Cameroon Contract: Two year fixed-term contract (renewable) Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

Our team in Cameroon is looking for a Project Officer to join the NTDs project with a base in Maroua Far North. The NTDs Project Officer will be responsible for all programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation related to Lymphatic Filariasis elimination.

Key Accountabilities but not limited to:

• Work closely with external stakeholders to implement annual project plans and ensure effective project implementation whilst supporting the full lifecycle through to close out.
• Ensure highly quality reporting, lessons learned from project implementation are acted on and action points from activities in the field are followed up.
• Provide technical support to enhance and maintain the capacity and skills of people involved in the project.
• Support the Country NTDs Programme Manager with reviewing learning in project implementation.
• Develop high quality case studies as part of reporting and for fundraising
• Assist with forecasting and budgets for the NTDs projects, monitoring expenditure against budget.
• Support the Finance and Support Services Manager of Sightsavers and project partners develop a suitable partner capacity building plan.
• Work with the Finance and Support Services Manager and projects partners to ensure proper partner accountability for Donors and Sightsavers funds
• Work with the Ministry of Health and partners on how to interpret and use data/findings to guide decision making
• Support the MOH to fully appropriate the use of the country health information platforms and DHIS2

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential:

• A qualification/masters/tertiary degree in public health, medicine, biology, sociology, international development, or other relevant field
• Public health physician desirable
• Excellent knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial provisions.
• Evidence previous experience working in NTDS at national and regional levels (Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminths Onchocerciasis, and Trachoma)
• Previous experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects/programmes
• Excellent communication skills and advocacy
• Strong reporting skills, IT
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Fluent in written and spoken French is a strong asset
• Availability to travel to relevant health regions for the duration of the tenure
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people
• Current and ongoing right to work in Cameroon.

The NTDs PO role is varied and involved. Please read the job description for full details.

The deadline to complete your application is 17 October 2024 23.00pm BST (British Summer Time).

We anticipate conducting interviews from 21 October 2024 onwards. The recruitment process will be in two stages. The first stage will be a face to face interview at the Cameroon country office lasting up to one hour. Candidates successful at this stage will then be invited to a final interview to meet the Country Director, this interview will last up to 45 minutes and will be face to face. We reserve the right to close this opportunity early.