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: Africa Regional Technical Advisor for Lymphatic Filariasis morbidity management

Location: Nigeria – Abuja, Mali, Senegal, Cameroon or Ghana

Contract: 2-Year Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role

Sightsavers’ work in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) aims to reduce health disparities and disease burdens by building sustainable, locally owned health programs. As a Country Coordinating Partner on the RLM Fund expansion project (2024-2030), Sightsavers will help eliminate NTDs in Africa, focusing on river blindness and lymphatic filariasis (LF). This $500M initiative, supported by the UAE and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will provide hydrocele surgeries and lymphedema self-care management to thousands, requiring strong technical coordination and program management.

• Support Strategy Development: Assist the Global Technical Lead for LF in creating strategies, policies, and frameworks for LF morbidity management and disability inclusion (MMDP/DMDI).
• Technical Activities: Oversee LF case finding, morbidity plans, assessments, tool development, training, patient follow-up, and service provision for lymphedema and hydrocele.
• Guideline Adherence: Ensure compliance with WHO and Sightsavers guidelines, proposing improvements for service availability, quality, and access.
• Technical Support: Provide technical support to Sightsavers’ country offices and Ministry of Health partners, serving as the primary contact for LF MMDP/DMDI advice.
• Appraisals and Best Practices: Conduct regular appraisals of ongoing implementations and share best practices across projects.
• Progress Reporting: Prepare progress reports for the Global Technical Lead, NTD Technical Director, and Project Directors.
• Collaboration: Work with the M&E team on Hydrocele Tracker use and lead training sessions for LF MMDP implementation and data collection.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Support dissemination of best practices with national and global stakeholders, ensuring coordination in multi-funded countries.
• Funding Proposals: Assist in developing technically sound funding proposals that align with WHO guidance and Sightsavers’ strategic priorities.
• Procurement Coordination: Collaborate with the NTD procurement team to identify needs, review product specifications, and ensure a ccurate budgeting for LF surveys.

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 Job Description for full details.

Jobholder Requirements

• A good understanding of transmission, epidemiology, physiopathology and elimination strategies of LF.
• Experience on MMDP/DMDI situation analysis, plans development and cases finding.
• Experience on MMDP/DMDI activities implementation.
• Experience on health facilities readiness assessment for lymphedema and hydrocele.
• Strong knowledge of lymphedema selfcare kits, hydrocele surgical kits (drugs & consumables and surgical instruments.
• Ability to plan and implement MMDP/DMDI patients follow up (lymphedema and hydrocele).
• Ability to provide team training on lymphedema management and supervision on the field.
• Experience on planning and implementing routinely or surgical camps for hydrocele surgery.
• Experience working globally on disability inclusion and/or gender mainstreaming and in complex environments.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

Introduction

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and displaced persons around the world, we provide emergency aid to these people, fight for their rights and strengthen their opportunities for a better future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along displacement routes, and within the countries in which refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive to achieve responsible and sustainable solutions. We work for the successful integration of vulnerable communities and, where possible, for the fulfillment of their wish to return home.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown into an international humanitarian organization with over 7,000 employees and 8,000 volunteers. Headquartered in Copenhagen, and present in 40 countries, the DRC is a non-governmental, non-profit, politically neutral, independent and non-denominational aid organization.

Our vision is a life with dignity for all the world’s displaced people. All our efforts are based on our moral compass: humanity, respect, independence, neutrality, participation, honesty and transparency.

1- Context

DRC has recently been registered in Chad. We are starting operations in the country and aim to develop them rapidly, with the main objective of responding to the humanitarian crisis in the east of the country in close coordination with DRC in Sudan. Multi-country programming will also be explored in the south of the country, in synergy with DRC Centrafrique and Cameroon.

DRC places a strong emphasis on partnership, localization and sustainable solutions, striving for equitable partnerships, effective coordination mechanisms and capacity building for national and local actors in order to respond effectively to urgent needs, and pave the way for sustainable solutions. DRC is based in six countries in West and Central Africa, with a regional office in Dakar, Senegal.

2- Objective

The HoP reports directly to the Country Director and is an integral part of the in-country Senior Management Team. The HoP will be to contribute to and oversee the implementation of DRC’s strategy in Chadl, taking a proactive and hands-on approach to ensure the highest protection programmatic standards, with an emphasis on quality assurance and lessons learning; work with the programme teams to identify synergies and relevance and developing concept notes and proposals; coordinate project activities, ensuring that they are implemented in accordance with DRC’s quality standards and donor requirements and to support on the associated financial, administrative and reporting duties both externally and internally. This role also includes Cluster representation and technical quality assurance across various protection sectors.

3- Key Specific Responsabilities

1. Management and coordination

• Represent the programme/operations within the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Responsible for coordinating the country’s protection strategy ;
• Quality support manager for the protection operations program in Chad
• Line management, performance driver and staff development of Project Manager, Protection Coordinator, MEAL Team, PIM
• Promote and facilitate the effective coordination between the programme and other CO departments.
• Provide oversight and/or support Field and Project Managers in the overall implementation of programme- and project- level activities, ensuring these are planned strategically and to meet high standards of delivery. Follow up and support as needed.

1. Fundraising and strategy

• Provide contextual programme analysis inputs to DRC’s country and fundraising strategy, ensuring programme relevance and expansion, in line with DRC’s Strategy and donors priorities.
• Participate in consolidating DRC’s operations in Chad and advise on partnerships and programmatic opportunities- (thematic complementarity, geographic presence, consortia with local, national and international partners).
• In close collaboration with the CD and Support Supply Manager, ensure effective planning, management and mobilization of programme resources, including financial and human resources; in coordination with the Area Manager/Project Manager, provide guidance and orientation to programme/project staff.
• In consultation with the programme team, ensure effective implementation of the fundraising strategy, and participate in consolidating DRC’s operations in Chad.

1. External representation

• Ensure coordination and representation of DRC in relevant humanitarian fora/clusters/working-groups, in support of the Country Director.
• Support the CD in building and strengthening donor relations and making DRC more known in the donor and NGO environment in country.
• Oversee the development of communication tools (project presentations, leaflets) increasing DRC’s visibility among humanitarian stakeholders and the general public.

1. Programme quality, reporting and compliance

• Ensure quality of overall project and programme activities, with increased synergy and complementarity across projects, and provide regular updates and advise CD on programme improvements.
• Develop/update the country’s protection strategy using a participatory approach and disseminate it to field teams
• Contribute to drive and continuously improve programme performance, by ensuring alignment and streamlining of programme and financial management tools and processes, grant management and reporting.
• Support the collection and management of quality data for protection data in collaboration with the PIM specialist;
• Work closely with DRC’s national partners, assess their capacity and implement organisational and technical capacity-building plans accordingly.
• Supervise the development of timely and quality project reports matching DRC and donor requirements.
• Promote, streamline and strengthen cross-project capitalisation and learning opportunities, in close coordination with the MEAL Manager and Project Managers.
• Support and oversee the development and implementation of strong Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning systems and feedback mechanisms.
• Ensure monthly qualitative and quantitative reporting and data collection, in line with DRC Chad Results Framework.
• Actively mainstream protection and gender in all projects, and advise on climate mainstreaming; ensure the inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups, and assist the programme with working towards Core Humanitarian Standards and relevant SDGs as well as adherence to SPHERE standards.
• Ensure project compliance to DRC and donor policies and requirements.

1. Cross-cutting duties

• Maintain effective working relationships with other members of the programme as well as with DRC RO and DRC HQ.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence, continuous improvement and performance optimization across all projects.
• Be a role model for diversity, inclusion and belonging and a positive contributor for team spirit.
• Work in accordance with DRC values and humanitarian principles.
• Any other reasonable duties, including interim representation of the mission, as requested by CD.

4- Experience and technical skills (including years of professional experience)

1. Required Qualifications

• Minimum seven (07) years’ experience in the implementation of emergency and/or general protection projects or sectors specializing in protection, particularly GBV.
• At least 4 years of Expérience with people management
• Experience in fundraising and good understanding of key donor requirements as ECHO, SCDS, CDS, FPI, BHA, EU, BPRM…
• Excellent knowledge of protection issues in an emergency context and of protection guidelines and principles.
• Master’s degree in legal sciences, intervention development, gender/protection studies or other relevant field
• Any other relevant professional background in protection, emergency and economic recovery;
• Proven experience on program implementation, program planning and proposal development, including budgeting.
• Previous experience in developing protection strategies and producing technical guidance related to protection components.
• Experience in working with local partners, local authorities and other INGOs within a consortium.
• Experience in working with donors as as ECHO, SCDS, CDS, FPI, BHA, EU, BPRM…
• Previous professional experience in West and Central Africa
• Full professional command of French and English, including excellent writing skills.
• Very good knowledge of humanitarian principles
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to cope with heavy workloads and work under pressure
• Highly motivated, results-oriented and creative problem solver
• Computer skills in Microsoft Pack (Excel, Office, Outlook, etc.)
• Good understanding of and commitment to DRC values.

5- Skills and qualities required

• In this position, you must demonstrate the five core competencies of the DRC, namely:
• Strive for excellence : you focus on achieving results while ensuring an efficient process. You strive to produce accurate, thorough and professional work with optimal use of time and effort.
• Collaborate: you cooperate with and involve stakeholders, actively seeking their opinions and sharing key information with them. You support and trust others, while encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take responsibility and prioritize your work in line with DRC’s overall vision and objectives. You take the initiative when faced with a challenge or opportunity and look for innovative solutions.
• Communicate: you write and speak effectively and honestly, adapting your style and tone to the situation. You actively listen to others and engage them in dialogue.
• Demonstrate integrity: You respect and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in line with DRC’s values and code of conduct, including protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
• Ability to work in a multicultural and cosmopolitan environment
• Proactivity, with a cooperative and collaborative approach
• Excellent communication skills (including attentiveness and patience) are required
• Good organizational skills are required
• Exemplary sense of ethics
• Ability to work as part of a team, with a good sense of humor

6- General regulations and ethics

• The Employee shall comply with DRC’s safety, confidentiality and ethical requirements, including compliance with the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
• The Employee shall not engage in any other employment during his/her employment with DRC without prior authorization from his/her manager.
• The Employee shall not engage in any activity that is detrimental to DRC or the implementation of its projects during his/her employment with DRC.
• The Employee must not give interviews to the media or share project-related content without prior authorization.
• The Employee shall return to DRC any DRC equipment or property at the end of his/her employment contract.

7- Application procedure

If you are interested in this position, please apply online by following this link: : www.drc.dk/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies.

All applicants must upload a cover letter and updated CV (no more than four pages). Applications can only be submitted online via the DRC website, at the link indicated above. Applications sent by e-mail will not be considered.

Applications will close on September , 16th 2024

We encourage national and international candidates to apply and offer competitive salaries. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC’s terms and conditions of employment. For more information, please visit the DRC website.

DRC guarantees equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. The DRC encourages all candidates to apply and does not discriminate in any way during the recruitment process. However, applicants should bear in mind that DRC cannot employ, under an international contract, a national of the country in which they will be working.

As part of this recruitment process, it should be noted that Chadian applications will be given priority.

If you have any questions or problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk. For more information about the Danish Refugee Council, please visit our website drc.ngo.

Information about the Role:

Job Title: Regional Office Manager

Location: Regional Office with extensive travel

Reporting to: Regional Director, based in the Regional Office

Salary: €35,000 to €42,500 gross of tax. 33 days of annual leave (plus R&R if appropriate, accommodation and food allowance when in-country)

Role Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the team in the regional office, country capital offices and the local hubs

• Convene meetings of the regional office team, country team or hub teams, arranging dates and venues, collating relevant papers if necessary, taking minutes, following up action points
• Diary management for the Regional Director, setting up regular meetings with staff and people from outside the organisation, arranging visas, booking flights and accommodation etc
• Steward the Risk Register, ensuring risks are reviewed regularly by the responsible person
• Technical support with online and in-person conferences and events
• Working with the UK team to help oversee the security rota, ensuring the UK team have the information required for tracking staff working in hazardous areas
• Be the first line of IT support for the whole team, fixing minor issues as they arise and referring more difficult questions to UK Operations Manager/IT consultants; help the team implement the cyber security policy
• Help the team improve file and data management, streamlining a workable system across the organisation
• Keep a central record of programme deadlines and help ensure that they are met in good time
• Procurement of IT equipment, branded clothing, business cards etc, keeping a central record of Concordis’ assets
• Manage procurement, resources and solutions for office and hub set up
• Provide direct administrative support as needed, maintaining file systems; mailing and shipping packages; and updating contacts database and employee lists

Human Resources

• Steward the recruitment processes across the region, working with the line managers responsible to prepare job descriptions, advertise roles, sift and shortlist, interview, take up references and checks, offer jobs and issue contracts. Ensure HR files are kept up-to-date
• Oversee onboarding of new staff, ensuring they have the information and equipment they need, are briefed on policies and feel part of the team
• Diarise appraisals and ensure training needs are met
• Work with all teams to ensure safeguarding policies are known and being implemented
• Promote and maintain records of staff training

Liaise with UK team to support good governance

• Ensure Concordis’ policies (e.g. Security, Safeguarding, Anti-Corruption etc.) are available to all staff and kept up-to-date

Person Specification:

• At least 5 years in senior administration/management role.
• Professional level written and spoken French and English.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Able to provide basic IT support.
• Resourceful, proactive, flexible and kind, able to manage and prioritise competing tasks.
• Personal efficiency, resourcefulness and organisational ability, and the ability to be take initiative, remain flexible and maintain good humour in challenging circumstances
• Commitment to Concordis’ mission, principles, values (available at http://concordis.international/our-mission-and-values/

Further details are available at our website https://concordis.international/vacancies

1. WHO WE ARE
UAF-Africa is a feminist, pan-African, rapid response Fund, committed to transforming
power relations through resourcing African feminists and womn human rights defenders and
their formations as an act of solidarity. We are part of the ecosystem of feminist and womn’s
movements in Africa and globally. In character, we are bold and courageous, proactive, and
responsive, creative, and rigorous, curious, alert, and agile, imaginative, and grounded,
consistent, and reliable.
Operating as a virtual organisation, the Fund boasts of strategic presence in Africa’s five subregions-
East Africa: Nairobi & Makuyu- Kenya, Kampala- Uganda and Addis Ababa-
Ethiopia; North Africa: Cairo-Egypt; Southern Africa: Harare- Zimbabwe, Lilongwe &
Blantyre-Malawi, Antananarivo- Madagascar, Johannesburg & Cape Town- South Africa,
Gaborone- Botswana; and West Africa: Abuja- Nigeria, Parakou & Cotonou- Benin, Yaoundé
& Douala- Cameroon, and Lomé, Togo. Recognising the need to move resources rapidly on a
continent where opportunities and threats arise and decline quickly, UAF-Africa established
itself as a base for a Rapid response Grant-making mechanism.
2. OVERALL PURPOSE & OBJECTIVE OF THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
SURVEY
a) Overall Purpose
UAF-Africa is committed to maintaining a dynamic, vibrant, fully engaged workforce that is
crucial in advancing the organization’s mission and mandate. As part of this commitment, the
Fund seeks to partner with an experienced firm to collaborate with our HR team in conducting
an employee engagement survey. Understanding that people are an integral part of an
organization’s efficient functioning, this survey aims to ensure Fund & staff alignment and
functionality for mutual success.
b) Overall Objective
The objective of this assignment is to:
i. Foster process ownership and buy-in by all staff.
ii. Assess the staff members’ perceptions regarding work engagement and
motivation levels.
iii. Propose a strategy to address issues affecting staff motivation, fully involving the
concerned staff for a tailor-made strategy/solution.
iv. Strengthening our organizational work culture.
3. Scope of work
i. Survey questionnaires and related tools developed and approved by
management.
ii. Recommendations and strategies to improve employee engagement and
satisfaction are developed and submitted.
iii. Presentations to management and staff conducted.
iv. Final submission of the complete survey report and necessary statistical data.
4. DURATION OF CONSULTANCY
The consultancy is expected to be conducted over seventeen (17) non-consecutive days
tentatively broken down as follows.
Activities Proposed No. of Days
Orientation & contract signing 1
Proposed methodology development and sharing for review 1
Internal Secondary Data sharing & review 2
Questionnaires and other related tools developed and approved by
management.
Conduct the Survey 5
Compile results 2
Prepare first draft report for review 2
Incorporate edits & comments to second draft report 1
Submission of final report 1
Total 17 days
5. LANGUAGE OF THE CONTRACT
The Consultant(s) shall produce the deliverables/outputs and all related documents in
English.
6. CONSULTANT/S QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
i. Master’s degree in any social sciences, economics, business management, legal
fields with particular emphasis on Organisational Development, or equivalent
combination of qualification and experience.
ii. Been in the Survey and research industry for more than 10 years;
iii. Knowledge of research methodologies and techniques.
iv. Data Analysis experience.
v. OD Presentation skills.
vi. Excellent communication skills.
vii. Proficiency in MS Office.
viii. Strong statistical and mathematical aptitude.
ix. Strong problem-solving skills.
7. SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
i. Working knowledge of feminist and or human rights organising is required.
ii. Experience working within the NGO or development sector.
iii. Experience conducting employee engagement survey consultancy services in
recent years.
iv. Knowledge of and experience with research, employee engagement surveys,
and organisational culture.
v. Experience in change management and organisational transformation.
vi. Specific expertise in employee engagement surveys.
vii. Experience in developing employee engagement survey tools
8. REMUNERATION
UAF-Africa will negotiate the consultancy rate with the selected consultants based on
competitive rates for similar work in other spaces.
9. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND REPORTING
The Consultant reports directly to the Director People & Culture and work closely with the
HR team, who will be responsible for the operational day-to-day management and
coordination of the consultancy work.
Note: UAF-Africa is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in hiring
practices. We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for
all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide
range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on merit.