Location: Abuja, Nigeria Office
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 03 July 2022
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
Specific Hours: 35 hour per week
Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
Sightsavers works across more than 35 countries to prevent avoidable blindness, treat neglected tropical diseases and promote disability rights. As part of our social inclusion portfolio, we design and implement different interventions to proffer solution that enables accessibility and meaningful participation of persons with disability in education, health and labour market system.
About the role
As the Programme Officer you will work to enhance the quality of the project which focuses on the economic empowerment of persons with disabilities through formal employment. You will ensure that the programme is planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated to the highest possible quality standards.
The Programme Officer key duties and accountabilities include:
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.
About you
As the successful candidate you will possess previous working experience and/or a degree in social sciences, education, development studies, public health, or any other relevant area.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
Closing date: 3 July 2022
Next Steps
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from the week commencing 11 July 2022 and the evaluation process will include a written task and an oral interview.
To apply for this exciting new 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.