Vacancy title:
Project coordinator

Jobs at:
Sight savers

Deadline of this Job:
19th October 2018

Duty Station:
Morogoro, Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 3rd October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world.

JOB DETAILS:
We are looking for an experienced, self-driven and results-oriented Project Coordinator, based in Morogoro, who will ensure that the Mwangaza (comprehensive eye health) project is planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated to the highest possible standards and in line with Sight savers and donor procedures.

Reporting to the Programme Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing timely support and work with Help Age and other partners in the region for enhancing equal accountabilities and therefore play a leading role in planning and reviews, implementation, continuous monitoring, reporting, documentation and advocacy. You will work with the Morogoro regional authority, Sight savers Tanzania Country Office and donor on the policy, influence and implications in order to foster change and sustainability as well as to identify further areas for programme growth and development.

The successful candidate will have experience in project management, particularly of donor-funded projects (DFID, USAID etc). You will be knowledgeable on disability and development issues and be able to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports. The candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English and hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Development Studies or Economics) level. Post-graduate studies in project planning and management is desirable. The successful candidate will have significant experience implementing social development programmes and a familiarity with M & E tools and activities — especially project cycle management, log frame and donor reporting.

Interviews are anticipated to take place from 29 October 2018