Programme Manager – Inclusive Data at Sightsavers Tanzania

Programme Manager – Inclusive Data

Programme Manager – Inclusive Data at Sightsavers International July 2024

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• Abuja, Nigeria; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi, Kenya; Dakar, Senegal
• Programmes
• Job
• Fixed Term
• Full-Time
• 04/08/2024

Job Description Overview
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: Programme Manager – Inclusive Data
Location: Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania or Kenya
Contract: 9-month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

About the role
The
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), hosted at
the UN Foundation, is a dynamic international partnership of over 700
organisations. GPSDD connects stakeholders to address data gaps and
harness opportunities for sustainable development.

In 2018, GPSDD , Sightsavers and partners, launched the Inclusive Data Charter (IDC)
to promote inclusive, disaggregated data for better understanding and
addressing the needs of marginalised people. The IDC has grown
significantly, with commitments from over 30 Champions.

Sightsavers,
a co-founding champion of the IDC, prioritises inclusive data to
support its health and inclusion strategies. The Programme Manager –
Inclusive Data will work across GPSDD and Sightsavers, managing
strategic programmes and partnerships to advance inclusive data
initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IDC strategic planning and delivery, ensuring team collaboration with the IDC Technical Advisor and Advocacy Lead.
• Manage relationships with IDC champions, facilitating their engagement through regular calls and meetings.
• Foster
  partnerships between IDC champions, GPSDD partners, and other
  organisations to share experiences and strengthen inclusive data
  systems.
• Lead the IDC impact and learning pillar, capturing and sharing progress through data stories and knowledge products.
• Oversee budget development, monitoring, and reporting for IDC and Sightsavers, making resource allocation decisions.
• Collaborate with the IDC Advocacy Lead to identify advocacy opportunities and plan major IDC events.
• Support
  the Technical Advisor in providing resources and tools for Champions to
  develop and implement inclusive data action plans.
• Facilitate
  engagement of IDC co-facilitating partners, including GPSDD,
  Sightsavers, the UK’s Office for National Statistics and Foreign,
  Commonwealth & Development Office.
• Lead Sightsavers’ inclusive data portfolio globally, engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Line
  manage the Inclusive Data Project Manager and Inclusive Data Operations
  & Planning Coordinator, overseeing workplans and progress.
• Stay informed on trends in data disaggregation and inclusive data, including the SDGs and the goal to leave no one behind.

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.

Skills and Experience
The
Programme Manager will provide programme leadership for the Inclusive
Data Charter initiative, ensuring the development and delivery of agreed
plans. You will coordinate the engagement of co-facilitating partners
and ensure effective participation by Champions in Charter management.
Additionally, you will advance reporting and learning mechanisms to
track progress against Champion Action Plans.

The Programme
Manager will oversee Sightsavers’ inclusive data programme at a global
level, offering strategic leadership across the portfolio. Strengthening
relationships with internal stakeholders and external strategic
partners will be key to advancing organisational objectives and
enhancing Sightsavers’ leadership in inclusive data.

Jobholder Requirement
Knowledge (education and related experience)

• Demonstrable experience in strategy, project management, advocacy
  and/or communications in international development or foreign policy
• Team leadership and staff management experience, preferably in a decentralised environment
• Proven ability to coordinate stakeholders across sectors and geography
• Ability
  to develop and maintain strong relationships with people from a wide
  variety of organisations, cultures, and with a wide variety of
  functional expertise
• Experience with the Sustainable Development Goals, international development or work with marginalised groups required

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Skills (training and competencies)

• Exceptional project & programme management skills, as well as writing and communications
• Ability to work in a networked team and with partners around the world virtually and in-person
• Ability to organize and prioritise work and manage time effectively with little supervision
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience desirable
• Strong planning, coordination and organisational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines
• Budget development, management and reporting
• Monitoring, evaluation and learning experience desirable
• An understanding of and commitment to inclusion and equality of opportunity for people with disabilities

Next Steps
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.

Due to project deadlines, we
are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will
be considered as soon as they are received.

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.