The Project Officer will support NTD programme implementation, monitoring and supervision; ensuring that Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis activities are delivered in accordance with WHO NTD minimum quality standards. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure the planned implementation of NTDs projects in Sierra Leone within budget and implemented to the agreed project schedule/documents within the timelines proposed through collaboration with partners

Responsibilities
Further duties and responsibilities of this role include: 

• Working closely with external stakeholders to implement annual project plans and ensure effective project implementation whilst supporting the full project lifecycle through to close out
• Ensuring project activities are delivered to quality standard, escalating issues and risk in a timely manner
• Supporting partners to deploy adequate NTD quality assurance tools to enhance effective programme delivery
• Ensuring highly quality reporting, lessons learned from project implementation are acted on and action points from activities in the field are followed up
• Providing technical support to enhance and maintain the capacity and skills of people involved in the project
• Supporting the Country EH/NTDs Programme Manager with reviewing learning in project implementation
• Developing high quality case studies as part of reporting and for fundraising
• Assisting with forecasting and budgets for the NTDs projects, monitoring expenditure against budget
• Supporting the Finance Support Services Manager of Sightsavers and project partners to develop a suitable partner capacity building plan
• Working with the Finance and Support Services Manager and projects partners to ensure proper partner accountability for Donors and Sightsavers funds
• Working with the NTD Programme of the Ministry of Health and partners on how to interpret and use data/findings to guide decision making
• Supporting the MOH to fully appropriate the use of the country health information platforms and DHIS2

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
To succeed in this role you will have the following:

A qualification/ masters/ BSc. degree in public health, biology, sociology, international development, or other relevant field or equivalent experience

Excellent knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and financial provisions

Evidence of previous experience working in NTDs at national and/or 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 writing skills, IT

Fluency in written and spoken English

Availability to travel to relevant health regions for monitoring and supervision

An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people

Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.