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. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

Research Officer – East, Central and South Africa Programmes (ECSA region) Location ideally located in Kenya: 2,581,569 to 3,492,711 KES Or Uganda: 53,489,650 to 72,368,350 UGX Or Tanzania: 41,229,250 to 55,780,750 TZS

Sightsavers has an opportunity for an experienced Researcher with a strong interest in health and disability research to join its Policy & Strategic Programme Support team.

The post holder will work with our global research team and will be responsible for supporting research and other evidence generating activities within Sightsavers’ health, education and social inclusion programmes in in East, Central and South Africa region.

The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics or a related discipline. You will have a good knowledge of different research methods including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Candidates with a good knowledge and experience of research in Sub-Saharan Africa will be of particular interest. Excellent analytical skills with the ability to plan and supervise research projects are essential for this position, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. The postholder must be able to travel for up to 16 weeks a year.

To apply for this post, please visit http://www.sightsavers.net/about_us/vacancies/ and download our application form and equal opportunities form and email this as two separate documents to jobs@sightsavers.org.

We’re an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly encourage qualified people living with a disability to apply.

We will be contacting shortlisted candidates for interview, shortly after the closing dates. We very much regret that in view of the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond if you are unsuccessful. I am sure that you will understand the need to concentrate resources towards our work.

1. About Diakonia

Diakonia is a Swedish non-governmental organisation whose mission is to change unfair political, economic and social structures that generate poverty, oppression and violence. Diakonia supports civil society organisations in about 30 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America and has its Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden. Diakonia works through capacity building of civil society actors in partnership with local and regional organisations (both secular and of various faiths) and seeks to employ a rights based approach to development in all programmes, including a special focus on gender equality. For more information please visitwww.diakonia.se.

2. Description of the ‘Lake Victoria Rights Programme’

The ‘Lake Victoria Rights Programme’ (LVRP) is managed from the Diakonia Africa Regional Office in Nairobi in partnership with seven implementing local partners in three countries. They include five Kenyan organisations active in Sio Port / Busia County; Osiri and SW Seme / Kisumu County; and Mfangano Island / Homa Bay County as well as one Ugandan organization located on Ssess Island and one Tanzanian organisation on the Ukerewe Island / Mwanza region. The LVRP has a total annual budget of about 600, 000 USD and is currently funded by Diakonia core funds from the back donor Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). It is lead by a Programme Manager in Nairobi, with support from a Programme Officer and a Finance Officer (working 50%) under the supervision of a Deputy Regional Manager. The objective of the programme is a strengthened civil society, which is contributing to democratization through increased realization of human rights among fishing communities of Lake Victoria. Diakonia staff is responsible for all of the capacity building of partners and strategic quality assurance and resource mobilization.

3. Purpose of the Evaluation

The proposed evaluation should be seen in light of the upcoming strategy development process, which will take place during 2015 – a process where Diakonia is evaluating the results of past programmes in Africa and develop strategic ideas for the next five years. The purpose of the evaluation is to get a better grip of to what extent the current programme design is still relevant to the needs and experiences of the rights holders, including the role played by Diakonia. The findings of the evaluation will form the basis on which the regional management team will decide on the future shape of LVRP and can possibly also result in a phase out of the programme.

The LVRP is currently undergoing its 3rd phase of implementation that started in January 2012 and will end in December 2015. Over the last couple of years, the LVRP has generated some interesting results for the fishing communities around the Lake, which have been documented in a number of evaluations, reports and in social media. In comparison with the previous two phases (2006 – 2008; and 2009 – 2010) the Programme Strategy for 2012 – 2015 emphasized to a greater extent the area of advocacy and political influencing related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and to engage more in national and regional political processes and influencing. The HIV and AIDS rate and poverty levels around the Lake remain comparatively high, and the lack of SRHR is deemed to be an important reason for this, along with the limited choices of livelihood besides fishing. The strengthening of the advocacy component of SRHR was also a strategy to attract new partners and donors for financing. The regional aspect of the programme is considered an added value in the design of the programme – and therefore the evaluation shall also look into what this means in practice since this dimension is currently not clearly demonstrated in the annual reports of the programme. Note: The objective of the evaluation is not to undertake a detailed evaluation of each implementing partner but rather to assess the specific results achieved during 2012 - 2014 in relation to the original application and proposals submitted by partners.

4. Objectives of the Evaluation

The overall objective of the evaluation is to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, lessons learned and the role and added value of Diakonia compared to the expected results set out in the programme application.

5. Scope of the Evaluation

The evaluation is intended to cover the programme implementation period of January 2012 – December 2014 (i.e. 3 years) and should identify expected and unexpected results, including lessons learned by answering the following questions:

*Relevance* – the extent to which the programme was well suited to the priorities of the rights holders in the project sites:

*Effectiveness* – the extent to which the programme attains its objectives:

*Efficiency –**how qualitative and quantitative outputs are measuring in relation to the inputs:*

*Impact –**the positive and negative changes produced by a development intervention (directly or indirectly), intended or unintended:*

*Sustainability and Added Value of Diakonia –**if the benefits of the programme activities are likely to continue in case Diakonia ceases its support?*

*Lessons learned*

6. Methodology

A brief methodology of the evaluation will be proposed by the consultant(s) as part of the formal application (see “Mode of Application” below). Following the selection of consultant(s) a more detailed methodology will need to be developed by the consultant(s) taking into account the following aspects: a) what kind of information is to be collected (first hand, second hand, etc.) and will it contain interviews (e.g. qualitative data)? b) What measurements and assessments are to be made in light of the scope of the evaluation above? c) How will the analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data be made and on which criteria will it be made? How will the data be analysed? d) How will the conclusions and recommendations be presented? Lastly – to what extent are rights holders and other stakeholders in the programme expected to participate in the different stages of the evaluation above?

7. Roles and Responsibilities

8. Outputs and deliverables

9. Envisaged timeframe

The proposed consultancy will run for forty (40) days and will tentatively be carried out January the 5th - March 13th in 2015. The following plan gives an indication of the number of days required to execute the activities of the evaluation:****Activity**** ****No. of Days**** 1 Preliminary Meeting with Diakonia 1 2 Document Review & Tools preparation 4 3 Travel Days 8 4 Meeting with Partners: 1 day per partner: ADS Nyanza ; ADS Western; COU-PDR; ELCT/BAKWATA 5 5 Data Collection at the 5 sites (2days per site)

****Kenya :****SioPort; Mfangano ; Osiri/S.W Seme

****Uganda Ssese Islands:****Kibanga; Kitobo

****Tanzania:****Ukerewe 10 6 Data Analysis, Documentation and report writing including after draft report presentation 10 7 Presentation of findings at Diakonia Regional Office 1 8 Validation Meeting with Partners 1 ****Total Days**** ****40****

Required background documentation / references for desk research****:**** Lake Victoria Livelihood Programme (LVLP) Terminal Evaluation Report (May 2011) and earlier evaluations and reports; LVRP Strategy 2012 – 2015; Civsam application 2012 – 2014; Civsam Annual Reports of Lake Victoria for 2011, 2012 and 2013; Annual partner reports for 2011, 2012 and 2013.

10. Evaluation team – Required qualifications

The Lead Consultant must have post graduate qualification (Masters or above) in Social Science or discipline relevant to the assignment with minimum 10 years of work experience in research and analysis of rights based development programmes and monitoring and evaluation methodologies.

Consultant(s) must have demonstrated experience of undertaking evaluations of community based programmes in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights (a requirement).

Proven understanding and experience of rights based approach as well as of how to assess gender equality in programmes

Experience of working in or in connection with civil society in East Africa

Fluent in written and spoken English and communication skills in Swahili

Excellent and demonstrated reporting writing – and communication skills

Knowledge of the Lake Victoria Basin is an added value

The consultant(s) shall not have worked with or been hired by Diakonia specifically in connection with the LVRP previously

11. Terms and Conditions

The application shall include the following items in order not to be disqualified:

Requirements:

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Our 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

Our teams in the field implement some 340 projects in 34 countries covering the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health, education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy, institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.

Based on considerable experience addressing the needs and situations of vulnerable communities, ACTED contributes to the international agenda towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals, through a wide range of partnerships, innovative initiatives, and campaigns.

II. Country Profile

Many positions are opened in the following countries:

To get more information about our programs in the field, check our website:

http://www.acted.org/en/pays

III. Position Profile

Oversee the furnishings of premises (offices and guesthouses);

Supervise maintenance and repairs of premises;

Identify needs in stationery and office supplies;

Establish a follow-up procedure for the stationery store;

Undertake purchases and storage of supplies;

Manage the expenses for the logistical department ;

Provide documentary justification of expenses to the Country Finance Department;

Undertake a market study;

Set up and maintain a database of local suppliers, detailing criteria of quality, price, service, ethics etc;

Undertake quotations or launch Calls for Tender;

Purchase goods, draft contracts;

Receive merchandise and oversee the customs procedures for imported goods;

Check the condition and nature of goods received as required by the contracts;

Manage the presentation, circulation, filing and archiving of procurement documents, conforming to FLAT procedures;

Identify warehouses for storages, ensure premises are furnished and made secure for use;

Establish tools for stock management;

Undertake periodic inventories;

Manage stock movements and distributions of goods in the framework of project implementation;

Organise the allocation and daily availability of vehicles;

Establish tools for vehicles follow-up: log books, technical check-ups etc.

Ensure the maintenance of and undertake a monthly inventory of the vehicle pool;

Calculate and check the monthly cost of each vehicle (fuel consumption, repairs) in coordination with the CFO;

Identify companies for the transportation of stock;

Elaborate and follow a timetable of stock delivery for projects;

Complete and file waybills ;

Organise and oversee loading and unloading of goods;

Ensure administrative and custom requirements are adhered to;

Organise the installation of computing hardware and software (computers, printers, scanners, photocopiers, Network systems);

Identify suppliers of Internet access and negotiate service contracts;

Ensure back-ups of information and files are kept on the server;

Ensure the maintenance and undertake a regular inventory of IT equipment;

Organise the installation of communication equipment: telephones, HF and VHF radios;

Train staff in the use of such equipments;

Ensure the maintenance and undertake a monthly inventory of communication equipment;

Calculate and check the monthly communication cost of each base (telephones, e-mail, Internet), in coordination with the CFO;

Organise the installation of equipment: generators, solar panels etc;

Improve information flows within the department and with other departments and projects;

IV. Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of working experience in insecure environments; preferably in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East;
• Extensive experience in logistics and/or security management and procedures;
• Demonstrated communication and organizational skills;

• Ability to train, mobilize, and manage both international and national staff
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure;
• Ability to work well in unstable and frequently changing security environments;

• Willingness to work and live in often remote areas under basic conditions;

• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English

• Knowledge of local language and/or regional experience highly desirable

V. Conditions:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references tojobs@acted.orgwith the job offer reference as object of your email.

Ref : CLO/EastAFRI/SA

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Our 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

Our teams in the field implement some 340 projects in 34 countries covering the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health, education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy, institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.

Based on considerable experience addressing the needs and situations of vulnerable communities, ACTED contributes to the international agenda towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals, through a wide range of partnerships, innovative initiatives, and campaigns.

II. Country Profile

Many positions are opened in the following countries:

To get more information about our programs in the field, check our website:

http://www.acted.org/en/pays

III. Position Profile

Oversee the furnishings of premises (offices and guesthouses);

Supervise maintenance and repairs of premises;

Identify needs in stationery and office supplies;

Establish a follow-up procedure for the stationery store;

Undertake purchases and storage of supplies;

Manage the expenses for the logistical department ;

Provide documentary justification of expenses to the Country Finance Department;

Undertake a market study;

Set up and maintain a database of local suppliers, detailing criteria of quality, price, service, ethics etc;

Undertake quotations or launch Calls for Tender;

Purchase goods, draft contracts;

Receive merchandise and oversee the customs procedures for imported goods;

Check the condition and nature of goods received as required by the contracts;

Manage the presentation, circulation, filing and archiving of procurement documents, conforming to FLAT procedures;

Identify warehouses for storages, ensure premises are furnished and made secure for use;

Establish tools for stock management;

Undertake periodic inventories;

Manage stock movements and distributions of goods in the framework of project implementation;

Organise the allocation and daily availability of vehicles;

Establish tools for vehicles follow-up: log books, technical check-ups etc.

Ensure the maintenance of and undertake a monthly inventory of the vehicle pool;

Calculate and check the monthly cost of each vehicle (fuel consumption, repairs) in coordination with the CFO;

Identify companies for the transportation of stock;

Elaborate and follow a timetable of stock delivery for projects;

Complete and file waybills;

Organise and oversee loading and unloading of goods;

Ensure administrative and custom requirements are adhered to;

Organise the installation of computing hardware and software (computers, printers, scanners, photocopiers, Network systems);

Identify suppliers of Internet access and negotiate service contracts;

Ensure back-ups of information and files are kept on the server;

Ensure the maintenance and undertake a regular inventory of IT equipment;

Organise the installation of communication equipment: telephones, HF and VHF radios;

Train staff in the use of such equipments;

Ensure the maintenance and undertake a monthly inventory of communication equipment;

Calculate and check the monthly communication cost of each base (telephones, e-mail, Internet), in coordination with the CFO;

Organise the installation of equipment: generators, solar panels etc;

Improve information flows within the department and with other departments and projects;

IV. Qualifications:

V. Conditions:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references tojobs@acted.orgwith the job offer reference as object of your email.

Ref : CLM/EastAFRI/SA

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Our 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

Our teams in the field implement some 340 projects in 34 countries covering the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health, education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy, institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.

Based on considerable experience addressing the needs and situations of vulnerable communities, ACTED contributes to the international agenda towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals, through a wide range of partnerships, innovative initiatives, and campaigns.

II. Country Profile

Many positions are opened in the following countries:

To get more information about our programs in the field, check our website:

http://www.acted.org/en/pays

III. Position Profile

The Area Coordinator is responsible for the implementation of ACTED’s global mandate in the relevant area, and for the scope of activities developed within this mandate.

Responsibilities :

1. Ensure ACTED Representation in the area of activity

More generally, the project manager is expected to contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organisation, notably through the application of ACTED’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to other actors.

2. Contribute to the development of a global intervention strategy and to support its implementation at provincial level

Lead the application and adherence to contract terms and requirements;

More generally, communicate systematically to the Country Director the development of the area strategy and its implementation.

3. Oversee Staff and Security

IV. Qualifications:

V. Conditions:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references tojobs@acted.orgwith the job offer reference as object of your email.

Ref : AC/EastAFRI/SA

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Our 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

Our teams in the field implement some 340 projects in 34 countries covering the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health, education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy, institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.

Based on considerable experience addressing the needs and situations of vulnerable communities, ACTED contributes to the international agenda towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals, through a wide range of partnerships, innovative initiatives, and campaigns.

II. Country Profile

Many positions are opened in the following countries:

To get more information about our programs in the field, check our website:

http://www.acted.org/en/pays

III. Position Profile

The program development manager is responsible for ensuring the production of timely reports for

Donors and for developing a country communication strategy, both internal and external.

1. Ensuring the Production of Timely, Accurate and Analytical Reports for Donors

Understand and disseminate Donors guidelines

Liaise regularly with Area Coordinators, Programme Managers and technical staff to ensure the

production of quality reports across areas and across Donors;

Recruit and train Reporting Officers (both expatriate interns and/or national staff, if appropriate) to

build up a productive and high performance team in line with ACTED’s principles of cost effectiveness

and capacity-building;

Supervise the work, learning and progress achieved by all Reporting staff on the field to ensure quality

and timeliness of reports;

Work in close relation with AME Department to develop and incorporate more solid monitoring and

evaluation components in reports;

Work in close relation with Finance Department to ensure greater coherence between financial and

narrative reports, and ensure steady cash inflow based on the timeliness and quality of report

submissions.

Work in close relation and communicate on a regular basis with HQ reporting department, notably on

the basis of the monthly Reporting follow up

2. Developing Internal Coordination and Communication mechanisms

In relation with the Country Director, ensure that all meetings are held and documented (capital

coordination meetings, area coordination meetings, monthly coordination meetings, quarterly country

coordination meetings);

Ensure in particular that reporting guidelines, formats, philosophy, deadlines for each project and

donor is communicated clearly and standardized across the country for new and on-going projects;

Follow-up meetings at the field level and in the capital, between the bases and between the country

programme and HQ/other ACTED operations through the ACTED Newsletter;

Draft agenda and minutes of country-wide meetings, with the assistance of the Reporting staff.

3. Developing an External Donor Relations Strategy

Update on a weekly and monthly basis the external relations database, which documents latest

negotiations and proposal possibilities with a number of key donors;

Manage a team of Area Coordinators, Programme Managers and technical staff to ensure that

proposals are developed in a cohesive and professional manner and in line with ACTED country

strategy and donor requirements;

Act as point of contact for all Donor communication, including the organisation of and hosting of Donor

visits in the field.

4. Developing an External Communication Strategy

Define the main target groups, activities, resources and partnerships needed;

Ensure continuum of PR activities, including formal presentations, engaging media for coverage on

success stories, updating project-specific and regional fact sheets, and documenting publications

featuring ACTED in the media ;

Identifying sources of funding for a more cohesive public information strategy in-country.

5. Assisting the Country Director in developing the country strategy, project proposals,

addressing ad hoc donor requests or catalysing action on specific projects or components of

projects

IV. Qualifications:

Postgraduate diploma in International Development and (or) relevant Master’s level degree

(anthropology, development studies, humanitarian aid, sociology);

· Previous experience in the humanitarian field, proposals development, and donor relations are

required

· Previous experience abroad is required

· Fluency in written and spoken English

· Strong writing abilities and analytical skills

· Skills in political sciences or international relations

· Ability to work efficiently under pressure

V. Conditions:

Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and

performance are considered for pay bonus

· Additional monthly living allowance

· Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse

· Transportation costs covered, + luggage allowance

· Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references tojobs@acted.orgwith the job offer reference as object of your email.

Ref : PDM/EastAFRI/SA