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 is growing rapidly and offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.
Strategic Evaluations Advisor
Haywards Heath, including regular international travel
£35,000 per annum
Haywards Heath, including regular international travel
£35,000 per annum
This exciting role has primary responsibility for providing organisation-wide leadership on how Sightsavers undertakes and utilises evaluation results. The post holder will contribute to the overall improvement in the quality and impact of Sightsavers' programmes; this will include taking an active role in supporting the institutionalisation of Sightsavers’ Monitoring and Evaluation system.
The post holder is expected to manage the Sightsavers evaluation function, ensuring that designed evaluations are effective, relevant to the needs of Sightsavers, its supporters and beneficiaries as well as being learning orientated – i.e. designed to help Sightsavers improve its policies and practice. S/he will also contribute to innovations that improve Sightsavers' ability to identify, communicate and apply learning from evaluations to meet changing contexts and priorities around the world, to make a real difference to the lives of poor people.
Preferably with a masters degree in public health, international development, social policy or related disciplines you will have substantial experience gained within the international development sector designing, undertaking and or commissioning evaluation and ensuring effective use of the evaluation findings in the organisation. Experience of programme work alongside knowledge of current issues and best practice in international development, particularly around monitoring and evaluation and accountability is also essential. You must be willing to undertake up to 8 weeks overseas travel per year.
Please see the job description for full details of the role.
Closing date: 18 February 2013
First stage telephone interviews: 21 February 2013
First stage telephone interviews: 21 February 2013
How to apply
To apply for this post, please download our application pack and return the completed application form and equal opportunities form as two separate documents tohr@sightsavers.org. Alternatively you can post a hard copy to HR Department, Sightsavers, Grosvenor Hall, Bolnore Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4BX.
As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
We will be contacting short-listed 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.
