Title: Senior Project Officer

Location: Mozambique

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role

The Senior Project Officer will be supporting the delivery and documentation of Sightsavers’ ELFA project. You will collaborate with District Local Governments (DLGs) across all Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) endemic regions of Mozambique. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that LF elimination project activities are meticulously planned, implemented, monitored, evaluated, and documented in accordance with the highest standards outlined in Sightsavers’ Programme & Implementation Manual (PIM).

Responsibilities

• Support partners in managing all aspects of the project cycle, including planning, implementation, monitoring, learning, adaptation, and evaluation.
• Work with partners to identify technical support needs for LF elimination estimates.
• Ensure project activities align with WHO guidelines and MoH of Mozambique standards.
• Implement project activities according to Sightsavers’ standards and quality assessment tools (QSAT).
• Coordinate transition and advocacy work with the government for project sustainability.
• Uphold gender, equity, social inclusion, value for money, and sustainability in interventions through integrated plans.
• Ensure routine data collection, entry, cleaning, and storage meet program needs and Sightsavers’ standards.
• Review and provide feedback on data collection methodologies and documentation protocols.
• Support partners in making project documentation, reports, and related materials accessible and timely.
• Identify the best means to verify documentation for elimination dossiers and share learnings with Sightsavers.
• Ensure timely, evidence-based reports, assisting the Institutional Fundraising Team as needed.
• Identify key program areas for data analysis and learning, fostering knowledge sharing among partners and within Sightsavers.
• Support project partners in developing district reports and annual project and donor reports.
• Manage partnerships, ensuring high-quality project deliverables from National, Provincial, District, and Local Governments.
• Develop relationships with District Local Governments to achieve project objectives.
• Represent Sightsavers to Provincial, District Local Governments, and development partners.
• Assist project partners in preparing budgets and requisitions for activities.
• Support finance teams in preparing project budgets and forecasts.
• Ensure timely submission of financial or activity returns by partners.
• Manage and utilise project assets according to Sightsavers’ policies.
• Ensure MPC, agreements, and due diligence reports for project partners are in place.
• Share project stories monthly with the country communication focal point for internal news feeds.
• Represent the project at forums and meetings, advocating for project aims and objectives.

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.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• A tertiary qualification (bachelor’s or above) in social sciences, public health, development studies, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience in implementing programmes, particularly health programmes and/or neglected tropical disease programmes with a focus on elimination.
• Experience in managing and guiding project teams to successful project implementation.
• Knowledge of the WHO LF approach to elimination.
• Experience working with Provincial and District Local Governments health departments.
• Demonstrated experience with statistical and data analysis packages (SPSS, STATA, Excel, Power BI).
• Prior experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel.
• Knowledge and experience of working with district local governments and district health systems.
• Knowledge and experience of the NGO sector.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise activities and develop plans.
• Proven ability to deliver and implement projects, ensuring high-quality work to agreed standards.
• Excellent team working skills, understanding the impact of their work on others and contributing positively to a global team.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in community mobilisation.
• Experience in advocacy work in health and general development.
• Proficiency in additional languages such as French, Portuguese, Arabic, Swahili, or Yoruba.
• A good understanding or keen interest in local cultures and country-specific challenges.