Evaluation Officer

Salary: �25,500 to �29,700 per annum depending on experience 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. Children being taught new hygiene practices to reduce the spread of trachoma in the district of Malem Hodar, Senegal. � Peter Nicholls / The Times � Peter Nicholls / The Times Children being taught hygiene practices in Malem Hodar, Senegal Home >> About us >> Vacancies Evaluation Officer Salary: �25,500 to �29,700 per annum depending on experience Haywards Heath 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 has an opportunity for an Evaluation Officer to join our Evaluations team. The team covers a range of responsibilities including improving the evaluability of our programmes, as well as commissioning and overseeing external evaluations, and developing evaluation approaches to deepen programmatic learning. The Evaluation Officer will work closely with, and report to the Strategic Evaluations Advisor. They will support the Evaluations team in coordinating, commissioning and quality assuring mid-term and end-term evaluations and learning systems. The post holder will also support initiatives for learning including dissemination of evidence through learning seminars, reflection workshops, evaluation syntheses and repositories. The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant social science subject (international development, public heath, sociology, education) preferably at Masters Level, with experience of monitoring and evaluation in the international development context. Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English are essential, as well as strong attention to detail and good analytical skills. Closing Date: June 23, 2016 How to apply To apply for this post, please download our application form (download in Large Print here) and return the completed application form and equal opportunities form (download in Large Print here) 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. Please attach APPLICATION and EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES form only. NO CV�s accepted