Title: Programme Manager, ORBIS Europe, Middle East and Africa Location: Cape Town, South Africa Status: Full time Reports to: Director of Programme, ORBIS Europe, Middle East and Africa Salary: Competitive
ORBIS is an international not for profit organisation which transforms lives by providing quality eye care to prevent and treat blindness. ORBIS sees a world in which no one is needlessly blind and where quality eye care, education and treatment are available to everyone.
We are looking to recruit a Programme Manager. This role is responsible for the delivery of the programme strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa, and for the development and implementation of programme activities in assigned countries.
The Programme Manager will manage day-to-day activities, collaborate with ORBIS’s medical advisors and effectively utilise the global technical expertise including ORBIS’s CyberSight, Hospital Based Programmes, Biomedical Engineering and Monitoring and Evaluation across the programme portfolio. Based in the ORBIS Cape Town office, the position will involve regular travel within Africa and occasionally to other ORBIS office locations.
The post will report to the Director of Programme for ORBIS Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and will manage the Programme Officer based in London. Collaborative working with programme, fundraising, communications, finance, and operations colleagues as well as consultants globally on the planning and implementation of programme and fundraising activities, is essential.
We are looking for someone with extensive programme management experience, ideally with a health, social science or international development background. The role requires excellent organisational and analytical skills along with a professional and diplomatic approach to creating strong relationships.
Closing date: 3 June 2011
How to apply: Please send a letter of motivation addressing the Job Description, along with an up-to-date CV by email to Lene Øverland loverland@orbis.org.uk. Please place the job title in the subject line.
This position is based in Cape Town, South Africa
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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