Consultancy School Eye Health Rapid

Sightsavers is an international organisation that changes lives for the long term. We work in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. We do what we do because 80 per cent of blindness in the world is avoidable, and we think that’s astoundingly unfair.

This consultancy role focuses on School Eye Health Rapid assessment and strategy development. The consultant is expected to bring strong expertise in school eye health, public health, or education-sector systems.

Qualifications and Experience

The consultant should demonstrate the following expertise:

• A solid understanding of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education policies, strategies, institutional arrangements, and service delivery structures.
• Proven experience conducting desk reviews, key informant interviews (KIIs), and focus group discussions (FGDs).
• Working knowledge of programme development at national or sub-national level, particularly in eye health, school health, education systems, and related organisational structures.
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative and quantitative research, including the ability to produce clear, analytical programme reports—ideally within the eye health sector.
• Credibility and familiarity with national eye health bodies, leading eye health organisations, and/or national education institutions.
• Sufficient clinical understanding to interpret school eye health issues and engage effectively with technical informants.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a local health or social-policy research organisation.

Required Education

• BA/BSc/HND qualification is required.