Sightsavers is an international organisation that changes lives for the long term, working in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. We are seeking a Programme Manager for our Digital Futures programme in Kenya. This is a two-year fixed-term contract, renewable subject to funding.
The Role
As the Programme Manager for Kenya – Digital Futures, you will provide overall leadership, planning, and coordination of the initiative. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality execution of digital, IT, and entrepreneurship training for young people with disabilities, working in close collaboration with IT Bridge Academies and various training providers.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Planning: Provide strategic leadership and coordination for the Digital Futures programme in Kenya.
Training Oversight: Ensure high-quality execution of digital, IT, and entrepreneurship training in collaboration with IT Bridge Academies and training providers.
Mobilisation: Oversee community outreach, mobilisation, recruitment, and onboarding of young people with disabilities into the programme.
Partnership Management: Manage relationships with all implementing partners, including Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), training institutions, digital academies, and private sector actors.
Technical Support: Provide technical backstopping and capacity building support on disability inclusion, safeguarding, and inclusive employment.
Employer Engagement: Develop employer capacity-building pathways on disability inclusion and inclusive HR practices.
Linkage and Placement: Oversee the linkage of programme participants to mentorship, internships, apprenticeships, and employment opportunities.
Financial Management: Lead budget preparation and oversight, ensuring alignment between expenditure and donor/organisational financial procedures.
MEAL: Provide strategic oversight for data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting in line with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) frameworks.
Skills and Experience
Solid experience in programme management within INGOs, social impact programmes, youth employment, or digital skills development initiatives.
Proven experience leading digital skills, employability, entrepreneurship, or labour market programmes.
Strong experience in skills development, employer engagement, internships/placements, and disability inclusion.
Experience in working with OPDs, persons with disabilities, and other actors in the disability sector and on gender intersectionality.
Experience engaging youth, TVET institutions, digital academies, employers, and OPDs.
Qualifications
BA/BSc/HND degree in a relevant field.
Benefits
Sightsavers offers a reward package based on local pay, local contracts, and local benefits. Sightsavers is committed to investing in the training and development of its employees and offers a supportive work environment.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the Sightsavers careers portal by following the link provided in the 'How to Apply' section.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the official Sightsavers careers portal. Go to Sightsavers on careers.sightsavers.org to begin the application process.
