Description de l'offre
Helen Keller International Job Announcement Project Officer, Eye Care (Yaoundé) Helen Keller International is an international non‐governmental organization whose mission is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged by combating the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition. We do this by establishing programs based on evidence and research in vision, health, and nutrition. Established in 1915, HKI maintains its Headquarters in New York City, with Regional Offices in Senegal and Phnom Penh to support 22 country offices in Africa and Asia. Since the 1990s, HKI‐Cameroon has been working to establish sustainable evidence‐based approaches to enhance health and nutrition, improve education for the disabled, and expand access to eye health services for Cameroonians, particularly women and school-aged children. Helen Keller International-Cameroon’s programs are integrated at all levels of the government health and education structures by helping to develop its human resources and infrastructure, conduct needs assessments, analyze local context to inform program design and implementation, train personnel, provide basic equipment and medicines, deliver services if needed, and monitor program progress and evaluate program impact. We are currently seeking a Project Officer with relevant experience in project management, a sound understanding of eye care, Cameroon education system and Health system. The incumbent will coordinate and work closely with the lead ophthalmologist and other key stakeholders to ensure quality implementation of the Bright Sight project in Cameroon Title of position: Project Officer Duty station: Yaounde Reports to: Program Advisor Type of contract: Fixed-term contract Duration: One year renewable Deadline to apply: 29th August 2021 Dimension of role The Project Officer will ensure implementation of activities related to a comprehensive project to prevent blindness, identify children with visual impairments and link them to health and education services, and build capacity of the system to address the needs of …