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| Sightsavers International |
Senior Policy Adviser – Inclusion and Disability
Sightsavers
implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia
working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of
people with disabilities. We are looking for a Senior Policy Adviser –
Inclusion and Disability to work closely with the Head of Policy.
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Location:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi,
Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria – Abuja, Nigeria – Kaduna, Republic of
Sudan, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Sweden, UAE – Dubai,
Senegal, Pakistan, Norway, Malawi – Blantyre, Uganda, United Kingdom,
USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Contract: Permanent
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Job purpose
Lead
Sightsavers’ policy analysis and global influencing on social
inclusion, with a particular focus on the inclusion of people with
disabilities in line with Sightsavers thematic strategies. Line manage,
lead, and empower the Policy Officer – Social inclusion.   
Principle Accountabilities
Provide
leadership in delivering Sightsavers’ social inclusion policy
objectives, engage with and influence relevant policies and processes
(35%)
- Provide leadership on the
direction, focus and positioning of Sightsavers’ policy influencing on
social inclusion, with particular focus on the inclusion of people with
disabilities in line with Sightsavers Social Inclusion thematic
strategy.  - Build relationships with strategic targets including
governments and relevant bilateral and multilateral agencies to support
influencing objectives   - Identify and prepare responses to relevant consultations and inquiries  
- Identify
and participate in relevant networks to collaborate on influencing
where this strengthens Sightsavers strategic objectives   - Produce briefings and papers to support influencing  
- Support the delivery of Sightsavers policy campaign  
- Represent
Sightsavers externally through a diverse range of channels, including
global level events, media channels, blogs, and social media  - Deputise for the head of policy when required 
2. Conduct
high quality policy analysis and generate evidence to support
Sightsavers’ policy objectives in social inclusion and education (35%) 
- Conduct
policy analysis on topics relating to social inclusion, including
analysis of relevant bilateral and multilateral policies and processes  - Synthesise and utilise research and evidence to provide technical knowledge on key policy issues  
- Identify evidence from national level influencing to feed into global processes  
- Support
national level influencing through national policy analysis and by
supporting the implementation of global policy processes at the national
level   - Provide policy for the development and delivery of Sightsavers national and global policy campaigns   
- Provide
analysis and policy briefings to support Sightsavers engagement in the
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 
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Lead the professional development of and directly line manage Sightsavers Policy Officer for Social Inclusion (20%) 
- Provide leadership and direct line management to the policy officer – social Inclusion  
- Support
and strengthen the professional development, knowledge, and expertise
of the postholder – including policy analysis, drafting, engagement with
stakeholders and influencing  - Support the policy officer to develop and deliver the annual budget for social inclusion policy activity 
- Promote health and well-being in the team and Directorate 
Respond to external factors and actively participate in the Policy and Global Directorate (10%) 
- Remain
flexible to additional strategic influencing opportunities as required
by the Head of Policy, wider Policy and Global Advocacy Directorate and
other teams  - Support the Policy and Global Advocacy Directorate to keep up to date with new developments relating to disability inclusion  
- Conduct
analysis and submit evidence for other thematic priority areas, and
cover other areas of work for the Policy and Global Advocacy Directorate
as required  - Play an active and collaborative role in the
Policy and Global Advocacy Directorate and wider Policy and Programme
Strategies Directorate  - Draft regular reports on policy
activity, and proactively share information with colleagues. Support
monthly management reporting  - Draft annual budget for Social Inclusion portfolio 
- Adhere to and support the adherence to Sightsavers Safeguarding policy 
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This is a varied role, please read the full job description for
further details. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively
encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers
is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with disabilities
are particularly encouraged to apply.
Jobholder Entry Requirements
- Managing a team would be advantageous but not essential
- Creating thematic policy briefs
- Experience influencing public policy 
- Providing policy input into the development of advocacy plans, new programmes, and research projects 
- Understanding of issues relating to social inclusion, human rights, or social development 
- Previous experience of working within an INGO\NGO
- Experience and knowledge of the international development sector 
- Experience
working on disability inclusion and/or other thematic areas within
Sightsavers social inclusion strategy would be advantageous  
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Next steps
To
apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application
via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning
of your motivations for applying.
We anticipate that remote
interviews will take place late November and the evaluation process will
include a task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of
this.
Closing date: 20th of November 2022
As an
equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all
sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader
and qualified people living with a disability are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not
tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual
exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to
rigorous background checks and controls.
