Program Officer (Eye Care)

Job Description

Title: Program Officer (Eye Care)

Company Name: SAJIDA FOUNDATION

Vacancy: 01

Age: At most 45 years

Job Location: Sirajganj

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors
• Diploma in Medical

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At most 45 years

Education, Skills & Experience:

• At least Graduate Or, DMF/Paramedic/ MLOP/ DOLV with NGO experience.

• Candidate with Diploma in Optometry will be given priority.

• Minimum 2 years of proven experience working in the health-related programs/NGO.

• Sales or marketing job experience also preferable.

Other Requirements:

• Should have proper knowledge about Bangladesh Health Sector.

• Should have Eye health service-related technical knowledge.

• Should have adequate skill on community mobilization.

• Should have proper reporting skill both register and online.

• Should have efficiencies in eye screening camp conduction.

• Communication skills at community.

Major Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular community sessions to raise awareness about eye health and promote preventive care.

• Organize and mobilize community members to attend eye health camps, providing free screenings for target households.

• Encourage and support eligible participants to access subsidized reading glasses.

• Develop and maintain a robust referral system to ensure individuals receive necessary medicines and financial support for eye surgeries.

• Train school teachers on basic eye health to enable preliminary screenings for students.

• Assist in organizing consultative workshops involving national-level stakeholders and community representatives.

• Support training sessions for local health workers/ CHCP (Community Health Care Provider) to enhance their knowledge and skills in eye care service delivery.

• Manage reading glass stock, including preparing requisitions and ensuring proper inventory maintenance.

• Conduct comprehensive market assessments, barrier analyses, and gender-sensitive livelihood analyses to identify viable livelihood options.

• Provide asset transfers and/or financial assistance to eligible households to support livelihood engagement.

• Organize and celebrate national days related to eye care.

• Coordinate regularly with OPDs to support community engagement, outreach and inclusive eye health activities including mobilization for screenings and awareness sessions, facilitation of referrals and follow-ups and promoting access to assistive devices, surgeries and school-based eye health education. Maintain communication and coordination with Govt Eye Health Service Providers (Hospital, Clinic, Community Eye Center)

• Prepare and submit daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports, along with timely online data entry.

• Deposit funds from the sale of reading glasses into the designated account in compliance with organizational policies.

• Promote and enforce safeguarding policies among team members, ensuring adherence to safeguarding standards in all activities.

 Minor Responsibilities:

• Prepare the monthly action plan.

• Prepare a success story of the project each month and send to HO including photos and signed consent forms.

• Attend various meetings and training sessions as required.

• Rapport building and collaboration with related stakeholders especially local Government, local NGO’s, etc.

• Any other task assigned by organization.

• Insurance,Mobile bill,T/A
• Festival Bonus: 2

Monthly gross salary will be BDT 27,174.