Program Assistant

Programme Assistant – Digital Futures (Accra)

We are looking for a Programme Assistant to provide administrative, coordination, and operational support for the delivery of our Digital Futures Programme in Ghana. This is a hands-on role supporting partner coordination, logistics, reporting and documentation, and the collection of learning and communication materials—helping ensure timely, high-quality results.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate programme administration and support day-to-day communication across teams and partners.
• Support preparation of reports, updates and partner submissions for internal and donor audiences.
• Help plan and deliver trainings, workshops and stakeholder engagements (logistics, materials, accessibility, evaluations).
• Support basic financial administration with partners, including tracking expenditure and supporting budgeting/forecasting processes.
• Maintain clear programme documentation and evidence on SharePoint.
• Support ethical collection of case studies, stories and photos, ensuring informed consent and safeguarding.
• Identify and escalate operational/contextual risks; support data protection and do-no-harm approaches.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area (e.g., development, social sciences, human rights, gender, information systems, public policy, or similar).
• Evidence in your CV/application of supporting programme/project delivery (e.g., coordination, logistics, tracking actions, documentation, or partner follow-up).
• Strong organisation, coordination and communication skills; confidence working with diverse stakeholders.
• Comfort with digital tools and systems (MS Office/Excel, online meetings, messaging, online forms).
• Commitment to inclusion, equality and safeguarding (including data protection and do-no-harm).
• Experience and/or connection with OPDs and disability inclusion is an asset.

Find out more by reading the full job description

Apply by: 24 May 2026 (please note that we reserve the right to close the advert early)

How to apply: Apply via our recruitment portal. As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answer job-specific questions on the portal.

Please apply via our recruitment portal by 24 May 2026. As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answer job-specific questions on the portal.

We anticipate that the evaluation process will include an initial online task and a subsequent face to face interview, to be held on Friday 5 June 2026.

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. We encourage individuals from underrepresented areas of society (i.e. women and people with disabilities) to apply, as we recognise and value the different perspectives that people can bring to our work.

Closing date: 24 May 2026

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and we reserve the right to close this role early.

As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society, and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people 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.

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