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Country Director – Kenya
Sightsavers
Job at a glance
- Employer
- Sightsavers
- Position
- Country Director – Kenya
- Location
- Kenya
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- 15 November 2026
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 23 October 2026
About the role
Sightsavers is hiring: Country Director – Kenya in Kenya. The employer’s full advert is below.
How to apply
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Original employer advertisement
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The employer’s advert
**Duty station:** Based in Nairobi, Kenya. Full time with some limited flexibility around hours worked. Candidates must have the right to work in Kenya. | **Contract:** Two-year fixed-term contract | **Travel:** Up to 10 weeks of in-country travel per year | **Closing date:** \[date and time zone\] | **Salary and benefits:** Local terms and conditions apply.
Sightsavers is seeking a Country Director to lead its Kenya portfolio and ensure programmes are strategically aligned, evidence-informed, financially responsible and responsive to national priorities. The role covers disability inclusion, eye health and social inclusion, working through partnerships with government institutions, civil society organisations, donors, academic institutions, private-sector actors, communities and organisations of persons with disabilities.
The post-holder will lead country strategy and annual planning; oversee complex, multi-sector programme delivery, monitoring, evaluation, impact and learning; direct financial stewardship, governance, audit and risk; and develop institutional funding and strategic partnerships. As Sightsavers’ principal representative in Kenya, the Country Director will lead high-level advocacy and maintain accountability to partners, communities, donors and internal stakeholders. They will also ensure safeguarding, anti-fraud, data protection, ethics, gender equity and disability rights are integrated across programmes and operations.
**Essential profile**
- Significant senior leadership experience in an international non-governmental organisation, development agency, donor-funded programme or comparable organisation.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex, multi-sector programmes, substantial budgets and multidisciplinary teams. Experience leading a country programme or substantial portfolio, with accountability for strategy, budgets and delivery across several functions; authority to prioritise resources, address delivery risks and agree corrective action; and accountability to a Regional Director, executive team or board for overall results.
- Strong programme, financial, resource, governance and risk management capability.
- Successful partnership development, senior stakeholder engagement, advocacy and institutional donor grant management.
- Strong understanding of monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment and learning.
- Excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving and English communication skills.
- A relevant Master’s degree or equivalent relevant experience, and understanding of safeguarding, risk management and compliance frameworks.
**Desirable profile**
Experience in disability inclusion, eye health, public health, education, social protection or economic empowerment; knowledge of Kenyan government and policy processes; and experience working across multiple sectors and with diverse stakeholders.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the [Job Description](https://sightsavershh.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HRExternal/IQDbzEbFO88oSqk4ttnsl7aSAUBM_uWKJIwOj8RMF7qB9O4?e=t0wALr) for full details.
Sightsavers is seeking a Country Director to lead its Kenya portfolio and ensure programmes are strategically aligned, evidence-informed, financially responsible and responsive to national priorities. The role covers disability inclusion, eye health and social inclusion, working through partnerships with government institutions, civil society organisations, donors, academic institutions, private-sector actors, communities and organisations of persons with disabilities.
The post-holder will lead country strategy and annual planning; oversee complex, multi-sector programme delivery, monitoring, evaluation, impact and learning; direct financial stewardship, governance, audit and risk; and develop institutional funding and strategic partnerships. As Sightsavers’ principal representative in Kenya, the Country Director will lead high-level advocacy and maintain accountability to partners, communities, donors and internal stakeholders. They will also ensure safeguarding, anti-fraud, data protection, ethics, gender equity and disability rights are integrated across programmes and operations.
**Essential profile**
- Significant senior leadership experience in an international non-governmental organisation, development agency, donor-funded programme or comparable organisation.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex, multi-sector programmes, substantial budgets and multidisciplinary teams. Experience leading a country programme or substantial portfolio, with accountability for strategy, budgets and delivery across several functions; authority to prioritise resources, address delivery risks and agree corrective action; and accountability to a Regional Director, executive team or board for overall results.
- Strong programme, financial, resource, governance and risk management capability.
- Successful partnership development, senior stakeholder engagement, advocacy and institutional donor grant management.
- Strong understanding of monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment and learning.
- Excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving and English communication skills.
- A relevant Master’s degree or equivalent relevant experience, and understanding of safeguarding, risk management and compliance frameworks.
**Desirable profile**
Experience in disability inclusion, eye health, public health, education, social protection or economic empowerment; knowledge of Kenyan government and policy processes; and experience working across multiple sectors and with diverse stakeholders.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the [Job Description](https://sightsavershh.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HRExternal/IQDbzEbFO88oSqk4ttnsl7aSAUBM_uWKJIwOj8RMF7qB9O4?e=t0wALr) for full details.