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Sightsavers
Dar es Salaam Full time Jobs

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Job Details

Job LocationDar es Salaam

Job CategoryNGO and Social Work Jobs

Job TypeFull time Jobs

Job PostedOctober 6, 2026

Job Description

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Overview

Call for Expressions of Interest

LocationDar es Salaam, Tanzania. Candidates must have the legal right to provide consultancy services in the country where any assignment is delivered.

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Contract type:  Consultant/Consultancy

About Sightsavers

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Sightsavers is an international development organisation working to prevent avoidable blindness, promote equality for people with disabilities and support inclusive development. Through the Mastercard Foundation Digital Futures Programme, Sightsavers is supporting young women and men with disabilities to access digital skills, entrepreneurship opportunities and pathways into dignified and fulfilling work.

ProgrammeMastercard Foundation Digital Futures Programme and other Sightsavers programme activities requiring sign language interpretation support.

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Scope of work

Consultants/Consultancies on the PSL may be invited to provide professional sign language interpretation for meetings, workshops, training sessions, consultations, recruitment activities, webinars, field visits, partner meetings, community engagement activities or recorded content. Assignments may be delivered in person, remotely or through hybrid arrangements, depending on programme needs.

The interpreter will support effective two-way communication between sign language users and spoken-language users, helping to ensure all participants can engage equitably, safely and with dignity.

Responsibilities

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Key responsibilities include

• Provide accurate, impartial and professional interpretation between the relevant signed and spoken languages.

• Prepare for assignments by reviewing agendas, slides, technical terminology, participant information and safeguarding or accessibility notes shared in advance.

• Maintain professional neutrality and avoid speaking on behalf of participants except where clarification is needed to support accurate interpretation.

• Work respectfully with Deaf participants, programme participants, colleagues, partners, facilitators, captioners, note-takers, co-interpreters or other accessibility support providers.

• Advise Sightsavers where additional interpretation or accessibility support may be required, including co-interpreters, Deaf interpreters, relay interpreters, captioning, breaks or rotation arrangements.

• Maintain strict confidentiality before, during and after the assignment.

• Raise any concerns relating to accessibility, interpretation quality, safeguarding, wellbeing, conduct, data protection or logistics promptly through the agreed Sightsavers route.

• Comply with Sightsavers’ safeguarding, confidentiality, data protection, code of conduct and professional behaviour expectations.

Skills and Experience

Consultant/Consultancy expertise

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Knowledge, skills and experience

• Professional experience providing sign language interpretation in the relevant national sign language and spoken language.

• Strong understanding of Deaf culture, communication preferences and disability inclusion.

• Experience interpreting in professional, development, education, employment, health, community, safeguarding, research or programme settings.

• Can interpret accurately, impartially and confidentially in sensitive or technical contexts.

• Ability to prepare for assignments by reviewing background materials and clarifying terminology in advance.