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Global Appeals Marketing Manager

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
£35,000 - £42,000
Closing date
25 Nov 2018

Job Details

Location: Haywards Heath, UK

Salary: £35,000 - £42,000

Closing Date: 25 November 2018

We are on the brink of achieving an historic moment. A disease that has been around since the ancient Egyptians is about to be eliminated and Sightsavers will play a leading role. Trachoma, an eye infection that causes excruciating pain and eventual blindness, has been around for millennia. With the help of partners we are hoping to eliminate the disease by 2025. The plan is to use this opportunity to launch and run a global public facing fundraising and marketing campaign, to capitalise on this unique experience to galvanise public support and raise awareness of Sightsavers and its overall aims.

For further information here’s a link to our CEO, Dr Caroline Harper, doing a TED talk on the subject.

The ‘End is in Sight' campaign will be a 3 year appeal to take us to the point of Trachoma elimination and this role is a unique opportunity to play your part in achieving history.

The Global Appeals Marketing Manager will be crucial in the development of the campaign and will be responsible for co-ordinating and delivering the campaign across multiple countries. Utilising excellent project management skills, the role will pull together many strands and stakeholders to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

With a combination of business as usual fundraising and comms activity, capitalising on external events and partner activity, the post holder will deliver a successful and powerful global campaign for Sightsavers. They will co-ordinate and project manage the ‘End is in Sight’ global fundraising and marketing campaign launching in November 2018 and develop an overarching campaign plan.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience of marketing/ communications or fundraising. Experience of developing major campaigns and bringing together different teams and working with stakeholders is vital, as is previously managing suppliers and creative and PR agencies.

The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and be able to translate concepts into effective plans, have excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, and have a proven record of strategy development, project management and planning skills.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities or required professional skills, so if you are keen on finding out more please read the complete Job Description for further details.

Company

Sightsavers Head Office

35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 3BW

Postal Address

Bumpers Way,
Bumpers Farm,
Chippenham SN14 6NG

Sightsavers is an international charity that works in more than 30 countries around the world to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. Sightsavers is headquartered in the UK and has over 400 employees. It also has branches in Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

Sightsavers works with partners in order to provide a comprehensive range of eye care services. In 2013, Sightsavers' projects provided eye health examinations for nearly 14 million people, performed 300,000 eye operations, and treated over 100 million people for neglected tropical diseases.

People are also referred for treatment to prevent blindness or restore sight. Through community volunteers in developing countries, Sightsavers distributes medication to prevent blinding diseases. The charity also trains eye care workers and surgeons and funds operations.

Of the 30 countries Sightsavers works in, 23 are in Africa. These include Mozambique, Mali, Liberia and Kenya. Sightsavers is also present in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.

In addition to its medical work, Sightsavers works with partners in order to train specialist teaching staff and supply glasses, Braille kits and other learning tools. The charity aims to educate communities and reduce stigma around visual impairment and blindness. Through its work, people with visual impairments and other disabilities are supported to live independently, get an education and earn an income.

Sightsavers is also a campaigning organisation, working with national governments to tackle the root causes of avoidable blindness, such as lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The charity’s ‘Put us in the Picture campaign calls on the international community to make global development inclusive of the world’s 800m people with disabilities. The campaign’s vision is for all people to have equal access to employment, education, healthcare and participation in society.

Backing up Sightsavers’ work around the world is a strong research capability. Research and policy work revolves around three priorities – health, education and social inclusion. Gathering and disseminating sound research evidence helps to ensure the charity’s programmes meet the needs of the people they are designed to serve. Research evidence is also a strong tool when advocating for policy changes with governments.

Sightsavers has many partners that assist with its aim of eliminating avoidable blindness and may also provide funding. Partners include the UK government’s Department for International Development, the European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Read our latest article on Third Sector: Sightsavers: Work for an award-winning charity tackling blindness worldwide

Company info
Website
Telephone
01444 446600
Location
35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB

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