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Development Manager (12 Month Fixed Term)

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
£36000
Closing date
7 Apr 2019

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Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world.

Title: Development Manager (12 Month Fixed term Contract)

Location: Haywards Heath, UK

Salary: £36,000

Are you a great communicator, are you enthusiastic about connecting with key donors, are you passionate about enhancing and establishing new and existing relationships. If so, this position requires your skills, input and attention.

Sightsavers has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Major Donor fundraiser to join our successful Major Donor team in Haywards Heath.

This is an important position responsible for managing and developing new and existing relationships with individual donors capable of giving at a major/high level.

The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and implementing clear strategies for the identification, cultivation and stewardship of a targeted pipeline of approaches to new and existing donors so as to successfully contribute to the overall funding objectives of the Major Donor team.

The post-holder will sit within a wider Major Giving Team – responsible for relationships with Trusts, Foundations, Major Donors and Companies worldwide. Occasional overseas travel may be required

The ideal candidate should have a strong and successful track record of developing compelling cases for support to secure significant major gifts from new and existing donors. A proactive approach to maintaining and developing relationships with donors is required, as is the ability to represent the charity at the highest levels. You should have an interest in international development issues and be comfortable working to deadlines as part of a supportive team.

We offer flexible working hours and will consider part time applications for a minimum of 28 hours per week.

First Stage Interviews to be held: 12th, 15th and 16th April 2019

Closing date: 7th April 2019

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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