Premises Officer
- Employer
- Sightsavers
- Location
- Haywards Heath, West Sussex
- Salary
- £27,587 per annum
- Closing date
- 6 May 2019
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- Function
- Administration, International Development
- Sector
- Disability, Health & Medical, International
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
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. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.Title: Premises Officer
Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK
Salary: £27,587 per annum
Sightsavers’ is seeking a Premises Officer to promote a positive health, safety and environmental culture within the workplace. As the Premises Officer, you will work within our UK office to plan and implement preventative safety measures and ensure the UK office adheres to all Health & Safety legislation. In this key role, you will ensure the UK office is maintained to a high standard by proactively working with contractors and building management.
The Premises Officer is responsible for monitoring all relevant Health and Safety legislation; ensuring policies within the UK office continue to meet legal compliance. In the UK office, you will oversee the implementation of policies, and will educate employees on Health & Safety matters. This role will also involve conducting employee risk assessments and, when required, organising specialist assessments with confidentially and sensitivity.
By liaising with organisation’s insurance broker and senior country office stakeholders, you and other members of the Corporate Services team, will collaborate to evaluate cost efficiency of overseas insurance policies. For the head office, you will also be responsible for producing annual forecasts for premises costs.
For this multi-faceted role, you will have the ability to multi-task a diverse workload and have demonstrable experience of working within a Health & Safety role in an office environment. You will be educated to A Level (or equivalent) and have attained a recognised safety qualification. Experience of working across cultures is also desirable.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or essential professional skills but if you feel you are ready for this challenge and responsibility, please read the complete Job Description for further details
Closing Date: 06 May 2019
Interview dates: 21 – 22 May 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
- Website
- http://jobs.sightsavers.org/
- Telephone
- 01444 446600
- Location
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35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB
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