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Global Advisor, Research Uptake and Learning

Employer: Sightsavers
Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary: £48,000 - £56,000 per annum
Closing date: 21 May 2019

Function: Senior Management, International Development, Policy & Research
Sector: International
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent

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Sightsavers’ vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. We are an international organisation working with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

Job title: Global Advisor, Research Uptake and Learning - Permanent

Office Location: Haywards Heath, UK

Salary: £48,000 - £56,000 Negotiable

Sightsavers is an international non-profit organisation working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunities for people with disabilities. High quality evidence and research are critical for our operations. We hold an independent research organisation status by the UK Research Councils and make significant investments in generating evidence from Research, evaluations and routine programme systems.

We are looking for an experienced individual to facilitate the use of evidence and learning from research across our programmes. The post holder will work closely with a range of teams to ensure that the available evidence is appropriately synthesised, disseminated and used in programmatic decision-making and advocacy. The post holder will focus on research and evidence from eye health, education and social inclusion programmes and will work closely with the Global advisor responsible for Uptake of research within the Neglected Tropical disease (NTD) programmes. Together these two roles will provide organisation – wide leadership on the development of the Knowledge Management and Learning Strategy. The roles are critical for strengthening the evidence-based culture across the Organisation and for improving the quality of our work.

The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s or a PhD in Public Health, International Development, Social Policy or related disciplines. Strong knowledge of communication approaches and tools applicable in academic or research contexts. You will have knowledge of research and evaluation methodologies, including a good understanding of biases arising from different research/ evaluation designs. Demonstrable experience in developing innovative strategies and approaches to knowledge management and uptake of evidence and Learning is also required. The ideal candidate will also have demonstrable experience of communicating evidence and learning to a variety of audiences and using various formats. Written and spoken French and/or Portuguese would be an added advantage.

Closing Date: Sunday 19^th May 2019

Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 3^rd June 2019

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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: http://jobs.sightsavers.org/
Telephone: 01444 446600
Location: 35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB

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