Research Officer / Associate dependent on experience
- Employer
- Sightsavers
- Location
- Haywards Heath, West Sussex
- Salary
- £30,000 to £43,000 dependent on experience
- Closing date
- 4 Aug 2019
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- Function
- International Development, Policy & Research
- Sector
- Disability, Health & Medical, International
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Contract
Job Details
Title: Research Officer / Associate dependent on experience
Location: Haywards Heath, UK
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Salary: £30,000 to £43,000 dependent on experience
Sightsavers require a Research Officer or Research Associate (dependant on experience) to provide technical support to Sightsavers’ quantitative research studies, particularly in the areas of statistical analysis, data management and study design. Our current research portfolio includes studies in Africa and Asia addressing questions relevant to our programmes in the areas of health and inclusion. We conduct studies using a variety of designs and methodologies and engage a variety of statistical approaches to analyse our datasets.
As Research Officer or Research Associate, you will work collaboratively and proactively alongside epidemiologists, health economists and health systems researchers to support the design, collection, analysis and use of statistical data within the organisation. Liaising with programme, advocacy and policy colleagues, you will contribute to promoting understanding and use of statistical data throughout the organisation.
As a highly motivated and experienced research and statistics professional, you will contribute to the development of funding applications as well as promoting Sightsavers’ research studies through leading and contributing to publications, targeted blogs and research seminars.
Within your experience of advanced statistical analytical techniques, you will have developed survey tools and managed large datasets and ideally will have contributed to scientific outputs such as peer-reviewed publications. This research experience will ideally be supported by a Postgraduate Degree (or similar) in medical statistics, statistics, epidemiology, or related field with a strong statistical component.
French or Portuguese language skills are desirable but not essential. Willingness to travel for up to 10 weeks a year in sometime difficult locations is essential.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, so if you are interested in the role and finding out more please read the complete Job Description for further details.
Closing date: 4th August 2019
Interviews: w/c 19th August
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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