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Global Advocacy Manager

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
£47,500
Closing date
23 Feb 2020

Job Details

Sightsavers’ policy and advocacy team works to influence policy frameworks, in order to promote access to quality health inclusive education and the rights of people with disabilities.

Public policy is the tool through which government either directs or stimulates action in the public interest, and as such has a critical impact on people’s lives. Sightsavers are seeking a Global Advocacy Manager to effectively manage, lead and empower Sightsavers Global Advocacy Advisers, who work with Sightsavers’ country offices to develop strategies to influence public policy at local, national and global levels.

Salary: £47,500

The Global Advocacy Manager will work closely with the Head of Advocacy to ensure the effective implementation of Sightsavers’ strategic advocacy objectives . This will involve:

  • Managing, supporting and empowering a team of four advisers based in Ghana, India, Kenya and Senegal
  • Managing the effective implementation of Sightsavers’ global advocacy objectives
  • Developing technical capacity and integrating Sightsavers’ advocacy objectives
  • Engaging in internal organisational processes

This is a new role and an exciting opportunity for an individual with expertise in advocacy with experience in working globally and with networks, partners and stakeholders. Some travel to our country offices will be required. The ideal candidate will have:

  • passion and ambition for the people we work with
  • excellent skills and experience in management and effective communication
  • relevant academic qualifications
  • significant experience of working as a development professional
  • a background in successfully influencing public policy
  • the ability to represent Sightsavers at a high level of engagement to external bodies

This is an involved role, please read the full job description on our recruitment portal for further details.

We anticipate that interviews will take place at our offices in Haywards Heath in mid-March.

 

Closing Date: 23 February, 2020

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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