Sightsavers Job Applications & Recruitment Across the Globe August 2024

Interested in working with us? We employ more than 800 staff in the UK, Europe, Africa and Asia across a huge variety of jobs, from charity fundraising and admin to careers in medical research and IT.
Sightsavers was founded in 1950, and now employs staff in more than 30 countries worldwide.
Our UK office is in Haywards Heath in West Sussex, and we have offices in Ireland and Italy, as well as in Africa and Asia in the countries where we work. We offer a huge variety of jobs spanning a wide range of careers, skills and experience, from medical professionals and operations specialists to media and design staff, IT experts, charity fundraising staff and support roles.
All our available charity job vacancies are listed on our recruitment site. If you can’t find a relevant role, you can create an account and sign up to our job alerts email to be notified about future career opportunities.
We also have paid internships to help people enhance their employment and career prospects. Internship vacancies can be found on our recruitment site.
What kind of jobs do we offer?
Programmes
Programme staff are often from a medical background, and work on a wide variety of life-changing projects.
Operations
It takes a lot of planning to make sure medication, people and equipment are in the right place at the right time.
Research
Sightsavers’ pioneering research teams have been awarded Independent Research Organisation status.
Fundraising
Our charity fundraising and supporter care staff engage with the public to encourage people to get involved.
In the field
Our staff regularly travel to remote communities to meet local people, hear their stories and provide support.
Policy/advocacy
We work with national governments, decision-makers and the public to call for equality for people with disabilities.
Communications
Our media, design, communications and events experts ensure our work is seen, heard and remembered.
Support roles
We have many staff behind the scenes in IT, finance, HR and admin to keep things running smoothly.
See vacancies and start applying here