Corporate Services Apprentice

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 is growing rapidly and offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

Corporate Services Apprentice (12-month fixed term contract)
Haywards Heath
£12,000 per annum

Sightsavers has an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual to work as part of the Operations Group, within the Finance, Planning and Operations Directorate. The apprentice will be responsible for providing a multi-disciplinary range of services to the organisation. Chief amongst these is the provision of:

Services to supporters and customers across the organisation

• Day to day responsibility for premises issues in Haywards Heath and liaison with an outsourced premises contractor
• Provide support to the CEO and Directors: meeting / conference organisation and co-ordination, collation and distribution of documentation for meetings
• Provide efficient administrative support to the Corporate Services Team and communicate with other teams in the organisation
• Assist teams within the Operations Group with ad-hoc tasks and projects

The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills, good administration and time management skills, and be able to work as part of a team.

Please see the job description for full details of the role.

Closing date: 13 September 2013
First stage interviews: 25 September 2013

How to apply

To apply for this post, please download our application pack and return the completed application form and equal opportunities form as two separate documents tohr@sightsavers.org. Alternatively you can post a hard copy to HR Department, Sightsavers, Grosvenor Hall, Bolnore Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4BX.

As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

We will be contacting short-listed candidates for interview, shortly after the closing dates. We very much regret that in view of the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond if you are unsuccessful. I am sure that you will understand the need to concentrate resources towards our work.