Fight for Sight is the UK’s largest charity dedicated to funding world-class research into the prevention and treatment of blindness and eye disease. Fight for Sight’s research programme is expanding with annual grant commitments now over £2m. Research is funded across a wide range of academic institutes and hospitals. The role of the research officer is to manage the charity’s research programme and the postholder will a) organise the grant funding and peer review process for new grants b) monitor, help evaluate and interpret existing research grants made by the charity and c) work with the fundraising team of the charity to ensure that research outcomes are communicated to the charity’s supporters. A job description and person specification is available. The job will be based in London and the salary will be £32,000 - £36,000 plus 10% pension contribution. The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 28 March 2008. First interviews will take place on Friday 11 April 2008. To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] or by post to: Sue Green, Fight for Sight, 1st Floor, 36-38 Botolph Lane, London EC3R 8DE. For further information on Fight for Sight please visit their website at the link below.

Fight for Sight website