Programme Officer (Impact)

Fight for Sight

E1, London (Hybrid)

£28,000 -30,000 per year (FTE, pro-rata) / £22,400–£24,000 (PTE actual)

Part-time (0.8FTE, 28 hours per week over four days)

Permanent

Disability ∙ Health ∙ Research

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Job description

The Programme Officer will play an integral role in the Impact team within the broader Directorate of Impact and External Affairs. This is a pivotal time for Fight for Sight as we begin to implement our Impact Framework enabling us to communicate the impact of our extensive portfolio of current and past funded research projects to our internal and external audiences.

The role is diverse and varied, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to build their exposure to a complement of grant management activities across our research and social change funding programmes. They will be instrumental in the delivery of our grant funding processes, will work closely with our Grant Assessment Panels and key partners to ensure we achieve the exciting ambitions laid out in our Research Strategy. They will also be expected to track contribute to capturing the Impact of our funding programmes.

Salary: £28,000 - 30,000 FTE pro rata / £22,400–£24,000 PTE actual (dependent on skills and experience)
Working hours and contract: 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE) over four days, Permanent
Location: Hybrid, minimum 2 days per week in our central London based office, one of these days to be a Wednesday, and at external meetings and events as required.
Important note: All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

How to Apply

Application deadline: Monday, 1 June 2026, 9am
Interview dates: w/c Monday 8th June 2026 (TBC)
Interview venue: E1 8HQ – NB: if high numbers, there may be a preliminary online interview

Please submit your CV and a cover letter/supporting statement of no more than two pages which evidences the specification in the job description and answers the following questions: