As an employer, Sightsavers promotes diversity in the workplace and is committed to being an inclusive organisation.
As an employer, Sightsavers promotes diversity in the workplace and is committed to being an inclusive organisation.
Sightsavers strives to create a diverse, inclusive global organisation for current and future employees.
In line with our programme work on disability rights and equality, we actively promote inclusion within our organisation and our wider professional networks. We also monitor gaps in our workforce to identify opportunities to recruit and retain diverse staff.
Sightsavers is a Disability Confident employer with Level 3 accreditation, an accolade awarded to employers that are leaders in inclusion. The Disability Confident scheme helps employers to challenge attitudes and increase understanding of disability, secure high-quality staff and improve employee morale by demonstrating fair treatment.
We’re also a member of the PurpleSpace networking hub, which supports employees with disabilities and makes it easier for employees to navigate the experience of ill health, disability, accident or injury. The aim is to create a unique ‘movement’ of existing disabled employees and their allies, champions and executive sponsors.
Sightsavers is committed to recruiting, training and ensuring the wellbeing of a diverse workforce. Follow the timeline of our journey towards becoming an employer of choice for people with disabilities.
Our inclusion timelineIn 2016, Sightsavers’ Disability Inclusion Working Group was founded to help us reach our inclusion goals. Originally called the Social Inclusion Working Group, it drew its members from across the organisation, and met regularly to propose new initiatives and review progress on existing projects and goals. The group was nominated for a prestigious Bond Diversity award in 2020, before concluding its work in 2023.
Between 2016 and 2023, the group:
We strive to improve accessibility of our digital and print materials and ensure our events are accessible.
Read our accessibility guidelines
We believe diversity improves workplaces, so we welcome all job applicants, regardless of their background.
See our jobs pages
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