Brand Services Executive

Sightsavers is looking for a Brand Services Executive - a new role within our expanding team to support with brand requests and queries from across the organisation

Salary: £28,682 to £33,743

Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, West Sussex when required

Contract: Permanent

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working

We are looking for a Brand Services Executive to support with brand requests and queries from across the organisation, to ensure the Sightsavers brand standards are implemented, and that colleagues are familiar with and know how to use the brand resources available to them. They will work directly with internal clients, providing authoritative project coordination as well as commissioning services and materials from suppliers and delivering branding projects..

Key duties will include:

• Work in close partnership with the global brand manager to project manage brand assignments and tasks
• Manage relationships with internal clients both in the UK and overseas
• Work with the team to ensure clients’ requirements are met and all brand projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Help brief in design and copy to the broader team, and deliver branded materials throughout the organisation as requested
• Ensure all brand projects and materials adhere to brand and accessibility guidelines
• Maintain brand templates, assets, guidelines and content management systems
• Develop and update branded templates in Microsoft Office, InDesign and Photoshop
• Respond to straightforward brand queries from across the organisation
• Support the global brand manager with the implementation of an inclusive brand training programme
• Ensure colleagues are familiar with Sightsavers’ brand standards, including visual branding elements, use of language and accessibility requirements

To succeed in this role you will need:

• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues globally who have a range of branding and communications knowledge.
• Good ‘soft’ communications skills, including influencing, negotiating and managing expectations.
• Experience working directly with designers and content creators.
• Demonstrable ability to take instruction, work proactively and complete tasks.
• Strong planning and organisation skills, with demonstrable ability to keep track of multiple projects and prioritise work to maximise efficiency and impact.
• Able to set and adhere to deadlines, and ensure other people also meet them.
• Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrable initiative.
• Attention to detail, process-driven and possessing administrative aptitude.
• Supportive nature with an aptitude for training and an interest in learning.
• Intermediate to advanced skills using Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud, in particular Word, PowerPoint, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunities for disabled people, with a particular focus on accessible communications.
• Experience using image libraries, file and content management systems. (Desirable)
• Experience of working in branding or marketing communications, or in the Not-For-Profit, design or publishing sectors. (Desirable)
• French language skills and/or lived experience of the countries where we work. (Desirable)
• Passion for branding and visual communications, and a proven eye for quality design and editorial.

There is the possibility of some international travel in this role, likely to be a couple of trips per year probably to our regional offices such as those in Kenya and Senegal. 

Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit. 

Please read the full job description for further details

Benefits 

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls. 

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.