Work for us
Interested in joining us? We have a small team of staff, working at home, at one of our offices in Devizes, Cheltenham and Bristol, in our shops, and out in the community.
Thank you for your interest in working with us. You can find our current paid vacancy and voluntary trustee opportunities below.
Current vacancies
Relationship Fundraiser (Bristol)
We are seeking a Relationship Fundraiser. This is an exciting and varied role incorporating developing corporate partnerships, supporting volunteer fundraisers, organising fundraising events, and building relationships with community groups.
The role is based in Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire, and you will be travelling around the area to meet supporters and attend fundraising events. You will need to regularly attend our office in Bristol. There will also be occasional travel to our partner offices in Devizes (Wiltshire) and Cheltenham.
Salary £25,000 – £30,000 per annum depending on experience. This is a full-time role, although we would consider part time working for the right candidate.
As Relationship Fundraiser, you will be playing a key role in ensuring the financial success and stability of our charity. There is a wide salary band depending upon experience. You might be coming to this role as a fundraiser, looking to develop your career, or as an established fundraiser looking to use your skills in your local community. If you would like to discuss the role, please email jen.hall@sightsupportwest.org.uk to arrange an informal chat.
Full details of the post can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification which can be downloaded below along with details of how to apply for this post. Sight Support is committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a sight loss charity, we particularly encourage applicants who are visually impaired to apply.
Closing Date: Monday 23rd November 2026 at 5pm.
Interviews will take place on Friday 27th November in Bristol.
Job-Description-and-Person-Specification Relationship Fundraiser
Trustee opportunities
Chair of Trustees – Sight Support West of England
Lead a warm, close-knit Board supporting people with sight loss.
Losing your sight can mean losing your independence, your job or your confidence. We help blind and partially sighted people across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire to stay independent, active and connected. After nine years, our Chair is stepping down, and we are looking for someone to lead our Board into its next chapter.
Role description
Trustees are the volunteers who oversee a charity. We see their role as two tasks: making sure that everything we do today delivers for the people we support, in line with our charitable purpose, and making sure the charity’s future is well planned. Our staff team, led by our Chief Executive, runs the day-to-day work.
As Chair, you would steer the Board across both of those tasks, keeping the right balance between today and the future. You would lead our Board of up to 12 trustees, many of whom live with sight loss themselves. Your role is to bring out the best in the people around you: chairing meetings so every voice is heard, helping the Board make good decisions together, and being a supportive and challenging partner to our Chief Executive.
We also work in an exciting and innovative way. We share one operations team with two neighbouring sight loss charities, Wiltshire Sight and Insight Gloucestershire, while each charity keeps its own independent Board. As Chair, you would help shape how this partnership develops.
Person specification
We care most about how you lead. We are looking for someone who listens, builds agreement, shares credit and is happy to be challenged. You will also need:
- experience of leading at a senior level or on a board, in any sector
- a clear sense of the difference between overseeing an organisation and running it
- the confidence to ask good questions about finances and performance.
Charity experience or lived experience of sight loss would be welcome, but neither is essential.
Benefits
- The chance to make a real difference for people living with sight loss in your region.
- A Board that a 2026 review found to be open, respectful and well led.
- A full induction and accessible papers.
- Reasonable expenses paid, including travel and care costs.
This is a voluntary role of one to two days a month. The Board meets every two months, mainly online, with two meetings a year in Bristol.
Closing date: 7th January 2027
Application process
We’d love to have an informal chat first. Then send a CV and short statement, or tell us about yourself in a conversation if you prefer. Shortlisted candidates will meet our trustees, have an interview and observe a Board meeting. You would join as a trustee and attend a few meetings before the Board elects you as Chair in July 2027. We are happy to adapt any part of the process to meet your access needs.
Further Information
For more details about the role and the charity, please read our role description linked below:
Chair of the Board of Trustees Role Description (DOCX, 99 KB)
Or contact Mike Silvey, Chief Executive, at mike.silvey@sightsupportwest.org.uk.
We particularly welcome applications from people living with sight loss.
Trustee (Legal Skills) – Sight Support West of England
Trustee with legal know-how: help a local sight loss charity make good decisions
Losing your sight can mean losing your independence, your job or your confidence. We help blind and partially sighted people across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire to stay independent, active and connected. We are looking for a new trustee, and we’d especially like to hear from people with a legal background.
Role description
Trustees are the volunteers who oversee a charity. We see their role as two tasks: making sure that everything we do today delivers for the people we support, in line with our charitable purpose, and making sure the charity’s future is well planned. Our staff team runs the day-to-day work.
We work in an exciting and innovative way, sharing one operations team with two neighbouring sight loss charities, Wiltshire Sight and Insight Gloucestershire, while each charity keeps its own independent Board. Our Board is friendly and committed, and many of our trustees live with sight loss themselves.
What we are missing is someone who understands the law. Because we share a team with two other charities, employ staff and run charity shops, we regularly face decisions about contracts, employment and governance. You would help the Board ask the right questions and spot issues early. You would not be our formal legal adviser: we still take professional advice when we need it.
Person specification
We are looking for someone with an understanding of charity, governance, contract or employment law, from your work or studies. You don’t need to be a senior lawyer, and you don’t need to have been a trustee before. Most of all, we’re looking for:
- an interest in improving the lives of blind and partially sighted people
- a willingness to ask questions, listen and work as part of a team.
The Trustees value a culture where different views are welcomed and decisions are made together. We are looking for a trustee who will contribute to that culture.
Benefits
- The chance to put your skills to work for your local community.
- Valuable board experience to develop your career.
- A full induction, a buddy from the Board and training tailored to you.
- Reasonable expenses paid.
This is a voluntary role of around two to three hours a month. The Board meets every two months, mainly online, with two meetings a year in Bristol.
Closing date: 7th January 2027.
Application process
We’d love to have an informal chat first. Then send a short application form and CV, or apply by phone or in conversation. Shortlisted candidates will meet our trustees, have an interview and observe a Board meeting. We are happy to adapt any part of the process to meet your access needs.
Further Information
For more details about the role and the charity, please read our Trustee (Legal Skills) information pack linked below:
Trustee role description (legal skills) (DOCX, 97 KB)
Or contact Mike Silvey, Chief Executive, at mike.silvey@sightsupportwest.org.uk.
New to being a trustee? Reach Volunteering has a helpful guide: reachvolunteering.org.uk/become-trustee
We particularly welcome applications from people living with sight loss.
Interested in volunteering?
If this role is not quite right for you, please consider our volunteer opportunities. We have a wide range of roles to suit different skills and interests, and volunteering with us is a meaningful way to support blind and partially sighted people while building valuable experience.
