Jobs at Down Syndrome Education International

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Join our team and work to improve the lives of thousands of people with Down syndrome around the world.

Now is an exciting and challenging time to join our team as we work to accelerate progress in research and deliver greater global access to information and advice about Down syndrome. We have recently reviewed our strategy and adopted an ambitious 5 year operating plan. Over the next five years, we anticipate considerable growth and many new opportunities.

Working for us

Down Syndrome Education International is based at The Sarah Duffen Centre in Portsmouth, UK, from where we work closely with research colleagues and Down syndrome associations around the world. We currently employ 21 people (9 full time and 12 part time), including 7 people with Down syndrome.

Down Syndrome Education International is associated with and works closely with Down Syndrome Education USA - a nonprofit based in Irvine, California. We plan to operate some of our fundraising and development work from offices in London from autumn 2008.

The staff team is committed and hard working. We are continually challenged to be efficient and effective by a large project workload and high demand for our services. We abide by the highest professional standards in our research, practice, publishing, fundraising and accounting activities. Professional practitioners and research staff frequently travel around the UK and overseas providing specialist training and attending conferences, often at weekends.

If you are enthusiastic about our mission and enjoy challenging and demanding work, then you will find working with us rewarding in many ways.

Our current vacancies are listed below.

Current vacancies

Director of Funding and Development
To lead a major expansion in funding and development activities to ensure growing and sustained financial support for the charity's research and education activities around the world.
IT Systems Manager
To maintain the charity's information systems to provide effective and efficient support for international communication, publishing, research, fundraising, sales and accounting functions.