MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY
41,445 - 48,352 per year
Provost Street N1
Full-time
19th January 2026
Job information pack Grants officer Moorfields Eye Charity, 27 Provost Street, London N1 7NH Tel: 0207 566 2565 Email: moorfields.eyecharity@nhs.net moorfieldseyecharity.org.uk Registered Charity No 1140679 moorfieldseyecharitylondon @eyecharity moorfields_eye_charity December 2025 Welcome Thank you for your interest in the work of Moorfields Eye Charity. We believe that people’s sight matters and wish to strengthen our committed and passionate staff team by appointing a grants officer to our grants and research team. We are the main fundraising and grant-making charity for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and its academic partner UCL (in particular the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), two world-leading institutions. The majority of our support funds innovation and research into eye health, and we have an emphasis on building capacity and developing the careers of researchers and clinicians. We’ve invested in pioneering research including a fully digital 3D printed prosthetic eye, harnessing artificial intelligence for eye health (such as using deep learning to classify clinical images of common eye disease), and innovation in services and patient experience improvement through remote monitoring and telemedicine. We have ambitious plans. We have put into action a five-year business plan that is supporting our growth from raising and funding around £6 million annually to commit at least £50 million over five years. This is an exciting opportunity for a grants officer to bring enthusiasm and experience to our dedicated team, following robust and effective processes to select and award the most impactful projects and programmes, and collaborating with a number of varied stakeholders. We both joined Moorfields Eye Charity because we are passionate about eye health and wanted to support the pioneering work of the world-leading partnership between Moorfields and UCL. The years ahead will be a time of exciting transformation for our charity as we play a pivotal role in creating Oriel, embed a culture of philanthropy across the Moorfields family, increase our fundraising and grant-making, deliver our ambitious strategy and make a difference to people living with sight loss. We hope you are as excited as we are by the opportunity to play a key role in that journey and thank you for your interest in joining our team. We look forward to hearing from you. Robert Dufton Chief executive Dr Ailish Murray PhD Director of grants and research Key information Hours: Probation period: Full time (37.5 hours per week) 6 months Notice period: 3 months Place of work: Provost Street N1, with flexibility to work part of the week from home (agreed for each post individually, depending on the nature of the role) Contract type: Permanent Salary: £41,445 to £48,352 Annual leave entitlement: 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years and 10 years service Reports to: Funding manager About the role Impact report, 2025 The grants officer position at Moorfields Eye Charity is an exciting and varied one. It is a great opportunity to join a growing and supportive team who are committed to ensuring the charity has robust grant-making mechanisms to determine best use of charitable funding together with monitoring and evaluating projects and programmes. Our close proximity, and working relationships, with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and its academic partner UCL (in particular the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) are very important to this role. A successful candidate will enjoy working with academics, clinicians and other hospital staff, supporting their engagement with, and applications to, our funding programmes. You will support the entire grant management life cycle, both pre and post award, of a very diverse and growing grant portfolio. We have a number of grant-making programmes, which you as grants officer will be central in helping deliver. This includes our response mode grant-making and philanthropy supported activities which together are focused on investing in world-leading eye research, education and care to transform the lives of people with sight problems. To showcase our work and impact of our funding you will draw on your knowledge of the grant funding portfolio. With an enthusiastic interest in dissemination of knowledge to diverse audiences, you will contribute to the communication of funding outcomes and the evaluation of impact across the charity’s priority areas. This is a highly collaborative role that will require you to work independently and confidently while developing important relationships at all levels across the charity, Moorfields, UCL, and with key external stakeholders. £ £22.5 million income raised 1,052 Eye to Eye participants £58.9 million committed in awards Role description Grant funding › Be a primary point of contact to applicants and other stakeholders throughout the grant management process and ensure queries are dealt with in a professional, timely and satisfactory manner. › Process expressions of interest and applications, including undertaking eligibility checks and performing cost challenge. › Maintain up-to-date and accurate grant records within relevant systems. › Carry out selection of high quality peer reviewers and assess the quality of reports to ensure they are suitable for consideration by decision-making committees. › Support the funding manager in the delivery of drop-in advice sessions, including drafting content for website and social channels to advertise funding opportunities and provide guidance to applicants. › Prepare grant applications and support the development of briefing documents for the charity’s scientific advisory panel and grants committee (who report to Moorfields Eye Charity board of trustees) or other relevant committees. › Be responsible for preparing and communicating feedback to applicants on funding proposals following decision making and following up on any related actions. › Liaise with and support the fundraising team’s development of funding proposals, cases for support and grant progress reporting. Finance › Monitor financial expenditure on grants against awarded budgets including working with the grant holders and charity and host institution finance teams. › Ensure timely and accurate allocation of restricted donations to grants. › Maintain accurate and up-to-date records and processing of invoices. › Support the funding manager and director of grants and research in financial reconciliation and reporting. Communications › Be a point of contact for the development of content for multimedia channels including liaising with grant holders, their teams and other stakeholders. › Provide ideas and draft content from the grant portfolio for publications such as our annual impact report. › Support the fundraising team’s supporter stewardship by providing content for communications to donors on eye health, education, research, patient care, innovation and related areas of interest. › Contribute to and support the update of grants and research related sections of the charity’s website. Grant monitoring and impact › Support the post-award monitoring of grants awarded by the charity. This includes monitoring own portfolio of grants, raising and resolving concerns, ensuring compliance with funding conditions and supporting the evaluation of grants. › Develop and produce reports, undertake analysis of outcomes and outputs arising from charity funded projects. › Request and process interim, end of grant reports and programmatic reports. › Support the implementation of the charity’s impact framework. Grants and research team › Maintain highly accurate records within grants management systems (Flexigrant) and any other databases used. › Support grants and research team colleagues, providing cover as necessary. This includes working closely to ensure shared awareness of grants, activities and deadlines related to each other’s portfolio of grants. › Maintain an awareness of the external eye health environment and funding landscape. › Build and maintain strong positive relationships with the academic, administrative and clinical staff at Moorfields and UCL. Other duties › Any other duties as may be requested from time to time by your line manager. › Ensure that all activities are compliant with law, best practice and the charity’s policies and procedures. › Occasional evening and weekend work as required. › Ensure that you treat everyone with dignity and respect and adhere to, and champion, the charity’s EDI policy and values. › As a member of the charity team to conduct your work and self to a high standard of professionalism and timeliness, being responsible and polite with all stakeholders. To be collaborative with, and considerate and supportive of colleagues as we work together to meet the common goal of delivering the charity’s strategy to maximum impact. A role description is a reflection of the current position and may change emphasis or detail in light of subsequent developments as the charity is a fast-paced environment. Duties may change from time to time, in consultation with the post holder. The person Every role at Moorfields Eye Charity helps ensure our success and there are certain skills necessary to support this. We’re looking for someone who has the following experience or demonstrable transferable skills: Education, qualifications › A degree in biomedical sciences, other STEM or health subject. › A postgraduate or advanced research degree (PhD) in biomedical sciences/health subject or equivalent relevant work experience. Knowledge › Experience of the research environment in an academic or clinical setting. › An understanding of the research application process and peer review in a grant-making charity. › Proven ability to write engaging copy for different audiences across varied communication channels. Skills › Excellent written and oral communication skills. › Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. › Effective organisational skills and ability to manage time and prioritise work. › Ability to work independently, quickly and effectively under pressure. › Working to deadlines and prioritising work. › Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat. Personal qualities › Keen interest in research, grant-making and administration. › Ability to build confident working relationships at all levels. › Self-motivated, pro-active and solutions focused, with ability to work on own initiative and to provide recommendations. › Personable, with interpersonal manner and ability to engage stakeholders. › Trustworthy, reliable and demonstrable discretion. › Able to network and liaise with scientific, clinical and research communities. › Willing to be part of a busy, friendly team often working to overlapping deadlines. The following criteria would be desirable. › Grants management experience, including peer-review in a grant-making organisation (ideally a medical research charity). › Engaging with and supporting grant applicants, providing expert advice on remit and eligibility on behalf of the grant-making organisation. › Supporting high level committees/boards. › An understanding of the charity sector and its regulation. › Experience in reviewing grant expenditure against awarded budgets. › Awareness of the UK medical and research environment, the role of the AMRC. › Experience of grant-making supported by restricted philanthropic donations. › Use of a grant management system and/or CRM database for both maintenance and interrogation purposes. › An understanding of research and grant funding into an NHS environment. Professional development We’re committed to your continuing learning and development. All of our team have personal learning and development plans in place that are reviewed, discussed and developed on a regular basis throughout the year. As a charity, we ensure that the time, resources and assistance are set aside to support you and maximise your potential and growth. How to apply Find out more here. The closing date for applications is 13.00 (GMT) on Monday 19 January 2026. Your application should include your CV and a supporting statement (up to 500 words in total) which addresses the following points: › What attracts you to this role and Moorfields Eye Charity? › How your experience applies to the role If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still welcome an application from you. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further or have any questions about the role, please contact Ailish Murray at ailish.murray1@nhs.net Final shortlisted candidate(s) will normally have the opportunity to meet members of the team or wider organisation. Interviews are expected to be held, ideally in person, between 2 and 13 February 2026.
MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY
41,445 - 48,352 per year
Provost Street N1
Full-time
19th January 2026
Job information pack Grants officer Moorfields Eye Charity, 27 Provost Street, London N1 7NH Tel: 0207 566 2565 Email: moorfields.eyecharity@nhs.net moorfieldseyecharity.org.uk Registered Charity No 1140679 moorfieldseyecharitylondon @eyecharity moorfields_eye_charity December 2025 Welcome Thank you for your interest in the work of Moorfields Eye Charity. We believe that people’s sight matters and wish to strengthen our committed and passionate staff team by appointing a grants officer to our grants and research team. We are the main fundraising and grant-making charity for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and its academic partner UCL (in particular the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), two world-leading institutions. The majority of our support funds innovation and research into eye health, and we have an emphasis on building capacity and developing the careers of researchers and clinicians. We’ve invested in pioneering research including a fully digital 3D printed prosthetic eye, harnessing artificial intelligence for eye health (such as using deep learning to classify clinical images of common eye disease), and innovation in services and patient experience improvement through remote monitoring and telemedicine. We have ambitious plans. We have put into action a five-year business plan that is supporting our growth from raising and funding around £6 million annually to commit at least £50 million over five years. This is an exciting opportunity for a grants officer to bring enthusiasm and experience to our dedicated team, following robust and effective processes to select and award the most impactful projects and programmes, and collaborating with a number of varied stakeholders. We both joined Moorfields Eye Charity because we are passionate about eye health and wanted to support the pioneering work of the world-leading partnership between Moorfields and UCL. The years ahead will be a time of exciting transformation for our charity as we play a pivotal role in creating Oriel, embed a culture of philanthropy across the Moorfields family, increase our fundraising and grant-making, deliver our ambitious strategy and make a difference to people living with sight loss. We hope you are as excited as we are by the opportunity to play a key role in that journey and thank you for your interest in joining our team. We look forward to hearing from you. Robert Dufton Chief executive Dr Ailish Murray PhD Director of grants and research Key information Hours: Probation period: Full time (37.5 hours per week) 6 months Notice period: 3 months Place of work: Provost Street N1, with flexibility to work part of the week from home (agreed for each post individually, depending on the nature of the role) Contract type: Permanent Salary: £41,445 to £48,352 Annual leave entitlement: 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years and 10 years service Reports to: Funding manager About the role Impact report, 2025 The grants officer position at Moorfields Eye Charity is an exciting and varied one. It is a great opportunity to join a growing and supportive team who are committed to ensuring the charity has robust grant-making mechanisms to determine best use of charitable funding together with monitoring and evaluating projects and programmes. Our close proximity, and working relationships, with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and its academic partner UCL (in particular the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) are very important to this role. A successful candidate will enjoy working with academics, clinicians and other hospital staff, supporting their engagement with, and applications to, our funding programmes. You will support the entire grant management life cycle, both pre and post award, of a very diverse and growing grant portfolio. We have a number of grant-making programmes, which you as grants officer will be central in helping deliver. This includes our response mode grant-making and philanthropy supported activities which together are focused on investing in world-leading eye research, education and care to transform the lives of people with sight problems. To showcase our work and impact of our funding you will draw on your knowledge of the grant funding portfolio. With an enthusiastic interest in dissemination of knowledge to diverse audiences, you will contribute to the communication of funding outcomes and the evaluation of impact across the charity’s priority areas. This is a highly collaborative role that will require you to work independently and confidently while developing important relationships at all levels across the charity, Moorfields, UCL, and with key external stakeholders. £ £22.5 million income raised 1,052 Eye to Eye participants £58.9 million committed in awards Role description Grant funding › Be a primary point of contact to applicants and other stakeholders throughout the grant management process and ensure queries are dealt with in a professional, timely and satisfactory manner. › Process expressions of interest and applications, including undertaking eligibility checks and performing cost challenge. › Maintain up-to-date and accurate grant records within relevant systems. › Carry out selection of high quality peer reviewers and assess the quality of reports to ensure they are suitable for consideration by decision-making committees. › Support the funding manager in the delivery of drop-in advice sessions, including drafting content for website and social channels to advertise funding opportunities and provide guidance to applicants. › Prepare grant applications and support the development of briefing documents for the charity’s scientific advisory panel and grants committee (who report to Moorfields Eye Charity board of trustees) or other relevant committees. › Be responsible for preparing and communicating feedback to applicants on funding proposals following decision making and following up on any related actions. › Liaise with and support the fundraising team’s development of funding proposals, cases for support and grant progress reporting. Finance › Monitor financial expenditure on grants against awarded budgets including working with the grant holders and charity and host institution finance teams. › Ensure timely and accurate allocation of restricted donations to grants. › Maintain accurate and up-to-date records and processing of invoices. › Support the funding manager and director of grants and research in financial reconciliation and reporting. Communications › Be a point of contact for the development of content for multimedia channels including liaising with grant holders, their teams and other stakeholders. › Provide ideas and draft content from the grant portfolio for publications such as our annual impact report. › Support the fundraising team’s supporter stewardship by providing content for communications to donors on eye health, education, research, patient care, innovation and related areas of interest. › Contribute to and support the update of grants and research related sections of the charity’s website. Grant monitoring and impact › Support the post-award monitoring of grants awarded by the charity. This includes monitoring own portfolio of grants, raising and resolving concerns, ensuring compliance with funding conditions and supporting the evaluation of grants. › Develop and produce reports, undertake analysis of outcomes and outputs arising from charity funded projects. › Request and process interim, end of grant reports and programmatic reports. › Support the implementation of the charity’s impact framework. Grants and research team › Maintain highly accurate records within grants management systems (Flexigrant) and any other databases used. › Support grants and research team colleagues, providing cover as necessary. This includes working closely to ensure shared awareness of grants, activities and deadlines related to each other’s portfolio of grants. › Maintain an awareness of the external eye health environment and funding landscape. › Build and maintain strong positive relationships with the academic, administrative and clinical staff at Moorfields and UCL. Other duties › Any other duties as may be requested from time to time by your line manager. › Ensure that all activities are compliant with law, best practice and the charity’s policies and procedures. › Occasional evening and weekend work as required. › Ensure that you treat everyone with dignity and respect and adhere to, and champion, the charity’s EDI policy and values. › As a member of the charity team to conduct your work and self to a high standard of professionalism and timeliness, being responsible and polite with all stakeholders. To be collaborative with, and considerate and supportive of colleagues as we work together to meet the common goal of delivering the charity’s strategy to maximum impact. A role description is a reflection of the current position and may change emphasis or detail in light of subsequent developments as the charity is a fast-paced environment. Duties may change from time to time, in consultation with the post holder. The person Every role at Moorfields Eye Charity helps ensure our success and there are certain skills necessary to support this. We’re looking for someone who has the following experience or demonstrable transferable skills: Education, qualifications › A degree in biomedical sciences, other STEM or health subject. › A postgraduate or advanced research degree (PhD) in biomedical sciences/health subject or equivalent relevant work experience. Knowledge › Experience of the research environment in an academic or clinical setting. › An understanding of the research application process and peer review in a grant-making charity. › Proven ability to write engaging copy for different audiences across varied communication channels. Skills › Excellent written and oral communication skills. › Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. › Effective organisational skills and ability to manage time and prioritise work. › Ability to work independently, quickly and effectively under pressure. › Working to deadlines and prioritising work. › Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat. Personal qualities › Keen interest in research, grant-making and administration. › Ability to build confident working relationships at all levels. › Self-motivated, pro-active and solutions focused, with ability to work on own initiative and to provide recommendations. › Personable, with interpersonal manner and ability to engage stakeholders. › Trustworthy, reliable and demonstrable discretion. › Able to network and liaise with scientific, clinical and research communities. › Willing to be part of a busy, friendly team often working to overlapping deadlines. The following criteria would be desirable. › Grants management experience, including peer-review in a grant-making organisation (ideally a medical research charity). › Engaging with and supporting grant applicants, providing expert advice on remit and eligibility on behalf of the grant-making organisation. › Supporting high level committees/boards. › An understanding of the charity sector and its regulation. › Experience in reviewing grant expenditure against awarded budgets. › Awareness of the UK medical and research environment, the role of the AMRC. › Experience of grant-making supported by restricted philanthropic donations. › Use of a grant management system and/or CRM database for both maintenance and interrogation purposes. › An understanding of research and grant funding into an NHS environment. Professional development We’re committed to your continuing learning and development. All of our team have personal learning and development plans in place that are reviewed, discussed and developed on a regular basis throughout the year. As a charity, we ensure that the time, resources and assistance are set aside to support you and maximise your potential and growth. How to apply Find out more here. The closing date for applications is 13.00 (GMT) on Monday 19 January 2026. Your application should include your CV and a supporting statement (up to 500 words in total) which addresses the following points: › What attracts you to this role and Moorfields Eye Charity? › How your experience applies to the role If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still welcome an application from you. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further or have any questions about the role, please contact Ailish Murray at ailish.murray1@nhs.net or Martin Cordiner at martin.cordiner@nhs.net . Final shortlisted candidate(s) will normally have the opportunity to meet members of the team or wider organisation. Interviews are expected to be held, ideally in person, between 2 and 13 February 2026.
MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY
27,187 - 31,719 per year (pro rata)
Provost Street N1, with flexibility to work part of the week from home
Part-time
22nd January 2026
Job information pack Prospect research assistant Moorfields Eye Charity, 27 Provost Street, London, N1 7NH Tel: 0207 566 2565 Email: moorfields.eyecharity@nhs.net moorfieldseyecharity.org.uk Registered Charity No 1140679 moorfieldseyecharitylondon moorfields_eye_charity moorfields-eye-charity Welcome January 2026 Thank you for your interest in the work of Moorfields Eye Charity. We believe that people’s sight matters and wish to strengthen our committed and passionate staff team by appointing a prospect research assistant to join our philanthropy team. We are the main fundraising and grant-making charity supporting the work of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and its academic partner UCL (in particular the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), two world-leading institutions. We invest in life changing eye health by funding innovative research, equipment, patient care and training – benefitting patients in the UK and around the world. We have ambitious plans. We have put into action a five-year business plan that is supporting our growth from raising and funding around £6 million annually to becoming a £10 million a year charity. We are a partner in the once-in-a-century opportunity to create a new home for eye care, research and education, bringing together Moorfields and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (an initiative known as Oriel). Construction is underway and the new centre is expected to open in 2027 and will be located near St Pancras in London. Philanthropy is playing a critical role in the delivery of this new centre and we are leading a fundraising campaign, in partnership with UCL, to raise £100 million to support this. Alongside this, our five-year fundraising strategy will support the growth of our wider fundraising activity in support of Moorfields and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. We both joined Moorfields Eye Charity because we are passionate about eye health and wanted to support the pioneering work of the world-leading partnership between Moorfields and UCL. The years ahead will be a time of exciting transformation for our charity as we play a pivotal role in creating our new centre for advancing eye health, embed a culture of philanthropy across the Moorfields family, increase our fundraising and grant-making, deliver our ambitious strategy and make a difference to people living with sight loss. We hope you are as excited as we are by the opportunity to play a key role in that journey and thank you for your interest in joining our team. We look forward to hearing from you. Robert Dufton Chief executive Rachel Jones Director of development and communications Key information Hours: Part time (0.4FTE 15 hours per week) Contract type: Permanent Salary: £27,187 - £31,719 pro rata Annual leave entitlement: 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years and 10 years service Reports to: Prospect research manager Probation period: Six months Notice period: Three months Place of work: Provost Street N1, with flexibility to work part of the week from home (agreed for each post individually, depending on the nature of the role) About the role Impact report, 2025 This is an exciting time to join Moorfields Eye Charity and work within an established prospect research team, be an integral part of a smooth-running fundraising team, and support the delivery of the charity’s ambitious fundraising programme. Building on the success of the capital campaign and in line with its five-year fundraising strategy, the charity has ambitious plans to embed and create a step change in the role of philanthropy across the Moorfields partnership, transitioning from a fundraising programme with a core focus on capital support for the new centre to a programme supporting a broader, and more diverse, portfolio of research, education and innovation. The prospect research assistant will join a growing team and will contribute to increasing the size and quality of Moorfields Eye Charity’s prospect pipeline by undertaking high quality and insightful prospect research to help build and replenish our prospect pipeline. You will provide valuable administrative support that will feed into improved systems and processes across our fundraising operations. You will have demonstrable investigative research skills and a methodical approach with effective organisational skills. The role requires good communication skills with the ability to present information in a variety of formats. The postholder will have prior experience in research and have the skills to produce accurate research reports and collect and process data in compliance with GDPR and other relevant legislation under the prospect research manager’s guidance. Some training will also be provided in using a variety of tools to identify and qualify prospective supporters capable of making a major gift. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive team. The role would suit a positive, proactive individual with a curious mind and who is looking to build on their skills and experience to develop their career in the fundraising sector. You will have the chance to develop skills in information gathering and data analysis. £ £22.5 million income raised 1,052 Eye to Eye participants £58.9 million committed in awards Role description Research and administration • Work with the prospect research team to identify, qualify and profile new major donor prospects (including individuals, trusts & foundations and companies) in the UK and internationally by using a number of tools and research techniques to gain insight on prospective supporters, estimated wealth and philanthropic interest. • To work jointly with the prospect research team to complete larger acquisition projects and work independently on special research projects in line with Moorfields Eye Charity’s fundraising strategy. • Provide general administrative support to the prospect research and philanthropy teams including ensuring accurate record keeping on the ThankQ Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system in compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Moorfields Eye Charity’s policies. • Keep abreast of news and information sites for relevant developments on current and prospective donors and developments in philanthropy and ophthalmology. Cross team working and collaboration • Proactively work across teams to identify opportunities for prospecting and operational efficiencies in support of the charity’s wider business plans. • Contribute to supporting the philanthropy team to use the database effectively with data entry as appropriate. • Undertake any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the post and its grading as requested by the prospect research manager or head of philanthropy. • Deputising for the prospect research manager and/or prospect research officers when required. Other duties • Any other duties as may be requested from time to time by your line manager. • Ensure that all activities are compliant with law, best practice and the charity’s policies and procedures. • Occasional evening and weekend work as required. • Ensure that you treat everyone with dignity and respect and adhere to, and champion, the charity’s EDI policy and values. • As a member of the charity team to conduct your work and self to a high standard of professionalism and timeliness, being responsible and polite with all stakeholders. To be collaborative with, and considerate and supportive of colleagues as we work together to meet the common goal of delivering the charity’s strategy to maximum impact. A role description is a reflection of the current position and may change emphasis or detail in light of subsequent developments as the charity is a fast-paced environment. Duties may change from time to time, in consultation with the post holder. 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Professional development We’re committed to your continuing learning and development. All of our team have personal learning and development plans in place that are reviewed, discussed and developed on a regular basis throughout the year. As a charity, we ensure that the time, resources and assistance are set aside to support you and maximise your potential and growth. How to apply Your application should include your CV and your response (up to 500 words each) to the following questions: • What attracts you to this role and Moorfields Eye Charity? • How does your experience and skills apply to this role? • How would you approach the identification and qualification of new prospects for the charity’s philanthropy programme? If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still welcome an application from you. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further or have any questions about the role, please contact Ricardo Pereira Carvalho at ricardo.carvalho1@nhs.net. The closing date for applications is 5pm Thursday 22nd January 2026. Interviews will be held in-person at Moorfields Eye Charity’s office on 4th February 2026. We are aware that you may use AI to support your application, but we ask you to use your own words as much as possible.
Trustee recruitment
Contents
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Welcome letter from Dr Louise Wood CBE, Chair of trustees
Introduction
Background and strategy
Our impact and governance:
The role
Who are we looking for?
How to apply
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Welcome letter
Thank you for your interest in the work of Moorfields Eye Charity
We are a charity dedicated to eye health. Our mission is to improve eye health and the lives
of people affected by sight-loss by funding world-leading innovation in research, education
and care.
Our trustee Dr Rob Jones comes to the end of his term in office in June 2026. Rob has
shared his experience of living with sight-loss Rob's Moorfields journey | Moorfields Eye
Charity. In order to ensure that such lived experience continues to be at the heart of our
board’s work, the successful candidate will have sight-loss and experience of eye health as
a patient.
We are not looking for a direct replacement for Rob, but rather for someone with senior level
experience, skills and knowledge who can contribute effectively in one or more areas of the
charity’s work. This could be from professional or voluntary work, and gained in any sector.
We work closely with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and the
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. This partnership is acknowledged to be world-leading in
terms of the impact of the research, the translation of research findings into new clinical
diagnostic methods and treatments, and the development of new clinical pathways, including
the growing use of AI and digital medicine. We are proud to be supporting all aspects of this
work. Our aim is to help ensure that Moorfields and UCL continue to be world-leading.
Over recent years our grant-making has grown, and we currently commit on average about
£6m annually. However, under our future grants strategy we have ambitious plans to
increase this further to not less than £10m pa in the coming years. We have invested in
growing our staff teams for fundraising, grant-making and communications in order to deliver
this. With this has come the need to strengthen our staffing in terms of data and IT and HR.
We are working in partnership with Moorfields and UCL to develop a new world class centre
for clinical care, teaching and research, which will be located near St Pancras in London.
Construction of the new centre is well advanced and it is expected to open in 2027. In
partnership with UCL we are seeking to raise over £100m towards the cost of the new centre
and to support world leading research, education and innovation in eye health. To date the
fundraising campaign has raised over £75m.
We have a diverse board in terms of gender and diversity of ethnic background but would
welcome applications from candidates who would diversify our board further. In particular
we would welcome applications from younger candidates.
All trustees and staff at Moorfields Eye Charity are passionate about eye health and want to
support the pioneering work of the world-leading partnership between Moorfields and the
UCL. The years ahead will be a time of transformation for our charity as the new centre
opens and we realise our ambitions. We hope that you will be as excited as we are by the
opportunity to play a leading role in that journey. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Dr Louise Wood, Chair
Introduction
The number of people in the UK with sight loss is estimated to rise to 2.7 million by 2030. By
2050, the current figure will double to over 4 million.
Moorfields Eye Charity’s mission is to improve eye health and the lives of people affected by
sight-loss by funding world-leading innovation in research, education and care. We work in
partnership with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and UCL
Institute of Ophthalmology (UCL). Information about the charity is at Moorfields Eye Charity.
We are members of the Association of Medical Research Charities and NHS Charities
Together, the national body for NHS charities. We partner with the National Institute for
Health and Care Research and with other leading medical research charities.
Background and strategy
Philanthropy has always played an important role at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Moorfields Eye
Charity was founded in 2011, but our current existence dates back to 2016 when we merged
with another charity, the Special Trustees of Moorfields. We are an independent charity but
with close links to Moorfields.
Our mission is to improve eye health by funding innovation in research, education and care
to benefit Moorfields’ patients.
Our six-year organisational strategy (2021 – 2027) outlines our ambitious objectives for the
charity. It brings together all aspects of our work and focuses them around our core belief,
mission and vision.
Our strategy outlines five main objectives:
1. Create a world-class integrated centre for advancing eye health, teaching and research
2. Be the leading charity for research into eye health
3. Support innovation in patient care, enhancing the patient experience
4. Support sharing knowledge and the development of people’s expertise
5. Shape national policy to increase resources allocated to eye health
You can find out more about our key objectives and how we plan to achieve them at Our
strategy | Moorfields Eye Charity.
Our impact
Across the last four years, we awarded 263 grants worth a total of £59m million to support
research, innovation in patient care, staff wellbeing and training at Moorfields and UCL. Our
impact report highlights recent successes, and the progress we are making against our
strategic goals. The 2025 report is available at Our impact | Moorfields Eye Charity
Our grants have enabled advancements across a wide range of eye conditions. We fund
research from pre-clinical to clinical trials. We fund researchers at different stages of their
careers and are very proud of their achievements in research and prestigious roles in the
scientific community. The charity helps to bring quicker diagnoses and new treatments to
people with sight loss – changing lives in the UK and worldwide.
Our governance
The board is responsible for the overall management of the charity and setting its long-term
objectives and strategy. The board has delegated the management of the charity to the
Chief executive and senior leadership team.
Our board currently comprises 12 members, chaired by Dr Louise Wood. The majority of
trustees, including the chair, are independent, but a minority are appointed by Moorfields.
Independent trustees serve for (renewable) terms of three years up to a maximum of nine
years.
The trustees have an established committee structure to support in the governance of the
charity. There are seven board sub-committees reporting to the board. Each committee is
chaired by an independent trustee and has other trustee members. In addition, some
committees have additional members who also serve in a voluntary capacity but who are not
trustees. The seven committees are: Audit and risk; Fundraising and communications;
Grants; Investment; Nominations; Oriel (for the new eye centre); People and remuneration.
Our board works well and has a strongly collegiate and inclusive atmosphere; we have strong,
collaborative relationship with the charity’s senior leadership team and staff, with Moorfields
Eye Hospital, and with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Each trustee of the charity plays
a key role in upholding the collegiality of the board as well as in offering challenge and support
to the executive team.
More information about the charity and its governance is in our annual report and accounts
Annual accounts | Moorfields Eye Charity. Information about trustees and senior staff is at
Our team | Moorfields Eye Charity
The role
We are seeking to appoint someone with senior skills, experience and knowledge as a trustee.
Key responsibilities (as trustee)
Trustees will:
• Ensure the charity pursues its objectives as defined in its Articles and uses its
resources exclusively in pursuance of its objectives.
• Contribute actively to the board of trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to the
charity, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating
performance against those objectives.
• Ensure the financial stability of the charity, making sure that robust systems are in
place for internal financial control and the protection of the charity’s funds and assets.
• Safeguard the good name and values of the charity and wherever possible play a
strong ambassadorial role, helping to raise the profile of the charity and to promote
charitable giving for the benefit of the organisation, both with regards to Oriel and
generally.
• Act in the best interests of the charity, beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times
and avoid any personal conflict of interest.
Time commitment
The board meets four times a year: Monday afternoon, 23 March 2026, Thursday morning, 16
July 2026, Monday afternoon, 21 September 2026 and Thursday morning 10 December 2026.
Trustees are encouraged to attend board meetings in person. In addition the board may be
consulted between meetings. A board awayday is held every year.
All trustees serve on at least one committee. The successful candidate would be appointed to
the committee which would most benefit from their knowledge and experience.
Committees normally meet 3-4 times a year to oversee delivery of different areas of work.
Committee meetings are a mix of in-person, hybrid or online.
The role is unremunerated but travel and other reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
Who are we looking for?
• This post has a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the successful applicant be a
person who is blind or partially sighted, in line with The Equality Act 2010 and holds a
certificate of visual impairment, ideally severe visual impairment.
• Professional knowledge and experience which would benefit the work of the charity.
• Strong commitment to improving the lives of people affected by sight loss.
• Willingness to devote the necessary time and effort.
• The ability to think and act strategically and creatively.
• Sound, independent judgement, relevant skills and integrity.
• Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of
trusteeship.
• Ability to inspire trust and confidence in people (including other trustees, the staff of
the charity, volunteers and other stakeholders in the charity).
• Demonstrable commitment to the Nolan principles of public life: selflessness, integrity,
objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
• Demonstrable commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
Eligibility
Candidates must be aged 16 or over and resident in the UK.
Candidates must not be employees of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Offers to candidates will be subject to written references prior to appointment as a trustee.
Successful candidates will be required to sign a declaration to disclose certain personal
information to confirm they are a ‘fit and proper person’ to manage a charity and that they are
not disqualified.
How to apply
Please send us a copy of your cv together with a short covering letter (maximum 500 words)
outlining your interest in the role, how you meet what we are looking for and how you think
your knowledge and experience could benefit the work of the charity.
Please send your cv and covering letter by email to: Robert Dufton, CEO, r.dufton@nhs.net
If it would be helpful to you to submit your application in another format, please let us know.
If you would like any of the information referred to in this document made available to you in
another format e.g. braille please let us know.
Please submit your application by 4 February 2026.
Next steps
Applications will be acknowledged.
Short listed candidates will be invited to interview on the afternoon of Tuesday 3 March 2026
January 2026