Senior Policy Officer
Remote or hybrid in the Bristol office
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience) + benefits
Reporting to Head of Health Insights and Policy
Full time, 3 year contract
Closing date: 12pm, Friday 24th May
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience) + benefits
Reporting to Head of Health Insights and Policy
Full time, 3 year contract
Closing date: 12pm, Friday 24th May
Organisation:
Medical research charity
Medical research charity
Role:
The Senor Policy Officer is a newly created post and will play a key role in using health insights to shape the charity’s policy positions and make a meaningful difference to the lives of people affected by the disease. This position involves a combination of research, analysis, strategic foresight and policy development to enable evidence-based decision making.
The role is a key member of the Health Insights & Policy Team within the Research, Evidence & Policy Department. The post-holder will work across the organisation with research, communications and advocacy colleagues.
The role is also very close to people and families. It is critical that health insights and policy work is shaped by the direct experience of people affected. The role will play an important part in maintaining the charity’s reputation as an evidence-led organisation in the UK and around the world.
If you are looking for a policy role that has global reach and capacity to make a major difference in defeating a global disease, as well as staying close to the people most impacted, this could be the new challenge you have been waiting for.
Responsibilities:
Candidate:
The Senor Policy Officer is a newly created post and will play a key role in using health insights to shape the charity’s policy positions and make a meaningful difference to the lives of people affected by the disease. This position involves a combination of research, analysis, strategic foresight and policy development to enable evidence-based decision making.
The role is a key member of the Health Insights & Policy Team within the Research, Evidence & Policy Department. The post-holder will work across the organisation with research, communications and advocacy colleagues.
The role is also very close to people and families. It is critical that health insights and policy work is shaped by the direct experience of people affected. The role will play an important part in maintaining the charity’s reputation as an evidence-led organisation in the UK and around the world.
If you are looking for a policy role that has global reach and capacity to make a major difference in defeating a global disease, as well as staying close to the people most impacted, this could be the new challenge you have been waiting for.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor the external policy context for the disease in the UK and internationally providing ongoing comprehensive policy analysis to identify the drivers, trends and priorities for the charity’s policy engagement
- Support the Head of Health Insights & Policy to develop and deliver an internal platform to provide strategic foresight and horizon scanning ensuring regular internal updates in outputs
- Use outcomes and insights from the organisation’s research and analysis to review and update policy positions on priority topics relevant to strategy, ensuring policy positions are shared with and understood by colleagues across the charity
- Draft policy briefing and position papers and reports on priority topics for internal and external audiences
- Support the Health Insights, Policy and Disease Information Manager to identify and respond to relevant health and public health related consultations in the UK and internationally
- Work with the Advocacy team to promote the charity’s health insights and priority policy positions through its advocacy initiatives and external networks.
Candidate:
- Experience in health policy in the UK and internationally
- Experience of working in the international development or global health sector, including in low income countries.
- Experience of undertaking policy research, having written reports and briefs and evaluated evidence of their impact
- Ability to quickly build strong internal and external relationships with a wide range of actors
- Ability to translate complex arguments into accessible language for varied target audiences in a clear and engaging style
- Experience presenting to internal and external stakeholders in a range of forums
- Attention to detail, with strong analytic, writing and proof-reading skills
- A second European language, ideally French or Spanish, desirable.
Apply:
To be considered for this role, please send of a copy of your CV to [email protected]
Candidates with relevant skills and experience will be contacted and a full Job Description and Application Form will be shared for completion before the closing date. Our client is considering applications on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible.
Please apply even if you feel you don’t meet all of the criteria listed.
Interviews will take place in person in Bristol on 6th June 2024 and candidates should be prepared to travel if necessary to attend. Travel expenses will be reimbursed and candidates with individual travel, access or disability support requirements are encouraged to communicate their needs to enable appropriate support to be provided to ensure access to interviews.
Closing date: 12pm, Friday 24th May
Please note: Candidates applying for this role must already have the right to work in the UK.
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
To be considered for this role, please send of a copy of your CV to [email protected]
Candidates with relevant skills and experience will be contacted and a full Job Description and Application Form will be shared for completion before the closing date. Our client is considering applications on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible.
Please apply even if you feel you don’t meet all of the criteria listed.
Interviews will take place in person in Bristol on 6th June 2024 and candidates should be prepared to travel if necessary to attend. Travel expenses will be reimbursed and candidates with individual travel, access or disability support requirements are encouraged to communicate their needs to enable appropriate support to be provided to ensure access to interviews.
Closing date: 12pm, Friday 24th May
Please note: Candidates applying for this role must already have the right to work in the UK.
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.