National Influencing Manager

About The Role
Closing Date: 20th May
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
This role is key to Alzheimer’s Society’s ambitions to drive major, and positive, change at a national level particularly across Wales at an exciting time in dementia policy. 
 
The National Influencing Manager will play a central role in ensuring what the Society thinks about the big issues affecting people affected by dementia is acted upon by national decision makers. They will be responsible for delivering national influencing activity primarily in one nation, as well as overseeing officers’ work, but be part of a fluid and flexible team operating across boundaries too. 
 
They will work across the entire National Influencing Team, and closely with the Local Systems Influencing and Policy Teams (that comprise Advocacy and System Change) to ensure our influencing work is highly integrated locally and nationally.
 
This is a homeworking role covering Wales regions so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel if/when required.
 
Alzheimer's Society has recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is a fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
 
About you

- Experience of leading and developing people.
- Excellent knowledge of political system, parliamentary structures and ways of influencing national politicians.
- Operated and thrived in a fast-paced, multi-dimensional environment.
- Able to determine and measure impact and build detailed delivery plans.
- Comfortable and confident dealing with external and internal stakeholders.
- Able to influence across geographical and organisational boundaries.
- Involved patients, service-users and/or those living with long-term health conditions in your work.

Person specification

- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders and customers to maximise outcomes for Alzheimer’s Society and people affected by dementia.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solutions focussed.
- Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Be a team player, supporting colleagues when there are deadlines and know when to ask for help.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

Application Process
Please ensure you apply with your most updated CV and a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.

About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.