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London, Greater London (Hybrid)
£38,393 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER 

Research and Policy Officer

  • Permanent
  • Salary £38,393 per annum
  • Full-time
  • Flexible working options will be supported.
  • Central London Office and Hybrid working (6 days a month office attendance)

We offer a pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%, in addition you’ll receive 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, 24-hour access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme and other benefits.

About the role

The Research and Policy Officer will play an important role in supporting our work to tackle ageism, change attitudes to ageing and address the huge inequalities in our experience of older age.

Working alongside a friendly and skilled multi-disciplinary team, you’ll be supporting a range of projects to build the evidence base for change and to translate that research into action. You’ll also work closely with our external affairs team to stay abreast of the policy environment, provide timely evidence and insights to support our communication and influencing activity, and develop evidence-informed policy recommendations.

About you

You’ll have a keen eye for detail, will be comfortable working across a range of research methods, and will be confident in handling complex data. You'll be highly organised and will be a skilled project manager.

You'll bring a good understanding of the workings of UK government and parliament and will be skilled at understanding and synthesising complex policy issues and documents. You’ll be a clear communicator and will be able to turn complex research into impactful outputs.

About us

The Centre for Ageing Better is a charitable foundation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the government’s What Works Network

Everyone has the right to a good life as they get older and our whole society benefits when people are able to age well. But far too many people face huge barriers, and as a result are living in bad housing, dealing with poverty and poor health and made to feel invisible in their communities and society. 

The Centre for Ageing Better is pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Its key areas of work include challenging ageism and building a nationwide Age-friendly Movement, creating Age-friendly Employment and Age-friendly Homes.

We are striving to create an organisation that reflects our society and the communities we serve. A workplace where everyone feels empowered and where diversity of background and thought is celebrated. We know there is more work to be done and are committed to continuing to improve our practice around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. 

We very much welcome applications from minority groups and those underrepresented in our workforce. This especially includes people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, and Disabled people.

We are a Positive Action employer, therefore in recruitment where two candidates are ‘as qualified as’ each other, we will favour a candidate from any group identified as currently underrepresented in our team based on protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.

To Apply

To apply please follow the link to complete an application form and Equality and Diversity form. 

Please address in your supporting statement how you meet the person specification for the role as fully as possible to demonstrate why you should be shortlisted for interview for this post. 

Failure to do so will result in your application being automatically rejected.

We understand the benefits of using AI in the workplace and the support that generative AI can offer. However, we would encourage you to write your supporting statement and complete your application without the use of AI and if you do use AI to avoid copy and pasting and to consider the value it will add. We encourage you to showcase your experience and knowledge using your own unique voice.

The closing date for this role is 11:59pm on 28th April, with in- person interviews to take place during week commencing 12th May

Application resources
Organisation
Centre for Ageing Better View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 51 - 100
Posted on: 14 April 2026
Closing date: 28 April 2026 at 23:30
Tags: Policy, Research