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Bowel Cancer UK, Remote
£28,804 per year, plus £2,000 London weighting if applicable
Posted today
Bowel Cancer UK, Remote
£44,133 per year, plus £2,000 London weighting if applicable
Posted today
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Remote
£28,804 per year, plus £2,000 London weighting if applicable
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

Policy Officer

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.

We currently have employees working across four nations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to deliver our ambitious new strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.

Job Sumnmary for Policy Officer 

We are looking for a Policy Officer to join our Policy and Influencing team. You will build on your policy experience, responding to and shaping policy to ensure it drives real change for people affected by bowel cancer. You will turn complex issues into clear, actionable insight for colleagues, partners, and decision-makers, and contribute to evidence-informed positions that support the charity in influencing health policy. You will also lead on your own policy areas and work closely with our bowel cancer community to ensure their experiences inform and shape our work.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

  • We welcome applicants from a broad range of experience and background, specifically spanning policy, science or health
  • Some direct experience of working on policy issues in health, or a relevant sector, and a willingness to develop these skills further, alongside an interest in those issues affecting bowel cancer patients.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Good verbal, written communications and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively and adapt style to different audiences. Including the ability to explain information clearly and encourage colleagues to understand different points of view
  • Proven ability of strong analytical and research skills to identify and solve a range of problems
  • Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Understanding of the health policy and political environment
  • Excellent organisational, time and project management skills with the ability to prioritise work, handle conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines on defined work areas
  • Proven ability to support the day-to-day management of specified projects, proving some technical input in the project planning stage.
  • Knowledge of the health service and health service policy issues. Awareness of cancer issues and bowel cancer in particular is desirable

Please refer to the Job Description for further details. 

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.

Application resources
Organisation
Bowel Cancer UK View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 51 - 100

We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.

Posted on: 27 March 2026
Closing date: 12 April 2026 at 23:30
Job ref: 000094
Tags: Communications, Policy, Cancer, Health / Medical, Politics, Research, Science

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