Policy Officer (Health and Care) (x2 posts)
Permanent
£34,000 - £38,000

Could you play an active role in building Macmillan’s policy and influencing on health and care issues?

We are recruiting two Policy Officers with experience of working on health and care policy, who are driven to secure the best possible outcomes for everyone affected by cancer.

Reporting to a Policy Manager in our Health and Care team, the successful candidates will work on a number of projects, with one overarching objective: to secure the best support for everyone affected by cancer.

Working as part of the Policy, Campaigns and Influence team, you will help develop policy positions and solutions that work across the UK.

You will work closely with colleagues to ensure our policy work is highly credible and grounded in the diverse everyday experiences of people affected by cancer. You will also work be responsible for producing a range of high-quality policy materials, including policy publications, consultation responses and briefings, so that Macmillan continues to play a lead role influencing key stakeholders. In addition, you will represent Macmillan externally at events and meetings.

Experience of developing policy in a complex environment is essential. Ideally, you will have experience of influencing government or similar bodies. You will have strong analytical skills and a proven ability to influence others to deliver change. You will be an excellent communicator and able to demonstrate experience of working effectively as part of a team.

Click apply to view the full role profile document on our website.

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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths so we seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse nature of our society. 

We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any reasonable adjustments required in accordance with the Equality Act. Please contact the Macmillan HR Team if you require support.

As a member of our dynamic team, based in London, your responsibilities will include:

• Development and implementation of Release’s research programme;
• Producing briefings and consultation responses;
• Developing contacts and liaising with external stakeholders;
• Attending external meetings on behalf of Release;
• Working with the Executive Director on funding for the policy and communications area of the organisation;
• Communications support including engaging with new and traditional media, website management, and working closely with our communications strategist to disseminate policy work.

Requirements for the post includes:

• At least 4 years’ working in a relevant field (drug policy; criminal justice; public health). 
• Experience of producing high quality research.
• Experience of working with external agencies.

Research Bid Manager
Salary: £42,746 - £48,109
Slough, Berkshire

Do you have a social research background? Are you looking for a role where you can shape winning bids focused on improving the outcomes for children and young people in education? If so, read on…

As a Research Bid Manager, you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to co-ordinate the development of high-quality, winning proposals relating to our research work. 

Your role is a supportive role, meaning you will not be the overall lead for the proposals but will carefully manage stakeholders, internal and external, to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality proposal documents.

Typically, you’ll be working on proposals ranging from large international education surveys to complex evaluations of policy interventions to improve teaching and learning.

What does role involve?
- Planning and chairing proposal and pitch development meetings, steering decision-making
- Inputting ideas for our bid winning strategy, ensuring our proposals and pitches are robust, persuasive and cost effective
- Finding solutions to issues as they arise, liaising and negotiating with commissioners, colleagues and partners as needed
- Leading or supporting the project management of proposals
- Writing and editing sections of proposal text to client-ready standards
- Inputting to decisions about what NFER should and shouldn’t bid for

We have a very high bid success rate and once we’ve won a contract, we hand it over to research colleagues. Within this role, however, there will be opportunities to get involved with the bid team’s wider work, including driving forward NFER’s research methods work, building up our library of methods text and good practice examples.

Why is this a great role?
“I have enjoyed my bid management role with NFER and have learned a lot. It is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced social researcher to take on a strategically important, exciting and fast-paced role within the UK’s leading educational research organisation. You will get the opportunity to extend your methodological knowledge; develop your leadership, negotiation, numeracy and writing skills; and engage meaningfully with colleagues at different levels throughout all tranches of the business”. (Recent post holder)

Your background:
To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Extensive experience of leading, managing and writing proposals
- Considerable experience of developing/delivering pitches in competitive tendering situations
- Excellent writing and quality assurance skills
- The ability to challenge and support to ensure that we produce high-quality outputs
- Significant experience in writing winning, highly bespoke proposals to a client-ready standard
- To show you can develop strategies to win highly competitive research and assessment contracts
- To be solution-focused, flexible and collegiate, with excellent communication skills
- Expertise in a range of research methodologies and an interest in social research and/or assessment methods
- To work at pace

We are keen to hear from candidates who have worked in social research and are looking to move into a more strategic, business development-focused role. However, we will also seriously consider candidates from other sectors, who can demonstrate the ability to pick up new areas of expertise very quickly.

Other companies may call this role Bid Manager, Bid Writer, Business Development Bid Manager, Bid Co-ordinator, or Bid Support Co-ordinator.

Why NFER?
NFER has a worldwide reputation as a leading independent provider of education research and analysis. We are a registered charity that has contributed evidence, in-depth knowledge, and research expertise to support the creation of an excellent education for all children and young people for over seventy years. Improving the lives of children and young people is at the heart of everything we do.

- Competitive salary
- Generous pension scheme
- Free parking
- 42 days’ holiday per year (includes Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days)
- Excellent support for professional development
- Great work/life balance (35 hours worked per week)

NFER is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Application closes on midnight on Sunday 16th February 2020.

So, if you are looking for a fresh, new challenge as a Research Bid Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy has been placed by Webrecruit on behalf of NFER.

Job Purpose

• Lead on executing our communications strategy where is relates to speaking out on issues of inequality and need locally.
• Work closely with Corporate Partnerships Manager to increase awareness and understanding of the Charity and its objectives.
• To work with the Head of Community Programmes to continue to develop and put into practice Walton Charity’s evaluation framework.

Main duties and responsibilities

Strategy and Planning

• To contribute to the development of Walton Charity’s Communications strategy.
• Monitor regularly and evaluate occasionally the impact of our policy and communications work, working alongside the Corporate Partnerships Manager.

Shining a light on local need

• Conduct desk-based research into poverty and inequality locally.
• Conduct research on specific issues as requested (eg housing, loneliness and isolation, mental health etc.)
• Track policy developments, research, reports, announcements and debates that relate to key priority areas and make recommendations as to any potential communications opportunities that might arise from them.
• Be proactive about sharing the above information through a variety of communication channels (eg website, blogs, social media, events and meetings).
• Support Walton Charity to amplify the voices of local residents and organisations on issues of poverty and inequality.
• Work with other organisations to raise awareness on local need.

   

Content

• Maintain and develop relevant pages on the website ensuring that content is dynamic and engaging and up to date.
• Draft and prepare reports, publications, committee papers, press releases etc related to policy, research and evaluation.
• Write regular, concise and relevant research or policy updates in priority areas to keep staff and trustees informed.

Media

• Act as a spokesperson when necessary on issues of inequality in Elmbridge.
• Work with the Corporate Partnerships Manager to develop relationships with target media representatives.

Evaluation

• Work with Head of Community Programmes to develop and refine Walton Charity’s evaluation framework.
• Support colleagues to implement the evaluation framework, including analysing results and writing reports.
• Lead on developing the content and agenda for the annual  Impact Event.
• Write occasional reports for trustees and/or external audiences on our impact.
• Proactively and regularly interview beneficiaries to gain in-depth knowledge of our impact.

To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested appropriate.

Experience and abilities

Essential

• Experience of policy and/or campaigning, ideally within the charity sector.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively and to represent the Charity in a positive way.
• Able to write engagingly for a variety of audiences.
• Confident using social media to communicate key messages.
• Ability to assimilate, understand and re-present large amounts of content quickly.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent team-working skills.
• Ability to think ahead, to plan, prioritise and schedule workload and activities

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of policy issues and research relating to poverty and inequality.
• Understanding of evaluation approaches and methods.
• Experience of working in the voluntary sector.
• Knowledge of the local area.

To apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter highlighting your skills and experience in relation to the role. The covering letter should not exceed 2 sides of A4.

Deadline: Sunday 1st March (midnight)

Interviews: Friday 13th March

About us

Leonard Cheshire is going through a significant period of transformation, so this is a particularly exciting time to join our charity.

Leonard Cheshire currently supports more than 50,000 people across the UK and around the world to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. With 5,000 staff and around 10,000 volunteers, we’re the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities and we do everything humanly possible to empower people to live their lives as freely and as fully as they choose.

About the role

You will lead on the management of all our insurance requirements, manage our internal audit programme – both its planning and delivery and ensure continuous improvement and assurance to our Board of Trustees.

You will own the Risk Management Framework and support the Executive Directors and their teams in maintaining the Corporate as well as their own Directorate Risk Registers.

You will line manage the Risk Administrator and, at times, volunteers and interns.

About you

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and ideally be ACII or FCII qualified.

You will have a good working knowledge of risk management and insurance (ideally in an international as well as UK context), including all aspects of claims management (an emphasis on public and/or employee liability would be advantageous.

You will have previous experience of running a risk management framework including providing support to internal and external stakeholders and have experience of analysing and presenting specialist information to non-specialist colleagues.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

Benefits

• Substantial annual leave
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• Flexible working and lot’s more.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community, and particularly encourages applications from disabled people.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable applicant has been appointed.

About the Role:

As a global organisation, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) operates in over 150 countries and territories. We have an exciting opportunity for a Commemorations Policy Manager within our Information and Communications Department. You will be responsible for the review, development and communication of Commemoration policies with internal stakeholders and Member Governments, and provide advice and guidance to Areas on burials, unmarked graves, Alternative Commemorations and Commission Headstone inscriptions.

To be successful within this position you will have significant experience within policy development, be highly motivated, adept at influencing and negotiating others and be an excellent communicator across all levels of the organisation.

About You:

Proven experience of managing projects to agreed deadlines

Ability to quickly grasp complex policy issues, communicating these effectively to both expert and non-expert audiences

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong negotiation and influencing skills

Excellent organisational skills and proven ability of attention to detail

Previous experience of Microsoft Office  

Eligibility to work in the UK

What We Can Offer You:

25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days over five completed years, plus paid public holidays

Paid office closure Maundy Thursday afternoon and between Christmas and New Year

Generous Pension Scheme, with CWGC contributing up to 13% of gross salary

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Shopping discount vouchers and free eye tests

How to Apply:

Please visit our website where you will find the full job description and details of where to send your cover letter, CV and completed application form. 

We are unable to consider applications if the required documents are not submitted.

Parking:

On-road parking and public car parks are located approximately ten minutes’ walk from the office. We are also located within a ten-minute walk of Maidenhead train station and the Town Centre bus stops.

Home Working: This role is office based and not considered suitable for home working

Closing date: Friday 21 February 2020

Interviews scheduled to be held: w/c 2 March 2020

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time once we receive sufficient applications and encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

It's a great time to join us. We're part-way through a journey towards being a more effective and more relevant students' union which truly represents and supports our hyper-diverse membership.

The policy manager role is new. You will be responsible for developing the Union’s new policy function to support student officers, other student representatives and staff to develop policy positions on issues affecting our members. You will undertake research in conjunction with colleagues to ensure policy is informed by evidence.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a similar role with proven success, using evidence-informed approaches to support policy-making, analysing complex evidence from a range of sources and producing reports/recommendations which articulate clear positions and objectives. Experience of supporting the policy work of elected officials or volunteers would be useful but isn't essential.

About Scope

We’re the disability equality charity. We won't stop until we achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. At home. At school. At work. In our communities.

We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need it most. We use our collective power to change attitudes and end injustice. And we campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.

About the role

Disabled people, on average, face extra costs of £583 a month when buying essential goods and services like heating and insurance. Inaccessible digital platforms can exclude disabled people and many frequently face barriers to using public transport. This all negatively impacts on disabled people’s ability to live independent lives.

Scope is looking for an experienced influencer to join its busy team as a Policy Manager leading on activities around consumer affairs. We need someone who understands the policy and political environment, can work flexibly and drive evidence-based policy development.

The Policy Manager (Consumer Affairs) position would be suitable for a passionate, proactive individual who wants to make society fairer for the UK’s 14 million disabled people.

As a Policy Manager, you will:

• Lead influencing activity around Consumer Affairs, identifying priority areas and working closely with others in the Influencing and Social Change team to reach political and public audiences and achieve change
• Build strong, evidence-led arguments, tested with audiences particularly disabled people and their families.
• Build partnerships with other organisations and stakeholders to secure consensus and support for Scope’s policy recommendations and work.
• Make sure that Scope’s influencing priorities are communicated effectively to internal audiences, supporters, opinion leaders and the general public.
• Manage and develop one or more senior policy advisors and policy advisors and work with colleagues to drive a culture of high performance around policy development and influencing.
• Make sure there is meaningful engagement and participation of disabled people in all policy and influencing strategies within the team.
• Be a Scope ambassador and spokesperson.

About you

The ideal candidate will be:

• Motivated by Scope’s mission to create a fairer society for disabled people.
• Passionate about achieving social change through an evidence-based policy approach that puts disabled people at the front and centre of Scope’s policy and campaigns work.
• A strong written and verbal communicator able to present complex ideas and data in engaging ways.
• Proactive with the ability to think creatively and identify new ways of doing things.
• A good leader and organiser with the ability to plan work and meet deadlines when working under pressure.
• Personable with experience of line management.

In return we offer an attractive benefits package which include 27 days leave, flexible working and geneous pension. 

To apply

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of Scope’s mission and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace with equality of opportunity for everyone.

We welcome applications from disabled people, and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you are applying under the “Guaranteed Interview Scheme”

Please apply in writing with CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role.

Closing date for applications:  19 February 2020.

Senior Policy and Intelligence Manager (Maternity Cover)
Vauxhall, London (office/field based, with travel across the UK as needed)

About Us

We are Pancreatic Cancer UK, the charity that is focused on supporting the research, diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

It’s a tough challenge and a disease that has been sidelined for too long, but through our expert support and information services, our innovative research and our campaigns to improve care and treatment, we are tackling it head on.

We’re now looking for a Senior Policy and Intelligence Manager to join us for a 12 month maternity cover contract.

The Benefits

- Salary of £40,000 - £45,000 (dependent on experience) per annum
- 25 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- Contributed pension
- Travel loans for the purchase of an annual season ticket
- Death in service benefit
- Paid compassionate leave
- Employee assistance programme offering a free, confidential helpline on work and personal matters

This is a huge chance for a healthcare policy professional to join our organisation and add their expertise and skills to our talented team.

Every day we’re fighting to make a difference for pancreatic cancer patients and their families. Be it through the funding we generate for research, our lobbying of the government or acting as the voice for everyone involved. We now need you to take up the baton and help us lead the fight against this devastating disease.

What’s more, it isn’t only our organisation where your help is needed; people with pancreatic cancer have the lowest survival rate of all the common cancers, with a five year survival rate of just 6.9% and a ten year rate of around 1%.

We need to take the fight to pancreatic cancer, we need to better inform the public and we need better solutions to the problem. In short, we need you, your experience and your expertise. Apply today.

Your Role

As the Senior Policy and Intelligence Manager, you will support our organisation by providing expertise and intelligence on pancreatic cancer.

Driving UK policy and campaigning activity, you will ensure we are viewed as the authoritative voice for pancreatic cancer and remain abreast of changes, updates and breakthroughs within the pancreatic cancer field. You will ensure that our policies and communications can be supported with solid evidence and data.

Your role will also involve:

- Building key stakeholder relationships with the NHS and government
- Making sure that developments in cancer-related policies benefit people with pancreatic cancer
- Supporting our policy of continuous learning internally
- Creating policies, statistical reports and internal briefings
- Working alongside the Leadership Team to provide advice and expertise

About You

To be considered as our Senior Policy and Intelligence Manager, you will need:

- A solid understanding of the UK health policy landscape, policy making process and UK health data information systems
- A strong level of IT proficiency
- The ability to travel across the UK as needed, working remotely with occasional overnight stays
- A health related degree (or equivalent)
- A full, valid driving licence and access to a vehicle

An understanding of UK cancer policies and the related data environment would be beneficial to your application.

Other organisations may call this role Healthcare Policy Manager, Public Policy Manager, Health Data Manager, Health Intelligence Manager, Health Data Policy Manager, Healthcare Data Manager, Cancer Policy Manager, Policy Strategy Manager, or Health Strategy Manager.

Pancreatic Cancer UK may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Webrecruit and Pancreatic Cancer UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Senior Policy and Intelligence Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity improving the life chances of young people by supporting the creation and long-term success of new schools. NSN finds talented people and organisations, supports them to establish new free schools across the country and, through the Academy Ambassadors Programme, places high calibre business people as non-executive directors on boards of multi-academy trusts. The organisation is particularly focused on supporting new schools in areas of high economic and social disadvantage and low educational performance.

NSN’s External Relations team works across multiple disciplines covering press, policy, digital, branding and research. This is a new role to strengthen the team’s external communications, ensuring regular coverage in sector, regional and national outlets, as well as meaningful engagement with policy makers from all parties and the wider education sector.

As part of the External Relations team, the Communications and Policy Manager will bring a successful track record and experience to support the Head of Communications in realising an ambitious ER Strategy.

Key responsibilities

· Support the Head of Content and Communications in delivering the External Relations Strategy.

· Ensure regular, high-quality written content is produced on behalf of the organisation and other interested stakeholders.

· Lead story generation and content planning, the external relations calendar and organisation-wide grid, ensuring NSN is a leading voice in the education policy and wider sector.

· Oversee NSN’s digital communications, including website copy, newsletters, social media and blogs.

· Manage NSN’s media and parliamentary monitoring functions, ensuring swift responses are issued.

· Ensure the successful delivery and launch of policy reports and consultation responses.

· Liaise with the Research and Data Manager to ensure the External Relations and Senior Management teams are kept up-to-date with the latest education announcements and data releases.

· Support teams across the organisation in maintaining and developing their programme literature, online and in print.

· Line management of team members.

Skills and experience

· Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, are crucial.

· Support for the free schools policy and a wide-ranging interest in education.

· A successful track record of commissioning, writing and editing copy for a range of audiences, including national press outlets.

· Experience of ‘story generation’ and content planning.

· An understanding of the Government, civil service and policy-making process.

· Experience of working with senior stakeholders, such as Trustees and Parliamentarians. 

· Experience of managing social media channels, resulting in increased engagement and following.

· The ability to prioritise and manage competing deadlines under pressure.

· A positive, ‘can do’ attitude.

· Line management experience.

Desirable experience

· Experience of the third or education sectors.

· Experience using various tools to support in content generation (such as Vuelio, Canva, MailChimp, Typeform, Drupal etc.).

· Experience of Salesforce.

Further details

Salary

£27,000-£30,000 dependent on experience

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave, with an additional day for each year of service; office closure between Christmas and New Year - additional leave not taken out of your annual leave allowance; two days of study/charitable leave per year to allow you to take on charity work, further study or school governor activities; season ticket travel loan scheme and cycle to work scheme; 10% pension contribution.

Contract

Full time, permanent 

Closing date

Friday 21st February

Location

London. You will be required to visit our Manchester office on occasion.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please e-mail with your CV and a covering letter, explaining why you are the right person for this job. Please also include details of your current salary and notice period.

We are keen to appoint as soon as possible so will be interviewing and may appoint for this position before the deadline. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

NSN reserves the right to withdraw this job positing at any time.

Privacy

NSN is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected. We will use your CV and cover letter to process your job application. If you would like us to keep your CV on file to be considered for other similar roles, please include this in your email. For more information on what data are held, our full privacy policy can be found here.

Education & Learning Policy Manager (UK)

Full time 35 Hours per week

Newark

£30,000 

Our client has a vision of land and seas rich in wildlife and people close to nature. They believe that nature is valuable in its own right, that everyone should have the chance to experience the joy of wildlife and that they are part of nature, wholly dependent upon it. 

About the role:

They are currently looking for an Education and Learning Policy Manager to lead their movement’s policy, campaigning and influencing work relating to education and learning. 

The purpose of the role is to drive the development and delivery of the education and learning strategy as part of an overall approach to inspiring young people to act for wildlife and support the Trusts.

As a supportive, enthusiastic, and friendly leader, you will be based within the Campaigns and Policy Team, which works to help wildlife and wild places by changing how people engage with them, and influencing work to implement solutions to recover wildlife through farming and freshwater to roads, railways and housing.  You will also work with the Living Seas team to support education, learning and engagement activities in and around the marine environment.

They are looking for someone with previous experience of developing and implementing education and learning policy who can influence a wide range of people and organisations.  You must have an understanding of the organisation of the education system at all levels in the UK and an interest in, and passion for, connecting people to the natural world.

The successful candidate will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be organised, resourceful and have an eye for written detail as well as confidence in public speaking. This will come through in your clear passion for the cause. 

As you will be part of a tight and dedicated central team, it is important that you have excellent collaboration and facilitation skills.  They are looking for someone who can ensure that everyone comes together effectively across the trust movement to achieve their policy and campaigning goals.

About the company:

This is a time of immense change, when the laws protecting our environment and wildlife are at risk. People across society are suffering more than ever from lack of access to, and connection with, nature. People spend significantly less time in nature than they did a generation ago, and encounter wildlife less often.

Our client is determined to empower their supporters and the next generation to turn this around – to lead nature’s recovery and reconnect us to the natural world.  They will put a wildlife-rich natural world at the heart of education and learning for all. People of all ages and all backgrounds will have the chance to learn about wildlife and the value of the natural world because these will be central to the education system.

The Trusts are a grassroots movement of 850,000 members, including 200,000 junior members, 38,000 volunteers and 2,800 staff across the UK. dedicated to this vision and driven by their beliefs. 

They value courage, respect, integrity, trust and responsibility.  Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental, and they are inclusive.  The Trusts value diversity and they are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. They actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.  They believe that a diverse workforce will help them create their vision of people close to nature, with land and seas rich in wildlife

They are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

ABOUT INQUEST

Founded in 1981, INQUEST is the only charity in England and Wales providing expertise on contentious deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, other advice and support agencies, media, parliamentarians and the general public. Its range of cases includes custody and detention, multi-agency failings or where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question, such as with Hillsborough and Grenfell.  You can find more information on our website, particularly on our Summary of our strategic plan, Campaigns webpage, and Reports and Publications webpage, and our Briefings and Submissions webpage.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a very exciting opportunity as INQUEST continues its development and expansion. The Head of Policy will be expected to represent INQUEST, taking a leadership role on some areas of influencing under the direction of the Executive Director.  A proactive, adaptable and flexible ‘doer’ and strategic thinker, the post holder will be able and prepared to turn ideas into action and respond quickly to events emerging from the political and policy landscape, whilst keeping focused on the longer-term goals. A confident communicator, using different styles to impact and influence, they will be approachable and able to enthuse others with a clear vision.

Working closely with a highly skilled Policy and Communications Team, and the wider team, the key aims of the role will be:

• Maintain an overview of the external policy environment, identify new influencing opportunities, undertake policy reviews and deliver on specific projects.
• As an active member of the Senior Management Team, work with colleagues in leading the organisation and shaping its strategy and annual workplans.
• Represent INQUEST externally as an ambassador and champion.
• Identify key themes and trends, as well as new areas of work, emerging from cases and of our direct work with bereaved families.
• Ensure that casework and our unique overview of investigation, inquest and inquiry processes, inform evidence-based research and policy work.
• Actively contribute to strategic planning and thinking in relation to the INQUEST work programmes.
• Work closely with the Operations and Development Director on systems, funding and Human Resources issues.

Given the scale of sight loss in the UK the impact of an ageing population, and the need for cutting-edge ophthalmology research, ensuring value for money and impact is a strategic priority for the charity.

This is a new and exciting role with responsibility for leading Fight for Sight’s work in implementation and refinement of a robust performance and impact framework that will ensure our research improves the lives of patients with sight loss.

The Research and Impact Manager will shape and deliver a framework for monitoring and evaluating the impact of our grants portfolio and wider research activities, consolidating the role of the organisation as the leading charitable research funder across the eye research sector. Fight for Sight has been growing its sphere of influence with policy makers, patients, funders and scientists over the last few years, and we are looking for a proactive individual to support this work by increasing our ability to track and report our impacts, highlighting to donors and beneficiaries our important role and enabling us to be adaptive to changes as they arise.

An experienced research impact / monitoring, evaluation and learning specialist with an understanding of value for money approaches to grant-making, you will be a key member of the Research, Policy and Innovation team. You will lead on all activities that seek to increase the impacts of our work for patients and shape how we communicate these, ultimately increasing opportunities for attracting research funding. You will support the Senior Leadership Team of the charity, identifying opportunities to improve how we track and report our impact.

Policy Officer, Scotland

 (ref: SUS2852)

£24,446 (pro rata) per annum

30-37.5 hours per week over 4 or 5 days - based in Edinburgh

This role will support Sustrans in ensuring our policies are strong, compelling and well-evidenced, working with colleagues to embed travelling actively in national and local policy. The role contributes to a programme of work that ensures Sustrans engages and influences key stakeholders to see the value of making it easy for people to walk and cycle more often for every day journeys.

With a good standard of education and proven experience in a similar role, you will have experience of researching or communicating public policy and of developing productive working relationships with a wide range of individuals and organisations. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, the ability to take an analytical approach to complex policy subject matters and to build and maintain effective working relationships. You will also have good organisational skills, be IT literate and have a good understanding of current transport issues and the politics in Scotland. You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 9 March 2020.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Thursday 19 March 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.