Through leadership of Policy & Public Affairs and Research teams, the Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Research will help lead the Trussell Trust towards its strategic goal of ending the need for food banks in the UK.

About you

You will have experience in a similar role, providing direction and support to your team and strategic leadership on policy, public affairs and research. You will have experience of developing and delivering advocacy strategies and a track record of managing robust policy research to provide an evidence base to achieve policy change.

How to apply

For more information and to apply for this role please click on the button below and then follow the instructions given.

Please submit your application no later than 12pm on Tuesday 26 November 2019. We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on 3 and 4  December 2019.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

As the Senior Marketing Officer at JDRF you will be joining an international charity leading the way in type 1 diabetes research. You will be instrumental in leading and implementing integrated marketing and communications campaigns at JDRF.

You will support teams across the organisation from Fundraising to Community Engagement helping to create engaging content which will enhance how we reach and support people living with type 1 diabetes.

You’ll manage the production of the quarterly supporters’ magazine and e-newsletter, create, manage and evaluate social media advertising and help to deliver our digital transformation programme.

You will be an all-round marketer, driven by insight and able to use a wide range of communications channels to reach your audience. You will be ever-curious, always learning new channels and approaches.

You’ll have previous experience of:

• Planning, producing and evaluating multi-channel integrated marketing and communications campaigns
• Creating, monitoring and evaluating digital advertising campaigns
• Managing digital advertising including Facebook ads and Google Ad Words
• Providing support to multiple teams across an organisation

As an employer we offer you:

• A strong, positive and friendly culture
• Flexible working
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 and bank holidays
• A Health Cash Plan
• A comprehensive learning and development programme
• Season ticket loan
• Bike loan

We support flexible working and will consider a compressed hours arrangement.

To apply please complete the form below.

Closing date: Monday 25 November at 10:00am
Interview date: Wednesday 4 December

JDRF is the type 1 diabetes charity in the UK.  We are committed to eradicating type 1 diabetes and its effects for everyone in the UK with type 1. We:

• Fund our world-class research which is approved and administered by our international research programme to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes
• make sure research moves forward and treatments are delivered as fast as possible
• give support and a voice to people with type 1 and their families

‘JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.’

Do you have considerable experience of European Public Affairs? Have you previously worked with international organisations?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, professional and confident individual to join our Public Affairs team as European Policy Advisor. 

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops.  Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down. We also

In this role you will lead on the coordination and implementation of the EU political engagement programme for Dogs Trust and the EU Dog & Cat Alliance, raising awareness of our policies amongst key EU opinion formers.  You will have considerable experience of European Public Affairs, including experience of working with the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the EU, and be a senior figure in the research and presentation of Dogs Trust and the EU Dog & Cat Alliance’s European political activities. You will also provide the secretariat for the EU Dog & Cat Alliance.

The post holder will need to be independent and demonstrate an ability to deliver their own projects, as well as being a team player able to work collaboratively with the rest of the Public Affairs team and wider teams within Dogs Trust.

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.   

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button.  Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

Public Affairs and Policy Officer

London – 137 Shepherdess Walk

£25,000-£28,000

Business in the Community is the oldest and largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business. We were created nearly 40 years ago by HRH The Prince of Wales to champion responsible business. 

We inspire, engage and challenge members and we mobilise that collective strength as a force for good in society to:

• Create a skilled, inclusive workforce today and for the future

• Build thriving communities in which to live and work

• Innovate to repair and sustain our planet

Today, we have a vibrant membership of hundreds of businesses, large and small, connected by the conviction that their success is inextricably linked to society’s prosperity.

The Role

This is an exciting new role at BITC which will be instrumental to our public affairs activities.

The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will be responsible for following and understanding policy or political developments in responsible business.

The successful candidate will be able to help shaping our engagement with policymaker relationships, and working closely with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs in the delivery of the public affairs and policy influencing strategy.

Experience

We are looking for someone with a good working knowledge of the UK political system and an enthusiasm to learn more and develop in the role.

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to quickly understand complex information and make it approachable for a range of audiences.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage challenging relationships will be essential.

You will be able to work independently and creatively, responding well to tight or changing deadlines.

This role offers you a fantastic opportunity to grow, work collaboratively with fantastic colleagues and make a real difference. This is a great opportunity to come and work for BITC at a really interesting period of growth. If you like the sound of what we do and want a challenge, please apply.

To view the full job description and person specification please go to our website.

Closing date: 17 November 2019 (midnight) 

We have a simple application process but please be aware that to be considered you must submit both CV and cover letter.

Interviews to take place on the week commencing 25 November 2019

The role

Are you passionate about supporting people to have their voices heard and their rights respected? Are you looking to progress your career in Policy and Public Affairs work with one of the UK’s leading voice and rights charities?

VoiceAbility has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our successful influencing team as a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer. Working with colleagues within VoiceAbility and external stakeholders (including people with lived experience, parliamentarians, decision makers and opinion formers) you will have a lead role in delivering our influencing objectives around health and social care.  As a new post, there is also scope to shape the agenda and areas of work.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, based at our Cambridge office (though London will be considered).

About us

VoiceAbility is one of the largest and longest-established voice and rights charities providing a range of independent advocacy and user involvement services. We support people to be heard at critical moments in their lives, and to be fully involved in decisions that affect them. We work with over 30,000 adults and young people each year, including people with a learning disability, autism, mental health issues, dementia and other disabilities. We’re embarking on an ambitious strategy to explore new ways of achieving our mission and support more people to have their voice heard.  To further this objective we are creating this new post of Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you have experience of actively influencing the public policy agenda and are passionate about achieving change for people with disabilities and their families.

The successful candidate must have the ability to understand and analyse complex information from multiple sources, particularly those related to health and social care, and identify opportunities to influence. You must be an excellent communicator (written, oral and digital) with a strong track record in building positive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, policy makers and opinion formers. 

Benefits

Working at VoiceAbility can be very rewarding.  We can offer you 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays; 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution; Salary sacrifice pension scheme; Separate Life Assurance Cover; Staff discount scheme including supermarkets, fashion, restaurants, cinemas, holidays and much more; Discounted Gym Membership; Cycle to Work; Employee Assistance programme; Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance; Support with professional development.

To apply

To apply for this role, please complete the online application and upload your CV detailing your work history.

Closing date: Sunday 1st December 2019

First Interview date: Tuesday, 10th December 2019

Second Interview date: tbc – but before 17th December 2019

About the Role

This role leads policy analysis and engagement on social and public policy as it relates to disabled people globally and in the UK. It develops and promotes Leonard Cheshire’s policy positions and profile internationally and in the UK.

Our policy influencing efforts are firmly rooted in the need for change, and the progress and advancement in our own organisation. Therefore, by 2022, we will have expanded our role as a key player in evidence-informed influencing of policies, laws and practices in the field of employment, education and independent living, working in partnership with organisations of people with disabilities globally and within the UK. We will have also adopted a shift towards policy influencing that fully reflects the rights-based approach, is guided by evidence and ongoing reflection and advancement, and puts people with disabilities and their organisations at the heart of relevant processes.

About You

You will oversee the development, implementation and evaluation of Leonard Cheshire’s international and national (UK wide) policy and support wider activity. You will have experience of engaging with the political system and know how to influence and achieve policy change. With an appreciation of disability policy, you will bring experience of engaging with campaigners and other interested individuals through various channels.

You will be able to identify and promote influencing opportunities at global, regional, pan-regional and national levels. You will be able to analyse and interpret complex information and data as well as drafting and presenting this material to a variety of audiences. You will have excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise work under pressure. You will be an effective team leader who can work as part of a small and dynamic team.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire.

About Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. We are the UK's largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities. This is an exciting time to join us with our new brand and as we grow our reach across communities.

What we Offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

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

Together for Short Lives, the UK’s leading children’s palliative care charity, is offering an exciting opportunity to influence public policy to improve quality of life for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.

Our Public Affairs and Policy Officer will work within our Communications and Public Affairs Team, reporting to our Head of Public Affairs and Policy. The post-holder will engage with politicians, officials and other policy makers at both national and local levels in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They will also help keep young people, families and children’s palliative care providers abreast of latest developments in public policy. Collating, analysing and reporting evidence from families, services and public bodies will be an important part of the role.

Together for Short Lives is the UK charity that is here to make sure the 49,000 seriously ill children and their families can make the most of every moment they have together, whether that’s for years, months or only hours. Many of these children have complex conditions and need specialist care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We stand alongside families, supporting them to make sure they get the vital care and help that they need.

Head of Public Affairs and Policy

Location: London

Salary: Circa £50k

Job type: Permanent, Full time

EngineeringUK is a not-for-profit organisation, which works in partnership with the engineering community to inspire tomorrow’s engineers and grow the number and diversity of people coming into engineering. EngineeringUK leads engagement programmes for young people, The Big Bang and Tomorrow’s Engineers; creates inspiring engineering careers resources; and produces a body of research including the flagship State of Engineering report. We work with employers across engineering, providing advice, guidance and consultancy as part of the Engineering Skills Partnership. Everything we do to inspire young people into engineering is based on clear and up-to-date evidence, gained by listening to and learning from our community.

We are driven by a series of values that we apply to everything we do: insightful, inclusive, passionate and courageous.

The role will be based at the EngineeringUK offices in central London and is likely to involve occasional travel, including attendance at The Big Bang Fair in March.

Responsibilities of the Head of Public Affairs and Policy:

• Developing a strategy for, planning and delivering EngineeringUK’s work to influence parliamentary and stakeholder audiences
• Ensuring our work is informed by key education and skills policy developments and based on evidence, including that identified through EngineeringUK’s research activity
• Developing, formulating and promoting policy positions for EngineeringUK
• Pro-actively identifying public affairs opportunities to engage with stakeholders to promote EngineeringUK’s programmes and influencing priorities
• Producing written communications, including parliamentary briefings, select committee submissions, and responses to Government and other relevant consultations
• Identifying and delivering speaker opportunities and producing appropriate speeches, briefing materials etc
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across Westminster and Whitehall ¬ to support the delivery of EngineeringUK’s objectives
• Representing EngineeringUK externally at stakeholder meetings and proactively identifying opportunities for joint working. This includes leading EngineeringUK’s work with the National Engineering Policy Centre
• Planning and delivering policy and public affairs events
• Working with the Business Partnership Managers across the UK to develop relationships with key devolved administrations including combined authorities.
• Working with the wider communications team to leverage EngineeringUK’s programmes, including the State of Engineering report and other research activity
• Managing the Policy and Voice Manager
• Managing the annual budget for policy and public affairs activity

Requirements of the Head of Public Affairs and Policy:

Essential

• Proven public affairs and policy experience within an in-house environment, consultancy or political context.
• An excellent understanding of the UK political landscape, specifically an active awareness of key developments in education and skills policy
• Strong research and writing skills 
• Proven ability to develop and implement successful stakeholder relations strategies and align public affairs activities with colleagues across EngineeringUK
• Excellent skills in project planning and management
• Experience of working with and influencing at a senior level
• Excellent networking skills and interpersonal relationship skills
• Committed to EngineeringUK’s values: courageous, insightful, passionate and inclusive

Desirable

• Existing networks within key Government departments: BEIS, DfE, DfT
• Experience of using Salesforce

Benefits of becoming the Head of Public Affairs and Policy:

• 10% pension contribution
• 28 days of annual leave plus office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• flexible working culture.
• 2 paid days off work each year to volunteer for a good cause.
• Employee Assistance Programme

If you feel like you meet the above criteria for the Head of Public Affairs and Policy, then please apply now with a CV and covering letter (no longer than 2 sides) outlining how you feel your skills and experience meet the requirements for this role and what you will bring to it.

Deadline for applications: 24 November

Interviews will be on 4 December.

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Summary

A health based charity undergoing rapid growth looking for a skilled individual to work as a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join our high-performing Policy and Public Affairs team. Ideally with a parliamentary and health background.

About the role

The Policy and Public Affairs team works to identify the policy changes that are needed to transform the lives of people with arthritis, influence decision-makers through our public affairs work, and mobilise people with arthritis who campaign with us.

This is an exciting time for our team as we introduce the merged charity to public affairs audiences and build on recent successes. This role is instrumental to the charity's public affairs activities; the Public Affairs Officer will be responsible for delivering a programme of parliamentary events and coordinating our presence at party conferences. The successful candidate will be able to help shape our engagement with MPs, take forward our Arthritis Champions programme, and implement influencing strategies that aim to change the lives of people with arthritis across the country.

Key requirements

• Good experience of working in a public affairs and/or policy environment, including effective delivery of influencing strategies that encompass public affairs, policy, campaigns and/or social media.
• Strong experience of building productive working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable ability to synthesise complex policy information into external-facing briefings and materials for public affairs audiences.
• Excellent organisational skills, with experience of planning and delivering events to a high standard.
• A flexible approach, with the ability to adapt to the needs of the organisation and unforeseen external developments.
• Good attention to detail; consistently produces accurate work and identifies errors.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt style and message for a variety of audiences.
• Good written communication skills; a clear writing style.
• Enthusiasm for the role and commitment to transforming the lives of people with arthritis.
• Experience of working for an MP in Parliament
• Experience of working with people with long term conditions
• Good experience and knowledge of the policy and public affairs environment in Westminster

What you need to do now
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Location: Nottingham or London
c.£38,000 depending on experience

This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK’s leading charity working to improve life after brain injury.

Every 90 seconds, someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury, the effects of which can be devastating and last a lifetime.

Headway is the UK-wide charity that supports those affected. We’re seeking a strategic thinker with an excellent understanding of politics who can help us to raise the profile of Headway among politicians and civil servants working in the fields of health, social care and welfare.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will be responsible for devising and initiating political engagement campaigns to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury in the UK, while developing and managing relationships with MPs and other key stakeholders.

Educated to degree level, you will have experience of working in government relations or in a lobbying role. You will also have strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen and empathise, and a confidence to persuade and influence.

If you would like to use your political skills to improve services for people affected by brain injury, we’d like to hear from you.

Visit our website to find out more and apply.

• Closing date for applications: 20th November 2019
• Interviews: Friday 29 November 2019 (London, Colliers Wood)

As a recognised youth charity striving for Excellence in its field with a vision to provide the best opportunities for children and young people in Bolton, especially those most in need, Bolton Lads & Girls Club is looking to appoint an exceptional External Funding Manager to join us to develop our ambitious plans for the future. 

The successful candidate will support and oversee the strategic and operational delivery of our highly professional pre award and post award funding activity, identifying and securing external funding sources to fund both existing and new areas of the Clubs offer. In addition to effective horizon scanning, bid development and submission, this also includes supporting post award functions, such as timely claims submission, grant monitoring and reporting, performance analysis and preparations for meeting any other requirements during and post funding periods.  All pre and post award grant and contract management activity is co-ordinated and managed through the External Funding Team.  You will secure both revenue and capital funds, tenders and contracts, and development funding from a range of sources.

The External Funding team consists of the External Funding Manager, and the External Funding Officer. The team sit within the wider Professional Support Services function within the organisation, and the role reports directly into the Chief Executive. You will have a degree or equivalent or be qualified by your experience, and have significant experience preparing bids for funding across a wide range of funders. You will provide high level reports in line with KPIs and growth opportunities to the Clubs CEO and Board of Trustees on a regular basis.  The successful candidate will be highly numerate and have excellent organisational abilities, a knowledge of the children and young people’s sector and have the interpersonal and communications skills needed to work effectively across all levels of the organisation.

Closing date: 5.00pm – Monday 25th November 2019

Provisional Interview Date: 12th & 17th December 2019

To apply please email your up to date CV and covering letter, no more than 2 sides of A4, outlining how you would contribute to this role, and how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification, 

For a full job description, please visit the vacancies section on our website or see attched document on CharityJob 

*Please note that due to the number of applications that we receive, only candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date. Candidates who do not provide a detailed covering letter and detailed employment history, will not be considered*

The Club is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and it expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Public Affairs Officer

Location: London, with occasional travel required throughout UK
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £31,000pa
Benefits: Read more about what we offer
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: by midnight on 19 November  [AH1] 

Download the job description and person specification from our website.

Summary

We are looking for a skilled Public Affairs Officer to join our high-performing Policy and Public Affairs team. Help us to push back the limits of arthritis and make sure people get the support they need.

About the role

The Policy and Public Affairs team works to identify the policy changes that are needed to transform the lives of people with arthritis, influence decision-makers through our public affairs work, and mobilise people with arthritis who campaign with us.

This is an exciting time for our team as we introduce the merged charity to public affairs audiences and build on recent successes. This role is instrumental to the charity’s public affairs activities; the Public Affairs Officer will be responsible for delivering a programme of parliamentary events and coordinating our presence at party conferences. The successful candidate will be able to help shape our engagement with MPs, take forward our Arthritis Champions programme, and implement influencing strategies that aim to change the lives of people with arthritis across the country.

Key requirements

· Good experience of working in a public affairs and/or policy environment, including effective delivery of influencing strategies that encompass public affairs, policy, campaigns and/or social media.

· Strong experience of building productive working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

· Demonstrable ability to synthesise complex policy information into external-facing briefings and materials for public affairs audiences.

· Excellent organisational skills, with experience of planning and delivering events to a high standard.

· A flexible approach, with the ability to adapt to the needs of the organisation and unforeseen external developments.

· Good attention to detail; consistently produces accurate work and identifies errors.

· Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt style and message for a variety of audiences.

· Good written communication skills; a clear writing style.

· Enthusiasm for the role and commitment to transforming the lives of people with arthritis.

How to apply

To apply you MUST submit:

1. a concise, up-to-date CV

2. along with a completed supporting statement of no longer than two sides (Word XXKB) demonstrating how you meet the key requirements set out in the job description and person specification available on our website

3. Please include where you’ve seen this role advertised

Email your completed application by 19 November following instructions on our website

Interviews

First interviews expected: 2 or 3 December in London

Second interviews expected: 11 December in London
 

About us

Arthritis causes pain, fatigue and isolation for 18.8 million people in the UK every single day. It can impact on the ability to work, our relationships and take away our independence. We don’t accept this.

We are Versus Arthritis. We are volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends, all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. We’re reaching out to everybody with the information and support they need, funding vital research and changing the way society sees arthritis. Together we’ll keep running, researching, influencing, volunteering, advising, chatting, baking, listening.  We won’t stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis. 

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.

Read more about what we do, working for us and what we offer.

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Versus Arthritis is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156

Harris Hill is proud to be partnering with Versus Arthritis in its search for a new Public Affairs Officer.

As part of a high-performing and growing Policy and Public Affairs Team, the Public Affairs Officer will deliver Versus Arthritis' public affairs activities, building strong relationships with key decision-makers to ensure their policy priorities are recognised. Versus Arthritis take an integrated approach to influencing and changemaking, therefore, this particular role will combine policy, public affairs, campaigning, media and social media. The postholder will also be responsible for delivering a programme of parliamentary events and coordinating Versus Arthritis' presence at party conferences.

This is an exciting time for VA's public affairs function as they introduce the newly merged charity to public affairs audiences, as well as the wider organisation growing significantly over the past year. Whether you're currently working in a charity, for a health organisation, at a public affairs agency or otherwise, the postholder will be able to hit the ground running and, as such, have solid experience of working in a public affairs and/or policy environment, including effective delivery of influencing strategies and experience of building working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity for a cause-driven campaigner to both have a tangible, beneficial impact on the lives of those living with Arthritis as well as the opportunity to grow your own career in a highly experienced, successful and collegiate team.

This is a full-time, permanent position paying 31,000. Versus Arthritis are proud to be a modern and flexible employer, and have a variety of flexible working options on offer, including working from home and core hours (to be agreed on with the line manager). The deadline for applications is Tuesday November 19th.

In order to get the ball rolling, please send your most recent CV with an expression of interest to Harry Marven at Harris Hill. Please note that the process will involve an initial screening call to run through the requirements of the position, along with a CV and tailored cover letter.

Please note that only suitable applicants will be contacted with further information

The role

Breast Cancer Now’s researchers are working tirelessly to find ways to prevent breast cancer, to stop people dying from the disease and to improve the lives of those affected by breast cancer. Right now, we’re funding just over £26 million worth of ground-breaking research projects and supporting almost 340 of the world’s brightest researchers.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the newly formed Policy, Evidence and Influencing team, and alongside our research team, to help to ensure a supportive environment for breast cancer research.

You will develop evidence-based positions and recommendations and build strong relationships with key external stakeholders on medical research policy and other related areas. You will act as a source of expertise across the organisation and externally, working with colleagues to support the development and delivery of influencing strategies, and developing contacts and relationships to increase the charity’s profile.

You will work within the Communications & Influencing Directorate which markets and communicates the new charity, its work and impact to all those affected by the disease, provide high quality information about breast cancer, and keep the cause and patient voice high on the policy, political and media agenda to influence policy and practice.

About you

You will have experience of working in a relevant policy role delivering significant change, of undertaking research and analysing data to support policy development, and of advising on the development of influencing strategies. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to manage projects and think strategically, and to build strong relationships with external stakeholders to influence change. You will have an excellent understanding of the current policy landscape.

About us

In April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well. 

For further information and to apply

Please download a copy of the job description and person specification. Please submit your application through our online application portal.

Closing date: 11:55pm on Sunday 24 November 2019

Interview date: Wednesday 4 December 2019