Dementia Friends Engagement Officer

About The Role
Closing Date: 8th April 
Location: This is a homebased role covering the South East and London regions. You must live or be able to travel to these regions easily.
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.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the UK’s biggest-ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. For 10 years, it has been transforming the way the nation thinks, acts, and talks about the condition through volunteer-led Dementia Friends Sessions and tailored resources for organisations.
The programme supports individuals and organisations to understand more about dementia and inspires them to take meaningful action to bring help and hope to everyone affected by dementia. The programme is about to embark on a development phase, so this is a great time to join the team and bring your expertise and experience.
This varied role is all about engaging volunteers, organisations, and other internal and external stakeholders with this flagship programme. The role will work across a specified region to recruit, engage, train and support Dementia Friends Ambassadors (DFAs) volunteers. It will support the development of new learning resources for programme routes and work with teams across Alzheimer’s Society to support them in using all programme routes to build relationships and deliver impact.
Most importantly, this role will allow you to make a difference for people affected by dementia by raising awareness of small steps that everyone can take to make the world a better place for them. You will be inspiring behaviour change at all levels!
The role will be primarily home-based, but you will need to be able to travel across your region. There may be some occasions when you need to travel outside of your region.  The role may involve some evening and weekend work to enable ongoing support of volunteers, so flexibility is essential.
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.
'We are holding a virtual information session about this role Tuesday 26th of March from 12.30 - 1.30 – if you would like to attend, or have any other questions, please email [email protected]'
About you
- Be an empathetic and organised volunteer manager who loves to engage and inspire people.
- Experience in managing volunteers, developing resources, and delivering training to a wide range of stakeholders both virtually and in person.
- Be a confident influencer who is happy to work on multiple things at once.
- Be a great relationship builder, whose passion is delivering excellent stewardship and who’s skilled at supporting and influencing multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent project management and IT skills including using all Microsoft packages and experience in using databases to record and report on data.
- Ability to work collaboratively within the team and across the organisation on key projects.
Person Specification
- Excellent and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
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.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.