Policy & Communications Officer

POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Salary: £27,000 - £29,500 per annum pro rata

Reports to: Senior Programme Manager (ICBP)

Department: ?Policy, Information and Communications?

Contract: 6 month fixed-term contract

Hours: ?35 hours per week. Although based in Stratford, London, with hybrid working, this is a role which involves working with international partners in Canada, New Zealand and Western Australia. As such, out-of-hours work will be required in this role. However, we do provide time off in lieu of these instances.

Location: ?Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: Sunday 14 April 2024, 23:55 *

* This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found?

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

??We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you. ?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Policy and Communications Officer. You'll be responsible for the delivery of the communication and policy engagement activity for the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP), working closely with the ICBP Senior Managers, to contribute to the delivery of the communications strategy. Further to this, you'll work on the development and dissemination of engaging content for a range of audiences, both within the UK and internationally, including policymakers, clinicians, and academics.

What will I be doing?

• Developing and disseminating engaging and impactful policy and communications material for the ICBP

• Engaging with stakeholders across the partnership to disseminate policy and communications materials effectively, written materials include the ICBP newsletter, social media and website

• Working with the Programme Officer and liaising with the web and health system engagement team to monitor and improve ICBP's online presence and performance

• Building relationships with policy and communications stakeholders

• Proactively gathering insight using a range of methods from ICBP clinical committees, academic leads and other external stakeholders to inform policy and comms activity

• Supporting the development and delivery elements of the ICBP workshops and showcasing events

• Building and maintaining a solid understanding of ICBP evidence, data and insight

• Playing an active role in relevant ICBP governance groups (including secretariat support), as well as relevant internal CRUK communications and policy groups.

What skills are you looking for?

• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including strong attention to detail), with the ability to articulate complex information clearly and appropriately for a range of different audiences

• Experience of developing communication materials and using a range of methods to engage with difference audiences

• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities  

• Effectiveness in planning, delivery and all logistical aspects of meeting management and event coordination, including online events and webinars 

• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly build networks and partnerships with stakeholders

• Experience of providing secretariat support across a project or programme

• Knowledge, and/or experience of working in the health and policy landscape.  

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.