Policy and Brain Health Coalition Manager

Would you like to use your experience of developing evidence-based policy to help us identify the policy action needed to affect change in dementia at national and local levels? Could you ensure the UK Brain Health Coalition is an authoritative and influential voice for policy and system change?

We are recruiting for a Policy and Brain Health Coalition Manager, this is a full-time position, working 35 hours per week on a fixed-term contract lasting 12 months. This is a home-based role, though you will be required to travel to attend brain health clinics, conferences, events and in-person stakeholder or team meetings.

As Policy and Brain Health Coalition Manager you will play a key role in the Alzheimer’s Society’s ambitions to drive major system and policy change across England, Northern Ireland and Wales at an exciting time in dementia policy. You will lead evidence-based, collaborative, engaging and innovative policy development, working with evidence, insight and lived experience to build strong cases for change and influence national and local policy and practice.

A significant priority for you will be leading Alzheimer’s Society’s engagement with, and support for, the UK Brain Health Coalition. This includes facilitating the effective operation of the coalition, coordinating programmes of work and developing high-quality outputs and reports.

You will also be part of the policy leadership team, providing expert policy advice to colleagues across the Society, including those at senior levels. Crucially, you will drive work around identifying the policy action needed to affect change in dementia at national and local levels and ensure the UK Brain Health Coalition is an authoritative and influential voice for policy and system change.

Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled to take place via MS Teams on Wednesday 21^st October.

About you

Joining us you’ll have significant experience of developing evidence-based policy in a health and care context, with an ability to translate complex clinical, research or policy information into persuasive policy writing. You’ll also possess an in-depth understanding of the health and care policy environment, including NHS, health systems and clinical pathways.

To be successful in this role you’ll need to have experience of providing leadership through building relationships, managing and developing others. You’ll be collaborative, curious and with an appetite for challenging the status quo. You’ll have good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to nurture significant relationships with senior stakeholders and build consensus across different perspectives to deliver results.

Crucially, you’ll be able to gather evidence, insight and data to underpin policy development, and you’ll be able to use your experience of engaging with patients, service-users and/or those living with long-term health conditions to maximise the impact of your work.

What you’ll focus on:

• Developing high-quality policy products to establish Alzheimer’s Society as a bold, brave system leader and create, assess and prioritise policy positions using innovation, collaboration, evidence and engagement.
• Line managing and develop a high performing Policy Officer, in line with our culture, values and expectations.
• Planning, budgeting, reporting, evaluating impact and managing risk across all aspects of our policy work.
• Building impactful, sustainable relationships with senior external stakeholders such as partners in NHS systems, Government, think tanks and other charities, to further our strategic objectives.
• Ensuring the experience and insight of people affected by dementia informs all aspects of our policy work to a sector-leading standard.
• Leading Alzheimer’s Society’s engagement with, and support for, the UK Brain Health Coalition, to ensure the coalition is an authoritative and influential voice for policy and system change.
• Working with coalition members, partners and other dementia charities to identify priorities, facilitate consensus and support delivery of agreed objectives.

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.  

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. 

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. 

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.  Please also contact Alzheimer's Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

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Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. 

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