Senior Research Impact Officer - London, United Kingdom - Prostate Cancer UK

Prostate Cancer UK

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Region
London

Vacancy Type
Permanent/Full Time

Job Summary

Senior Research Impact Officer

£34,300 to £37,300 per year

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office; occasional UK regional travel

What the job involves

Funding research that will improve the lives of men with, or at high risk of, prostate cancer is one of Prostate Cancer UK's highest priorities.

Prostate cancer is harming too many men, in exchange for too few cures, which is why we are motivated more than ever to deliver a future where lives are no longer harmed by prostate cancer.

We invest in the most innovative ideas to accelerate our knowledge and understanding of prostate cancer, and to develop better treatments and more effective approaches to diagnose the disease, so that we can transform the lives of all men with, or at risk of, prostate cancer.

We're looking to appoint an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Research Impact Officer to join our Research Directorate.

You'll join an existing Senior Research Impact Officer to support the Senior Research Impact and Intelligence Manager to find, communicate and accelerate the impact of Prostate Cancer UK's funded research.

Taking responsibility for 50% of our 'completed and in follow-up' portfolio of research grants, you'll act as their primary contact, assessing the likelihood of, and proximity to, impact.

You'll use your scientific knowledge to understand the science behind these projects and communication skills to build strong working relationships with the researchers.

With your research experience you'll develop a detailed understanding of the outputs, outcomes and impact arising from the research we funded and support our research community to accelerate their pathway to impact.

What we want from you

Your role is important to the charity, as supporting research that can ultimately deliver a tangible impact to men affected by prostate cancer is a significant focus in our charity strategy.

In any one day you could be helping develop an impact case study for the website, interviewing researchers for project updates, supporting delivery of a research event, or using social media to disseminate the work of our funded researchers.

Your primary focus will be on the impact of our funded research, but you'll also work closely with our research funding team, as well as with other teams across the charity.

Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men - prostate cancer. It's a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men's health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition - to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care.

We're blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk.

And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you'll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

What we offer
Join our team and be part of an award-winning charity. We'll support you to develop your skills and expertise.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

Generous leave entitlements that increase with service
One 'development day' a month to use for training or personal development
Enhanced contributory pension scheme
Life insurance and group income protection
Health Cash Plan
Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme
Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts
Loans for season tickets or cycles

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace, that represents, and can advocate for, the communities we support.

It's our ambition to become an anti-racist organisation, and our mission to advance racial equity in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Our people networks
We're learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and we're excited to have recently launched three new people networks, sponsored by our Leadership team:

Pride
A safe space where LGBTQ+ colleagues — and our allies — can share their diverse lived experiences, celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and history, and create new ideas about how our organisation can be more inclusive and representative of LGBTQ+ people

Mind & Body

Here to increase awareness, promote wellbeing and support colleagues affected by neurodiversity, mental health problems, disability and longterm illness

Multicultural