Policy and Evidence Officer

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity Leukaemia UK is growing We are expanding our team to achieve a step-change in income, profile and impact in 2025 and beyond. We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through finding and funding life-changing research and campaigning for change. Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and survival rates are among some of the worst of any cancer. And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact. As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are seeking a talented, creative, and motivated Policy and Evidence Officer to strengthen our policy development activity. Team We are a close-knit team, who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do. We are all focused on “keeping it real” with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers. From us you can expect fun and creativity, as well as great challenge and support. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives. Leukaemia UK and You We are looking for a self-motivated Policy and Evidence Officer to take a leading role in Leukaemia UK’s evidence-based policy development that will effectively enable our policy influencing work and position Leukaemia UK as the ‘go-to’ charity to improve leukaemia outcomes. The successful candidate will be an innovative, driven and forward-thinking individual with a proven track record of developing evidence-based policy positions, recommendations and solutions within the health sector. The Policy and Evidence Officer will be instrumental in ensuring that all our plans and activities are evidence-driven and meet the needs of patients and those who care for them. The role will be responsible for developing, expanding and maintaining Leukaemia UK’s knowledge base that will help us thoroughly understand of how diagnosis, treatment and care are delivered to people affected and how this translates to patient experience and clinical outcomes. Moreover, we want to understand at a policy level the roles of the research and treatment landscapes in improving leukaemia diagnosis, treatment and care. The successful candidate will be adept at using quantitative and qualitative research to gather intelligence, develop insights and turn them into evidence-based, solution-focused policy positions to drive our policy, health improvement, campaigning and public affairs programme. This includes gathering insights from desk-based research, patient groups, and health experts, as well as contributing our voice to drug appraisals to ensure patients benefit from the latest treatments. This role ensures that the 'patient voice' is heard, while also ensuring that the needs and priorities of individuals with leukaemia and other blood cancers are understood, represented and valued. This role will be essential in leading our evolving work on drug appraisals to ensure that innovative treatments are approved and become available for patients with leukaemia and blood cancers who can benefit from those treatments. This role requires the ability to engage patient representatives and a wide range of stakeholders at different levels of seniority, such as healthcare professionals, researchers and policy/health improvement experts to understand what changes are needed across diagnosis, treatment and care of those with leukaemia and other blood cancers. A strong understanding of the health policy landscape, coupled with exceptional communication skills and a keen attention to detail, is essential. Experience and Skills Essential Good experience of working in the health policy landscape Good experience in evidence-based policy development Good experience in undertaking evidence gathering exercises Proven experience of engaging and managing a range of external stakeholders and facilitating reference and advisory groups, including people with lived experience Proven experience of cross-team working Good time management skills, with an ability to organise own workload and respond reactively as required Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to disseminate complex information in a way that is easy to understand by a range of audiences Good ability to take on multiple activities and projects at the same time Desirable Experience in medical charities Experience within cancer policy Project management skills Experience in drug appraisals Knowledge and Personal Traits Essential Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in health policy or health related area Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods to develop and analyse evidence An understanding of the importance of engaging with people with lived experience of leukaemia and related conditions; with a view to include their insight in our work A high level of accuracy and attention to detail An understanding of health inequalities and the importance of engaging with marginalised groups A strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion Desirable Knowledge of the health system and/or health policy across the UK

Location: London, GB

Posted Date: 1/19/2025