As our National System Change Manager, you will lead the operational delivery of our national system change work - overseeing projects, driving progress, and ensuring our strategies are grounded in evidence, insight and lived experience.
Acting as deputy to the Head of National System Change, you’ll help shape the team’s direction, strengthen ways of working, and ensure our portfolio delivers impact across all four nations. You’ll bring together research, data and stakeholder expertise to design compelling propositions that influence national levers for change and improve outcomes for people living with cancer.
Key responsibilities:
* Lead analysis of national health systems across the four UK nations to understand patient experiences, system challenges, and what’s working - helping to shape evidence-based solutions that drive real change for people living with cancer.
* Apply expertise in systems thinking, problem analysis and theory of change to shape national strategies.
* Oversee the team’s operational plan, ensuring projects progress effectively and align with organisational priorities.
* Act as a deputy for the Head of National System Change, helping shape team direction and priorities.
* Support commissioning and synthesis of research and evidence to inform system change propositions.
* Develop clear, evidence‑led proposals for the adoption of national system interventions that improve outcomes.
* Lead and coordinate matrix teams to build shared understanding and deliver system change strategies.
* Contribute to Macmillan’s system change partnerships and advocacy work.
* Develop impact metrics for systems change and integrate them with wider organisational measurement.
* Represent Macmillan externally, championing evidence‑based system change across the four nations.
About you
We're looking for someone who brings:
* Sound knowledge of health and social care policy, ideally across all four nations of the UK.
* Experience of applying systems thinking and strategies that deliver real, national change.
* Proven skills in evidence synthesis, research commissioning and critical analysis.
* Ability to identify levers for change and develop evidence‑led solutions that deliver measurable impact.
* Experience of convening and influencing diverse internal and external stakeholders.
* Understanding of how to operate effectively across different political and policy contexts in all four nations of the UK.
* Strong leadership experience, including managing multi‑disciplinary teams and providing matrix leadership.
* Ability to oversee multiple projects, maintain a whole‑system view and drive delivery.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
* 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
* Pension matched up to 7.5%
* 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
* Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
* Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more