Do you want to use evidence, data and insight in the context of dementia to drive major system and policy changes? Do you have experience of using a wide range of research methods and the ability to work in collaboration with others and manage projects successfully?
About The Role
We are recruiting for a Strategic Evidence Officer to join on a full-time basis, working 35 hours per week on a permanent contract. This is a home-based role, with occasional travel required to attend team meetings.
As Strategic Evidence Officer, you will gather, analyse and mobilise evidence, data and insight to help build and curate a strategic evidence base that is built on the most recent and best available dementia evidence. You will be reviewing and gathering different types of evidence to help us understand the scale and impact of dementia across the UK. You will develop actionable insights and identify and articulate implications that can be used to inform policy, practice or research solutions.
You will be able to determine gaps and limitations in the current evidence base, or spot opportunities for new evidence to be generated, articulating how these gaps, limitations or opportunities may be addressed through recommendations to the Strategic Evidence Leadership team so that they can influence for their fulfilment. Through building and maintaining relationships across the organisation, your expertise and understanding of evidence, data and insight will enable you to act as a functional expert to our people, including supporting the use of our strategic evidence base in different types of content.
In this role, you will also be pivotal in making strategic evidence everyones business to our people and the external dementia system.
Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled to take place via MS Teams on Friday 10th April.
About you
Joining us, youll have the ability to understand academic clinical and care literature, data and insight coupled with a knowledge of a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods and their application. Youll be able to explain and quickly distil complex information, drawing out key points and making clear recommendations, using your effective communication skills to write concise, engaging, and accessible evidence reports and briefings and other evidence content for a range of audiences.
Crucially, youll be organised and able to plan and prioritise your workload effectively. Youll be able collaborate with other teams and build positive working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders. Your good attention to detail will also enable you to manage projects and contribute towards departmental priorities and objectives.
What youll focus on:
* Accessing, managing, analysing and presenting research evidence, data and insight.
* Consolidating research, data and insight through the preparation of evidence briefs and other content.
* Curating a variety of evidence types from a variety of sources, making data and reports from it useable and accessible.
* Responsible for delivering and monitoring the delivery of evidence projects that involve internal and external stakeholders.
* Proactively highlighting evidence gaps and contributing to decision making on how we fulfil them.
* Effectively communicating and engaging with teams on the purpose, progress and impact of our strategic evidence base, maintaining strong working and collaborative relationships with other teams across the Society.
About Alzheimer's Society - who are we andwhatsour mission?
Dementia is the UKs biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimers Society,werethe UKs 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 ground-breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters,wereworking 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 part of a minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
Our hiring process
We want you to bring your whole self to the process. Applications are anonymised until interview stage, andwerehappy to support any adjustments.Share your feedback via our candidate survey when applying to help us improve. We may close early if we receive high interest (with 48 hours notice). Some roles may require a DBS check as part of our safer recruitment commitment.Thinking about using AI during the recruitment process?We know this can be helpful in manyways butremember to include your personaland authenticselftoo. Your voice and experience are what really set you apart.
Giving back to you
At Alzheimers Society, we value our people and take a total reward approach to pay and benefits.Youllenjoy a generous double-matched pension scheme, 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidaysand wellbeing days), and access to afreeHealthShieldCash Plan, 24/7 EAP, Thrive mental wellbeing support, and virtual GP services. Our Society Plus platform offers exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, and recognition schemes, while our flexible working, family-friendly policies, and life assurance provide peace of mind and work/life balance. We also offer a free Will-writing service and long service awards to recognise your ongoing commitment.
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