Dementia Research Engagement Lead - Lived Experience

CamWebDir; Great Abington; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Alzheimer’s Research UK is seeking an Involvement and Engagement Officer to lead patient and public involvement within the I&I team. You will coordinate lived experience volunteers, support engagement activity, and help shape standards and processes to enable meaningful involvement across ARUK.

The role supports face-to-face and participatory public engagement initiatives, collaborates with researchers, and helps embed involvement across dementia research and fundraising activities.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Involvement & Engagement Manager, implement ARUK’s public involvement and engagement strategy.
• Plan and deliver the work of the Lived Experience Involvement Group, including liaising with members and providing dementia specific assistance, arranging logistics for meetings, responding to queries, liaising with internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate involvement activities, including producing plans and briefs ahead of sessions; facilitating sessions, ensuring participants can effectively take part and share their views; gathering insight and effectively analysing and sharing with relevant colleagues.
• Support the recruitment of new lived experience representatives, with a focus on improving representation from people with a dementia diagnosis and those from underserved communities.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records relating to involvement activity, in line with ARUK policies and procedures.
• Help to develop and deliver training on engagement and involvement for the Lived Experience Involvement Group, colleagues and the research community, working with the Research Involvement

Job description

Alzheimer’s Research UK is seeking an Involvement and Engagement Officer to lead patient and public involvement within the I&I team. You will coordinate lived experience volunteers, support engagement activity, and help shape standards and processes to enable meaningful involvement across ARUK.

The role supports face-to-face and participatory public engagement initiatives, collaborates with researchers, and helps embed involvement across dementia research and fundraising activities.