Public Involvement & Engagement Officer

Alzheimer's Research UK; Great Abington; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Alzheimer's Research UK is seeking an Involvement & Engagement Officer to drive patient and public involvement across research and engagement initiatives. You will coordinate lived-experience volunteers, develop trainings, and promote best practices in involvement across ARUK’s programmes.

You will work closely with colleagues in the I&I directorate to enhance accessibility of dementia research and to engage supporters with ARUK’s work. Agile, hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating or delivering patient and public involvement and/or public engagement.
• Knowledge of the spectrum of involvement approaches and methods.
• Experience in project management, overseeing multiple projects.
• Experience communicating health or research matters with the public.
• Experience building relationships with internal colleagues and external partners.
• Experience developing and delivering training on public involvement/engagement.
• Experience of working with people affected by dementia and their families.
• Understanding of the medical research environment.
• Knowledge of equity, diversity and inclusion principles as they relate to health inequalities.
• Experience in a charity or fundraising environment.
• Experience using databases or customer relationship management systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally to non-specialist audiences.
• Ability to travel within the UK occasionally and work outside regular hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Implement ARUK’s public involvement and engagement strategy with the Involvement & Engagement Manager.
• Plan and run the Lived Experience Involvement Group, handling logistics and stakeholder liaison.
• Facilitate involvement activities, produce briefs, capture insights and share with colleagues.
• Support recruitment to improve representation from people with dementia and underserved communities.
• Maintain records in line with ARUK policies and data protection.
• Support development of training on engagement for staff and researchers.
• Collaborate with the Research Involvement Manager on projects and knowledge sharing.
• Advocate for public involvement across ARUK and embed involvement in projects and initiatives.
• Evaluate the programme and suggest improvements and new public-facing initiatives.
• Organise online public event series with events, marketing, and comms teams to reach supporters.

Job description

Alzheimer's Research UK is seeking an Involvement & Engagement Officer to drive patient and public involvement across research and engagement initiatives. You will coordinate lived-experience volunteers, develop trainings, and promote best practices in involvement across ARUK’s programmes.

You will work closely with colleagues in the I&I directorate to enhance accessibility of dementia research and to engage supporters with ARUK’s work. Agile, hybrid working is available.