Research and Influencing Involvement Lead

We are recruiting a Research Involvement Lead to will lead the development and implementation of the approach to involvement of people affected by stroke in the work of the Research team.

Position: Research and Influencing Involvement Lead

Location: Homebased, U.K nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Salary circa 35,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum may also be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 14 February 2022

Interview Date: 25 February 2022

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The role will be responsible for managing the involvement of people with lived experience of stroke in research, and for further developing and improving this activity. This role ensures that the association funded research has people affected by stroke at its heart. The Research Involvement Lead will lead the development of a programme of work making the charity system leaders in research involvement, including the support of the research community to involve people with lived experience in their work.

The Research Involvement Lead, will support work to improve involvement across the organisation, to ensure the vision for the expertise of people affected by stroke to shape the decisions at the association and the wider stroke agenda is achieved. The role will work with colleagues across the organisation to raise awareness of research, the research portfolio, and involvement.

About You

As Research and Influencing Involvement Lead you will have experience and knowledge of:

• Using technology and IT systems
• Maintaining databases and record keeping
• Involvement and engagement in research
• Managing range of different stakeholders, including colleagues from different teams, researchers and volunteers
• Research grant funding
• Developing and collaboration, effective networking skills and the ability to use negotiating and influencing skills effectively
• Supporting involvement in government, health, or social care policy

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abide and have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

Everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

The charity provides specialist support, funds critical research and campaigns to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

The organisation is working to improve the diversity of the team. Because individuality leads to a richer experience for its people and better support for those affected by stroke.

People from all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. And particularly applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help rebuild them and join the team.

In 2019, the charity developed a bold new corporate strategy so that they can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help deliver the strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Research, Influencing, Involvement, Research and Innovation, Innovation, Impact and Innovation, Systems Engagement, Research and Development, Impact, Monitoring, Policy, Research and Policy, Supporter Experience, Supporter Engagement, Partnerships, Engagement, Programme, Programme Development, Insight, Insight and Engagement, Impact and Insight, Research and Impact, Knowledge, Knowledge and Insight, Knowledge and Impact, Impact and Engagement, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Health, Healthcare, Care, Stroke, Disability, Funding, Grants.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.