Job Details
We are currently looking for a Policy Officer to join our Research, Services and Policy team.
As our Policy Officer you will use the latest evidence and insight to drive the creation of policies and position statements and related key messages. The subject of these will be informed by the charity’s strategy as well as our priority setting processes but will largely be focused around:
Prevention - Reducing smoking rates particularly focusing on people who are already interacting with the health system, as well as other messaging around reducing risk of cancer.
Diagnosis - Improving the early diagnosis of cancer through promoting existing and new pathways for cancer diagnosis.
Treatment - Improving treatments available to patients across Yorkshire and improving access to clinical trials.
You must have a degree in a relevant subject area, for example politics and government affairs, public policy and experience of researching and writing evidence-based policies, including by conducting literature reviews to be considered for this role.
For further details please refer to the role profile.
