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About the Role

There are two Policy Officer roles available in the Health and Care Policy team, focusing on shaping the future of the UK's health and social care system. One role will cover a range of thematic areas, while the other will initially focus on technology and AI. Responsibilities include supporting policy analysis and research, scoping and developing ideas for commissioned research, synthesizing evidence, analyzing policy documents, conducting qualitative research, writing publications, and organizing events to inform and influence decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with a range of high-profile policy projects, including project planning and development, and helping with analysis, writing and publication.
• Contributing to literature reviews and rapid scans of data and evidence; producing summaries of the main findings and implications for policy.
• Supporting policy research, working with internal and external partners and assisting with written outputs.
• Assisting with communicating the findings of our work to a range of audiences, including policymakers, academics and the media.
• Building and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders relevant to our policy portfolio.
• Supporting the design and delivery of workshops or other events with policymakers and other relevant stakeholders.

Requirements

• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative research evidence.
• Experience analyzing policy documents and grey literature.
• Proficiency in qualitative methods such as key informant interviews and thematic analysis.
• Experience writing and contributing to external publications, including briefings, blogs, and reports.
• Experience supporting teams in organizing events, meetings, and workshops to inform and influence thinking and decisions.

Skills

• Policy analysis
• Research
• Writing
• Stakeholder engagement
• Event organization
• Technology and AI policy (for one role)

Location

• Hybrid (minimum two days per week in person)

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Not specified

Education Level

• Not specified

Salary/Compensations

• £43,099

Benefits

• Excellent benefits

About the Company

• The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation with a mission to build a healthier UK.
• They work to achieve this by generating high-quality research and analysis, developing practical solutions to health and health service problems, engaging and convening stakeholders to build understanding and drive action, and developing long-term capability for transformation.
• Their values are impact, evidence, integrity, and collaboration.
• They are committed to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each opportunity on merit.
• We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us.
• We have identified three key areas to improving diversity: achieving a more balanced representation across our organisation, with a particular focus on increasing the number of women in leadership, enhancing the representation of people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and welcoming more people with disabilities.
• As part of this commitment, we strongly encourage applications from these groups.