Director of Research and Public Affairs - maternity cover

  • Reports to: CEO
  • Direct reports: Research and Policy Officer, Policy and Research Manager
  • Location: Kings Cross, London, WC1X 9NW but with high level of flexibility for remote working
  • Status, hours: Maternity cover, initially for 9 months
  • Salary: Grade A+ (Director level), in the range of £61,117- £68,671 (depending on skills knowledge and experience), plus benefits.

Role Summary

As the Director of Research and Public Affairs you lead a team working across the full range of research work (including commissioning and inhouse research) and public affairs work (including policy analysis, advocacy work and mobilising our activists). You also contribute to the charity’s strategies, leadership and governance as a member of the Executive Team. Ultimately, your role is to generate new knowledge; and communicate knowledge, ideas and emotions to change hearts and minds, creating tangible reductions in alcohol harm across the UK.

Any questions?

We hope the candidate pack will give you a good sense of the role and the charity. A lot more information is available on our website, including our strategies and annual report and accounts. However, if you have any questions about the role or would like an informal discussion about the role, you are very welcome to email Richard Piper, CEO, at [email protected] to set up a chat.

Read the candidate pack here.

How to apply:

  • Use our online form here.
  • Upload your CV (max 3 pages, including two referees) to this online form in MS Word, Google doc, or Adobe .pdf format (no image files please).

We only accept applications via our online form and will discard applications received in other formats. If for accessibility reasons you are unable to use the online form, please contact us at the earliest opportunity via [email protected]. We will be happy to make adjustments.

Timelines

Deadline for us to receive your application: Strictly Midnight, Wednesday 8 May 2024. The online application form gives a date and time stamp to all applications.

We will aim to get back to you by: Thursday 9 May 2024, All applicants will receive a response.

Interviews: Monday 13 May 2024 (please save this date!)

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