Engagement Officer (Education Team)

Engagement Officer

£27,500 to £29,250 per annum

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office and around the UK

What the job involves

We have an opportunity for an Engagement Officer to join us as part of our Education Team. You’ll play a key role engaging with healthcare professionals to raise the profile and creditability of Prostate Cancer UK helping to increase our reach and impact.

You’ll be communicating and engaging with health professionals through multiple channels, including e-newsletters, social media, online platforms, and attending relevant healthcare professional events and conferences. Forming strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders you’ll aim to increase our reach and ensure that diagnosis, support and treatment for men with prostate cancer is improved.

We have a dedicated area on our website for healthcare professionals and you’ll play an important role in developing these pages and increasing audience engagement (https://prostatecanceruk.org/for-health-professionals).

As part of your role, you’ll manage the Patient as Educators programme to ensure that patient voices are included in engagement opportunities and to drive change in healthcare.

What we want from you

We’re looking for an excellent communicator, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You’ll be comfortable engaging with health professionals virtually and face to face, building strong working relationships.

Experienced in using a wide range of communication channels, including social media and experience working with healthcare professionals and/or have a good understanding of the NHS and how it works. This will enable you to be comfortable engaging with health professionals virtually and face to face, representing the charity at engagement activities.

You’ll be a great team player and able to work well with others across the organisation as well as having excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.

Why work with us?

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives through funding research and supporting men and their families. We invest millions into research to find better ways to diagnose and treat prostate cancer; we work tirelessly to spread the word about men at risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

What we offer

Join our team and be part of an award-winning charity. We will support you to develop your skills and expertise.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Generous leave entitlements which increase with service
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance and group income protection
• Health Cash Plan
• Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts
• Loans for season tickets or cycles
• Advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• One ‘development day’ per month to help training or personal development.

Hybrid working

Our aim is to be a flexible workplace where people are successful, confident, informed, connected to their colleagues and develop in their roles. We usually work from home, with some time each month spent in our London Bridge office. Office time is usually to collaborate with colleagues (this is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs to the office). The frequency may vary over the year and is dependent on the needs of the role and the organisation. Space is also available for employees that wish to use the office on a more regular basis.

For this role, we would expect the successful candidate to be coming into the London office at least once a month. This role will require significant travel across UK including evening and weekend working as appropriate.

Our commitment

Our teams, supporters, partners, and those living with prostate cancer, come from all walks of life. We draw upon the difference in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think to build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes us stronger and helps us reach more people. If you share our ambition we would love to hear from you.

Next steps

Got a question? Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements. If you have a query - we’re here to help: hr@prostatecanceruk.org

The closing date is 1st May 2023, but please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates as applications come in, so please apply as soon as you can, as we may close the vacancy early. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time on the closing date.

Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the 11th and 12th May 2023.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.