Stakeholder Engagement Officer

-Salary
- **Circa £31,000 per annum**
Contract type
- **Permanent**
Location
- **Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AD (Agile; approximately 2 days a week from our office)**
Published**in 2 hours**
- This is a _permanent_, _, full time_ vacancy_. _

**The Vacancy**

As the UK’s leading dementia research charity, we’re determined to stop this from becoming a reality. We’re working to revolutionise the way we treat, diagnose and prevent dementia. But we will not stop there. With your support, we will keep going until every person is free from the heartbreak of dementia. We exist for a cure.

Sitting within the Chief Executive’s Office, the Stakeholder Engagement Officer will support in managing engagement with Alzheimer’s Research UK’s senior ambassadors and other key internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting to the Strategic Engagement Manager, this role will offer relationship management and administrative support, to ensure the engagement activity of Alzheimer’s Research UK senior ambassadors is aligned with the charity’s overall mission, and to maximise support and impact from the charity’s senior stakeholders.

This role is also available for those looking for part time working with a minimum of 28 hours.

**MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Stakeholder Engagement / Relationship Management**
- Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, ensuring Alzheimer’s Research UK’s senior ambassadors are effectively updated on news and events relating to the charity and dementia research more broadly.
- Be responsible for stewarding Alzheimer’s Research UK’s senior ambassadors, to ensure they feel well connected to the charity, and are enabled to carry out an impactful programme of engagement.
- Work with teams across the organisation to oversee updates to key messaging and briefing materials for senior stakeholders.
- Act as a conduit / liaison point between Alzheimer’s Research UK and some of its external stakeholders.
- Support the Strategic Engagement Manager and Director of Strategy & Governance on other strategic projects and programmes of work as and when required.
- Work with Strategic Engagement Manager, Head of Governance and Governance Manager on any matters arising relating to Conflicts of Interest.

**Communications and Administrative Support**
- Draft external stakeholder communications from the Chief Executive, senior team and / or senior ambassadors as required.
- With support from the Strategic Engagement Manager, lead on internal communications relevant to Alzheimer’s Research UK’s senior ambassador programme.
- Proof stakeholder briefings and other resources to ensure content is of a high and appropriate standard, both in terms of accuracy and tone.
- Oversee internal filing and resources relevant to Alzheimer’s Research UK senior ambassadors, including Terms of Reference documents for the charity’s senior honorary positions.
- Ensure risks relating to engagement with senior stakeholders are suitably logged and updated.

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**:

- Demonstrable ability to work with and influence a variety of different internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience of managing key relationships with stakeholders in a range of settings at a variety of levels.
- Experience of drafting and coordinating briefing materials.
- Experience of overseeing schedules / programmes of engagement of senior stakeholders.
- Experience of working in communications and engagement.
- Experience of working in a charity/non-profit environment.
- Some understanding, or interest in, of dementia and recent research progress into the condition.
- Excellent inter-personal skills, with an ability to build and maintain relationships, trust, and inspire respect at all levels.
- Strong team player who can work both independently and collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high attention to detail.
- Ability to digest briefings / key announcements and extract key points and messaging relevant to your audience.
- Demonstrable ability to take initiative and adapt ways of working to suit a specific individual and / or circumstance.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload.
- Demonstrates strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Strong ethical standards and a high level of personal integrity and empathy.
- Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times.
- Excellent listening skills, demonstrating flexibility and an ability to learn.
- Proficient IT skills in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
- Flexibility and willingness to travel when required.

**The Charity**

Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But th