You'll be Trustee of an independent health think tank while also leading a small team of volunteer researchers, exploring more preventative approaches to health issues in the UK.
We are looking for a Trustee who can combine membership of the Board of Trustees with a Research Project Management role.
As a Trustee you’ll
As a Research Lead you’ll use your experience of research projects to lead a small team of volunteer researchers, usually aiming to holistically review published research to identify:
This approach enables us to produce sometimes fresh perspectives to help influence health policy and practice.
You’ll be working alongside our current Trustees, a small team of graduate volunteers, and health research partners (including universities).
As this is a voluntary role you will only need to lead one research project at any one time.
We’ve consciously chosen to operate as a virtual, voluntary organisation. This means that, as a Trustee, you won’t need to worry about staffing or premises issues or about fundraising – although you may wish to help with occasional research grant applications, in conjunction with our university research partners – and there is minimal bureaucracy.
As a virtual, voluntary organisation, meetings are usually via Zoom to enable participation as widely as possible.
As a Trustee
As a Research Lead
Experience of securing research funding or working in a think tank or a health policy role would be an added recommendation.
Ideally we are looking for someone able and willing to commit 5 -10 hours per week
As a Trustee and Research Lead you’ll be making a central contribution to our work as a health think tank - building on work we are already doing to seek to influence health policy and avoid the nation's health being a postcode lottery.
You can help us make a positive difference to the nation's health, through our research, as we work alongside other health organisations to encourage a more preventative approach, to increase people’s chances of living longer, healthier lives. That's important for people and their families, the NHS, social care, employers and wider society.
Conventional charities usually have to commit significant time and resource to fundraising, with all the problems this can sometimes cause. Because we're an entirely voluntary organisation we can focus all our energies on our core work.
Our previous research projects have included how best to:
Please apply through Reach in the first instance, providing a CV and a short covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you would hope to contribute.
