PR and Communications Senior Officer (Research and Policy)

We're Anthony Nolan. We're here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we're growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant can find their lifesaving match. We're currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won't stop until we've unlocked the cures, treatments, and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a PR & Communications Senior Officer (Research and Policy) to join our Communications and Engagement team.

Title: PR & Communications Senior Officer (Research and Policy)

Salary: £36,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full time

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London

Job Summary

It's a hugely exciting time at Anthony Nolan as scientific research promises to inform and transform the ways in which we treat blood cancer and blood disorders. We need a talented senior officer to develop and deliver our PR and communications to raise the profile of our lifesaving research and vital policy work so we can have even greater impact for patients.

With a focus on key audiences in science, healthcare, and policy, you will use media relations, media partnerships, networks, and other public-facing campaign platforms to grow our reach and influence to help create a future where every patient that needs us can survive and thrive.

You will:

• Develop and deliver PR plans and tactics to secure impactful media coverage for our policy, clinical, and life sciences work.
• Have strong national media relations experience and a successful track record in delivering media coverage for medical research and health policy stories.
• Thrive building relationships with a diverse range of people including journalists, scientists, patient storytellers, and senior leadership.
• Have an understanding of, and interest in, current and emerging health policy issues and medical research.
• Be proactive in seizing opportunities to react to the news agenda, maximizing the chance to deploy our policy positions and messaging.
• Be a key member of the ambitious Communications and Engagement team, working collaboratively with colleagues and building relationships for success.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• Life Assurance of four times annual salary
• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
• And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)

Please check out the full job description here , and you can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.