Senior Policy Advocacy and Programmes Advisor

£36,000 - £41,000 (+ Benefits)

Grade: P2

Directorate: Policy, Information and Communications

Reports to: Programme Manager (International Cancer Prevention Programme)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

External closing date: 29/06/2026

Internal closing date: 05/07/2026

What will I be doing?

• Develop specialist expertise in the Tobacco control cancer prevention area.
• Keep up to date with global policy and advocacy developments and the wider international development and global health environments.
• Work with external partners to influence sub-national/national/regional/global policy implementation and advocacy.
• Identify relevant actors that CRUK could support with funding and/or partnering to amplify the work.
• Design and support policy research and advocacy programmes with partners on the ground, from project scoping through to monitoring and evaluation; including grants, partnerships and commissioned research, with support from the Programme Manager.
• Support partners as needed to develop their policy research and advocacy work and contribute to capacity building.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on programmatic and policy advocacy work.
• Produce engaging communications for a range of audiences, including summaries of research outputs, blogs, briefings and case studies.
• Identify opportunities to make ICP programme more visible both internally and externally.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across CRUK to contribute to developing CRUK as a global thought leader on cancer and non-communicable diseases.
• Contribute to annual operational planning, budget formulation and other management and reporting processes as required.
• Represent CRUK and the ICP Programme to a range of internal and external stakeholders and events, including policy department colleagues, Government officials, academics, and representatives from think tanks, charities, civil society groups and professional bodies from all over the world.

What skills will I need?

• Proven ability to identify and solve a range of problems with minimal guidance; using some innovative techniques or new approaches to solve problems.
• Proven ability to develop and build durable and effective partnerships.
• Experience of working with partners in low- and middle-income countries is desirable.
• Provide relevant advice, guidance and support to colleagues.
• Responsibility for a defined work area, managing workload and prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.
• Excellent writing skills with an ability to produce high quality reports as well as more focused pieces of work.
• Proven ability to lead on the day-to-day management of a project cycle, including providing technical input in the design and planning stage, budget management and evaluation.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
• The post holder will need to explain information clearly and encourage colleagues to understand different points of view.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Proven ability to contribute to the development of team strategy.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Proven ability to work both as part of a team and independently.
• Demonstrable interest in global health and/or prevention of non communicable disease.
• Emulates CRUK values in their work with LMIC partners, including diplomacy and respect.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.