Salary: £65,000

Direct Reports: 2

Location: Flexible/remote with occasional visits to Bristol office or London for meetings. It is also possible to be based hybrid or fully in our Bristol Office if you prefer.

Hours: 35 (may consider 32 based over 4 or 5 days).

About Young Lives vs Cancer:

When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we get that. We are the charity that helps children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. Powered by the kindness of our supporters, we’ll face it all together.

Purpose and Scope for the role:

This is an exciting role that will lead a highly engaged and dedicated team of analysts and information specialists, and be an important voice of strategic challenge, to drive Young Lives vs Cancer to be led by strategic insight in how we raise money, provide vital support to children & young people with cancer, and run our organisation.

You would be joining us at a really exciting time in our insight journey. Like many organisations, we are looking outward and to the future to understand how we can create a better future for young cancer patients, one in which the whole system of support around them works together, and no-one is left behind. We must ‘act from the future’, being open to challenging how we do things, and experimenting with new ways to create impact, influence the whole system, and importantly fund this vital work.

We are investing in collaborative research, innovation and new systems to bring that future about.

You’ll be vital to this journey, being an important business partner to a brilliant group of directors and management teams, with a major focus on income generation and frontline services, and you’ll be based in the Strategy and Governance Team –a close and supportive group of professionals leading business planning, assurance, project management and other activities that impact the entire charity.

What you will be doing:

The Head of Strategic Insight is part of a leadership team that is seeking to drive a culture of learning, transparency, and challenge across the organisation.

You will lead and take full ownership of our insight and impact measurement function to deliver horizon scanning, impact evaluation, data analytics and clearly visualised information,so that we have the best possible chance of realising our vision.

We would like to hear from you if you have the following:

• Demonstrable experience of your ability to deliver high quality research or analysis. 
• Can evidence continual development and awareness of best practice. 
• Previous experience in one or more of: customer or audience insight; publishing clearly visualised performance information; impact evaluation and theories of change; data analytics. 
• Experience of providing strategic challenge and insight at a senior level, influencing strategic direction and improving performance.
• Managed cross-functional projects- planning, organising and prioritising activities across multiple disciplines.
• Experience of evidenced-based strategic planning, contributing to and implementing strategy including development and implementation of either fundraising, marketing, or impact/service strategies. 
• Experience of devising and leading improvement programmes, with experience of applying insight to drive performance. 
• Experience of complex data and analysis, including qualitative insight, with the ability to present complex data in concise and impactful ways to a variety of audiences.

How to apply:

A full candidate pack and details on how to apply can be accessed via this link: 

Head of Strategic Insight - Young Lives vs Cancer

Closing Date: March 26th 2023 at 23.59hrs

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible.

If you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with sharon@diversifying.com.

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