• Develop, drive the delivery and monitor the policy strategy for the Mental Health Priority Area programme.
• Define an ambitious policy strategy and aims for Wellcome in the Mental Health arena and set and monitor budget, resource and goals (short, medium and long-term).
• Devise and deliver projects to drive Wellcome’s policy and advocacy aims in Mental Health – autonomously and through others.
• Work closely with others across the programme to develop and input into the Mental Health Priority Area’s over-arching strategy and blueprint.
• To run Wellcome Trust’s policy activities in the Mental Health area, working closely with appropriate internal and external stakeholders:
• Lead on horizon scanning for emerging issues in the Mental Health space. Build links with experts and other teams in Wellcome to identify these issues.
• Produce high quality, evidence-based and rigorous policy outputs, including reports and briefings to support Wellcome's aims.
• Oversee and deliver advocacy strategies to influence key stakeholders whilst ensuring alignment with Mental Health Priority Area’s Communication Manager.
• Drive on developing relationships with key policy organisations in the lived experience, science and research sectors. Identify common interests and coordinate shared policy and advocacy activities, where relevant.
• Represent global policy for Mental Health by giving speeches, participating in panel discussions, giving print/ broadcast interviews as required.
• To recruit and manage a small team 
• Play an active leadership role in the Mental Health Priority Area’s Senior Management Team.
• Proactively collaborate with other teams in Wellcome. Build and maintain these relationships and role model positive stakeholder relationships. 

Experience & Skills

• Experience of policy and advocacy work, including working with officials and within political organisations.
• Experience of delivering policy advice to decision makers in complex environments.
• Experience of planning projects and managing them through to delivery, and managing others to do the same.
• People management and team building skills.
• Well developed and demonstrable strategic planning skills 
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills 
• Well developed presentation and facilitation skills