Prospectus is delighted to be supporting National AIDS Trust as they look to appoint a new Director of Policy, Research and Influencing. This is a newly created position within the organisation and will provide strategic leadership to their policy, research and influencing activities. This position is offered full time and is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in the office. The policy team all come into the office on a Tuesday.

National AIDS Trust is the UK's HIV rights charity. They work to stop HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, and to end new HIV transmissions. The Policy, Research and Influencing Team is the biggest team within the organisation and works across a vast range of thematic areas from health policy through to stigma and discrimination. This position will also work to calibrate strategic direction for the team over the coming years and help define a long term vision for organisations influencing work. As a core member of the senior leadership team, the position will also help lead the organisation working collaboratively with other senior leaders.

The successful candidate will be an experienced policy professional with excellent leadership skills. You will have strategic policy experience, with the ability to operationalise strategy and turn ideas into action. You will be an empathetic and passionate leader, with the ability to bring people along with you. You will harness the potential of and provide guidance to an excellent team. You will have experience of working with boards and senior leaders and the ability to communicate complex information to a wide variety of stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact in a successful organisation at the cutting edge of health policy work.