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Reference: 100685

Date Added: 9 November 2026
Closing Date: 7 December 2026

Job Title: Head of Research and Policy

Working For: Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Location: London

Salary: £64,800- £66,500

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

Money and Mental Health Policy Institute is a charity founded by Martin Lewis CBE in 2016, working to break the vicious cycle between money and mental health problems. We are looking for a creative, insightful and confident leader to head our high-performing Research and Policy team.

Key responsibilities include leading the organisation’s policy direction and annual research programme; overseeing research quality and co-authoring publications; developing and championing our Research Community of over 5,000 people with lived experience of mental health problems; and representing the charity to policymakers, regulators, essential service providers and the media. The role also involves line managing two Research and Policy Managers, contributing to the Senior Leadership Team, managing the team’s budget and building relationships with key stakeholders.

The salary for this role is £64,800 FTE, rising to approximately £66,500 from January 2027 - with exact increase to be confirmed.

For further information about the role and working at Money and Mental Health, visit our website: https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/vacancy-head-research-policy/ 

Closing Date: 7 December 2026

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 14 December at our east London office. We can pay your travel expenses to enable you to attend at our office in Bethnal Green.

Application Details

To find out more about the role and download our applicant pack visit our website here:  https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/vacancy-head-research-policy/ 

For questions about the role, please email contact@moneyandmentalhealth.org . We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or once in post.

Website: http://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/

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