MS Trust
Head of Research and Engagement
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Salary range: £34,032 pro rata for 21 hours per week (FTE £56,720)
Contract type: Permanent, part time (21 hours per week), flexible working considered
Opening date: 30 July 2026
Closing date: 1 September 2026
Location: Letchworth Garden City / home working (hybrid)
Lead research, insight and engagement that helps shape better MS care. If you are an experienced neurology or MS healthcare professional with strong leadership, research and stakeholder skills, this is an opportunity to turn evidence and lived experience into action for people affected by MS.
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We are looking for someone who can bring people together around evidence, insight and improvement. You will be confident working with health professionals, researchers and external partners, and able to translate findings into clear, practical outputs that support better services and care. You will bring strong communication, project management and analytical skills, with the ability to lead a small portfolio and build trusted relationships across the MS community.
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Our charity
MS Trust brings together expertise from every angle to help everyone feel more in control of their MS today and every day. Through trusted information and compassionate support, the training of new MS healthcare professionals, and research rooted in real experience – we’re here for every MS. Every day.
The role
This is a senior and varied role where you will lead and oversee our research grants, MS service mapping, supported research and Helpline. Working closely with the Director of Services, you will set priorities, manage key roles, develop stakeholder relationships and make sure our research and mapping findings are shared clearly, accurately and accessibly. You will help strengthen our engagement with the NHS, professional bodies and partners, ensuring our work is rooted in real experience and has practical impact for people with MS.
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What we can offer
At MS Trust we offer a range of benefits.
- 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, which increases with length of service to 30 days
- Company pension with enhanced employer contribution. Salary Sacrifice scheme available
- Death in Service benefit
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Sick pay
- Hybrid working
- Employee assistance Programme
- Fantastic office location with free parking, local to town centre and train station. Good transport links to London and Cambridge
- Learning and development policy to develop all staff
- Cycle to work scheme, Volunteering day and Season ticket loans
Join us at MS Trust and make a difference every day for people living with MS.
To find out more and apply
Please visit: www.mstrust.org.uk/what-we-do/work-us
The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 9.00am. First interviews will be held on Thursday, 17 September 2026.
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