Research Engagement Officer

Are you someone who loves making a positive impact on dogs’ lives?

We are looking for someone to join our Generation Pup team to make a real difference in our dogs’ lives. If you are someone who loves developing and delivering projects, focusing on engagement and retention of dog owners investing in our project, and enjoy a challenge and engaging with others then this is the role for you.

What does this role do?

In the role of Research Engagement Officer, you will:

• Analyse existing study data relating to participants and their study engagement to improve engagement.
• Critically appraise scientific literature and data to inform methods of participant engagement.
• Develop new strategies for increasing participant engagement and retention.
• Prepare content for, and oversee the Generation Pup social media accounts, using key metrics to inform decision making.
• Take a lead role in the creation of reports, blogs, infographics, press releases and other outputs to disseminate study results to stakeholders internally.

Could this be you?

We are looking for someone who has relevant qualifications (please see attached JD), strong experience in creating scientific literature reviews and research outputs and delivering these to various audiences, and experience of presenting the results of academic research to professionals and lay audience. You will need to have strong verbal and written communication skills and be able to effectively build relationships across a variety of stakeholders.

About Dogs Trust

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

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