Community Engagement Officer

We’ve ambitions to change so much, to improve support for endometriosis –are you the experienced Community Engagement Officer (London) we need to help us? 

Thank you for your interest in the role of Community Engagement Officer at Endometriosis UK. Endometriosis impacts on the physical and mental health of 10% of women and those assigned female at birth, from puberty to menopause - although the impact can be felt for life. Yet it’s a disease many people have never heard of, do not understand, that we don’t know the cause of and has no dedicated treatment. It costs the UK economy around £8.2 billion every year in healthcare costs, loss of work and treatments and yet it isn’t recognised by most employers. As the UK’s leading charity for all those affected by endometriosis, we’re determined to change this and ensure that everyone gets prompt diagnosis and the best treatment and support. 

We have big ambitions in our strategy, focused on supporting those with endometriosis, driving down diagnosis times, campaigning for improved treatments and access to services, raising awareness and leveraging more money into research. We place people with endometriosis at the heart of all we do, and with an average time to get a diagnosis of 8 years, the cause of the disease unknown and no cure, there is so much more they need and want. If we get our work right, we really can make a difference to the 1.5 million women and those assigned female at birth with endometriosis in the UK – and all those diagnosed in the future. 

There is a disparity in health outcomes experienced by marginalised communities in the UK. Our experience is that those from marginalised communities struggle much harder to get a diagnosis and access treatment for Endometriosis. We have secured funding to develop and provide tailored tools, information and events, co-developed with five marginalised communities in London. 

The Community Engagement Officer will be responsible for working with and in communities to deliver this important project. Through engagement and co-developing resources, they will increase awareness of endometriosis and symptoms within target communities. They will develop and support a network of local community ambassadors to continue the project outreach, designing appropriate training, and ongoing support for each community. This interesting role will be busy and varied. 

This is an exciting opportunity to help drive forward Endometriosis UK’s work and boost our impact for the benefit of everyone affected by endometriosis. I hope you’ll consider joining us so we can, together, do even more.