Melissa Hillier

Assistant Director

Melissa is on maternity leave from May 2011 - April 2012

As Genetic Alliance UK's Assistant Director I support the Director and Trustee Board in the development, implementation and delivery of the Genetic Alliance UK policy and communication strategies.  I also have overall responsibility for all communications activities, managing our Marketing and Communications Officer.

I manage various Genetic Alliance UK projects including the Facilitating Networks Project, Route Maps for Rare Conditions, the Patient Partner Project  and the SWAN project. I also work as part of Genetic Alliance UK's Policy and Public Affairs team along with our Policy Analyst, Development Officer (Scotland) and Public Affairs Officer. 

Accompanying my management duties I also have overall responsibility for communication activities at Genetic Alliance UK.

Main areas of work in communications include:

• Developing and maintaining strategies that enable Genetic Alliance UK to communicate effectively with our members / scientific community / politicians / the media and the general public.
• Responsibility for overseeing the production of Genetic Alliance UK reports and publications. This includes our quarterly newsletter and our Annual Review.
• Responsibility for overseeing the maintaining the development of the Genetic Alliance UK website.
• Responsibly for overseeing the organisation of Genetic Alliance UK events including the Annual Genetic Alliance UK conference.

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