Leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now has announced that Helen Dickens will join the charity as its new chief support officer.
Dickens has been deputy chief executive at Target Ovarian Cancer since November 2023, prior to which she was director of programmes, and she joins Breast Cancer Now on Monday 2 June.
This newly created role has been designed to continue to expand the reach and uptake of the charity’s support services and to maximise its impact – helping it to improve the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of anyone affected by breast cancer – alongside leading the charity’s influencing portfolio to champion, and see met, the needs of people affected by breast cancer.
Helen Dickens said of her appointment, "I'm delighted to be joining the exceptional team at Breast Cancer Now, and I'm looking forward to working together with them - and those affected by breast cancer - to ensure that everyone gets the support, information and treatment they deserve."
Holding leadership roles in the charity sector over the past 13 years, Dickens’ career has included seven years at Diabetes UK leading teams and engaging stakeholders across a diverse range of areas including the charity’s Type 2 diabetes prevention programme, and its policy, public affairs and campaigns portfolio.
Claire Rowney, chief executive at Breast Cancer Now said, “I’m hugely excited to welcome Helen as our new chief support officer. She joins us at a pivotal time, with the charity launching its new 5-year organisational strategy in the autumn, which will set out how we’ll supercharge our efforts to drive growth and maximise our impact to transform the lives of anyone affected by breast cancer.
“This newly created role will ensure the integrated approach to our support and influencing offer that’s integral to us delivering on our bold ambitions, and I have every confidence that Helen’s extensive experience in strategic leadership, healthcare policy and service development, combined with her commitment, passion and energy for the cause will help us achieve even more for people affected by breast cancer over the next five years and beyond.”
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To arrange an interview with Helen Dickens please contact the Breast Cancer Now press office at press@breastcancernow.org or call 07436 107914.