National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)
Salary: Circa £62,000 p.a. + excellent benefits
Permanent, Full time
Location: Stratford
We will be running a rolling recruitment for this role and close down the position once we have a pool of qualified candidates. Please submit your application as soon as possible.
The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) is looking for a focused and motivated individual to join its team to oversee the operational management and governance of the NCRI Executive. You will lead the development, management and delivery of organisational processes to drive efficiency, and ultimately ensure the best value for Partner organisations.
Key responsibilities
Oversee the development of the NCRI budget, forecast and three-year cost/income projections and presenting the budget to Trustees for approval.
Manage the relationship with CRUK departments which provide Finance, HR and IT support through a hosting agreement
Lead the operational support provided to the NCRI Board, Partners and Executive.
Lead formal governance reporting for the NCRI and maintain the NCRI Code of Governance
Lead the preparations for the production of NCRI's end-of-year accounts.
Reviewing, identifying and implementing operational efficiency improvements to NCRI's ways of working and enhance operational delivery across the NCRI Executive.
Lead the review and renegotiation of Partner funding agreements and manage the collection of annual subscriptions from Partners and other income from stakeholders.
The National Cancer Research Institute
The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) is a UK-wide Partnership of research funders who believe that research is at the heart of driving improvements in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for people affected by cancer and the wider public.
Our purpose is to improve health and quality of life by accelerating progress in cancer-related research through collaboration. The NCRI Executive drives the work of the Partnership, enabling interactions between Partners and stakeholders and supporting collective activities. The NCRI Executive is hosted by one of its Partners; Cancer Research UK.
To find out more about our purpose, goals, values and enablers visit
About you and the role
To take on this critical role, you will have:
An accountancy qualification
Proven experience of leading effective operational planning, governance and compliance processes.
Extensive experience of forecasting, monitoring and reporting against objectives with the ability to ensure high standards of accountability.
Proven track record in setting, monitoring and achieving targets and challenging budgets.
Experience of managing and motivating a team of people with the ability to raise levels of performance and build capability.
A proven track record of identifying and exploiting opportunities for continued improvement.
Strong analytical and evaluation skills with the ability to synthesise and present complex information and make balanced and informed decisions.
Excellent communicator with the ability to develop strong stakeholder relationships
Further information
To view the role profile visit:
To read more about the aims of the NCRI visit:
To apply please submit your CV and cover letter via the apply link. Please keep your cover letter to no more than 500 words outlining your motivations and how your experience relates to this role.
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Senior Campaigns Executive
Salary: circa £28,000 per annum
Contract length: 10 months fixed term contract
London office based (Angel, Islington - relocating to Stratford from November 2019)
Application process: CV and cover letter
Are you a self-motivated and sharp minded individual with experience of campaign operations and delivery that can help us beat cancer?
We are looking for a self-motivated individual to join us a Campaigns Senior Executive and support the delivery of CRUK's National Fundraising campaigns! It is an exciting time join as we continue to improve our fundraising portfolio and continue support the saving of lives.
Some of the responsibilities you can expect be involved in are...
- Establishing great communication networks with regional teams to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of campaign activity
- Building great relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure the delivery of effective campaigns
- Supporting the Campaigns Manager in campaign planning and developing and implementing campaign strategy
- Identifying opportunities to simplify or innovate processes to ensure increased efficiency or engagement
- Maximising the potential of contactless technology, supporting with logistics and operations, analysis, and the delivery of overarching strategy
- Attending Campaigns Team meetings and relevant regional meetings to ensure great working relationships, collaborative working and the delivery of a cohesive campaign
- Budget management - including making decisions around campaign materials expenditure, monitoring and recording expenditure, and tracking invoices
Join our collective force and help us lead the way through your experience of...
- Supporting the end to end delivery of campaigns or projects
- Logistical planning and delivery, on time and on budget
- Managing multiple stakeholders
- Delivering in a fast-paced environment
- Delivery through remote teams desirable
- Working in a high performing team
We're looking for the following skills...
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent analysis skills
- Highly organised, able to prioritise and deliver multiple priorities
- Ability to handle challenge and deliver under pressure
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Great problem solver
Our passion, determination and ambition leads us to set ourselves more and more challenging targets, which means you'll be constantly striving to ensure we are optimising our culture and people. For full role details, please see our candidate pack here:
If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.
Closing date: Wednesday 25th September 2019, 23:55
Interview date: w/c 30th September
Please note, the deadline may close early so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
In order to be considered for this role, candidates must upload both a CV and cover letter explaining their suitability for the role.
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Fundraising Manager
£28,500 - £32,500 inclusive of car allowance + Excellent Benefits
35 Hours per week, Permenent
Home/field-based
We are looking to fill the post with a candidate based within Glasgow or Aberdeen. The portfolio will primarily be based within this patch although will also incorporate supporters throughout Scotland.
Please note, the post-holder will need to be located within the area for easy access and travel around the patch. Travel outside these patches will also be necessary.
Are you a fundraising or sales professional ready to help us beat cancer? We are looking for someone who is bright, flexible and hard working to join our Scottish team!
At Cancer Research UK, our pioneering research has helped double survival rates in the last 40 years but there is much more that we want to do. Our Fundraising Managers inspire and engage with our communities to enable us raise the funds we need to continue this life saving research. We now have an amazing opportunity for you to join us working for the UK's leading cancer charity whose science holds the solution!
We are looking for an ambitious, confident and engaging Community & Corporate Fundraiser based in areas around Scotland to...
* Recruit, manage, and support volunteer fundraisers within the community, helping them to reach their fundraising potential
* Identify and develop new relationships with corporate supporters, fundraising groups and high potential individuals
* Inspire and bring out the best in our supporters, corporate partnerships and fundraising groups, engaging them with Cancer Research UK's life-saving work over the long term
* Enable our supporters to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals
* Be an ambassador for CRUK in the community, working with colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities.
We're a team that combines experience from the private, public and third sector so we would like you to join us with...
* Proven experience of exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
* Previous experience of managing charity fundraisers
* Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people?
* Strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationships
* Proven ability to track and report on income
* Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events.
We want you to help us build great relationships with our supporters and to help them achieve their fundraising ambitions, allowing us to grow our department's annual income of over £42 million.
This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a regional home-based team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, groups and corporate's, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions. The regional team is part of a growing national team, offering brilliant career development opportunities for talented individuals.
What else?
We value the hard work our staff put in and therefore offer fabulous benefits to ensure your employment with us the best it can be:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and half days on Christmas Eve
- Dedicated regional learning and development teams to support you
- 12% employer contribution towards your pension available!
- Much more!
Please see the following link for a full role profile:
Closing Date: 1st October 2019, 5pm
Interviews: 23rd October 2019
At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.
Please note, from October 2019, our head office will be relocating from Islington to a new office space in Stratford, close to the Olympic Park.
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Legacy Management Officer
Salary: £28,000 p.a. + London Weighting if applicable + excellent benefits
Contract length: 12 month fixed-term / secondment
Location: Flexible - can be Office based (Angel until October 2019 then Stratford) or home-based in the Midlands (full location details available within candidate pack)
Self-motivated and sharp minded, we are looking for an individual ideally with experience of legacy administration and a relevant and impressive track record in building genuine, bespoke and lasting supporter relationships.
The successful candidate will...
- Act as the first point of contact working with lay executors to administer estates in a professional and approachable manner, seeking to maximise gifts when appropriate
- Manage an extensive caseload of residuary, life interest trust and some pecuniary legacies
- Engage with and potentially steward our lay executor audience to generate future interest in legacy giving, thanking and acknowledging gifts, and showcasing the impact of this type of support
- Support the Legacy Professional Partnerships Strategy
- Onboard, support and facilitate on-going relationships with this audience.
If you are…
- Innovative
- Motivated
- Have an excellent eye for detail and due process
- Supporter-driven
Then we want to hear from you! If this describes you, a unique opportunity to be part of a new relationship-guided legacy administration has presented itself in our Friends and Family team.
Our science holds the solution. At Cancer Research UK, our pioneering research has helped double survival rates in the last 40 years. We're smart, brave and ambitious and are united by our relentless pursuit of beating cancer sooner. Now we need Legacy Management Officers to play a key part in the end-to-end supporter journey for our lay executor audience that will drive us to achieve our ambitious and stretching Legacy income targets of over £190m per year.
You can help us beat cancer sooner through your...
- Strong and proven time management and organisational skills
- Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal, face to face and over the telephone
- Assured presentation skills to others internally and externally
- Attention to detail/data accuracy, particularly when inputting into the case management system.
Our passion and determination ensures that we set ourselves more and more testing targets, which means you'll be constantly striving to cultivate relationships and promote Cancer Research UK as an easy to deal with and professional beneficiary. You'll need the ability to correspond with executors in an engaging, professional and empathic manner. You'll also be a self-motivator who is able to work with minimum supervision while taking pragmatic decisions working with an extensive caseload.
As a newly formed team, this is a unique and exciting opportunity for you to have direct input on the strategic direction of our audience-led approach as we continue to innovate and lead the sector in our best practice. If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career with us. Together we will beat cancer.
Closing date: Sunday 22nd September 2019, 23:55
Please see the following link for a full candidate pack:
At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.
Please note, from October 2019, our head office will be relocating from Islington to a new office space in Stratford, close to the Olympic Park.
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£30,000 - 35,000 pro rata dependent on experience + excellent benefits
Permanent, 28 hours per week
Location: Northampton, East Midlands
Are you an engaging individual who can help us to improve cancer outcomes and save more lives?
Cancer Research UK are working with partners to improve the prevention and earlier diagnosis of cancer. Primary Care professionals, especially GPs and their practice teams, have a crucial role to play in early diagnosis- but we know this is a complex area. We are also engaging with a range of Healthcare Professionals across the cancer pathway through our programme of Health Professional Engagement, to raise the profile of cancer, identify activities to improve uptake of bowel screening and cancer outcomes more generally and make change happen at a local level.
It's a hugely exciting time to join the Health Professional Engagement Facilitation Team at Cancer Research UK, who are a key accelerator in driving forward our ambitious new .
An opportunity has arisen for a 0.8 FTE Health Professional Engagement Facilitator to join our team in the East Midlands to…
- Build effective relationships with and actively engage all GP practices within the locality to raise the awareness of the importance of early detection and screening
- Work closely with GP Practices to encourage the effective use of GP Practice data and undertake interventions that support the earlier detection of cancer
- Develop, plan and co-ordinate learning events for primary care professionals
- Lead and co-ordinate practice improvement projects
- Work closely with health professionals from primary & secondary care organisations to effect improvements in communication, service delivery and patient experience across the cancer pathway
To join us, we're looking for self-motivated individuals with...
- Experience of partnering with a range of stakeholders to influence and develop sustainable change
- Experience of working with GPs
- Strong understanding of primary care and NHS environments
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
As the role is field based, you'll also need to have tenacity and be comfortable working on your own as well as part of a team.
If this describes you, join our team as we work hard to beat cancer sooner. For full role details, more about us as a charity and our benefits, please see our candidate pack here:
Closing Date: 25th September 2019, 23:55pm
*The application process will involve uploading your CV and a covering letter as well as answering a few short questions we'd like to ask to find out more about you. Please ensure your CV is no longer than 2 sides of A4.
At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.
Please note, from October 2019, our head office will be relocating from Islington to a new office space in Stratford, close to the Olympic Park.
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Fundraising Compliance Manager
Location: Angel, London (but will be moving to Stratford in November 2019). We appreciate not everyone has the same working needs and we are able to provide flexible working. Due to the work needed in this role we are ideally looking for someone to do this on a full-time basis.
Salary: Between £39,000 and £45,000 including benefits and dependent on experience
Are you a sharp minded, solutions focused individual who can help us bring forward the day when all cancers are cured?
We are looking for a Fundraising Compliance Manager to join a small team which delivers a compliance framework to ensure CRUK's fundraising practices are ethical and sustainable. You'll ensure CRUK's fundraising is carried out in line with the Fundraising Code of Practice, Gambling Act, Charities Act and other associated fundraising standards, regulations, legislation and guidance. As Fundraising Compliance Manager, you'll champion a culture of compliance across the organisation, providing assurance to CRUK's leadership team and drive good practice.
Our Fundraising Compliance Managers are business partners to the wider organisation. A large part of this role will involve partnering with our Individual Giving Fundraising colleagues, who are experts in marketing, fundraising and engaging with supporters to generate regular income. This is vital to fund our research.
Here at CRUK, we aim to save more lives by preventing, controlling and treating cancer. Every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound, every hour and every person, and our 3,500 people work relentlessly every day towards this goal.
To be successful in this role you'll be resilient, tenacious, pragmatic and inquisitive. You'll have experience of being a subject matter expert and have worked in a compliance/regulatory environment. You do not need to have worked in a charity before, but you do need a proven ability to pick up and practically apply new technical knowledge quickly. You'll also have:
- The ability to communicate, influence and negotiate. You will be great at building relationships, partnering with the business and able to engage with people at all levels
- Proven experience of implementing and delivering assurance to quality frameworks
- Strong analytical skills and ability to bring structure to complex problems
- Ability to find creative solutions, deliver continuous improvement and follow up activities through to completion
If you can do all this and more, you'll enjoy a great career as we work hard together to beat cancer.
Closing Date: Should you be interested in this role do not delay your application as we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis. We plan for interviews to take place in the weeks commencing 23rd and 30th September but will interview sooner should the ideal candidate apply.
What's in it for you?
Our benefits package includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances along with additional discounts on a variety of lifestyle subscriptions and events. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.
At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.
Please note, from October 2019, our head office will be relocating from Islington to a new office space in Stratford, close to the Olympic Park.
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Health Professional Engagement Facilitator Manager
Contract: 1 year fixed term contract
Salary: £35,000- £40,000 per annum
Location: North of Scotland
Travel: Significant travel within North Scotland Cancer Network boundary. (Post also requires travel to Edinburgh to manage East of Scotland team members)
Closing Date: 21st September 2019, 23:55pm
Assessment Centre Location: 4th October, Summerfield House (NHS Grampian Offices)
Are you an engaging individual who can help us to improve cancer outcomes and save more lives?
Cancer Research UK are working with partners to improve the prevention and earlier diagnosis of cancer. Primary Care professionals, especially GPs and their practice teams, have a crucial role to play in early diagnosis- but we know this is a complex area. We are also engaging with a range of Healthcare Professionals across the cancer pathway through our programme of Health Professional Engagement, to raise the profile of cancer, identify activities to improve uptake of bowel screening and cancer outcomes more generally and make change happen at a local level.
It's a hugely exciting time to join the Health Professional Engagement Facilitation Team at Cancer Research UK, who are a key accelerator in driving forward our ambitious new .
An opportunity has arisen for a Health Professional Engagement Facilitator to manage our team in North & East Scotland to…
- Build effective relationships with and actively engage all GP practices within the locality to raise the awareness of the importance of early detection and screening
- Work closely with GP Practices to undertake interventions that support the earlier detection of cancer
- Develop, plan and co-ordinate learning events for primary care professionals
- Lead and co-ordinate practice improvement projects
- Work closely with health professionals from primary & secondary care organisations to effect improvements in communication, service delivery and patient experience across the cancer pathway
- Manage, train, develop and support Health Professional Engagement Facilitators (including those covering East of Scotland Health Boards)
- Capture our activity and impact in this area
To join us, we're looking for self-motivated individuals with...
- Experience of partnering with a range of stakeholders to influence and develop sustainable change
- Experience of working with GPs
- Strong understanding of primary care and NHS environments
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
- Experience of managing, developing and motivating others
As the role is field based, you'll also need to have tenacity and be comfortable working on your own as well as part of a team. As indicated the role involves engagement with GP practices in the North of Scotland region which requires frequent travel within the region. We, therefore, expect applicants to be based within this region.
If this describes you, join our team as we work hard to beat cancer sooner. For full role details, please see candidate pack here:
* Please note that the selection process for these roles will involve your application being shared with our third party partners and health professionals. Your application will be treated in strict confidence at all times. The application process will involve uploading your CV and a covering letter as well as answering a few short questions we'd like to ask to find out more about you. Please ensure your CV is no longer than 2 sides of A4.
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Senior Legacy Partnership Manager (Specialist team)
12 month FTC (maternity cover)
Closing date for applications: 3rd September. Interviews commencing w/c 9th September.
Location: London/Home based, Full Time/Flexible working considered. We appreciate not everyone has the same working needs, please advise us of your working needs upon application. If you are home based there will be travel to our London office at least once a week.
Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 plus benefits
None of us know for sure what happens to us after we've gone, but we can be sure of what will happen to our finances. You will play a key leadership role in achieving CRUK's ambitious and stretching Legacy income targets. Almost £190m of funding for Cancer Research UK comes from legacy giving each year - gifts left in wills from people who believe in our mission to beat cancer sooner.
What will I be doing?
As a Senior Legacy Partnerships Manager (Specialist team), you will play a leadership role effectively managing a team of 6 Legacy Management solicitors and specialists who work on the more complicated legacy management cases, as well as matrix-managing the wider legacy management functions. In this role you will identify and seek resolution of complex problems within the specialist team and legacy management functions, exploring new ideas and opportunities.
Through your strategic thinking you will be part of the senior leadership team, taking on a key role in the development of our 'audience first' strategy that supports effective legacy management, income maximisation and legacy fundraising growth, through developing first class relationships with professionals, charities, supporters and sector bodies
Through your specialist knowledge, passion for doing things differently and under your leadership you will ensure appropriate forums are in place for colleagues to drive new ideas, discuss cases and share technical knowledge/experience, as well as creating and implementing appropriate training programmes for the specialist and wider legacy management function.
As a Senior Partnership Manager, you will be an ambassador of CRUK and also lead the wider team to work with other charity professionals, the legal sector and stakeholder bodies to promote excellent legacy administration, educate, and create a positive view of the legacy charity sector and charitable legacy giving.
Who are you?
You will be a strategic leader with a passion for building and developing relationships as well as significant knowledge within the legal or legacy sectors. As well as sharing our passion to beat cancer you will also be:
- A qualified solicitor with extensive experience of working in the charitable legacy management field or private client discipline
- Knowledge of probate, trust, tax, property and charity law - with significant experience of dealing with complex and contentious cases/matters.
- A great leader - able to implement new ideas and promote best practise in your team.
- A strategic thinker who can see the bigger picture, with an empowering and positive leadership style
What's in it for you?
This is an exciting time to join Cancer Research UK. This role will also allow you the opportunity of putting the needs of our audiences first and to build our relationships within the legal sector and help develop a meaningful and important connection to the charity.
Our benefits package includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances along with additional discounts on a variety of lifestyle subscriptions and events. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.
To review the full role profile and to find out more about the team,
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