Welfare Benefits Development Manager
Fixed Term Contract/Secondment (24 months) 
Full time [34.5 hours] we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Home-based 
Salary Range - 44-49k – plus car allowance if applicable

The cost of a cancer diagnosis adds an additional £1000 (on average) a month on top of a person living with cancer's (PLWC) outgoings. We at Macmillan Cancer Support are in partnership with 88 and growing community partners who deliver specialist support to PLWC. We are looking for an experienced person, who knows the complexities of the Welfare Benefits system and is able to spread great practice across the UK.

We are striving to do everything we can to ensure that our workforce is representative of the people we support, and those who support us. We advocate for being an inclusive organisation, where everyone can feel that they belong and where there are no barriers to success. 

We want every individual to feel empowered to bring their best to work, and that’s why we offer flexibility in our working locations, working hours and benefits so we can support you in your life and your career, and we welcome a conversation about how these options can best support you.

We offer a range of flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, e.g. 34.5 hours in 4 days instead of 5, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm and more options. 

About the role

You will be supporting a network of well established partnership teams across the UK who will be your key relationship, you will be the beacon of knowledge on welfare benefits support and structure.

This is a hybrid role that will be well  resourced to provide support on the phone, teams and face to face.

About you
Experience of the Welfare Benefits system is a must, and we are also looking for a person who can coach others to understand the system and referral pathways. Knowledge is key, but relationship building experience is also a must.

About us
We help millions of people with cancer across the UK live life as fully as they can through physical, emotional and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. Together, we do whatever it takes for people living with cancer; with heart, with strength and with ambition.

Recruitment Process

The application deadline is 10th July 2022. 

In order to ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.