At a Glance
- Tasks: Identify and develop strategic partnerships to support Cancer Research UK's mission.
- Company: Join Cancer Research UK, a leading charity making a real difference.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and a supportive environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make an impact by connecting organisations with vital cancer research initiatives.
- Qualifications: Strong relationship management skills and experience in partnership development.
The predicted salary is between 47000 - 53000 £ per year.
In this role you will identify, develop and deliver long‑term strategic partnerships that bring external organisations closer to Cancer Research UK’s mission. Working closely with the Partnerships and Philanthropy teams, you’ll help create and grow high‑value corporate and wider partnerships that deliver meaningful impact beyond income generation. You will translate complex PIC activity into compelling partnership opportunities, enabling fundraisers and partners to connect with CRUK’s work in innovative ways.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a clear overview of PIC activity and strategic priorities to identify opportunities for Partnerships and major donors.
- Act as a consultant, collaborating with colleagues across teams to build PIC funding and strategic opportunities for existing and new partnerships.
- Work with PIC directors, heads and Partnerships teams to identify strategic partnership and funding opportunities.
- Provide oversight of key health partnership delivery, including targeted partnership delivery management when required.
- Manage the health partnerships manager.
- Build and maintain senior external relationships, providing direction and managing escalations for health partnership delivery.
- Use effective communication to shape and deliver pitches that bring PIC work to life.
- Accountable for robust tracking, measurement, and impact reporting of core purpose PIC partnerships, reporting to the business as required.
Qualifications and Skills
- Excellent relationship manager able to build strong networks and collaborate within a complex organisation.
- Experience delivering mutually beneficial partnerships with tangible successes.
- Strong communicator who can inspire and engage a range of stakeholders.
- Comfortable operating at a senior level and collaborating with senior stakeholders.
- Capacity to balance risks and opportunities and advise peers and senior stakeholders in decision making.
- Creative thinker able to develop engaging content and obtain buy‑in from stakeholders.
- Significant experience influencing multiple stakeholders, communicating effectively and engagingly both internally and externally.
- Sound understanding of corporate partnerships and the needs of fundraising.
Equal Opportunities
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from ethnic minority backgrounds who are under‑represented. We support candidate adjustments to enable their success throughout the application and employment process. Contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 for guidance. Candidates under 18 are not eligible for this role.
