Direct Marketing Executive in City of Westminster

We are looking for a Direct Marketing Executive to join the Individual Giving team at Prostate Cancer UK. We are an ambitious charity with a bold mission and a fantastic culture. This role focuses on acquiring new cash and regular givers across a range of channels including digital, telephone and direct mail, helping fund research that will save and improve lives. In this role, you will help drive forward our ambitious five-year fundraising strategy as we continue to grow income year on year to have the biggest impact for men.

You will lead on our value exchange programme, working closely with the digital team and our telephone partner to continually optimise results. This is a great opportunity to gain experience across a multi-channel campaign. You will also work on wider telephone conversion campaigns and direct mail as well as other test channels with the aim of recruiting new regular and cash supporters as well as re-engaging those who have lapsed. You will help develop and test welcome journeys to engage supporters with our work and make them feel valued. You will look for ways to test and innovate to drive the best results. You will collaborate with colleagues from across the organisation to drive the best creative, messaging, targeting and data insights.

What we want from you:

• Experience or knowledge of managing direct marketing campaigns across a range of channels, ideally digital, telephone or direct mail, and preferably gained from a fundraising environment.
• First class communication and project management skills; a strong team ethic and ease in working with key internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• A self-starter, with a curious nature and a keen eye for detail.
• Knowledge of data protection and sector compliance would also be beneficial.

Key skills and experience:

• Knowledge and experience of working in a direct marketing or fundraising environment.
• Experience of proactively managing marketing campaigns.
• Prioritisation and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a meaningful difference every day, we would love to hear from you.

Why work with us?

Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It is a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year. Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We are blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. We work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease. Work with us and you will see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

Benefits:

• Generous leave entitlements that increase with service.
• One ‘development day’ a month to use for training or personal development.
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance and group income protection.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts.
• Loans for season tickets or cycles.

This role is in salary Band 2B, with a starting salary of £28,000 to £32,900 per year. We aim to pay the median salary for the charity sector and the midpoint salary for this role is £32,900. Following 12 months of successful service, colleagues appointed below the midpoint will move to that rate. Please note we are awaiting the outcome of a pay review in April 2026. Our salaries reflect that the London office is our contractual place of work. We also pay a working-from-home allowance at the HMRC tax-free rate of £312 per year. We are committed to paying at least the London Living Wage for all roles and apply the updated rate each April.

Equity, diversity and inclusion:

At Prostate Cancer UK, we are committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men’s risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we are dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We will achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We are also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Allyship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identify as an Ally. We have also signed Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we are responsible and accountable for driving positive change.

People Networks:

• Pride – A safe space where LGBTQ+ colleagues – and our allies – can share their diverse lived experiences, celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and history, and create new ideas about how our organisation can be more inclusive and representative of LGBTQ+ people.
• Mind and Body – Here to increase awareness, promote wellbeing and support colleagues affected by neurodiversity, mental health problems, disability and long-term illness.
• Culture Club – Here to increase awareness and celebrate the different cultures and beliefs that we have in the organisation, so that we all have our cultures felt and feel welcomed.

How and where we work:

Colleagues attend the office at least four days per month (pro rata for part-time colleagues) to collaborate, build relationships and support projects and decision-making. The Individual Giving team works in the office every Tuesday. You can choose where to work the rest of the time. Travel to the office is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs. Additional in-person attendance will be required during your first few months for induction and training, to support you to learn the role and get to know colleagues. We trust colleagues to work flexibly while balancing personal commitments with the needs of the charity, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments for colleagues with a disability, neurodiversity, or a long-term physical or mental health condition.