Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is seeking a Delivery Manager (Research Operations) based in Stratford, London. This role offers high flexibility with the possibility of working from the office 1-2 days per week. You will be responsible for leading strategic projects and coordinating with key stakeholders to deliver the departmental operating plan. The ideal candidate has a strong project management background, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to influence various stakeholders at all levels. A competitive salary of £37,000 - £41,000 plus benefits is offered.

Business Development Manager (Data & AI) Salary: £54,000-£59,000 plus benefits. Reports to: Senior Business Development Executive. Directorate: Research & Innovation. Contract: Permanent. Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week. Location: Stratford, London - Office based with high flexibility (1 2 days per week in the office). Closing date: Sunday 21st June 23:55pm. Overview At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. Cancer Research Horizons (CRH) is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Development Manager to join our team in Stratford. The Business Development team acts as CRH's primary interface with industry and is responsible for marketing of CRH's technologies and capabilities. The BD team is itself split into specialised groups focused on particular technology types with this role sitting in the Data & AI team. This team is responsible for the identification, protection and commercialization of data and software arising from CRUK funded research as well as facilitating interactions between the CRUK network and techbio companies. This role will work closely with other members of Cancer Research Horizons to drive the development of a portfolio of commercially available multi omic datasets and lead on engaging with industry partners to maximise the insights and impact from CRUK generated data. The postholder will also collaborate with colleagues in CRUK's Research and Innovation teams to support the finalisation, delivery and implementation of CRUK's new Data Science strategy, that could revolutionise the way that CRUK enables data reuse. You'll act as a key point of contact for techbio companies, exploring and facilitating collaborations that leverage the capabilities of these companies with the resources and expertise present in the CRUK network. Responsibilities Evaluate opportunities with commercial potential through analysis of technology application areas, market size, competition and market need. Lead and support marketing and commercialization activities as appropriate for projects in the portfolio. Proactively and competently promote CRT and its activities and technologies to external parties through a variety of channels including visits, presentations, marketing events and participation at meetings and conferences. Negotiate licences, collaborations and other commercial agreements. Keep appraised of industry and institutional trends and developments to aid judgement and to keep others informed. Support CP management to deliver wider strategic objectives. Qualifications BSc (or equivalent work & industry experience) in a Life Science discipline, ideally oncology or technology related. Significant and material business development and commercialization experience drawn from working in relevant industry, academic or non profit roles. Strong interest in, and good understanding of the steps required to translate scientific innovation into commercial products. Experience of deal negotiation together with broad ranging business development and technology transfer skills. Broad knowledge and awareness of drug/technology discovery and development (preferably within the oncology sector). Ability to grasp and report varied technical concepts quickly, and design, develop and critique sound business strategies based on scientific, commercial and financial analysis. EEO & Inclusion We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under represented. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

Delivery Manager (Research Operations) £37,000 - £41,000 plus benefits Reports to Senior Delivery Manager (Research Operations and Communications). Directorate: Research & Innovation. Contract: Permanent. Hours: Full time 35 hours per week. Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office). Responsibilities Drive and lead the delivery of cross-department projects, responsible for planning, delivery, reporting and resolving blockers. Matrix-manage cross-departmental project teams and lead teams of varying size, creating accountability and collaboration.Collaborate with Sponsor and Business Owners to define vision, objectives, milestones, governance and roadmap. Establish governance frameworks and manage decisions and escalations. Take direct accountability for stakeholder expectations and maintain strong working relationships. Develop clear plans with deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks and mitigations. Monitor project progress and adjust plans to meet goals and best practice standards. Provide briefing materials for key meetings with external stakeholders. Oversee cross-departmental activities and key priorities aligned with governance points. Own departmental meeting planning and collaborate with internal communications teams on events. Support operational planning and reporting for the department. Monitor department objectives and work plans, reporting to the Director and Leadership Team and identifying risks. Contribute to wider Planning & Delivery Team activities by embedding a consistent project delivery framework. Qualifications Strong project management track record with delivery across diverse projects. Knowledge of formal project management methodology such as APM or Prince2. Highly organised, able to set and meet demanding deadlines and hold others accountable. Ability to build effective relationships with broad stakeholders and influence with consensus. Strong analytical skills, bringing structure to complex problems and presenting data concisely. Conflict resolution skills, confident discussing difficult issues and influencing solutions at all levels. Self starter with capacity to work independently and deliver day to day workload with minimal supervision. Strategic thinking beyond immediate issues. Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and Office 365. Benefits Generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities, high quality tools and support for wellbeing. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly those under represented in the workforce. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the application and employment process.

Expert computing. Goal-oriented tasks. Endless upskilling. Full Stack Software Engineer £44,000 - 54,000 (+ Benefits) Reports to: Lead Software Engineer Department: Chief Operating Office Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. External closing date: 29 June :55 Internal closing date: 29 June :55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible. Recruitment process: Telephone interview followed by a technical exercise and one competency-based interview How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively. Tech Stack : TypeScript, React, Next.js, AWS Serverless, Node.js, Next.js, SaaS At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you. Cancer Research UK is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer with experience in JavaScript/Typescript who can take our digital products to the next level by partnering with our product teams to develop our software packages, high-quality code; ensure best practices, and deliver technical solutions as part of our ambitious Engineering Strategy. In this role, you will be part of a portfolio rotating across a range of change initiatives and products used by Cancer Research UK's Scientific Research & Innovation (R&I) portfolio. As the world's largest independent, non commercial funder of cancer research-and the only organisation covering the full research lifecycle from early discovery to clinical application - R&I brings together scientists, clinicians, Cancer Research Horizons, Therapeutic Innovation, Centre of Drug Development (CDD), and global partners to develop ground-breaking ideas, research, and treatments to bring about a world free from cancer. As a Full Stack Engineer, you'll gain exposure to stakeholders across the charity while collaborating with other Engineers, Product Managers, Testers, Agile Coaches, Architects and Business Analysts to help convert business challenges into technical solutions while continually improving the accessibility, availability, performance, and security of our R&I products (such as our About Cancer website). This is an opportunity for you to gain exposure to a modern tech stack while being part of a diverse Technology team that offers a range of development and progression opportunities, as well as the autonomy to deliver your own projects across a range of products. If you want to use your technical skills to deliver purpose-driven solutions, we would love you to join our mission. What will I be doing? Developing software packages and solutions within our Scientific Research & Innovation (R&I) portfolio. Applying lean and Agile principles to develop high-quality code that has minimal bugs, adheres to Cancer Research UK standards, and is highly supportable. Working either independently or in collaboration with Solution Architects to design new solutions and maintain, implement, and improve SaaS solutions in line with the Software Engineering strategy. Autonomously delivering backlog items for an existing product. Collaborating with the R&I product team (e.g., Product Managers, Service Designers, UX Designers, Business Analysts, etc.) to identify user needs, discuss capabilities and iteratively design solutions. Contributing to the Software Engineering capability team to share good practices, develop standards, patterns, automation & tools, and reduce technical debt and operational risks. Applying Site Reliability Engineering principles to track and improve the availability, performance, and security of our R&I products while supporting the resolution of incidents impacting these products. What skills will I need? Experienced Software Engineer with a proven ability to write clean, readable, and properly tested code based on tried and tested design patterns. Demonstrable knowledge of JavaScript/ TypeScript with an ability and willingness to learn new languages, frameworks, and tools Some experience building modern user interfaces and single-page applications (preferably using React and Next.js). Some experience developing REST APIs and other back-end components (preferably using Node.js). Knowledge of Jest or other modern testing libraries. Some experience with cloud-native architecture and AWS services (including various SQL and noSQL databases). Ran critical services in production and designed highly available, scalable, and secure solutions. Awareness of accessibility standards and guidelines. Collaborative with an ability to communicate with technical and non-technical business colleagues. Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human : Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you. What will I gain? We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page. Additional Information For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us at . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Bold innovation. Modern Tech-Stack. Impacting the future. Salesforce Platform Architect £60,000 - £66,000 (+ Benefits) Grade: P3 Directorate : Chief Operating Office Reports to: Head of Architecture Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. Internal closing date: 24 June :55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible. Recruitment process: Competency-based interviews Interview date: From the week commencing 27 April/ 04 May 2026 How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you. Cancer Research UK has an ambitious Engineering Strategy supported by a modern Tech Stack and a complex hybrid infrastructure spanning on premise and multi cloud environments. Our CRM and Marketing platforms sit at the heart of our Engage Strategy and are undergoing major transformation to migrate from Siebel to Salesforce (going live this year) and to modernise our marketing technologies as part of the largest change programme in the UK charity sector's history. As a Salesforce Platform Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in safeguarding and evolving our Salesforce platform post-migration, supporting the transition from transformation into a stable, business as usual state. You'll be responsible for iterating and maintaining the Salesforce platform architecture, ensuring it remains secure, scalable, and well-integrated in line with Cancer Research UK's strategy. This will involve lower level design, development, and configuration, while shaping top level solutions and governance. This is an opportunity to collaborate closely with a cross disciplinary technology function and external partners, providing technical leadership, standards, and oversight to ensure solutions are fit for purpose, while building organisational capability through coaching, architectural guidance, and the establishment of a Salesforce Centre of Excellence. If you're a Salesforce Architect who has maintained, developed, or implemented Salesforce in a large, complex organisation, we would love for you to join our mission. What will I be doing? Defining and maintaining the Salesforce platform architecture by: Delivering end-to-end, secure, and integrated solutions aligned to Cancer Research UK's strategy. Providing technical leadership, standards and governance across teams. Ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and support the wider architecture capability through expert guidance, coaching, and architectural oversight. Defining guidelines for platform usage, customisation, and integration to ensure consistent, secure, and scalable use of Salesforce across the organisation. Ensuring the scalability, performance, and reliability of the Salesforce platform meet the charity's current and future operational and strategic needs. Designing quality, scalable, and performant Salesforce solutions to ensure all components fit together into a coherent, maintainable, and business-aligned architecture. Translating business requirements into high-level and low-level technical designs, enabling delivery teams to build effective low-code or pro-code solutions. Overseeing the implementation of new platform features, modules, and enhancements, ensuring they align with architectural standards and deliver business value. Building and guiding the creation of proofs of concept to validate solution options and accelerate innovation within delivery teams. Designing and overseeing Salesforce data integrations, ensuring data quality, integrity, and reliable information exchange across connected systems. Providing technical leadership across Engineering, Analysis, and Architecture communities to reduce technical risk, manage technical debt, and develop a Salesforce Centre of Excellence. What skills will I need? An experienced Architect who has a strong knowledge of Salesforce architecture and platform within large organisations (this can be either maintaining, developing, or implementing Salesforce). Rather than focusing on building solutions, this role has responsibility across the Salesforce platform. We're looking for someone with strong Salesforce skills and knowledge to: Deliver both lower level design, development, and technical configuration, as well as top-level solutions. Ensure partners meet organisational and Salesforce requirements and standards (e.g. attending governance workshops and challenging build approaches, use of out of the box functionality, and modular design). Strong architectural thinking with exposure to a Salesforce platform that integrates with multiple platforms/ products. Demonstrable understanding of the following Salesforce features: Accounting soft ledger, Sales Cloud, and Service Cloud. Knowledge of Findock would be advantageous, but is not essential. Proven knowledge of Salesforce security and governance best practices, with experience conducting impact assessments. A successful track record of building credible and collaborative internal and external stakeholder relationships with strong interpersonal, communication, influencing, and negotiating skills. Experience coaching others, guiding technical decisions and architectural direction to support the development of Salesforce capability across teams and third party partners. Experience delivering architecture through Agile Product teams (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean). Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human: Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you. Internal eligibility criteria Internal candidates should ideally have completed their 6-month 'getting started' period before applying for other roles. You should also advise your current line manager at the point you make an internal application, or at the latest, at the point of being invited for an interview. All internal candidates applying for a secondment, must have: Completed their Getting Started period Discussed their intention to apply and gained approval to apply with their line manager Been in their substantive (home) role for at least 6 months (this is only applicable if you have previously been on secondment) If you do not confirm that you meet these requirements, we will not be able to progress your application. For information about internal learning and development at Cancer Research UK please visit Fuse. What will I gain? We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page. Additional Information For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us. For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Help power a vital cyber security transformation that protects life-saving research and makes a real difference Project Support Analyst - Cyber £35,000 - £40,000 (+ Benefits) Grade: P1 Directorate : Chief Operating Office Reports to: Technology Programme Manager Contract: 18 month fixed-term contract Hours: Part time, 21 hours per week Location: Stratford, London . Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) External closing date: 22 June 2026 Internal closing date: 22 June 2026 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible. Recruitment process: One competency based interview Interview date: W/C 22 nd June 2026 How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you. We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to support Cancer Research UK's Cyber Security Transformation Programme. In this role, you will provide a wide range of programme support services, including coordinating and managing meetings, organising and facilitating workshops, and producing and maintaining key programme documentation and reporting. Working across multiple workstreams, you will play a central role in ensuring effective programme delivery, while also taking ownership of smaller initiatives and driving them through to completion. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys contributing to impactful, organisation-wide transformation projects. What will I be doing? Provide efficient and effective support on a large and complex cross organisation programme. Schedule and manage meetings, organise and prepare workshops. Facilitate day to day project activities ensuring effective collaboration and planning. Support in managing key programme artifacts including reporting and RAID logs. Manage escalations appropriately to ensure decisions are made by the appropriate representatives based on evidence, considering risks, costs, benefits and options. Manage project budgets, forecasting and tracking external and internal project resources, providing regular reporting on project cost, benefits and status. Ensure communication and critical reporting is provided on schedule and to a high level of quality. Support team with identifying, measuring and tracking progress and benefits throughout the initiative. Lead small pieces of work to support the delivery of the project/programme as required. What skills will I need? Suitable experience in using Microsoft Office and planning and collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Mural) Experienced in using communication tools and techniques that articulate and present information clearly (e.g. PowerPoint). Experienced in managing project and programme artifacts, including risk and decision logs, planning and reporting documents and budgets. Good communication skills and confidence in acting as the central contact point, responding to routine enquiries in an appropriate manner, redirecting complex enquiries where necessary. Ability to build relationships at all levels and influence where required. Strong time and people management skills, able to juggle multiple projects, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously Ability to organise and manage own workload consistently, seeking guidance from colleagues when needed. Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human: Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you. Internal eligibility criteria Internal candidates should ideally have completed their 6-month 'getting started' period before applying for other roles. You should also advise your current line manager at the point you make an internal application, or at the latest, at the point of being invited for an interview. All internal candidates applying for a secondment, must have: Completed their getting started period Discussed their intention to apply and gained approval to apply with their line manager Been in their substantive (home) role for at least 6 months (this is only applicable if you have previously been on secondment) If you do not confirm that you meet these requirements, we will not be able to progress your application. For information about internal learning and development at Cancer Research UK please visit Fuse. What will I gain? We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page. Additional Information For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us at . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Cancer Research UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Stratford. The role involves delivering software applications, mentoring junior engineers, and applying Agile principles. You will work flexibly, either in the office or remotely. The ideal candidate has experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS, and PHP. This position offers a competitive salary between £50,000 and £60,000, alongside a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working arrangements and 25 days of holiday.

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) Location: Stratford based (with high flexibility, office based 1-2 days per week or work remotely) Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 per annum dependent on experience Closing date: 23:55 on the 21st August (applications will be shortlisted) We're happy to discuss flexible and remote working options. What will I be doing? Delivering specific packages of development for software applications within our Science & Information (SIC) and Corporate Operations (COO) product teams, and running these applications in production. Applying Lean and Agile principles to develop high-quality code that has minimal bugs, adheres to CRUK standards, and is highly supportable. Working either independently or in collaboration with Solution Architects to design new solutions in line with the Software Engineering strategy. Working autonomously to deliver backlog items for an existing product. Work in collaboration with Product Managers, Service Designers, UX Designers, Business Analysts etc to identify user needs, discuss capabilities and iteratively design solutions. Supporting the development of more junior software engineers through mentoring. What we're looking for Essential Experienced Software Engineer with experience in TypeScript/JavaScript, AWS, PHP. Ability to write clean, readable, and properly tested code based on tried and tested design patterns. Ability and willingness to learn new languages, frameworks and tools. Experience building modern user interfaces and single page applications using the React/NextJS ecosystem. Experience developing APIs and other back-end components using Node.js and PHP. Experience in acting as a technical lead in a team, starting the development of new features from scratch, defining the overall solution, and reviewing more junior engineers' work. Desirable Some experience with cloud-native architecture and AWS services. Experience with various SQL and NoSQL databases, as well as queues such as SQS. Experience in running critical services in production and designing highly-available, scalable and secure solutions. What will I gain? Our benefits package includes: Flexible working - office-based 1 or 2 days a week on average 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 1 CRUK day (option to buy up to 5 days per annum) Pension (employer contributions up to 10%) Life insurance Brilliant learning and development opportunities Discounts - Westfield Shopping Centre, travel, technology, gym memberships, and much more Legal & Diversity statements We're committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and operate an anonymised shortlisting process. Our vision is a digital world accessible to all, and we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures. Unfortunately we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18 to protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact us on . Cancer Research UK offers you excellent prospects to expand your career and to make a real difference to the lives of others.

4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together, we will beat cancer. Senior Gift Processing Executive Location : Stratford, London (high flex - we would expect you to be in the office 2 days per week) Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 pa + benefits Department: Philanthropy Reports to: Insight and Reporting Senior Manager Contract Type / Hours : Permanent / Full time 35 hours per week (Other flexible-working requests can also be considered) Application Deadline: Sunday 20th August 2023 at 23.55 . This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, so please do not delay submitting your application to avoid any disappointment. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you. What will I be doing? We are looking for a Senior Gift Processing Executive to join the Philanthropy directorate. In this role you'll be responsible for the day to day management of Philanthropy finance (processing, allocating and tracking) as well as the development and delivery of related processes. You'll also be responsible for leading on core financial reconciliation within the directorate. You will work autonomously with stakeholders across the charity to ensure gifts are processed efficiently and accurately, ultimately contributing to a smooth supporter experience. Key duties include: Carry out, with a high degree of accuracy, the financial tracking and processing for all high value income streams across the Philanthropy directorate to allow for core reporting deadlines to be met, such as month-end reporting. Be the point of contact for Philanthropy finance matters, providing a responsive customer service to colleagues as well as operational and finance advice. Hold responsibility for developing and delivering finance related processes with a view to finding efficiencies and improving data accuracy. Provide regular reporting on income and expenditure transactions, to support reforecast, reconciliation, allocation and regular review of unsolicited donations/programmatic donations. Manage the Gift Aid receipting process, working with colleagues in the Gift Aid and Donor Relations team to ensure this income is maximised in accordance with HMRC guidance. What skills are we looking for? We're looking for candidates with experience in a similar role dealing with multiple areas of financial reporting including budgeting and reforecasting, processes and interpretation of management accounts including budgetary and target information. You'll also have: Understanding of key fundraising finance terminology, initiatives and processes, including Gift Aid, VAT and methods of giving encompassing CAF, Donor Advised Funds and Share Giving. Experience of using a customer relationship management database e.g. Raisers Edge, Finance Database or Siebel for a variety of data entry, administration tasks and associated analysis. Experience of using a finance system e.g., Business World for reporting, workflow queries, administration tasks and associated analysis. Experience of providing prompt and excellent customer service for core stakeholders; using initiative to source an answer and ensuring updates are added to supporting documentation. Proven ability to apply creative thinking to provide solutions to problems within own work area and overlapping teams, understanding of how the role fits into the bigger picture. Proven ability to prioritise, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline; communicating to stakeholders issues and delays at an early stage and ensuring that actions are followed up promptly. Excellent IT Skills, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; including solid experience of using Microsoft Excel in manipulating data and surmising the results. What will I gain? Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive. In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more. We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements. We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture. Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team. How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively. For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: Linked In, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

SENIOR SCIENCE MEDIA MANAGER Salary: £42,000 - £48,000Reports to: Head of NewsDepartment: Policy, Information and CommunicationsLocation: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office).Employment type: PermanentWorking hours: Full time 35 hours per week Closing date: Sunday 18 September 2022, 23:55 At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you. We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as our Senior Science Media Manager. You'll manage communications that cover the latest innovations in cancer research and the charity's drug discovery and life sciences portfolio. You'll edit the team's communications and lead on the delivery of campaigns to national broadcast, print, online and specialist media, ensuring that our audiences know of the strides being made in cancer research. And you'll lead on the team's strategy through planning, editing and evaluation of campaigns, ensuring a test and learn approach to all that we do to maximise the impact of our work. What will I be doing?Leading the team on crafting and pitching opinion editorials to national and specialist media, which are aligned with the news agenda and support Cancer Research UK's science and policy thought leadership ambitionsLeading the team on building and maintaining excellent relationships with national, trade and specialist science press contactsManaging the team's editing processes and the overall process for sign-off of press releases, opinion editorials, pitches, video scripts and other communication contentLeading your team on planning, managing and delivering campaigns, features, opinion editorials and news stories to promote and build awareness of the charity's scientific research portfolioLeading on evaluation and impact of your team's media campaignsCommunicating on a wide range of issues surrounding the causes, treatments and early detection of cancerWorking with the Head of News on issues and reputation managementProviding out-of-hours duty media cover as part of the department rota. What skills are you looking for?Excellent communication skills including first-class written and oral skillsExperience of editing: opinion editorials, press releases, pitches to journalists and other scientific contentExperience of writing, pitching and securing opinion editorials in specialist and national mediaExperience of science communicationsExperience of working in a charity, research organisation or news organisationExperience of team and people management or demonstrable mentoring skillsAbility to manage, inspire and motivate a team and supervise others effectivelyProject management experience including skills in handling multiple projects simultaneously and under pressure to meet agreed deadlinesExperience of building and nurturing professional relationships with a diverse internal and external stakeholder group. What will I gain? Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. You'll be making a difference in the world. In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, flexible working policies and a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more. We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements. We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture. Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team. How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

Head of Architecture Reports to:?Chief Technology Officer? Salary: £85-100k per annum dependant on experience? Location:?Stratford, with high flexibility of being in the office 1/2 days per week? Application method:?Please?ensure you?complete the experience section of the anonymous application form.? Application Deadline:?Sunday 26th?September 2021? Candidate Pack:? The Head of Architecture is a critical role within the newly redesigned Technology Leadership Team at Cancer Research UK, responsible for shaping,?iterating?and guiding the team towards?the future technology architecture for Cancer Research UK (CRUK). The role will also define and lead architectural?governance?and assurance in a highly agile, product-centric operating model. Together, these skills will ensure?that?key?technical?decisions?balance cost, risk, pace?and value, and?ultimately?accelerate the achievement of Cancer Research UK's compelling mission to Beat Cancer.?? The role-holder also?leads?CRUK's?technology?architecture?capability, including those?colleagues fulfilling architecture roles within portfolio teams, and will lead a small team of technical specialists. What will you be doing? In this role, you'll be responsible for: Providing leadership to the?charity in our?technology strategy and?architectural design across?all?domains?(including?business, applications, integration, infrastructure, data/analytics)?in order to ensure that our technology estate is coherent, effective and constantly evolving to meet our changing needs.? Partnering with?the leaders of our Product Portfolios as they refine their outcomes with their business counterparts?and build?highly effective, efficient roadmaps to deliver value iteratively over time. Architecture must be seen to influence and support increasingly product-centric and empowered ways of working within our portfolio teams. Ensuring that the charity's architecture strategy is informed by relevant sector trends in emerging technology capability - the role holder will?be seen as?a key thought-leader and influence in this respect.? Accountable for line managing, leading and developing an?Architecture capability to be proud of.?As a line manager you are responsible for creating a positive, inclusive culture which recognises success, develops and drives high performance and rewards collective results to retain talent within the team and wider function.?? Success in this role will be achieved?by?understanding and then influencing the corporate strategy and goals,?building a technology architecture framework, principles and standards, and?providing?technical direction?and highly collaborative leadership?to all key activities and teams. What are we looking for? To be successful in this role, you'll need to have extensive practical experience of leading architecture thinking and people in a relevant, highly digital and data-centric organisation or sector. You'll be a thought leader with deep content knowledge, whose opinions can be trusted and backed up by data and evidence. You'll also have: Experience?of?shaping and leading a capability team -?managing capacity,?ensuring in-house staff and contractors share the same vision and standards, and building and managing external partnerships successfully.?? People leadership skills as well as the ability to collaborate within and outside Technology, including: the ability?to build, mediate and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders across all levels, facilitating discussions, and?an adaptive?influencing style, unblocking work and creating buy-in to our architectural vision.Good knowledge of "industry standard" enterprise architecture frameworks,?and?software and platform?engineering?approaches (agile delivery,?microservices, cloud etc), applied in practice in a way that?enables?influence?across?the?Portfolio and Capability teams? What will I gain? Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance of 30 days, gym membership, and much more. We want to ensure that you have the best work/life balance possible, so we actively encourage a flexible working culture for all our roles. For most of our office-based roles you'll only be required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work. If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.