Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (flexible-working requests for compressed hours will be considered if it meets business needs).
Overview
We are a charitable funder of cancer research, funding pioneering research, providing information, influencing policy, and encouraging positive behaviour change. We are the world’s biggest charitable funder of cancer research, raising on average £640m a year. We are recruiting an inspiring, strategic leader to join our Philanthropy Directorate as Head of Philanthropy Intelligence, Planning & Performance. This role will shape the future of philanthropic fundraising through data-driven excellence, insightful strategy, and empowered team leadership. As a senior member of the Philanthropy Operations team, you will lead intelligence-led thinking across the directorate—driving innovation, performance, and long-term donor engagement. From prospect development and portfolio management to deep analytics and strategic planning, your leadership will be instrumental in delivering transformational gifts and campaign success. This role also plays a central part in delivering our ambitious £400 million More Research, Less Cancer campaign—accelerating life-saving cancer research and unlocking transformational gifts for Cancer Research UK.
Responsibilities
* Provide strategic leadership to the Prospect Development and Insight & Reporting teams, shaping their direction, plans, and delivery.
* Deliver proactive insight, analysis, and intelligence to inform decision-making and strengthen strategic development.
* Oversee the annual business planning process, ensuring robust monitoring, delivery, and evaluation frameworks.
* Partner with fundraising leadership to support portfolio and performance management, including oversight of top donor relationships.
* Partner with senior leaders across the directorate to develop, refine, and implement strategic plans, ensuring intelligence and insight are embedded throughout.
* Oversee and champion the directorate-wide embedding of the new CRM (Salesforce), ensuring business readiness and alignment with future growth.
* Support the development of infrastructure to enable international fundraising expansion in line with CRUK's evolving Global Strategy.
* Proven senior leadership experience in complex, matrixed organisations.
* Expertise in philanthropic strategy, prospect development and research, data insight, and performance reporting.
* Experience in budget development, forecasting, and financial modelling.
* Skilled in stakeholder engagement and strategic influence across all levels.
* Track record of delivering ambitious outcomes through people, data, and process.
* Strong understanding of major gift fundraising and donor lifecycle principles.
* Fluent in CRM systems and data platforms (e.g. Salesforce, Power BI, Excel).
* Emotionally intelligent communicator with a collaborative, proactive mindset.
* Resilient, adaptable, and committed to operational excellence.
Our Values
* 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
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