Overview
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Job Details
* Salary: £57,000 - £67,000 plus benefits
* Reports to: Head of Strategy
* Directorate: Strategy & Philanthropy
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (flexible working and compressed hours considered)
* Location: Stratford, London – Office-based with high flexibility (1‑2 days per week in the office)
* Closing date: 27 October 2025
Responsibilities
* Lead, own, and manage high‑impact strategy projects, from initial scoping through recommendations and decisions.
* Identify and frame key strategic questions, simplify complexity, and break down problems to generate new insights and drive actionable decisions.
* Navigate and balance multiple senior stakeholders’ perspectives, pushing back when needed, to achieve the best outcomes for CRUK.
* Influence without direct line management by working in partnership and collaboration with stakeholders across the organisation.
* Operate at pace in a dynamic environment, managing scope, resources, competing priorities and your own workload across multiple projects.
* Conduct rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis to explore complex strategic issues and support evidence‑based decision‑making.
* Bring external insight – from market trends, partners, competitors, and people affected by cancer – to inform strategic choices and direction.
* Coach and support Strategy Managers and other colleagues across CRUK to build strategic capability, navigate ambiguity, and unblock delivery challenges.
* Build strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enable effective strategy development and execution.
* Synthesise insights into clear, compelling recommendations and produce high‑quality papers and presentations for senior audiences, including Executive and Trustee meetings.
Qualifications
* Proven experience leading and delivering organisational strategy projects at pace – from defining scope to driving decisions and transitioning to delivery.
* Confidence and credibility in engaging with Board‑level stakeholders, navigating unfamiliar subject areas, simplifying complexity, and guiding decision‑making.
* Breadth of cross‑organisational experience and project types (e.g. long‑term strategy, reviewing a major part of the business, strategic options assessment to drive growth, organisation design).
* Ability to draw on deep personal experience to tackle new and complex strategic challenges, think creatively and proactively define effective approaches to deliver the work.
* Strong strategic thinking – able to interpret complex information, see the big picture, and apply financial and business acumen to manage trade‑offs and support conclusions.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills – able to distil complexity into clear, actionable insight that enables major organisational decisions.
* A collaborative team player who can lead, support, and coach others effectively, contribute to building the team and a good place to work.
* Comfortable working flexibly in a fast‑changing environment.
* Numerate and financially literate, with the ability to analyse and model data, and communicate findings in a clear and accessible way.
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
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.
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 fairly and objectively. For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
EEO Statement
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. The recruitment process is extra‑ordinary because it encourages accessibility. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible. 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.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Business Development and Sales
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