Legacy Partnerships Executive

Legacy Partnerships Executive

£26,000 to £28,000 plusbenefits

Reports to: Legacy Partnerships Team Manager

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Home-based (Anywhere in the UK)

Closing date: 20th November (In line with organisation policy we will keep this open internally until 22nd November) 23:55

Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

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.

Recruitment process: competency based interview

Interview date: week commencing 30th November

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We're looking for a highly organised and proactive Legacy Partnerships Executive to join our Legacy Partnerships team. In this role, you'll support the delivery of our professional partners engagement strategy, helping to build and maintain first-class relationships with professional partners that protect and grow our legacy giving products.

Working collaboratively across the organisation, you'll provide vital operational and administrative support, helping ensure our partnerships activity runs efficiently and continues to deliver excellent results.

What will I be doing?

• Providing outstanding operational and administrative support across the Legacy Partnerships team.
• Supporting the delivery of professional partner engagement activities that help grow our legacy giving products.
• Building and maintaining strong knowledge of Cancer Research UK's legacy products, processes and professional partner relationships.
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal stakeholders across the organisation.
• Managing and maintaining the Legacy Partnerships SharePoint site, ensuring stakeholders are kept informed and engaged.
• Monitoring and evaluating professional engagement activities, providing insights and recommendations to support future plans.

What are we looking for?

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment.
• Administrative experience with strong written and verbal communication skills with confidence communicating with a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work.
• Experience managing stakeholder requirements and expectations effectively.
• Strong IT skills, including extensive experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.

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.

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:

o   completed their getting started period

o   discussed their intention to apply and gained approval to apply with their line manager

o   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.

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.  

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. 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. 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.