Projects coordinator, secondary breast cancer services

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.  

About the role

This role helps expand the breadth and reach of our service offer for people with secondary breast cancer. It works closely with the new projects and business growth manager and secondary breast cancer services team to support the successful development of our services. The 2 parts of this role are:

1.      to provide a range of a) project management and b) administrative tasks to deliver projects to design, test and evaluate service developments, or activities to help us improve our insight on the needs of people living with secondary breast cancer, and:

2.     following successful testing and evaluation, help embed and deliver service developments into business as usual.

The time spent between these 2 parts depends on the priorities of the secondary breast cancer team. And the role the team plays in delivering the Breast Cancer Now 2026-2030 strategy. Therefore, flexibility is necessary. 

About you

You’re a natural organiser, who’s confident working on your own initiative, prioritising your workload and managing conflicting priorities and meeting deadlines. As an effective communicator, you’ll have experience of communicating in person, on the phone or by email. With the ability to relate messages sensitively to a wide range of people.

You enjoy being part of a busy team and working with other teams across different offices. Equally you’re comfortable facilitating and presenting in front of others. Of equal importance, you’re proactive at recognising project risks and identifying recommendations to address them. As well as being resilient when working with vulnerable people or those affected by life-limiting illness.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.  

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.   

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 9am on Monday 3 March 2025

Interview date Monday 17 March 2025