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Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Occasional travel across the UK including Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
We are looking for an experienced Innovation Manager to join the Innovation and Industry team. If you have a good understanding of translational research and knowledge exchange, experience of managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders particularly within the industry sector, and are passionate about advancing research along the translational pathway for clinical benefit, we would love to hear from you.
About the role
You will apply a scientific and commercial approach to help deliver on our research strategy. You will be responsible for overseeing the translational research activity within the existing portfolio of Versus Arthritis funded research to support innovation and commercial development of research intellectual property. You will work with research award holders, University technology transfer teams and internal teams within the charity to ensure all Versus Arthritis research is adequately identified, protected and exploited. As well as identify, develop and maintain strategic partnerships that contribute to the growth of our current translational research portfolio and the development of new areas of research activity that will increase the likelihood of clinical and/or commercial success for musculoskeletal (MSK) research.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
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A science PhD, MD or equivalent research experience and good understanding of translational research.
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Experience of the practical application of research exploitation and its considerations.
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Experience of relationship management, particularly with industry/corporate partners.
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A flexible and collaborative approach: Able to work closely and adaptively with immediate team and collaboratively across the organisation.
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Excellent liaison and negotiation skills with the ability to respond appropriately, confidently and sensitively.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Benefits
Your excellent benefits include:
- Flexible hours, environments and working practices to promote a healthy work/life balance.
- Health and wellbeing support – including the Employee Assistance Programme (free confidential 24/7 support with mental health, legal and financial queries).
- Simplyhealth cash plan.
- Supportive and inclusive culture, with a wide range of employee networks and support groups available to join.
- Learning and personal development opportunities.
- Competitive annual leave, with the option to buy/sell up to five days per year.
- Generous pension plan, with employer contribution of up to 10%.
- Life Assurance plan (4 x salary).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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
We’re entering an ambitious new phase of growth. This expansion will enable us to deliver our vision – that by 2050, everyone with breast cancer will live and be supported to live well.
This growth phase means we are seeking to make new connections and attract new donors who can make transformative gifts. Gaining new business will be critical.
As our philanthropy manager, you’ll be integral to supporting income growth within our major gifts fundraising programme. This is a great opportunity if you are a talented major gift fundraiser who has comprehensive experience of successfully soliciting donations from high-net-worth individuals.
This is an externally focussed, relationship management role, concentrating on securing and maintaining long term relationships with high-net-worth donors. This will include identifying new opportunities to raise funds from prospective donors who could make significant financial commitments. You’ll then be responsible for engaging, cultivating, and stewarding these relationships.
The role will support a philosophy of proactive relationship building through cultivation and stewardship communications and activities. This will entail maintaining and maximising exiting donor relationships as well as attracting new business from a growing pool of new major supporters. You’ll ensure prospective donors are engaged with appropriate propositions, particularly from our extensive medical research portfolio.
This role will involve working closely with the head of philanthropy and associate director, philanthropy and special events. Developing good working relationships with the prospect researcher, research communications colleagues and other key internal stakeholders will also be vital.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join our ambitious team. It will offer the chance to use your skills, experience and enthusiasm to make a significant difference for all people affected by breast cancer.
About you
We’re looking for a highly self-motivated, innovative relationship manager who has well-developed understanding and knowledge of philanthropy. A natural and confident networker, you’ll be an exceptional communicator who thrives on making new business connections and building relationships with first time major donors. You’ll have demonstrable experience of soliciting at least 5 figure gifts from high-net-worth individuals and maintaining those relationships for repeat gifts. You’ll have a track record of meeting challenging income targets as well as experience of being part of high value asks alongside senior colleagues and/or senior volunteers
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. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. 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 Team.
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 9.00am on Friday 12 July 2024
1st Interview w/c Monday 22 July 2024
2nd Interview w/c Monday 29 July 2024
Romsey Mill is looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Trusts and Statutory Fundraiser to join our team and play their part in helping to make our vision of a transformed society, where all young people, children and families fully belong, positively contribute and thrive, a reality.
Romsey Mill is a Cambridge-based charitable organisation creating opportunities with young people, families and local communities, across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to overcome disadvantage, promote inclusion and develop personal, social and spiritual wellbeing. Established in 1980 by local churches and working in partnership with a range of other organisations, Romsey Mill is a charity with a Christian ethos, working openly and inclusively with people of any faith and none.
We want to appoint a fundraiser who will work alongside the team to help secure and grow income; and who will be responsible for researching and writing funding applications to charitable trusts and statutory bodies to fund our programmed work to transform young lives, and preparing outcome and impact reports for funders.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser, or somebody with strong transferable skills, to make an impact with a creative and compassionate local charity making a lasting difference for good with vulnerable young people, children and families in Cambridgeshire.
To be successful in the role you will have an understanding of what is involved in securing grants from Trusts and Charitable Foundations and proven experience of making compelling cases for support.
If this sounds like you, this could be your opportunity to join our inspiring team within a much-loved charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Operations and Facilities Assistant role
We are seeking an Operations and Facilities Assistant to work closely with the Senior Operations & Facilities Manager to ensure the effective and efficient running of the organisation’s administrative systems and day to day activities.
This role supports the work of the whole organisation – acting as our receptionist, as well as supporting on a wide range of administrative tasks across HR, systems, IT, and building management.
The Operations & Facilities Assistant will often be the first point of contact for the internal Helpdesk, playing a key role in responding effectively to enquiries, as well as supporting key projects within the Operations and Facilities team.
About you
We’re looking for someone with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and well as good project management abilities. You’ll need to be able to manage multiple competing priorities, have strong research skills, and be keen to learn and innovate. You’ll be a good problem solver and have strong judgment as well as an awareness of risk. You’ll need to have good resilience and self-care, and be prepared to work in an environment where abuse and violence are regularly talked about. You’ll need to understand the impact of trauma and how that affects our frontline staff.
At Galop, we believe that life should be safe, just and fair for all LGBT+ people, and that includes our staff in the workplace. We believe in equity and understand the importance of inclusion for staff with a wide range of lived experience. No matter your age, race, faith, orientation, gender identity, disability, or class, we want you to feel welcome here. To that end Galop has a multi-year Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion plan in place, currently focusing on equity and inclusion for trans and BAMER members of staff. We are committed to listening and learning, and to constant improvement. We believe it is our job to make sure that all our staff, particularly those from minoritised backgrounds, feel welcome, safe, and able to thrive at Galop.
For more information about this role, including the essential and desirable criteria, please download the attached job description.
Location
Galop’s offices are located in London. This role will be hybrid, 3-4 days working in the office, 1-2 days working from home.
Hours
Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract
Permanent.
Reports to
Senior Operations & Facilities Manager
Salary
£26,030.63 - £28,309.92 (including an inner London weighting of £4,129.42)
The closing date for this role is 28th July 2024 at 23:59. Interviews for this role will be held on the 7th and 8th August 2024 at the Galop offices in central London.
Please visit our website to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
About Us
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
The Role
As our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will identify and approach businesses that wish to support a Yorkshire charity and contribute to the advancement of worldwide research to find cures for cancer. You will build strong, ongoing partnerships with businesses and their employees based upon a mutual desire to help each other meet goals and objectives
Supporting the Head of Fundraising, you will develop Yorkshire Cancer Research’s portfolio of business partnerships and deliver exceptional levels of tailored engagement and stewardship.
Specifically, you will:
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Build an in-depth knowledge and understanding of businesses motivations and requirements of a charity partner. Translate these insights into compelling and attractive offers for potential charity partners.
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Work with colleagues across the charity (e.g. in the marketing and the events teams) to create offers that can be clearly and convincingly presented to businesses (e.g. Corporate Social Responsibility fulfilment, charity of the year, employee talks about cancer, team-building fundraising events, support for cancer awareness months and payroll giving).
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Oversee the delivery of events and campaigns, ensuring the needs and expectations of businesses are properly understood by internal stakeholders and can be achieved.
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Research Yorkshire businesses to identify those (target organisations) that share the charity’s values and ethos, then approach these organisations to develop a pipeline of partners with the potential to form lasting, mutually beneficial relationships.
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Meet with leaders of target organisations to listen to what they require of a charity partner and establish whether Yorkshire Cancer Research can fulfil their needs.
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Develop high quality proposals and plans to support business partners with activities that will appeal to them based upon their needs and specify the support Yorkshire Cancer Research expects so that the partnership will prove mutually beneficial.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
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To have a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline, or
proven experience working in a similar role at a similar level.
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To have experience of relationship-building, preferably with senior business leaders.
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To have experience of planned and delivered activities and events for third parties.
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To have experience of working collaboratively and effectively in a matrix-management organisation.
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To have experience of listening to customers to understand their pain points and needs and developing manageable and profitable solutions to address their needs.
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To have experience of working with databases and CRM platforms (e.g. Access or Raiser’s Edge).
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To have excellent customer service delivery.
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To have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships and ongoing partnerships.
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To be happy to work independently and ask for support where it is needed. Also likes to work with, and support, colleagues as part of a team working towards a common goal.
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To have excellent verbal and written communication capabilities, with an ability to use active listening skills, and write professionally and appropriately for the audience.
Application
Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 16 July 2024. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Brain Tumour Research is offering a fantastic opportunity for an individual looking to further their career in fundraising, whilst making a difference at one of the most innovative and ambitious medical research fundraising charities in the UK as Community Fundraiser.
Position: Community Fundraiser – East Midlands
Location: Home based within Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire or Rutland
Salary: Circa £28,500 pa
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Holiday entitlement, 25 days per annum, excluding UK Public Holidays, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and option to join our healthcare scheme.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who wants to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK.
As Community Fundraiser for East Midlands, you will help deliver our strategic plans and objectives, by generating and growing income through community fundraising activities. Our community fundraisers also help raise awareness by engaging people with our work, and recruiting and supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.
About You
If you would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, then we would love to hear from you.
Do you have:
- Experience in community fundraising, donor management and stewardship
- Good communication skills, with the ability to converse sensitively and empathetically
- Experience working to and meeting targets
- A high level of empathy for our cause
About Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
We are invested in our employees and are proud to be accredited by Investors in People.
Closing Date: 17th June 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Candidates may also have in experience in, or looking for a career in: Fundraising, Donor Engagement, Community Events Coordinator, Public Relations, Trusts and Foundations, Fundraising Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Executive
No agencies please.
Brain Tumour Research is looking for a Content Editor to join our Marketing and Communications team, to shine a spotlight on the research being conducted at our centres of excellence, and on our supporters who raise vital funds and on the campaigning of government to increase the national spend on finding a cure. The Content Editor will create this engaging content across a variety of digital channels, including our website, emails and social media.
Position: Content Editor
Location: Head Office, Milton Keynes. We offer a hybrid working model, where team members are expected to be in the office for a minimum of three days per week.
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Holiday entitlement, 25 days per annum, excluding UK Public Holidays, death in service policy, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and option to join our healthcare scheme.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who wants to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK while developing their skills and knowledge as Content Editor.
As Content Editor, you will play a vital role in creating engaging content for a variety of digital channels including the website, emails and social media. A custodian of our brand language, key messages and tone voice, you will be passionate about driving conversations around brain tumours.
About You
If you have a creative flair, with good experience of content writing for a number of platforms, and would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, then we would love to hear from you.
Do you have:
- Previous experience in writing digital content
- Innovative approach to finding new content avenues
About Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
We are invested in our employees and are proud to be accredited by Investors in People.
Closing Date: 14th July 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Candidates may also have in experience in, or be looking for a career in: Content, Web Design, Communications Officer, Web Content Editor, Content Creator, Content Writer, Content Officer
No agencies please.
Brain Tumour Research are looking for two PR Officers to join our PR and Communications team. The PR Officer will work to maintain our status as the leading brain tumour voice in the media through innovative and pioneering PR initiatives. The team’s work puts patients and bereaved families at the centre of what we do in order to raise awareness and acquire new supporters.
PR Officer
Location: Head Office, Milton Keynes
Salary: Circa £33,000 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, Full Time, 35 hours per week. Hybrid working model, employees have the option to work from home up to two days per week.
Benefits: Holiday entitlement, 25 days per annum, excluding UK Public Holidays, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and option to join our healthcare scheme.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who wants to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK.
The PR Officer will raise the profile of Brain Tumour Research, strengthening the reputation of the charity through print, broadcast and online media both nationally and regionally. PR Officers have responsibility for a specific region and work to ensure people across that region are increasingly aware of Brain Tumour Research and the work that we do.
About You
If you would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, then we would love to hear from you.
Do you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in public relations, media communications or a related field, or similar professional level of experience of at least two years.
- Excellent written and communication skill.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office and a CRM database.
- Ability to converse authentically and empathetically with members of the public who may going through or have just gone through a difficult experience.
About Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
We are invested in our employees and are proud to be accredited by Investors in People.
Closing Date: 17th June 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Candidates may also have in experience in, or be looking for a career in: Press Officer, Communications Officer, Engagement Officer, Media Officer, PR Coordinator, Marketing Campaigns Officer.
No agencies please.
Worthy causes. Ambitious minds. Positive pursuits.
Directorate: Strategy & Philanthropy
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) there will also be travel in/around London once a week.
Closing date: 05 July 2024 23:55
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 screening + F2F interview.
Interview: w/c 15th July
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
Do you like getting to know people? Can you listen and connect, interpret motivations and inspire positive reactions? Are you looking for a role where your relationship-building moves us one step closer to a world free from the fear of cancer? Cancer Research UK are looking for an ambitious and proactive Philanthropy Manager to join our Leadership Giving team. In this role you will inspire a portfolio of current and prospective major donors to make donations of £10,000 - £100,000+. Our sector leading Philanthropy team raised c£40million last year and we have high ambitions and a clear strategy to grow. Following the launch of our ' campaign in February 2024, more than ever we are keen to expand our networks, cultivate, ask and steward philanthropic individuals. Our goal is to connect and collaborate, offering opportunities to support our life saving research in a meaningful and impactful way, such as supporting a PhD student through their programme.
You could play a key role in taking supporters on that journey, and make them feel brilliant about supporting Cancer Research UK.
What will I be doing?
Develop strategic, two-way, face to face relationships with new and existing supporters to build the portfolio of donors making philanthropic gifts of £10k - £100k+
Utilise our More Research, Less Cancer campaign collateral and engagement programme, combined with your creativity and interpersonal skills, to cultivate, ask and steward philanthropic individuals.
Invite and host donors at appropriate high value and philanthropy events; often working with the events team to create tailored events or group engagement opportunities.
Present CRUK's work to donors in a format that is appropriate for their motivations, scientific literacy and gift capacity; develop a strong working knowledge of the campaign priorities and scientific work of CRUK and engage expert colleagues in the journey to help inspire support where beneficial.
Maximise potential support from each donor, for example as a senior volunteer; accessing their networks, expertise, or considering other avenues of support e.g. a gift in their Will
Contribute to the on-going implementation of the Leadership Giving level strategy to grow income from gifts between £10k-£1m; take up tasks and projects as needed, spot opportunities and connect with internal stakeholders across Philanthropy and beyond to drive success.
Ensure donor activity, KPI and financial information is accurate and up to date on the database, to aid monthly performance monitoring and forecasting.
What are you looking for?
You don't have to have experience in philanthropy or the not-for-profit sector. Cancer affects us all, and we are keen to have representation and insight from a range of different backgrounds. However, you will need to demonstrate:
Proven experience of delivering income through securing new business in a commercial sales environment, including having met or exceeded KPIs and financial targets over a sustained period.
Proven experience of building effective long-term relationships with individual stakeholders to deliver planned goals and income
Excellent stakeholder management skills; the ability to communicate effectively and work professionally with a wide range of individuals including internal colleagues, institutional leaders, scientists and donors.
Tenacious and self-motivated approach to work and performance; target driven.
Exceptional listening skills and efficient written and oral communication skills; an inspiring and engaging communication style.
The intellectual curiosity to understand and communicate complex areas of scientific research.
Motivated and excited by the science and opportunity to be part of CRUK's Philanthropy team and the More Research, Less Cancer campaign.
Experience within major gift fundraising would be beneficial but is not essential for this role.
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 .
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.
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
We’re looking to recruit a healthcare professional support and engagement assistant, who will work closely with the healthcare professional support and engagement team to oversee the smooth running of the team’s activities, including the oversight and management of team email inboxes, responsibility for tracking activities on our database, as well as supporting with the coordination of conference activities, online webinars and meetings.
About you
Are you an experienced administrator, able to work as part of a busy team and across different geographical sites? You will be highly organised and process driven with excellent time management skills. You will have excellent oral and written communication skills as well possessing excellent working knowledge of IT systems, including working with databases.
Friendly and approachable, you will be able to quickly build effective connections with new people and have a sensitive approach and understanding of confidentiality appropriate for working with vulnerable people.
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 or Sheffield 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. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. 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 Team.
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 Monday 15 July 2024 at 9:00am
Interview date Monday 22 July 2024 and Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Senior Scientist - Mechanistic Pharmacology (Assay Development and High Throughput Screening)
Reports to: Principal Scientist, Mechanistic Pharmacology
Department: Research and Innovation
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (flexible working requests considered if they meet business needs)
Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge (On-Site)
Recruitment process: Initial screening via Teams video call + Face to Face competency-based interview w/case study.
Please note: Cancer Research UK is able to consider visa sponsorship for this vacancy. If this applies to you, please ensure that this is clearly marked on your application.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
Cancer Research UKs Drug Discovery team are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Scientist to bring scientific excellence and expertise to the design, prosecution and analysis of biochemical assays including bespoke mechanistic data and High Throughput Screening activities.
This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Scientist to take on a leading role through drug discovery and capability build projects, working closely with academic PIs and Alliance partners. This could be your chance to contribute to defining our future HTS strategy and to validate and embed processes using our new automated robotics screening system. The Mechanistic Pharmacology team is a multidisciplinary group comprising biochemists, enzymologists, biophysicists, cell pharmacologists, sample management and HTS specialists so there is plenty of opportunity for learning, cross training and development. Furthermore, we actively encourage our colleagues to celebrate our science, by attending conferences, presenting posters, giving talks at events and publishing papers. You'll also be surrounded by people as dedicated to beating cancer as you.
About CRUK Drug Discovery
As the world's biggest medical research charity, we have helped bring eleven new cancer drugs to market. However, there is still an urgent need to bring more effective treatments to patients faster.
We have recently developed a new approach to driving therapeutic innovation through the creation of (CRH). We have brought together Cancer Research UK's established drug discovery teams under one organisation and leadership team, combining our unique pipeline of world class biology, cutting edge technology platforms and clinical expertise to 1) bring new treatments to patients faster and 2) tackle the biggest challenges in discovering cancer drugs by seeking out more radical ideas and embracing risk in our bid to achieve success.
What will I be doing?
Our new strategy sets out to bring deeper mechanistic understanding at the molecular and cellular level to all stages of projects, from Idea to pre-clinical candidate.
This laboratory-based role is focussed on designing and developing physiologically relevant biochemical assays in 384 well and 1536 well plate format to characterise cancer targets in detail at the molecular level, enable high-throughput screening, profile the structure-activity and structure-kinetic relationships of small molecules, and characterise their mechanism of action to inform dose prediction and clinical efficacy.
The successful candidate will drive innovative ways of working through keeping abreast of cutting-edge biochemistry, enzymology and HTS science. They will form an integral part of the Cancer Research Horizon Drug Discovery team working alongside our industry and academic partners to progress novel cancer targets towards patient benefit.
What skills will I need?
We are seeking an accomplished scientific expert with the following skills and experience:
A BSs, MSc or PhD in biological science such as biochemistry or pharmacology; relevant experience may be substituted for education
Significant experience in a drug discovery environment of assay development including dissecting enzyme and small molecule inhibitor mechanisms for a range of target classes
Detailed theoretical and practical understanding of biochemical assays and detection technologies, with a particular focus on physiologically relevant systems
Significant experience in liquid handling and automated dispensing
Significant experience of analysing large datasets with appropriate statistical rigour
Experience of running biochemical and cell-based high throughput screens of small molecules in 384well and 1536 well plate format is. desirable
Additional experience in prosecution and robust statistical analysis of high throughput screening data would be desirable.
What will I gain?
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?
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Are you an experienced campaigner or engagement professional looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?
With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Fellowship Engagement Manager (North, Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) to help us achieve real impact by enhancing and deepening Fellowship engagement in the designated areas, fostering connections among fellows, facilitating fellows learning of new skills, and helping them leverage their expertise to drive tangible social change.
About You
What we look for in a successful candidate:
- Proven experience of initiating, facilitating and delivering a range of events and activities.
- Experience of building capacity or organising others to take action, this could be in a campaign or membership organisation.
- Knowledge of best practice regarding mobilising and sustaining volunteer-led networks.
- Ability to plan, multitask, prioritise, and work independently to meet deadlines.
To find out more about this role, please download our job description.
Apply
In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.
Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 15 July 2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply. Please get your application in as soon as possible.
Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.
Inclusion Statement
As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.
We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination. We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.
Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on our website.
About Us
We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.
The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.
We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits on our website.
A global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced campaigner or engagement professional looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?
With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Fellowship Engagement Manager (North, Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) to help us achieve real impact by enhancing and deepening Fellowship engagement in the designated areas, fostering connections among fellows, facilitating fellows learning of new skills, and helping them leverage their expertise to drive tangible social change.
About You
What we look for in a successful candidate:
- Proven experience of initiating, facilitating and delivering a range of events and activities.
- Experience of building capacity or organising others to take action, this could be in a campaign or membership organisation.
- Knowledge of best practice regarding mobilising and sustaining volunteer-led networks.
- Ability to plan, multitask, prioritise, and work independently to meet deadlines.
To find out more about this role, please download our job description.
Apply
In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.
Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 15 July 2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply.Please get your application in as soon as possible.
Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.
Inclusion Statement
As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.
We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination. We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.
Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .
About Us
We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.
The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.
We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits .
A global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Benefits:
- Semi-flexible hours
- Career progression
- Wellness allocation (for gym, spa, massage or private healthcare)
- Enhanced pension
- Mental health support
- Birthday off
Overview of FSUK
‘To put everything into one sentence. FSUK has positively changed my life in a time of darkness and I will forever be indebted to the charity for this. Thank you.’
Sam, Fowler’s Fox, 2022
Fowler’s Syndrome UK (Registered Charity number 1196903) is a unique patient and clinician led charity that works to raise awareness, promote education and encourage research into the debilitating bladder condition Fowler’s Syndrome. The condition solely affects women and Fowler’s Syndrome UK (FSUK) is the only charity in the world to directly support women with this condition.
Fowler’s syndrome is a life changing and currently almost untreatable condition, affecting up to 20,000 women in the UK. It causes full or partial urinary retention and solely affects women*, meaning they have problems passing urine due to a difficulty in relaxing the urinary sphincter. The peak age of onset is 26. It was first described by Professor Clare Fowler, Emeritus professor of Uro-Neurology at UCLh, and FSUK’s patron, in 1985.
We estimate that there are in excess of 20,000 women in the UK suffering from, but not necessarily diagnosed with, the condition, because of the lack of knowledge about Fowler’s Syndrome both from a patient and clinician perspective.
85% of women with Fowler’s Syndrome say the condition has had a severe or devastating impact on their life.
75% of those with FS have been told their urinary symptoms are due to anxiety or ‘all in their head’
There is low awareness of the condition among the medical community outside of specialist hospitals. Only an estimated 30% of GPs are aware of Fowler’s Syndrome. Once diagnosed, there are few resources available for patients and limited treatment options. Many women feel alone and unsupported.
Our mission is to provide resources, promote education and facilitate research into Fowler’s syndrome; so women with the condition have stigma free access to a timely diagnosis, suitable and effective treatment options, care and psychological support.
* Women and AFAB
The Role: Administrator
The administrator’s role is to support the CEO in the daily management of the charity. This will include administration, delivering resources, comms including social media and website, outreach and events, fundraising and research. It will also include supporting the CEO and Patient Liaison with seminars and conferences, and support groups.
Administration: Support the CEO and the Finance and Governance lead with daily activities, including but not limited to grant applications, basic finance administration, project management, project delivery, database management, office management. Objective: Improve efficiency and quality of the charity’s management
Resources: Supporting the CEO and working to deliver first class resources. Working with the CEO and Patient Liaison to efficiently and effectively run the roll out of our resources, following the CEO’s guidelines and the charity’s mission and vision. This will include Healthcare professional (HCP) leaflets, Patient leaflets, a catheter support series, mental health support series, Pain management support from pharmacists and Physiotherapist led sessions. This will also include management of zoom and in person groups, dissemination of information on studies and surveys.
Comms: Manage the patient database including GDPR, manage newsletters, PR, website. Manage FSUK’s social media, with direction from the CEO. Daily posts plus responding to queries and signposting. Social media partnerships. Monthly email to database. Basic updates to website
Outreach and events: Drive awareness of FSUK in the local community and beyond Work with CEO to manage merchandising, registration, setup, logistics of events. Find, plan and represent FSUK at events. Manage yearly even calendar. Working with the CEO and administrator to plan, organise and run events, including transformative one-day seminar for healthcare professionals and a two-day seminar for FSUK users and clinicians.
Fundraising: Help the CEO and Patient liaison with fundraising, both on an individual and trust basis.
Community led research: Assist the CEO in creating patient led community research.
Research: Assist the CEO and work with the Patient Liaison in creating and conducting research. Including Patient perspectives input into consensus guidelines for non-surgical management, Dr. Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Patient experiences with sacral neuromodulation, Dr. Caroline Selai, Awareness of FS among UK urology community, Prof Jalesh Panicker via University Cambridge, Physiotherapy treatment experiences with FS and CIUR, Dr. Ingrid Hoeritzauer. Our research will help enable women to receive the support they need and fulfil their potential, offering quicker diagnosis and better treatments and enabling our community to thrive.
There may be occasions where staff are required to work out of hours or support at events, including wish related activities such as our annual wish family Christmas party or wish community events, cheering runners at the London marathon or working at our annual fundraising gala. The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
Personal Qualities for the role:
- Preferred: Lived experience of bladder conditions
- Demonstrate commitment to the charity, its strategic objectives and cause
- Exhibit strong relationship building abilities
- Strong networking capabilities
- Good team player
- MS Office, Zoom, social media, Wordpress, Mailerlite proficient
- Good written and communication skills
- Enhanced DBS check
To apply:
Via Quick Apply, or send your CV plus a cover letter by 14th July 2024 (email address in job description and candidate information pack)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What you will be achieving
- Harnessing the Academy’s strengths (including our Fellowship and wider networks) to inform and drive change that supports our vision of good health for all supported by the best research and evidence.
- Building on our track record of influencing and informing policy and policymakers across public, private and third sectors regarding health research and research careers, which underpins our mission and our reputation.
- Providing the evidence base, connections and coordination to inform the strategic priorities of organisations across the public, private and charitable sectors to ensure that the UK has a world-leading health research environment (“science base”), underpinned by research careers and a research culture that attracts and retains a diverse and effective research workforce.
What you will be doing
- Leading the implementation (across the Academy) of our strategic priority to support UK biomedical and health research to strengthen its global competitiveness and reputation in a way that aligns with our values and exploits synergies with our other strategic priorities. Advising the Academy’s Council and SLT of key gaps and opportunities.
- Maximising the impact of our work to inform and influence evidence-based decision-making in Government and other key organisations across the public, private and charitable sector.
- Leading the Science base and careers policy team of four staff that develop and deliver these programmes and working in partnership with other parts of the Academy that underpin our success.
- Building strategic, collaborative and sustained relationships with individuals and organisations across the health and wider research sectors.
- Developing innovative approaches to the Academy’s work to support evidence-based decision-making and embedding new approaches to monitoring and evaluation.
- As a member of the Academy’s Leadership Team (the Academy’s Directors and Heads), inform and deliver the Academy’s priorities, including our organisational change programme, measurement and reporting of impact and contributing to securing funding for the Academy’s activities.
- Ensuring that the Academy’s SLT and Honorary Officers are engaging at the highest levels in Government, Parliament and with external stakeholders and that they are comprehensively briefed on complex issues and advised on opportunities and options for influence.
- Representing the Academy externally (including on Government advisory groups) and deputising for the Director, Executive Director and the Academy’s Honorary Officers.
What you will bring to the role
- Understanding of the UK science base and associated careers, ideally in health or life sciences, and the associated policy landscape.
- Ability to gather and synthesise complex information to support decision-making.
- Experience of sustained and productive relationships with peers outside of one’s own organisation.
- An established reputation in health or research policy and/or experience of working within, or closely with, Government or research funders (including medical research charities) in a policy role would be an advantage.
- Experience of managing staff.
Benefits
- Salary progression framework.
- Hybrid and agile working.
- 29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.
- Pension (the Academy contributes 7.5% of gross salary to a pension scheme, with an employee contribution of 3%).
- Life assurance.
- Season ticket travel loan (interest free).
- Family friendly benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave, coaching for parents returning to work).
- Subscription to Headspace and Class pass.
- Staff training to support your development including EDI training.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the People & Culture team.
For more information and to apply online, please click the apply button.
Closing date: 5.00pm on Monday, 22 July 2024.
Interview date: w/c 29 July 2024.