Project Manager (Children's and Young People's Cancers)

£38,000 - £42,000 plusbenefits

Reports to: Strategic Lead (Children's and Young People's Cancers)

Directorate: Research & Innovation

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)

Closing date: 22 October 20225 23:55 (Please note this role will stay open internally until October 26 in line with organisational policy)

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. 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: W/C 3 November 2025

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Research and Partnerships department as a Project Manager sitting within the Children's and Young people'ss Cancer team

Here at Cancer Research UK, children's and young people's cancer is a priority area of focus with a dedicated strategy to address the unique challenges holding back progress.

The children's and young people's strategy aims to improve survival and long-term quality of life for all children and young people affected by cancer. Achieving this will be crucial to our organisational vision of bringing about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

The Children's and Young People's team is responsible for developing and delivering this strategy, coordinating cross-organisational activities and ensuring our strategic objectives are met.

This is a unique opportunity to play an integral part in our growing ambition to drive progress and improve outcomes for children and young people affected by cancer.

What will I be doing?

Through effective project management and working across multiple teams, directorates and external stakeholders, this unique role will help shape and deliver our strategic programme of work in childhood and teenage and young adult cancer research.

• Develop and deliver distinct areas of strategic activity and projects within the children's and young people's cancer research programme to aid in overall delivery of key objectives

• Build and maintain positive working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities and areas of need to further our organisational ambition for children's and young people's cancers

• Rapidly build an understanding, and keep up to date on the children's and young people's cancer landscape in CRUK and beyond, to contribute to in-house expertise, providing knowledge across the organisation

• Work with the children's and young people's team to support in developing, coordinating and managing delivery across breadth of strategic activities in order to drive progress for children's and young people's cancer research.

What are you looking for?

You could come from a Research Funding background, another cancer or health charity or have worked in an academic institute or higher education or industry, whatever your background you'll be able to demonstrate:

• A proven track record of leading on and successfully delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly develop and sustain strong networks and relationships with stakeholders from a variety of fields, including senior academics and clinicians.

• A science degree with additional relevant experience of working in an academic or clinical setting in the UK would be preferable

• Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, working to challenging targets and deadline

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 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.