Senior PR & Communications Manager, Anthony Nolan
Research and Policy
£50k
2+ days a week in office
Blood cancer charity
Job no longer available
Blood cancer charity
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
£50k
2+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells.
Role
Who you are
- All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK
- Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications
What the job involves
- Join our supportive and ambitious team and lead on developing and delivering impactful communications about Anthony Nolan’s lifesaving research
- We are looking for a Senior PR and Communications Manager to join our Communication & Engagement team
- Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)
- It’s a hugely exciting time at Anthony Nolan as scientific research promises to inform and transform the ways in which we treat blood cancer and blood disorders
- We need a talented senior manager to shape, develop and lead our PR and communication strategy to raise the profile of our lifesaving research and vital policy work so we can have even greater impact for patients
- With a focus on key audiences in science, healthcare and policy, you and your team will use media relations, media partnerships, networks and other public facing campaign platforms to grow our reach and influence to help create a future where every patient that needs us can survive and thrive
- Lead and develop the research and policy communications strategy and deliver integrated PR campaign plans which build awareness and understanding of Anthony Nolan among key audiences
- Have significant experience in national media relations and reputation management as well as a successful track record in delivering sustained media coverage for medical research and health policy stories
- Have strong demonstrable experience of transforming complex scientific information into engaging copy and content for a lay audience
- Lead and develop your two direct reports, establishing the team as experts in research communications, providing strategic support across the charity
- Have brilliant stakeholder management skills and experience of working with researchers, organisations in the life sciences sector (public and private), senior leadership and journalists
- Have an understanding of and interest in current and emerging health policy issues
- Be proactive in seizing opportunities to react to the news agenda and respond to potential issues or risk
- Be a key member of the ambitious Communications and Engagement team, working collaboratively with colleagues and building relationships for success
Application process
- Closing date: 22 July, 2026
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founded in 1974 to find bone marrow donors for people suffering with blood cancer, Anthony Nolan is today one of Britain's largest recruiters of stem cell donors. As only one in four people with blood cancer will find a compatible donor in their family, Anthony Nolan's work saves over 1,000 lives a year worldwide.
Aside from recruiting donors, Anthony Nolan conducts research through the Anthony Nolan Research Institute, with its findings reducing post-transplant complications and increasing quality of life for patients. It also maintains the UK's first dedicated cord blood bank which allows new mothers to donate their umbilical cords for research.
Despite significant advances in blood cancer treatment since Anthony Nolan's founding, there's still a critical shortage of donors, worsened by a sharp decline since 2019. To combat this, the charity is actively raising awareness of this issue, as well as opening a new stem cell donation centre at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham in 2025.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Family friendly policies: Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and dependents leave support our colleagues to put their family and loved ones first and maintain a healthy work/life balance
- Flexible working: Many of our colleagues work in a hybrid way, with some time spent working on site and some from home, and we also offer flexible working arrangements where possible
- Learning & development: With a dedicated online learning platform, workshops open to all and run by both colleagues and external providers, a management development plan, and much more, we're fostering a culture of constant learning
- Holidays: 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the ability to swap up to two bank holiday days per year!
- Pension: The Anthony Nolan Pension Scheme is open to all eligible employees, with the option for enhanced contributions after 6 months' service
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Mental health support through a 24/7 confidential helpline, structured counselling sessions and a wellbeing portal
- Medicash: Claim back medical costs such as dental bills, new glasses and physiotherapy
- Cycle & Green Car Scheme: Order a bike or lease a car through salary sacrifice and save on National Insurance and income tax
- Discounts, Cashback & GymFlex: 1000s of discounts and cashback deals on retailers and consumer orgs, as well as discounted gym memberships by salary sacrifice
- Travel Insurance & Loan: Colleagues and their families are covered by our Group Travel Insurance, and you can purchase a travel card to pay off monthly
- Life Assurance: All colleagues are covered at 4x their annual salaries, so you can be sure that your family will be supported
- Rental Deposit Advance: Apply for an interest-free advance to help you cover the cost of a rental deposit, and pay it off over 12 months
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Henny Braund MBE
(CEO)They are a trustee of The Mix Charity, WMDA and the Association of Medical Research Charities. Prior to joining Anthony Nolan in 2009, henny was a Resources Director for Shelter UK.
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