New Partnerships Specialist, Cancer Research
Retail, 12 Month Fixed-term Contract
£43-50k
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office (Stratford, London)
Cancer prevention, awareness and research charity
Job no longer available
Cancer prevention, awareness and research charity
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£43-50k
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office (Stratford, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To prevent, control and cure cancer through ground-breaking research.
Role
Who you are
- Cancer Research UK is the UK’s largest charity, with enormous brand value, so this is a great opportunity to use your sales and networking skills for a worthwhile cause
- Extensive experience of successfully working in a target led sales environment to secure high value deals/ partnerships
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the retail and FMCG sector, with a proven record of building successful relationships that generate income opportunities would be beneficial but isn’t essential
- Ability to work with autonomy, being self-motivated and solutions focussed, resilient and target driven
- Exceptional networker and compelling communicator with ability to tell the Cancer Research UK story and vision
- Proven track record of being a great influencer with a confident and persuasive approach
- Highly professional, flexible and committed to going above and beyond the remit of the role to achieve and exceed targets
- 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
What the job involves
- We are looking for a New Partnerships Specialist to join the team with a focus on retail and FMCG partnerships
- You’ll be a proactive, self-driven and motivated sales professional with experience working in a target led sales environment to secure high value partnerships
- With support from our research ops team, you will be responsible for your own pipeline, using sector knowledge and networking to build long term loyalty and secure 6 figure plus deals with some of the UKs biggest retailers
- Define and implement a strategy to secure new large scale partnerships for Cancer Research UK, maximising the income and further value potential in the defined sectors and aligning with the strategic aims of CRUK
- Using your specialist acquisition skills and sector knowledge, commercial acumen and through excellent relationship building you will be accountable for the development and management of a pipeline of high value prospects which present opportunity to deliver high value partnerships (6 figures plus)
- Build understanding of CRUK’s priorities and existing activities in the sector specific area, working in collaboration with Policy & Information, Research & Innovation (as necessary) to identify potential funding opportunities
- Build and utilise a strong CRUK network and work closely with key stakeholders across all levels of the charity to gather insights and identify opportunities
- Develop a comprehensive knowledge of the CRUK products and assets which are available and identify which align best with the motivations of your prospects
- Be the CRUK specialist in the industry sector and build your knowledge of the sector to a high and comprehensive standard which drives results
- Reports to: Head of New Partnerships
- Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
- Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract
Application process
- End Date: November 12, 2024 (7 days left to apply)
- Recruitment process: Competency based interview+ task
- Interview date: 26/27 of November 2024
- 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
- 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
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The world’s largest independent cancer research charity, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) was founded from a merger between the Cancer Research Campaign and the Cancer Research Fund in 2002. CRC and ICRF had been long-standing pinnacles of the British medical institution, their work dating back to 1902 and 1923 respectively, and the merger signalled a strong step forward for UK medical institutes’ global influence.
A multi-armed charity, CRUK uses both grant-funded researchers and its own employed staff to research the treatments and causes of cancer, whilst its striking advertising and marketing campaigns are responsible for influencing public policy on the causes, prevention, and treatment of the disease. An example of a significant public campaign was Stoptober, which appeared to have triggered a third of a million smokers at the time to try quit tobacco throughout the month of October.
Alongside its pharmaceutical efforts, in 2023 CRUK funded clinical trials for the first-ever proton beam therapy for breast cancer, indicating a focus on technological innovations in the fight against cancer. On this subject, CRUK has also taken part in a billion-pound investment in the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical research institute that is aiming to make England an international leader in the industry.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Stratford, London, UK
Leadership
Michelle is a Trustee at the Francis Crick Institute and an Advisory Council Member at The King's FUnd. Previously, she served as a Non-Executive Director at NHS England and as CEO at the MS Society.
Share this job
View 4 more jobs at Cancer Research