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About the Role
As a Programme Manager within the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP), you will be a confident communicator building relationships with policymakers, clinicians, researchers and data experts. Working at the centre of a diverse international network, you will play a key role in facilitating impactful research that shapes cancer policy and practice across multiple countries.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and support the delivery of a complex, international research programme
- Manage day-to-day programme activity, tracking progress and keeping partners aligned
- Build strong relationships with UK and global stakeholders, fostering effective collaboration
- Lead and support communications, including newsletters, events and stakeholder updates
- Support commissioning and delivery of research, including contracts, funding and onboarding new partners
- Maintain programme governance, supporting key meetings and Programme Board activity
- Monitor budgets, track spend and ensure effective use of funding
- Identify and manage risks, helping to keep the programme on track
- Translate programme activity into clear, engaging outputs to maximise impact
- Identify opportunities to grow partnerships, engagement and fundraising
- Represent ICBP at external meetings and conferences (with some international travel)
Requirements
- Experience managing programmes or projects, with the ability to adapt and solve problems in a fast-paced environment
- Strong relationship-building skills, working effectively with a wide range of senior stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills, able to clearly and confidently explain complex information to different audiences
- Confidence supporting research commissioning and working with governance and contractual processes
- Proven ability to manage budgets and ensure value for money
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple workstreams
- Strategic and creative thinking, with a focus on maximising impact and opportunities
- Influencing and negotiation skills, with confidence working with senior stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, using initiative to navigate challenges
- Relevant experience in health, science, research or policy environments
- Act with ambition, courage and determination
- Act with rigour and professionalism
- Act to have a positive impact on people
- Act inclusively and collaboratively
- CVs are required for all applications
- Complete the application questions and work history section of the online application form
- Internal candidates should ideally have completed their 6-month ‘getting started’ period before applying for other roles
- Internal candidates must have discussed their intention to apply and gained approval to apply with their line manager
- Internal candidates must have been in their substantive (home) role for at least 6 months (if previously on secondment)
- Must be 18 years of age or older
Skills
- Programme management
- Project management
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving
- Relationship-building
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
- Research commissioning
- Budget management
- Organisational skills
- Prioritisation
- Strategic thinking
- Creative thinking
- Influencing
- Negotiation
- Independent work
- Initiative
Location
- London, Stratford
Work Type
- High Flex
- Home-based
- Flexible working
- International role
- Permanent
- 35 hours per week
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- £47,000-£53,000 per annum
Benefits
- Generous benefits package
- Wide range of career and personal development opportunities
- High-quality tools
- Policies and processes enable work-life balance improvement
- Support for career progression
- Support for personal wellbeing goals
About the Company
- Cancer Research UK exists to beat cancer.
- Join a collaborative, global effort to improve cancer outcomes for everyone.
Equal Opportunity
- We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK.
- Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do.
- We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.
- We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.