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About the Role

As a Campaigns Officer, you’ll be a key part of the team turning insight into action. You’ll help mobilise supporters and the wider public, influence decision‑makers across all four nations, and make sure breakthroughs in cancer research are backed by bold policy change. You’ll work closely with the Campaigns Manager and Officers to shape, deliver and evaluate impactful campaigns—across digital channels, supporter journeys, creative content, strategic planning and events. This is a role for someone who thrives on collaboration, thinks creatively about how to spark action, and is energised by seeing people come together to make real change happen.

Responsibilities

Plan and deliver high impact campaigns across priority policy areas.
Coordinate activity across teams to maximise visibility and influence.
Use the right mix of tactics grounded in strong theories of change.
Evaluate performance and use insights to improve tactics and supporter mobilisation.
Create engaging supporter journeys that recruit, retain and activate campaigners.
Develop bold messaging, creative content and digital campaign actions.
Support the delivery of campaign materials and events.
Communicate our work in ways that build trust, understanding and momentum.
Champion meaningful involvement of patients and volunteers through consultation and co‑production.
Collaborate with Policy, Public Affairs, Fundraising and Marketing teams to deliver joined up, multi‑channel campaigns.
Keep campaign activity running smoothly and on track.
Support the Campaigns Manager and Head of Public Affairs & Campaigns with emerging priorities.

Requirements

Experience motivating people to take action digitally.
Understanding of campaigning tactics and supporter journeys.
Curiosity about politics and current affairs, and the confidence to connect them to our work.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a flair for clear, inspiring messaging.
Solid project and time management skills to succeed in a busy, fast‑paced environment.
Ability to analyse data and use insight to shape decisions.
A collaborative approach and strong relationship building skills.
Openness to experimenting, iterating and trying new ideas.
Passion for improving outcomes for people affected by cancer.
You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy.
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 (this is only applicable if you have previously been on secondment).
All candidates must be 18 years of age or older.

Skills

Digital campaigning
AI tools (like Engaging Networks, Adobe Campaign or Microsoft Copilot)

Location

Stratford, London

Work Type

Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Full time
14-month contract

Experience Level

Mid-level

Salary/Compensations

£34,000 - £37,450

Benefits

Generous benefits package
Wide range of career and personal development opportunities
High-quality tools
Policies and processes enable work-life balance, career progression, and personal wellbeing goals

About the Company

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
At Cancer Research UK, we are a community of professionals with purpose.
Every day, we push boundaries to beat cancer—yet we know we must go further and faster.
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.
You’ll help make breakthroughs possible—not just in laboratories, but in parliaments, communities and homes across the UK.
Together, we’re building a future where everybody lives longer, better lives free from the fear of cancer.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do: Bold, Credible, Human, Together.
Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do.

Equal Opportunity

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.