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About the Role

Support leaders at Cancer Research UK to set the organisation’s long-term direction and navigate complex choices that shape how the organisation grows and evolves. Work on Board-level priority projects across the breadth of the organisation, bringing clear thinking, structure, robust analysis and creativity to develop actionable recommendations that enable well-informed decisions.

Responsibilities

Deliver strategy projects or workstreams within larger programmes, from initial scoping through to recommendations and handover.
Translate ambiguous problems into clear questions, hypotheses and structured approaches, with guidance where needed.
Develop and assess strategic options, including evaluating trade-offs, risks and implications, into clear, evidence-based recommendations that support effective decision-making.
Navigate and balance multiple senior stakeholders’ perspectives, to achieve the best outcomes for CRUK.
Conduct rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis, drawing on internal data, external insight, and stakeholder input.
Prepare high-quality papers and presentations for a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders and governance forums (Executive Board and Trustee-level).
Work across a wide range of strategic topics and organisational challenges, quickly building understanding and applying structured thinking to new and unfamiliar areas.
Work collaboratively with stakeholders across CRUK to gather input, build alignment, and support ownership of outcomes.
Bring relevant external insight and perspective (e.g. market, partners, patient voice) into strategic thinking.
Contribute to effective project delivery, managing your own work plan, timelines and priorities and support the transition from strategy to delivery, helping ensure recommendations are actionable and implemented.
Contribute to building the capability, culture and ways of working of the Strategy Team and the strategic capability of the wider organisation.

Requirements

Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a strong foundation in business strategy or a related field.
Experience of delivering strategy projects with proven impact on complex, organisational-level business decisions.
Motivated by our mission, with an interest in (and ideally some exposure to) relevant sectors such as not-for-profit, fundraising, healthcare or life science.
Able to break down complex issues into clear components, apply structured problem-solving approaches and standard strategy frameworks to real-world problems.
Comfortable working across a wide range of topics in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with the ability to quickly get up to speed and adjust approach as new information or priorities emerge.
Clear and effective communication skills, with experience producing clear, high-quality Board-level written outputs and presentations, and the ability to distil complexity into straightforward, actionable messages.
Strong analytical capability, including experience working with data, building structured analysis and combining quantitative and qualitative inputs to generate meaningful insight.
Sound business judgement, with interest in how organisations make strategic decisions and trade-offs and ability to understand organisational implications of decisions from multiple angles.
Builds effective, collaborative relationships and influences through collaboration, even without formal authority.
Well organised, with the ability to manage time across multiple priorities and deliverables, prioritise effectively, and consistently deliver high-quality work to deadlines, adapting approach as challenges arise.
A strong team player who supports others, contributes positively to team culture, and is open to feedback and development.
Must be eligible to work in the UK.

Skills

Business strategy
Problem-solving
Structured thinking
Qualitative analysis
Quantitative analysis
Stakeholder management
Presentation skills
Written communication
Data analysis
Project management
Time management
Collaboration

Location

Stratford, London

Work Type

Office-based with high flexibility
Full-time
Permanent

Experience Level

Mid-level

Education Level

Degree level or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

£46,000 - £54,000

Benefits

Generous benefits package
Wide range of career and personal development opportunities
High-quality tools
Work-life balance support

About the Company

Cancer Research UK's mission is to bring about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.
Cancer Research UK is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation, with 4000+ staff bringing in £700m+ revenue through a world-class fundraising and philanthropy operation and a network of 500+ shops.
Our income enables us to fund scientific research through a network of 4000+ scientists, 90 research institutions and global partnerships.
We also use evidence to influence public policy and to provide information to patients.
Through our commercial arm - Cancer Research Horizons - we invest and partner to take scientific breakthroughs from the lab to the bedside, translating them into effective treatments and diagnostics for cancer patients.

Equal Opportunity

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
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.