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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Strategy Manager to establish and shape a new strategy capability within the Policy, Information & Communications (PIC) directorate. This role will identify strategic opportunities, improve prioritization, and focus resources for maximum impact on people affected by cancer. You will provide insight, foresight, and evidence-based recommendations to support strategic decision-making, working closely with the PIC Executive Director and Senior Leadership Team.
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver strategic projects supporting PIC priorities, from scoping through to recommendations and handover.
- Establish a PIC strategy capability, building relationships and ways of working for success.
- Build trusted working relationships across PIC and the wider organization to align on shared priorities.
- Conduct horizon scanning across health, science, and R&D landscapes to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Produce high-quality analysis, presentations, and recommendations for Executive Directors and Senior Leadership Teams.
- Contribute to PIC's Strategic Advisory Group to inform strategic thinking with external expertise.
Requirements
- Significant experience leading and delivering strategy projects or programmes in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience influencing and coordinating colleagues across multiple teams, including those more senior.
- Experience of setting up new ways of working or establishing a new capability within an organisation.
- A collaborative and independent thinker who builds trust, listens well, and challenges constructively.
- Ability to handle disagreement with confidence and sensitivity while driving strategic outcomes.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Proven horizon scanning, foresight, and strategic insight capabilities.
- Strong analytical skills with qualitative and quantitative research expertise.
- Knowledge of the health sector, science policy environment, research sector, and/or wider R&D landscape.
- Must be eligible to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not provided.
Skills
- Horizon scanning
- Foresight
- Strategic insight
- Analytical skills
- Qualitative research
- Quantitative research
- Communication
- Influencing
Location
- Stratford, Highflex
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- £55,000 - £60,000
Benefits
- Benefits
About the Company
- At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
- 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 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. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
- 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.