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About the Role
Cancer Research UK is seeking an experienced Senior Strategy Manager to establish and shape a new strategy capability within the Policy, Information & Communications (PIC) directorate. This role will identify strategic opportunities in health and science, improve prioritization, and focus resources for maximum impact on people affected by cancer. The position involves providing insight and recommendations to support strategic decision-making and building cross-functional partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver strategic projects supporting PIC priorities from scoping to handover.
- Establish a PIC strategy capability, building relationships and ways of working.
- Build trusted working relationships across PIC and the wider organization.
- Conduct horizon scanning across the health, science, and R&D landscape.
- Produce high-quality analysis, presentations, and recommendations for leadership.
- Contribute to PIC's Strategic Advisory Group.
Requirements
- Significant experience leading and delivering strategy projects or programmes in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of setting up new ways of working or establishing a new capability.
- A collaborative and independent thinker who builds trust, listens well, and challenges constructively.
- 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
- Strategy project delivery
- Stakeholder management
- 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
- Plus 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.
- We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.
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, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.
- If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.
- 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 by emailing us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
- 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.