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Programme Administrator, Health Systems Engagement Remote

Cancer Research UK

Full Time Remote 30000 - 34000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATOR, HEALTH SYSTEMS ENGAGEMENT

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per annum

Reports to: Senior Manager, Health Systems Products and Programmes

Department: Policy, Information and Communications

Location: Stratford, London w/ high-flex (1 – 2 days per week in the office) or home-based

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Closing date: Wednesday 14 June 2023, 23:55*

Please note that we may close this role early should we receive enough interest, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Programme Administrator in our Health Systems Engagement team. The Health Systems Engagement (HSE) Team leads our work on the translation of evidence into practice. It develops and delivers education, engagement and other products designed to drive uptake of innovation and reductions in cancer inequalities in all health systems across the UK.

We need you to provide support to the HSE managers and senior managers across a range of functional areas including project and programme management, relationship management, insight generation and communications and stakeholder management. This will involve providing administrative and project support, as well as leading agreed projects and operational management activities such as financial processes.

What will I be doing?

Supporting the wider HSE team with the delivery of operational, administrative and project support activities
Leading on specific tasks needed to secure successful delivery of HSE team objectives and outputs such as arranging engagement events, managing meetings, or co-ordination of reporting on designated work packages
Managing day-to-day administrative and financial processes for the HSE team
Managing key processes related to internal and external communication of HSE priorities including dissemination of newsletters and other communications materials
Developing familiarity with the CRUK customer relationship management system (Salesforce) and supporting the wider HSE team to use this system effectively for day-to-day relationship management
Providing support to key senior stakeholders and external meetings
Proactively identifying and acting on opportunities to improve HSE ways of working and operational processes
Supporting HSE Management Team in maintaining the HSE governance and oversight structure, undertaking activities such as action tracking, KPI and budget reporting, risk and issue logging
Maintaining relationships with contacts across CRUK and in partner organisations necessary.

What skills are you looking for?

Highly organised with extensive administrative skills
Awareness of project management techniques
Ability to work with procurement/financial systems and with CRM systems
Ability to prioritise workload, work proactively on own initiative, and to work flexibly as part of a team and within the wider department
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills, including face-to-face, via email and on the telephone
Confident in liaising with external stakeholders or suppliers/contractors
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team.

To view a full copy of the candidate pack for this role please contact

[email protected]

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. You will be required to fill out an online application form, including your work history and application questions. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview.

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.

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

[email protected]

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.

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