Senior Manager (Volunteering) Remote
Cancer Research UK
Full Time
Remote
45000 - 50000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Invaluable connections. Unmissable events. Millions raised changing lives.
SENIOR MANAGER (VOLUNTEERING)
£45,000 - 50,000 + Car Allowance (Car allowance is not viewed as a benefit or as any part of remuneration. Employees who receive a car allowance must provide a suitable car for business purposes and be prepared and comfortable driving over short and long distances)
Reports to: Head of Volunteering
Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement
Contract: Fixed Term Contract 18 Months/Secondment Opportunity
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (We are open to a variety of flexible working requests)
Location: Home-based with regular national travel
Closing date: 19 March 2023 23:55
Recruitment process: Competency based
Interview date: 28/29 March 2023
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 are looking for an inspiring and ambitious Senior Manager to join our volunteering team.
Thanks to our dedicated supporters and volunteers, we’ve been at the heart of progress that has seen cancer survival in the UK double over the past 40 years. Thousands of others volunteer their time and skills or fundraise to help us beat cancer. We’re hugely proud of our volunteers, and we’re delighted to be Investing in Volunteers accredited, the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management.
Within the Senior Volunteering Manager role, you’ll be working closely with other senior managers within the team, to oversee the delivery of our volunteering strategy. You’ll use your leadership skills to coach and guide team members to achieve our goals, working collaboratively across the organisation. You’ll work to ensure existing activity is delivered as well as developing new volunteering propositions and delivery models.
What will I be doing?
- Provide leadership, support and direction to the volunteering team and direct reports to set a clear vision, clear the path and inspire.
- Lead work packages focused on strategic priorities
- Lead on key internal relationships, primarily at senior level, which are critical to the success of the volunteering strategy.
- Be an effective member of the Volunteering senior leadership team, regularly review resource to ensure it is focused on the highest priority areas and is sustainable for future activity.
- Bring expert knowledge and insight from the sector, and those we can learn from, to the work of the team to innovate, validate and diversify thinking.
- Oversee use of the expenditure budget to appropriately support growth.
- Ensure EDI is celebrated and considered across the breadth of our work.
What skills are you looking for?
- Leadership experience
- Experience of delivering successful strategies and operating plans.
- Experience of working in collaboration/partnering with others.
- Experience of stakeholder management
- Successful track record in achieving stretching targets
- An approach that is flexible, challenging, and innovative
- Excellent interpersonal and 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.
For the full job description and more information about working with us
view our candidate pack
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
For more information on this career opportunity please
visit our website
or contact us at .
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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 .
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.
Cancer Research UK
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/charity-jobs
London, United Kingdom
Michelle Mitchell
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Grantmaking & Charitable Foundations
1982
