Fundraising & Engagement Program Manager (Maternity Cover)

Young Lives vs Cancer; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing & Growth Days

27 days annual leave

Paid/unpaid leave

Job summary

Young Lives vs Cancer is seeking a Business Support Manager on maternity cover in London. This hybrid, 35-hour-per-week role sits in the Fundraising and Engagement Team and requires at least one day in the office each week.

You will partner with FELT to prioritise strategic objectives, coordinate planning and governance, produce board and income reporting, support month‑end budgeting, and help unblock delivery for high‑priority programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a fundraising charity.
• Experience of providing operational business support to a leadership team.
• Experience of managing programmes of work that consistently deliver objectives.
• Proven ability to develop reports, manage corporate documentation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of collaborative work across multi-disciplines.
• Understanding of digital capability in fundraising and commitment to anti-oppressive practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with FELT to prioritise strategic objectives, shape key initiatives and support effective decision-making.
• Coordinate strategic planning, priority projects and operational programmes, translating learning into practical action.
• Produce and coordinate directorate, Board and corporate reporting, including income, KPI and performance reporting.
• Work with FELT and Finance to coordinate month-end reporting, budgeting and reforecasting.
• Oversee programme governance, risks, issues and dependencies, removing barriers to delivery.
• Lead continuous improvement of systems and processes, including maximising the use of Copilot, Teams and other technology.
• Coordinate cross-directorate collaboration and communications, supporting transparency and a One Team culture.
• Ensure leaders and teams are well briefed, prepared and supported through effective meetings and resources.

Skills

Fundraising charity

Leadership support

Programme management

Reporting & analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Anti-oppressive practice

Tools

Copilot

Teams

Job description

Young Lives vs Cancer is seeking a Business Support Manager on maternity cover in London. This hybrid, 35-hour-per-week role sits in the Fundraising and Engagement Team and requires at least one day in the office each week.

You will partner with FELT to prioritise strategic objectives, coordinate planning and governance, produce board and income reporting, support month‑end budgeting, and help unblock delivery for high‑priority programmes.