Operations Executive

CANCER RESEARCH UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Cancer Research UK is seeking an Operations Executive to provide exceptional operational support for fundraising campaigns and events while ensuring effective processes and collaboration. The role involves coordinating operations, managing financial tasks, and developing strong internal partnerships to enhance fundraising initiatives across the organization. A flexible working arrangement is offered to ensure work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Flexible leave allowance

Discounts on travel and technology

Gym membership

Supportive flexible working culture

Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive process improvements and proactively solve problems.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills; comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with financial administration and supplier coordination.
• Sound knowledge of data protection practices.
• Comfortable working with technical systems and tools including Excel.
• Embraces change and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the operational set-up and delivery of fundraising campaigns and events.
• Supporting the Operations Manager with optimizing operational approaches.
• Managing day-to-day financial operations, including raising purchase orders and managing invoices.
• Ensuring compliance with data governance requirements.
• Building strong relationships across teams for effective collaboration.

Skills

Process Improvement

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Financial Administration

Data Protection Practices

Excel Proficiency

Adaptability

Job description

OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE

Salary: £28,500 - £30,500 per annum

Department: Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement

Reports to: Operations Manager

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to discussing further flexible working for the successful candidates.

Hours: 35 hours per week (we are open to Compressed Hours in this role)

Positions available: 2

Contract type: 2x fixed-term contracts (1x 12 month FTC and 1x 9 month FTC)

Closing date: Sunday 3 August 2025, 23:55*

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

* Please also note that we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and may close this role early should we receive enough interest, therefore early application is encouraged.

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 wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as an Operations Executive. We need you to deliver exceptional operational support across fundraising campaigns, events, and giving platforms-ensuring effective processes, data and financial management, and seamless collaboration with internal teams and external partners. This role plays a vital part in enabling the success and innovation of fundraising initiatives across the organisation.

What will I be doing?

• Coordinating the operational set-up and delivery of fundraising campaigns and events, including fulfilment coordination, supplier liaison, supporter data processes, and internal briefings
• Supporting the Operations Manager with identifying opportunities to simplify or optimise operational approaches, embedding feedback and best practices to evolve ways of working and drive things forward for the Do Proposition and wider department
• Supporting the continuous improvement and documentation of systems, workflows, and reporting tools to enhance efficiency and operational quality across fundraising activity
• Managing day-to-day financial operations such as raising purchase orders, receipting payments and managing invoices
• Ensuring all products in the Do Proposition are set up with appropriate supporter and income data processes in line with Team standards, GDPR and data governance requirements
• Building strong relationships across teams to support knowledge sharing, internal communications, and F&EP wide Operations collaboration through the Community of Practice.

What skills will I need?

• Proven ability to drive process improvements and proactively solve problems
• Strong organisational and administrative skills; comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement
• Experience with financial administration and supplier coordination
• Sound knowledge of data protection practices and an eye for detail
• Comfortable working with technical systems and tools including Excel
• Embraces change and continuous learning with flexibility and professionalism.

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.

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.