Research and Insights Manager

Prostate Cancer UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlements

Development day per month

Enhanced pension scheme

Life insurance

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym membership

Loans for season tickets or cycles

Job summary

Prostate Cancer UK is seeking a Research and Insights Manager to join the Appeal and High Value Operations Fundraising team. You will lead high-quality prospect research, due diligence and insight to unlock opportunities with high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, companies and influencers.

Working with colleagues across philanthropy and partnerships, you will turn research into practical briefings for senior stakeholders, shape cultivation plans and build a strong pipeline while

Qualifications

• Experience in prospect research, due diligence or insight for fundraising or charity sector.
• Confident researching high-net-worth individuals, trusts and foundations.
• Strong understanding of high-value fundraising and donor engagement.
• Analytical, curious and strategic with clear written communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality prospect research, due diligence and insight to identify opportunities.
• Identify individuals, trusts, foundations, companies and influencers with potential to support goals.
• Assess reputational, ethical and financial risk and provide clear recommendations.
• Produce concise briefings for senior stakeholders and inform cultivation plans.
• Collaborate across Philanthropy, Partnerships and fundraising teams to build the pipeline.

Skills

Prospect research

Due diligence

Insight generation

Job description

Research and Insights Manager November 2026

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office

What the job involves

We’re looking for a Research and Insights Manager to join our Appeal and High Value Operations Fundraising team. With our groundbreaking TRANSFORM screening trial building momentum and our ambitious £100 million Raise the Game campaign underway, we’re looking for a Research and Insight Manager to help us unlock the high-value relationships and opportunities that can make an even greater impact for men and their families.

You’ll lead high-quality prospect research, insight and due diligence, identifying individuals, trusts and foundations, companies and influencers with the potential to support our ambitions. Using a wide range of information and data, you’ll uncover connections, interests and opportunities, build insightful prospect profiles and help develop a strong pipeline. You’ll also play a key role in assessing reputational, ethical, legal and financial risk, providing clear recommendations that help us build relationships responsibly and confidently.

Working closely with colleagues across Philanthropy, Partnerships and the wider fundraising team, you’ll turn research into practical insight that shapes our approach to prospective and existing supporters. From producing impactful briefings for senior stakeholders to informing cultivation and fundraising plans, you’ll be a trusted source of expertise, helping us prioritise the right opportunities, strengthen supporter relationships and grow sustainable income to support our mission.

What we want from you

You’ll bring experience in prospect research, due diligence or insight, ideally within fundraising, the charity sector or a related environment. Confident researching high-net-worth individuals, trusts and foundations and companies, you know how to use a range of information to uncover connections, identify opportunities and turn complex research into clear, practical insight. A good understanding of high-value fundraising and donor engagement will be important, alongside sound judgement when assessing reputational, ethical and financial risk.

Curious, analytical and strategic, you enjoy getting into the detail while keeping sight of the bigger picture. Strong written communication and attention to detail will help you produce concise, engaging briefings that give colleagues and senior stakeholders the insight they need to make informed decisions. Just as importantly, you’re collaborative and approachable, able to build strong relationships across teams while handling sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

As a manager, you’ll support and develop one colleague, helping them grow in their role and do their best work. Your expertise will also help you coach and mentor others across the team, sharing knowledge and strengthening research and insight skills. You’ll actively champion equity, diversity, inclusion and allyship, ensuring these principles are reflected in how you work, support others and build relationships.

Why work with us?

Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

What we offer

Join our team and be part of an award-winning charity. We’ll support you to develop your skills and expertise.

• Generous leave entitlements that increase with service
• One ‘development day’ a month to use for training or personal development
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance and group income protection
• Health Cash Plan
• Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts
• Loans for season tickets or cycles

This role is in salary Band 4, with a starting salary of £42,750 - £46,500 per year. We aim to pay the median salary for charity the sector. Following 12 months of successful service, colleagues will move to the midpoint of the pay band. The midpoint salary for this role is £50,250 per year.

Our salaries reflect that the London office is our contractual place of work. We also pay a working-from-home allowance at the HMRC tax-free rate of £312 per year.

We are committed to paying at least the London Living Wage for all roles and apply the updated rate each April.

We are a licensed sponsor for Skilled Worker visas, but we have currently exhausted our allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and are therefore unable to offer sponsorship for the foreseeable future.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Prostate Cancer UK we’re committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we're dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We’ll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We're also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Allyship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identify as an Ally.

We've also signed Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we're responsible and accountable for driving positive change.

Our people networks

We’re continuously learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and have three amazing People Networks, sponsored by our Leadership team:

• Pride – A safe space where LGBTQ+ colleagues – and our allies – can share their diverse lived experiences, celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and history, and create new ideas about how our organisation can be more inclusive and representative of LGBTQ+ people
• Mind andBody – Here to increase awareness, promote wellbeing and support colleagues affected by neurodiversity, mental health problems, disability and long-term illness
• Culture Club – Here to increase awareness and celebrate the different cultures and beliefs that we have in the organisation, so that we all have our cultures felt and feel welcomed

How and where we work

Colleagues attend the office at least four days per month (pro rata for part-time colleagues) to collaborate, build relationships, and support projects and decision-making. You can choose where to work the rest of the time. Travel to the office is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs.

Additional in-person attendance will be required during your first few months for induction and training, to support you to learn the role and get to know colleagues.

We trust colleagues to work flexibly while balancing personal commitments with the needs of the charity, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments for colleagues with a disability, neurodiversity, or a long-term physical or mental health condition.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.