Senior Programme Manager – Individual Giving

Cancer Research UK; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cancer Research UK is seeking a Senior Programme Manager (Individual Giving) to lead complex cross-functional initiatives that grow our audiences and supporter engagement. You will oversee end-to-end journeys from planning through to delivery, ensuring value and impact.

Working across Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement, Technology and other functions, you will enable agile delivery, manage budgets and timelines, and build governance for successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex programmes, projects or initiatives using agile and/or waterfall methodologies.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders, suppliers and cross-functional teams within a complex environment.
• Excellent facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to drive outcomes while empowering others to make decisions.
• Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution and decision-making capabilities.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage senior stakeholders and explain complex information clearly.
• Strong planning, budget management and financial monitoring skills, alongside proficiency with Microsoft applications including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of audience propositions and end-to-end supporter journeys, ensuring implementation plans are executed effectively and within budget.
• Coordinate and empower agile cross-functional teams to achieve shared audience, volume, value and contribution objectives.
• Foster a culture of end-to-end delivery, collaboration and shared ownership across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Build strong relationships across Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement, Technology and other functions to align priorities and maximise delivery outcomes.
• Establish effective governance, risk management and decision-making frameworks to support successful delivery.
• Facilitate cross-functional working groups, managing dependencies, risks, issues and changes to implementation plans while driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Agile / Waterfall delivery

Stakeholder management

Facilitation and influencing

Problem solving

Communication skills

Planning and budgeting

Tools

Excel

Job description

Cancer Research UK is seeking a Senior Programme Manager (Individual Giving) to lead complex cross-functional initiatives that grow our audiences and supporter engagement. You will oversee end-to-end journeys from planning through to delivery, ensuring value and impact.

Working across Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement, Technology and other functions, you will enable agile delivery, manage budgets and timelines, and build governance for successful outcomes.