Relationship Executive - Northern Ireland

Cancer Research UK; Ireland; Remote; EUR 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Home-based role

Job summary

Cancer Research UK is seeking a Relationship Executive (Northern Ireland) for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This home-based, full-time role (35 hours/week) requires you to manage a range of supporters, deliver excellent service via phone, email and mail, and contribute to fundraising growth while staying compliant with regulations.

Applicants must be based in Northern Ireland and commit to a closing date of 11 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing excellent customer service.
• Strong communication skills, especially over the phone, email and mail.
• Good listening skills to build effective relationships with supporters.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to work with colleagues to develop processes and improve ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Manage initial and ongoing contact for low, mid value and light touch relationships including individuals, fundraising groups, legators, corporate organisations, and new legacy enquirers.
• Provide excellent customer service to support fundraisers via phone, mail and email, enhancing fundraising experience and income.
• Provide timely contact to supporters at various stages of their fundraising journey to increase loyalty and gifts.
• Support development of robust prospect pipeline focused on lifetime value and re-engagement.
• Identify high value supporters and coordinate with the Relationship Manager to maximise income.
• Achieve agreed income targets and support regional budgets with monthly targets.
• Ensure supporter records are maintained in systems and pipelines.
• Comply with Fundraising Regulator and Charity Commission regulations and CRUK policies.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Active listening

Time management

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Job description

Relationship Executive (Northern Ireland) £24,785- £28,000 plus benefits

• Reports to: Team Manager
• Regional Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement
• Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract
• Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
• Location: Home-based
• Candidates must be based in Northern Ireland
• Closing date: 11th October 2026 23:55

At Cancer Research UK , we exist to beat cancer. We’re looking for an inspiring Relationship Executive to play a vital role in building meaningful connections with individual, group, legacy and corporate supporters, delivering an exceptional supporter experience that inspires long‑term engagement and maximises the impact of their contribution to our life‑saving work. Working as part of our Regional team, you’ll use your professionalism, empathy and relationship‑building skills to provide outstanding service across phone, email and mail, fostering trusted relationships and identifying opportunities for supporters to deepen their involvement with Cancer Research UK . By working collaboratively with colleagues and championing a supporter‑first approach, you’ll help ensure every interaction reflects our ambition, credibility, humanity and determination to beat cancer.

What will I be doing?

• Manage initial and ongoing contact for low, mid value and light touch relationships including and not limited to; individuals, fundraising groups, legators, corporate organisations, and new legacy enquirers follow up and acquisition.
• Provide excellent customer service to support fundraisers via phone, mail and e‑mail, enhancing their fundraising experience and driving increased income and lifetime value.
• Provide timely contact to supporters at various stages of their fundraising journey, providing reward, recognition, and fundraising materials as required to increase long term loyalty and increase propensity to leave a gift in their Will.
• Support the development of a robust prospect pipeline of opportunities, identifying and cultivating leads with a strong focus on lifetime value to CRUK, re‑engaging lapsed supporters and generating potential leads in collaboration with the Acquisition team.
• Identify supporters with high value potential or specific stewardship requirements across income streams and pass relationships to the Relationship Manager to maximise income and build long term relationships, including legacy journeys.
• Responsible for achieving agreed income target and support regional budgets by reporting on and setting monthly targets.
• Work with wider divisional team and drive supporter recruitment and re‑engagement.
• Ensure supporter records are entered and maintained on systems and associated pipelines.
• Ensure you are compliant with Fundraising Regulator and Charity Commission regulations, up to date with CRUK policies and procedures, and operating in line with Institute of Fundraising best practice.

What are we looking for?

• Experience of providing excellent customer service.
• Strong communication skills, in both verbal and written form with an ability to influence others using clear, candid communication - predominantly over the phone.
• Good listening skills to build effective and valuable relationships with supporters.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Ability and confidence to solve straightforward problems with the direction, guidance and support of colleagues.
• Build internal networks for collaboration and knowledge sharing across the regions and department, with experience of working with colleagues to find new or better ways to do things and to make changes appropriately.
• Excellent attention to detail and experience of entering and managing data in a database system.
• Ability to understand the fundraising or charity/voluntary sector.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human : Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

Eligibility criteria

Internal candidates should ideally have completed their 6-month ‘getting started’ period before applying for other roles. You should also advise your current line manager at the point you make an internal application, or at the latest, at the point of being invited for an interview. All internal candidates applying for a secondment, must have: o completed their getting started period o discussed their intention to apply and gained approval to apply with their line manager o been in their substantive (home) role for at least 6 months (this is only applicable if you have previously been on secondment) If you do not confirm that you meet these requirements, we will not be able to progress your application. For information about internal learning and development at Cancer Research UK please visit Fuse.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high‑quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work‑life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under‑represented. 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.

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.