Prospect Development Specialist
Reports to:Senior Prospect Development Manager
Directorate:Strategy & Philanthropy
Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full time 35 hours per week
Location:Stratford, LondonOffice-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: Friday 11th September 23:55pm
Recruitment process:Multiple stage interview process – initialscreening call followed by a competency-based interview via MS Teams with afinalstage competency interview with a presentation task.
Interview date: Approximately w/c 14th September
Visa sponsorship:You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UKisnotable tooffer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
The Prospect Development Specialist playsa central rolein delivering strategic prospect development capability across high-value philanthropy at Cancer Research UK.
Sitting within the Prospect Development function, this role provides senior level specialistexpertisein pipeline management,insightand judgement to shape pipeline strategy, prioritisation and high-value engagement across Leadership Giving and £1m+.Working in close partnership with Associate Directors, senior fundraisers and leadership, the post holder will ensure that Prospect Development activity is proactive, insight-led and focused on identifying and advising on the highest-value opportunities, supporting strong pipeline growth and a strategic approach to cold prospect identification and engagement planning.
The role also has a core governance and oversight function, leading on due diligence quality, consistency and process development and contributing to key strategic initiatives across the directorate, including Data & AI and Children and Young People (CYP) priorities.
As a part of the wider CRUK fundraising efforts, the Philanthropy Directorate is one of the largest and most successful high-value fundraising teams in the UK. An ambitious and innovative team of 60 talented philanthropy professionals, our focus is the £400m ‘More Research, Less Cancer’(MRLC) campaign which has four key priorities: the Francis Crick Institute, Cancer Grand Challenges, Translation & Innovation, and our Future Leaders’ programme.We’verecently reached the milestone of £200m.
This is a key role, working in close partnership with the Senior Prospect Development Manager, to embed a more strategically led, consistent and high-impact Prospect Development model, with shared ownership of complex work,prioritisationand decision support.
Pipeline Strategy & Prioritisation
Strategic Insight & Prospecting
Strategic Initiatives & Cross-Directorate Impact
Due Diligence & Governance
Senior Stakeholder Partnership
Best Practice & Continuous Improvement
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition,courageand determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’relooking 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.
Ifyou’reinterested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience,we’dstill love to hear from you.
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.
Weoperatean anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality,diversityand inclusion. CVs arefor all applications; but wewon’tbe 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 fairly and objectively.
Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. 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. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
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.
