Fundraising Planning Lead

FUNDRAISING PLANNING LEAD

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum pro rata

Reports to: Head of Fundraising Strategy and Planning

Department: Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 day per week in the office)

Employment type: 9 month fixed-term contract

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date: Tuesday 5 March 2024, 23:55 *

* Please note that we may close this role earlier than stated, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

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 we're looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Fundraising Planning Lead. We are looking for you to be responsible for leading the Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement directorate's successful transformation and operations planning processes by matrix managing a wide group of delivery teams to align to the priorities of the directorate and the charity.

What will I be doing?

• Lead the business planning process across MFE to effectively align plans and priorities across MFE and our partner teams in other directorates. Includes leading the annual operational planning process, enabling functions across MFE and our critical partners in other directorates (e.g. Technology) to align their annual operating plans, focused on delivery of our strategic priorities
• Lead and embed changes to business planning in MFE and partner teams, including running agile quarterly planning, to enable teams to focus their priorities for the upcoming quarter, and adapt their plans as required
• Liaising with Finance to ensure that operational and financial planning are aligned across MFE to ensure financial plans are well managed
• Leading a matrix team of function-level Planning leads in MFE, creating a strong and collaborative community of practice that delivers efficient and effective planning and prioritisation solutions and facilitates the effective alignment of plans across the directorate
• Oversee communications and engagement to ensure a clear view of business objectives, targets and priorities (e.g. product priorities) are understood and acted on across MFE and our partners in other directorates
• Leading MFE's contribution to the corporate planning process to align timescales, requirements and responses needed to support the CRUK wide plan
• Sponsoring key initiatives across the community of practices to drive consistent application of best practice focused on performance improvement across the department, including skills coaching
• Represent MFE across the CRUK project management community, including time as the chair, to drive consistent application of project management methodologies and to provide a platform for individuals to upskill in the subject.

What skills are you looking for?

• Significant experience of operational planning and project/programme management
• Significant experience and knowledge of operational planning and prioritisation tools, methodologies and best practice (e.g. use of OKRs, agile methodologies etc)
• Significant experience building collaborative and effective relationships with internal stakeholders, including senior leaders
• Adept at working in a highly matrixed environment with the ability to drive consensus around resource requirements
• Proven ability to work within a complex and ambiguous environment, ensuring speedy decision-making and timely resolution of issues
• High level of drive, enthusiasm and confidence, with the ability to empower and motivate team members and colleagues
• Highly organised with a good understanding of project management principles/best practice
• A proven commitment to continuous performance improvement and the capability to lead change and drive new ways of working
• A confident decision-maker who can use their own initiative to work autonomously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to communicate with impact to senior stakeholders
• A keen attention to detail.

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 review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements.

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.

Please note that, Internally, this role is known as Portfolio Planning Lead.