Relationship Manager

£30,000- £35,000 plus benefits

Reports to: Divisional Manager

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Home-based with regular travel around the division, covering covering Birmingham, Solihull, Dudley , parts of Walsall and Kidderminster. Candidates must live on patch or within 50 miles of the border. For more specific information please reach out to

Closing date: 23 April :55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: Competency Questions + Task

Interview date: To be included if applicable

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are looking for an ambitious and driven people person, passionate about raising money to support Cancer Research UK. As a Relationship Manager you will inspire and motivate supporters (groups, individuals, and corporates) to develop long-term relationships, maximising in-year fundraising opportunities and lifetime value.

We are looking for candidates from a sales, business development or fundraising background who are excited to join our hard-working team in the Midlands We're looking for a natural people person, with excellent relationship building skills, confident in negotiating with and influencing a diverse group of supporters. You'll be used to managing conflicting priorities and be adaptable in an environment where no two days are the same.

This is a home based role with significant travel across the patch to maximise community engagement. On average this would be 60 percent out in the field (travelling around your patch meeting supporters)and 40 percent home based. However is subject to change based on business need. There will be some evening working required to attend committee meetings however you will get this time back via our time off in lieu policy.

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What will I be doing?

• Inspiring, developing and managing supporters to achieve their goals through offering outstanding and tailored stewardship.
• Supporting the development of a prospect pipelines of opportunities and identifying and cultivating leads.
• Hitting fundraising targets for CRUK's life saving research.
• Planning and delivering effective rewards and recognition to increase supporter loyalty and income.
• Building strong working relationships with other divisional team members

What skills will I need?

• Excellent networking and Relationship Manager skills - and the ability to motivate and influence supporters or customers to reach targets.
• Experience of working as part of a high performing team, achieving and exceeding KPIs and targets
• The ability and skills to acquire new business and maximise on all fundraising opportunities.
• Experience of working unsupervised with the ability to drive and generate own workload
• A strong solution focused approach to help supporters overcome any challenges and maximise their fundraising efforts.
• Great time management, prioritisation and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (face to face, written and phone).

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.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our mission to beat cancer. In return, 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.

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 fairly and objectively.

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